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![We created an averaged seasonal Evaporative Stress Index (ESI) composite for fall 2020 in the west Tennessee region utilizing NASA’s ECOSTRESS sensor onboard the International Space Station. The ESI reveals areas where vegetation is stressed due to lack of water. Dark blue regions represent areas where vegetation is thriving, compared to the yellow areas, where vegetation is experiencing some water stress.](/sites/default/files/styles/lis/public/2023-02/2022Fall_JPL_WesternTNWater_WebsiteImage.jpg.webp?itok=BhQQZWBf)
Western Tennessee Water Resources (Fall 2022) Team: Lauren Webster (Project Lead), Elena Pilch, Michael Pazmino, Katera Lee Summary: The Memphis Aquifer (MA) is located in...
![NDTI-processed imagery from Landsat 8 OLI data. This image from October 2021 depicts the turbidity of Keweenaw Bay, western Michigan coastline of Lake Superior. Light blue-colored water indicates greater turbidity while darker blue water is less turbid. Turbid waters indicate coastal erosion and re-distribution of legacy copper mining waste colloquially referred to as "stamp sands". Stamp sands contaminate wetlands and threaten traditional food sources for Indigenous communities along the bay.](/sites/default/files/styles/lis/public/2023-02/2022Fall_LaRC_KeweenawBayWater_WebsiteImage.jpg.webp?itok=J-ICa-DH)
Keweenaw Bay Water Resources (Fall 2022) Team: Khaim Syed-Raza (Project Lead), Sofia Vahutinsky, Lisa Siewart, Nora Whitelaw-McDonald Summary: The Keweenaw Bay Indian Community (KBIC) has...
![Aph(433)-processed imagery from merged Aqua MODIS and Sentinel-3 data. This image of the Gulf of Maine was taken on September 12, 2016 during one of the most severe harmful algal bloom events. Using in-situ data, it was determined that Pseudo-nitzschia was a dominant genus of algae present at the time of the bloom. Shades of bright green indicate peak absorption by phytoplankton and aph(433) is corrected for false positive absorption indications.](/sites/default/files/styles/lis/public/2023-02/2022Fall_MA_GulfofMaineWater_WebsiteImage.jpg.webp?itok=CezSF3AF)
Gulf of Maine Water Resources (Fall 2022) Team: Suhani Dalal (Project Lead), Lily Gray, Yixuan Li, Jane Zugarek Summary: The Gulf of Maine has a...
![Normalized Difference Snow Index (NDSI) processed image using Landsat 8 OLI data from January 2022 and SUOMI-NPP VIIRS snow cover data from January 2019, overlaid on a Landsat 8 RGB image, colorized purple. NSDI is shown in yellow-orange-red and SUOMI-NPP VIIRS is depicted in shades of blue. Snow cover data was used to identify melt events causing high turbidity in Wyoming’s Shoshone River basin. PlanetScope-derived turbidity (May 2019) also highlights the river in green.](/sites/default/files/styles/lis/public/2023-05/2023Spring_PUP_ShoshoneWaterII_WebsiteImage.jpg.webp?itok=YMzk_JP6)
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Shoshone River Water Resources II (2023 Spring) Team: Robyn Holmes (Project Lead), Christian Bitzas, Jillian Greene, Isabella St. John Summary: The Willwood Dam, an irrigation...
![Color composite image portraying Wupatki Basin in northwestern Arizona, derived from 2021 LANDSAT 8 OLI/TIRS imagery. This image depicts Pinyon-Juniper Woodlands (PJW), among other vegetation, between the river and mountains in a light green color. Thermal Infrared (TIR) occupies the red band, while the green and blue bands represent the Modified Normalized Difference Water Index (MNDWI) and the Modified Soil-Adjusted Vegetation Index (MSAVI), respectively. The reduced correlation between bands in this comp](/sites/default/files/styles/lis/public/2023-05/2022Fall_GSFC_ArizonaWaterII_WebImage.jpg.webp?itok=yVrQqur8)
Arizona Water Resources II (Fall 2022) Team: Arina Morozova (Project Lead), Jamal Jeffer, Jessica Birk, Greg Peargin Summary: Pinyon-juniper woodlands (PJW) provide critical and resilient...
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![ACOLITE and NDVI processed imagery from Landsat 9 OLI-2 data. This composite image of the Coos Estuary and surrounding area was taken in September of 2022 after a period of increased precipitation. Shades of blue indicate vegetated land surface. The darker purple indicates higher turbidity while the lighter orange indicates lower turbidity.](/sites/default/files/styles/lis/public/2023-10/2023Sum_ARC_SouthSloughWaterResources_WebsiteImage.jpg.webp?itok=32Kahl4i)
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South Slough Water Resources (Summer 2023) Team: Maya Hall (Project Lead), Gabriel Halaweh, Sean McCollum, Zoë Siman-Tov Summary: The Coos estuary in Southern Oregon supports...
![Chlorophyll-a imagery from Aqua MODIS for March 2022 in the Gulf of Maine. Simulated PACE OCI data are derived from Aqua MODIS. Areas in red have a high chlorophyll-a concentration, meaning that the water is high in nutrients such as nitrogen and phosphorus, which cause algae to grow. Areas in blue have a low chlorophyll-a concentration, so the conditions are not present for harmful algal blooms.](/sites/default/files/styles/lis/public/2024-01/2023Sum_GSFC_PACEWater_WebsiteImage.jpg.webp?itok=_PCfcx9Q)
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PACE Water Resources (Summer 2023) Team: Jules Kourelakos, Isabel Lubitz, Matt Romm, Grace Thorpe Summary: This project aimed to develop tools to support the future...
![NDVI-processed imagery from Landsat 8 OLI/TIRS data. This composite image of Washington, D.C., and the surrounding area representing max green values over the summer months of 2022. Blue shades in the image represent vegetated areas, while green and yellow shades represent water and areas with no vegetation. Plant cover has a major impact on water quality, making it crucial for the National Park Service to understand the state of vegetation in this region.](/sites/default/files/styles/lis/public/2024-01/2023Sum_GSFC_PotomacRiverBasinWater_WebsiteImage.png.webp?itok=6F3K9dyn)
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Potomac River Basin Water Resources (Summer 2023) Team: Zach Kinloch, Divina Lade, Xavier García López, Haydee Portillo Summary: The Potomac River Basin (PRB) is responsible...
![Lake Anna NDCI calculated using Sentinel-2 MSI images overlaying surface temperature imagery processed from Landsat 8 OLI data from May to September of 2021. Surface temperature is represented by shades of blue and green. Within the body of the lake, chlorophyll concentrations are represented on a gradient scale from purple to yellow, with yellow indicating highest concentrations. Higher temperatures can increase chlorophyll concentrations and are therefore of interest for Harmful Algal Blooms in Lake Anna.](/sites/default/files/styles/lis/public/2024-01/2023Sum_LaRC_LakeAnnaWater_WebsiteImage_v3.jpg.webp?itok=yv0lTk6B)
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Lake Anna Water Resources (Summer 2023) Team: Olivia Etherton (Project Lead), Caroline Bahun, Alexander Krest, Justin Wilder Summary: Lake Anna is a man-made reservoir and...