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Tasseled cap greenness transformation derived from Landsat 8 imagery over lodgepole pine forest in the Intermountain West study area
Completed Projects
Megan Rich
Team: Jennifer Mathis (Project Lead), Jackie Encinas, Olivia Kirkland, Emma Vail
Summary: In the Platte River Basin, wetlands provide ecosystem services such as flood mitigation and wildlife habitat. However, increasing urban development in the area has impacted natural...
Truman Anarella
Team: Ashley Bañuelos (Project Lead), Alyssa Spencer, Joseph Dale, Yezzen Khazindar
Summary: Remote sensing offers valuable insights into the impacts of rangeland management practices and the enhancements of soil biogeochemical models. This collaborative project partners with the Noble...
Truman Anarella
Team: Garret Weichel (Project Lead), Aarushi Jhatro, Jack Hagenbuch, Hannah Willis
Summary: The practice of night penning, which involves corralling livestock into a fenced, secure area overnight, aims to safeguard animals from predators. Although this method has proven successful...
Lauren Webster
Team: Tallis Monteiro (Project Lead), Gabi Davidson-Gomez, Nathan Tesfayi, Raquel Trejo
Summary: Recent research has documented the global decline of wetlands, largely attributed to increased urbanization and agriculture. This NASA DEVELOP study partnered with two local environmental entities in Cali...
Lauren Webster
Team: Shea Rousseau (Project Lead), Gabriela Colombo, Carlo M. Gomez, Tyler C. Padua
Summary: The city of Stockton, California, located within the San Joaquin Valley (SJV), is a major hub for agricultural production and...
Julianne Liu
Team: Jonathan Szeto (Project Lead), Jasper Beardslee, Piper Christian, Bethany MacCarter, Alma Quintero
Summary: Little Manila Rising (LMR) is a nonprofit in Stockton, California that has been increasingly concerned by the air pollution in their city...
Julianne Liu
Team: Keegan Kessler (Project Lead), Hadwynne Gross, Jordan Larson, Adam Nayak
Summary: Urban heat is a pressing concern in Portland, Oregon as climate-change induced heat waves increase. Cities experience higher temperatures due to the urban heat island effect (UHI), and...
Caroline Williams
Team: Marisa Smedsrud (Project Lead); Hayden Hoffmeister; Oluwatosin Orimolade; Barira Rashid
Summary: In recent years, unpredictable grassing events have occurred at the Dresden Generating Station, located on the Kankakee River in northern Illinois. Grassing events are characterized by large...
Olivia Landry
Team: Benjamin D. Goffin (Project Lead), Quinton Deppert, Aashutosh Aryal
Summary: Since 2010, Central and South-Central Chile have recorded abnormally low annual precipitation, resulting in over a decade-long megadrought. This water deficit has driven more severe wildfires, which begin earlier...
Olivia Landry
Team: Javiera Canales (Project Lead), Daniela Quintero, Carmen Petras
Summary: The Aconcagua basin has experienced a prolonged drought since 2010, posing a significant concern to the agricultural sector, which contributes to 12% of the national agriculture output. Reduced precipitation and...