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Albedo derived from Landsat 8 & 9 OLI data throughout summer 2019 to 2023. White beige pixels signify effective solar radiation reflection (higher albedo), followed by peach, violet, and dark purple. This data is input for the InVEST Urban Cooling model, which calculates heat dissipation efficiency. Light-colored roofs and dense vegetation can increase albedo. Urban areas with lots of purple patches may be more vulnerable to heat, making them a priority for heat mitigation efforts.

Monitoring Heat and Assessing Heat Vulnerability to Identify Locations for Mitigation Efforts in Sarasota, Florida

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DEVELOP
Climate
Sarasota Climate (2024 Spring) Team: William Hadley (Project Lead), Casmir Brown, Catherine Gallagher, Theresia Phoa Summary: The coastal county of Sarasota, Florida, is located within...
Disasters

Frank Monaldo: Making the MOST of Technology to Detect Oil Spills

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Gabriella Lewis, NASA Disasters
Disasters

JAXA ALOS-2 SAR Ground Movement Analysis from the Kilauea Eruption

Disasters

NASA’s ARIA Damage Proxy Map of Northern California using Copernicus Sentinel-1 satellite SAR data

Disasters

NASA Uses SAR Data To Observe Flooding From Hurricane Michael

Disasters

ARIA Flood Extent Map of Harvey from Sentinel-1 SAR Data

Landsat 8 OLI derived MNDWI imagery mosaicked from October 17, 2020, to December 2, 2020. Located near the Río Patuca (Patuca River) in Ahuas, Honduras, permanent water and flood is represented as bright red and orange while blue depicts other land cover types and clouds. Examining floods from disasters like Hurricanes Eta and Iota helps decision makers improve mitigation and response efforts.

Using Earth Observations to Map Flooding for Disaster Monitoring, Inform Potential Risk, and Prepare for Possible Response 

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DEVELOP
Capacity Building
Disasters
Central America Disasters (Fall 2021) Team: Caroline Williams (Project Lead), Lauren Carey, Maria De Los Santos, Deanna Fanelli, and Payton Ireland Summary: In November 2020...
Disasters

Hurricane Florence Resources - ARIA Flood Extent Maps

Gulf of Mexico
Disasters

Protecting the "Third Coast" from Oil Spills and Invasive Plants

Disasters

Observed Flooding Areas Using USGS / NASA Landsat 8 and Copernicus / ESA Sentinel SAR data

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