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2022 Spring MSFC Okefenokee Water Resources Website Image

Using Earth Observations to Assess Hydrologic Changes and Wildfire Risk in the Okefenokee Swamp

Topic
DEVELOP
Capacity Building
Water Resources
Okefenokee Water Resources (Spring 2022) Team: Brianne Kendall (Project Lead), Kyle Steen, Hailey Schmidt, Laramie Plott Summary: The Okefenokee Swamp is a vital ecosystem known...
2022 Spring NCEI Midwest Water Resources Website Image

Evaluating Evapotranspiration with NASA Earth Observations and In Situ Observations to Understand Water Balance in Midwest Agriculture

Topic
DEVELOP
Capacity Building
Water Resources
Midwest Water Resources II (Spring 2022) Team: Addison Pletcher (Project Lead), Alec Solberg, Erin Shives, Max Rock Summary: Seasonal water variability in the midwestern United...
2022 Spring PUP Mexico Disasters Website Image

Comparing Feasibility of Flood Detection Methods Using Google Earth Engine and Open Data Cube for Flood Mitigation in Mexico

Topic
DEVELOP
Capacity Building
Disasters
Mexico Disasters (Spring 2022) Team: Philip Casey (Project Lead), John Willis, Sean Nelsen, Zachary Silberman Summary: In this project, NASA DEVELOP partnered with Mexico’s National...
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...

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