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NDVI-processed imagery using Landsat 8 OLI data from June 1 to November 31, 2021. Showing Punakha, Bhutan, vegetative areas are represented by green while black depicts non-vegetative areas. Bhutan is located in the Himalayas with altitude ranging from 550 ft. to 23,000 ft., resulting in vast diversity of both ecosystem and agricultural products. Examining vegetation area help in developing a crop mask and remotely sensed data collection protocol for rice in Bhutan.  

Developing a Crop Mask for Rice and Creating a Data Collection Protocol Utilizing Remotely Sensed Data in Bhutan

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Bhutan Agriculture (Fall 2021) Team: Yeshey Seldon (Project Lead), Kusal Khandal, Sherab Dolma, and Wangdrak Dorji Summary: Rice cultivation in Bhutan has been increasingly threatened...
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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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...
NDTI-processed imagery using 1999-2021 Landsat 7 ETM+ and Landsat 8 OLI data, processed with SHARQ and ORCAA. Displayed is an East-oriented view of St. Joseph Peninsula off the Florida panhandle. Brighter shades of pink indicate greater change in turbidity levels post-Hurricane Michael, while shades of purple represent lower turbidity change. This increase in sediment post-hurricane indicates disturbed aquatic vegetation due to extreme storm events.

Using NASA Earth Observations to Investigate Land Cover, Shoreline Change, and Sediment Transport in St. Joseph Peninsula after Hurricane Michael 

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St. Joseph Peninsula Disasters (Fall 2021) Team: Erica Kriner (Project Lead), Paige Aldenberg, James Byrne, Brianne Kendall, and Nicholas Roberge Summary: T.H. Stone Memorial St...
Terra MODIS-processed imagery using version 6 MOD16A2, calculated by averaging monthly evapotranspiration data from 2001 to 2020. This image includes several central Midwestern states along the Great Lakes. The lighter green areas indicate high levels of evapotranspiration affecting the water budget and health of agriculture while the purple areas represent no data values consistent of urban landscapes with impervious surfaces or large bodies of water. 

Developing an Evapotranspiration Climatology to Analyze Spatiotemporal Water Budget Patterns for Agriculture and Natural Resources Managers in the Midwest

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Midwest Water Resource (Fall 2021) Team: Emma Myrick (Project Lead), Erica Barth-Naftilan, Erin Shives, and Alec Solberg Summary: Evapotranspiration (ET) is a climatic variable critical...
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Celebrating Women’s History Month: Six Women in Science that Make our World Go Round

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Marissa Kunerth, Earth Applied Sciences Writer
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Surf and Turf: Studying Land to Help Protect Reefs

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Processed MOD13Q1.006 Terra Vegetation Indices 16-Day Global 250m imagery and calculated 20-year median NDVI for serial 16-day MODIS composites (January 1st, 2000, to December 31st, 2020), reflected for the Tonlé Sap Lake region, within Cambodia SE Asia. High photosynthetic capacity is dark green, low photosynthetic capacity is tan, water detected in NDVI is white. Focusing on low to high vegetation cover, density, and productivity to prioritize resource allocation and increase agricultural sustainability f

Evaluating Changes in Ecosystem Vitality and Freshwater Health in the Tonlé Sap Basin using Remotely Sensed Data

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Tonle Sap Food Security & Agriculture III (Fall 2021) Team: Joey Lindsay (Project Lead), Keida Gaba, Lindsay Harmon, Susan Jarvis Summary: Tonlé Sap Lake, located...
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Earth Science Applications Week 2022

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Using Earth Observations to Estimate the Age and Carbon Stock of Perennial Agriculture

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California Agriculture (Spring 2022) Team: Rachael Ross (Project Lead), Alex Posen, Shreya Suri, Stefanie Mendoza Summary: California seeks to become a carbon neutral state by...

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