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2022 Spring PUP UHEAT Urban Development Website Image

Increasing Capabilities and Updating the Urban Heat Exposure Assessment for Tempe (UHEAT) Tool

Topic
Urban Development
DEVELOP
Capacity Building
UHEAT Urban Development (Spring 2022) Team: Akshay Agrawal (Project Lead), Myung Sik Cho, Zainab Farid, Vanessa Machuca Summary: Extreme heat is a leading weather-related cause...
2022 Spring VEJ Needs Assessment Disasters Website Image

Assessing the Landscape and Capacity of Organizations & Communities Working Towards Environmental Justice with Potential to Use NASA Earth Observations to Support Equitable Disaster Management and Risk Reduction

Topic
DEVELOP
Capacity Building
Disasters
Environmental Justice Needs Assessment for Disasters (Spring 2022) Team: Julianne Liu (Project Lead), Emma Cooper, Natasha Johnson-Griffin, Keegan Kessler Summary: Natural disasters pose an increasing...
2022 Spring VEJ Needs Assessment Health AQ Website Image

Assessing the Needs and Capacity of Organizations Working Towards Health and Environmental Justice Related to Health and Air Quality

Topic
DEVELOP
Capacity Building
Health & Air Quality
Environmental Justice Needs Assessment for Health & Air Quality (Spring 2022) Team: Elizabeth Duran (Project Lead), Paige Aldenberg, Sadie Murray, Thomas Schindelman Summary: Health and...
NDVI time series regression for the year 2021 using Landsat 8 ETM+ data within the Adirondack Park in upstate New York. Red represents the amplitude of the regression, green represents the phase of the regression, and blue represents the median NDVI. This imagery was used to help determine where ash trees are present. 

Assessing Coastal Resiliency Across Florida's Aquatic Preserves in Response to Hurricane Forces

Topic
DEVELOP
Capacity Building
Ecological Conservation
FLORIDA Water Resources (Summer 2022) Team: Koya Oki, Emily Heltzel, Kyle Stark, Samuel Perrello Summary: Intensifying weather events, sea level rise, and extensive coastal development...
Water quality times series regression for the year 2020 using Landsat 8 ETM+ data of Aquatic Preserves in Florida. Dark Green represents the amplitude of Chlorophyll-A levels, DEM model overlayed on top represents Submerged Aquatic Vegetation. This imagery was used to help determine water quality for mangroves in 2020. 

Utilizing NASA Earth Observations to Map Ash Distribution and Inform Emerald Ash Borer Control

Topic
DEVELOP
Capacity Building
Water Resources
New York Ecological Forecasting (Summer 2022) Team: Liam Megraw (Project Lead), Stefanie Dimayuga Mendoza, Jesse Carlson, Samantha Kelly Summary: Since their first sightings in the...
Present day Island of Hawai'i coastal flood risk, with higher risk indicated in dark blue, was modeled to aid the County of Hawai'i in their shoreline setback plan. Sea Surface Temperature Anomaly (SSTA) data from 2022 GHRSST MODIS indicate low temperatures in the East (red) to high in the West (orange). Inland, high probability locations of wetlands are shown in bright yellow and will aid in climate adaptation planning. ​

Utilizing Earth Observations to Delineate Wetland Extents, Model Sea Level Rise Inundation Risk, and Assess Impacts on Historic Hawaiian Lands

Topic
DEVELOP
Climate
Capacity Building
Hawai'i Island Climate (Summer 2022) Team: Lisa Tanh (Project Lead), Ian Lee, Connor Racette, Matilda Anokye Summary: Climate-induced sea level rise poses a risk to...
A remote sensing scene of wildfire extent in the Black Hills in South Dakota

Mapping Post-fire Conifer Regeneration using Snow-on Imagery 

Topic
DEVELOP
Wildland Fires
Capacity Building
Black Hills Wildfires (Summer 2022) Team: Casey Menick (Project Lead), Haley Stuckmeyer, Heidi Rogers, Yeshey Seldon Summary: The 2000 Jasper Fire in the Black Hills...
Forest cover and land surface temperature (LST) around Maine's Penobscot River during Summer 2021. The shades of green distinguish between evergreen (dark) and deciduous (light) forest which were classified using Landsat 8 OLI imagery. The purple gradient corresponds to LST derived from Terra MODIS where the warmest areas, including Bangor, are white. Changing land use and warming temperatures along Maine’s rivers are associated with reducing juvenile Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) survivorship.

Utilizing Earth Observations to Monitor Federally Endangered Atlantic Salmon (Salmo Salar) Habitat in Maine: An Interactive Workshop 

Topic
DEVELOP
Capacity Building
Ecological Conservation
Maine Ecological Forecasting III (Summer 2022) Team: Jonathan Falciani (Project Lead), Colin Hogan, Linda Mitchell, Makario Sarsozo Summary: Shifting patterns in land use and land...
Aqua MODIS-derived nighttime land surface temperature climate normal for 2002–2022 across the southeastern portion of Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument. Shades of green and blue indicate lower mean nighttime temperatures while shades of orange and red indicate higher temperatures. Tinajas in areas with higher (red) nighttime temperatures are at risk of drying out. This data will help park managers prioritize conservation in identified areas as warming and drying trends continue across the western Sonoran

Evaluating Rock Pool Hydroperiod Fluctuation using Climate Variables to Inform Habitat Monitoring and Protection in the Western Sonoran Desert 

Topic
DEVELOP
Capacity Building
Water Resources
Western Sonoran Water Resources (Summer 2022) Team: Anne Britton (Project Lead), Deirdre An, Seamus Geraty, Charles Nixon Summary: Ephemeral freshwater rock pools, known as tinajas...
2010 – 2021 NDWI-processed imagery of the greater Kansas City, Kansas region. This image combines Landsat 5, 7, and 8 highlighting dry areas in yellow through orange. Areas classified as water are identifiable in aqua blue. Areas of darker blue are considered wet but include cityscape. A major problem for urban flooding identification is the mixture of cityscape in wet areas, making it important for further investigation and data processing.

Assessing Environmental and Socioeconomic Factors of Urban Flood Vulnerability in Kansas City, Kansas 

Topic
DEVELOP
Capacity Building
Disasters
Kansas City Disasters (Summer 2022) Team: M. René Castillo, Hadwynne Gross, Eric Sjöstedt, Raychell Velez Summary: Pluvial flooding, over-saturated ground, and poor drainage systems disproportionately...

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