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Urban extent derived from Landsat 8 OLI data. This image shows urban extent in Guatemala City in 2020 as calculated using the Landtrendr algorithm in Google Earth Engine. The lighter colors of yellow and orange depict urban area, and the darker shades of pink and purple indicate the natural environment. Guatemala City has experienced rapid growth in recent decades, and local decision makers are interested in its impacts on various social and environmental factors.

Evaluating the Effects of Urban Expansion on Social and Environmental Vulnerability in Guatemala and Panama

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Guatemala & Panama Urban Development (Fall 2022) Team: Jennifer Ruiz (Project Lead), Coral Del Mar Valle Rodríguez; Viviana Lademan; Aaron Whittemore Summary: Central America is...

Normalized burn ratio calculated from Landsat 8 imagery both preceding and following the Bootleg Wildfire in the Beatty, Oregon area. The fire burned from July 6th to August 15th during the Summer of 2021 and its footprint shows varying levels of burn severity. Dark purple areas indicate highest severity, shades of red and orange indicate moderate severity, and yellow areas indicate low burn severity. Black areas depict unburned areas.

Evaluating the Role of Soil Moisture in Determining Vegetation Health, Fuel Loads, and Wildfires in the Gatlinburg and Beatty Fires

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Wildfires

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Gatlinburg & Beatty Wildfires (Fall 2022) Team: Kelli Roberts (Project Lead), William Hadley, Daniel Littleton Summary: Wildfire potential monitoring, which is increasingly vital under climate...

Landsat 8 OLI data processed into the median NDVI for 2016-2021 with an overlay showing deforestation that occurred during this time period in the Talladega National Forest. The deforestation layer is derived from Global Forest Watch's forest cover data, which uses the Landsat series, and was calculated as the difference between forested areas in 2016 and forested areas in 2021. Shades of green indicate the density of forest, while red areas indicate areas deforested in 2021.

Leveraging Land Cover and Aboveground Biomass Products to Evaluate Carbon Emission Trends in the Talladega National Forest

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Climate

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Southeast US Climate (Fall 2022) Team: Heidi Rogers (Project Lead), Mistaya Smith, Maggie Mason, Anish Holla Summary: Deforestation, a significant contributor to carbon emissions, is...

This image of Land Surface Temperature (LST) illustrates the urban heat island (UHI) effect that Milwaukee County experiences. Light orange areas represent hotter temperatures, which are concentrated in the high impervious areas of the city. Darker pinks represent cooler rural areas and underscore the temperature contrast across the landscape. The hotter areas of the city are historically redlined communities of color that disproportionately feel the effects of the UHI, including higher energy bills heat re

Assessing Climate Vulnerability through the InVEST Model on Urban Cooling in Milwaukee Using NASA Earth Observations

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Urban Development

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Milwaukee Urban Development II (Fall 2022) Team: Nash Keyes (Project Lead), caleigh McLaren, Nati Phan, Dalia Vazques Summary: Milwaukee’s neighborhoods experience increased social, health, and...

Daytime land surface temperature for Wichita, Kansas summer 2017-2022, retrieved through Landsat 8 TIRS and Landsat 9 TIRS-2 surface temperature. Located in the northwest corner of the city, this image depicts higher temperatures through dark orange hues in developed areas, and lighter orange hues to blue colors where the temperature is lower. The land surface temperature was utilized to construct a heat vulnerability index for the city, looking into disproportionate impacts on underserved communities.

Quantifying and Mapping Urban Heat to Inform Equitable and Sustainable Urban Planning Initiatives in Wichita, Kansas

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Climate

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Wichita Climate II (Fall 2022) Team: Ritisha Ghosh (Project Lead), Richard Kirschner, Ria Mukherjee, Raina Monaghan Summary: Wichita, Kansas is experiencing a host of climate...