Principal Investigator: Meredith Franklin
Numerous epidemiological studies have convincingly demonstrated that exposure to airborne particulate matter (PM) poses a major risk to human health. Southwest Asia, Djibouti and Afghanistan (SADA) are particularly impacted by poor air quality due to several unique phenomenon that… Read More
Principal Investigator: Nicholas McVey
Imagen
Alabama is one of the four most biodiverse states in the United States, and has greatest diversity of aquatic species of any state in the U.S. This biodiversity is at risk as urbanization increases in Alabama. The Land Trust of… Read More
Principal Investigator: Dr. Peter Marcotullio
Spatial and temporal variations in land surface temperature, vegetation and socioeconomic and health characteristics in frontline EEJ neighborhoods in New York City: Integrating Scientific Study with Community Perspectives
Team: Dr. Peter J. Marcotullio… Read More
Principal Investigator: Inbal Becker-Reshef
A lack of timely and accurate information on crop conditions and prospects is a critical issue in the majority of south and east African countries. Such information are necessary for informed and prompt decision making in the face of emergencies, food insecurity and planning… Read More
Principal Investigator: Niall Hanan
For this SERVIR Applied Science Team (AST) project we propose to work with the new West Africa SERVIR region on remote sensing and analysis relating to food security (Thematic Service Area 1) and land use and ecosystems (Thematic Service Area 3). We propose applications that… Read More
Principal Investigator: Peter Potapov
Spatially explicit information on land cover and land use extent and change is required for national and regional land use planning and management, water use monitoring,greenhouse gas emissions estimation in the context of IPCC and REDD+ agreements, and nature conservation strategy… Read More
Principal Investigator: Alyssa Whitcraft
The objectives of this project are to: enhance national and regional capacity to monitor food supply using Earth observations; empower science-based decision making related to food security & agriculture; increase regional… Read More
Principal Investigator: Rebecca Lewison
As Earth’s oceans undergo dramatic changes, the spatial distributions of highly migratory species and fishing fleets are shifting in response to climate-driven changes, and there is growing concern of greater ecological and economic disruptions as climate impacts increase. New… Read More
Principal Investigator: Erika Podest
The country of Panama is surrounded in part by two oceans and has mountain ranges along the west and east, resulting in a wide range of climatic conditions. The diverse climate conditions result in a variety of vegetation throughout the country and make Panama one of the most… Read More
Principal Investigator: Meg Fredericks
Imagen
Cities around the world are adopting adaptation and mitigation strategies for extreme heat events, which are projected to increase in upcoming years. As Richmond, Virginia continues to grow, its residents are more likely to… Read More
Principal Investigator: Emily Gotschalk (Project Co-Lead)
Imagen
Commercially-harvested oysters are a significant ecological and economic driver in multiple coastal regions throughout the world. In the last decade, the Mississippi Sound has seen a rapid decline in oyster reef… Read More
Principal Investigator: Seth Wenger
Conservation management for salmonids (trout + salmon) as for other taxa often requires decisions on the allocation of scarce resources. These decisions are typically supported by spatial prioritization schemes that seek to identify those populations with the highest chance of… Read More
Principal Investigator: John Olson
The goal of the System for Mapping and Predicting Species of Concern (SMAP-SOC) project is to provide natural resource managers with a tool to both map current locations of freshwater species of concern (SOCs) and predict future changes in their distributions. Freshwater SOCs include… Read More
Principal Investigator: Dr. Hua Zhang
Team:
• Jim Lee (Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi), co-I
• Yuxia Huang (Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi), co-I
• Lapone Techapinyawat (Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi), graduate student
• Wen Zhong (… Read More
Principal Investigator: Andrew Kruczkiewicz
This project is enhancing analyst and decision maker capacity to better prepare, respond and recover to floods. This project’s goal is to make progress towards a global system were flash flood risk can inform decision-making and action, to… Read More
Principal Investigator: Faisal Hossain
Objectives of this project are to achieve operational sustainability (> Application Readiness Level 7) for government water management agencies in South Asia (Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh) for the following:
1) Satellite (GPM/TRMM) Precipitation and Model-based… Read More
Principal Investigator: Olivia Landry
Richmond Disasters (Summer 2023)
Team: Kaylee Tanner (Project Lead), Brodie Thiele, Trinity Johnson, Maggie Lincoln
Summary: Pluvial flooding is the most frequent and widespread type of flooding in urban areas. It… Read More
Principal Investigator: Olivia Landry
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 a shoreline south of Lake… Read More
Principal Investigator: Dr. Eileen Nalley
Team: Sandy Ward (Mālama Puʻuloa) Donn Viviani (Leeward Community College) Mia Comeros-Raynal (Water Resources Research Center at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa) Dingyi Liu (Department of Urban and Regional Planning at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa)… Read More
Principal Investigator: Joshua Verkerke
Imagen
Nearly three quarters of Lassen Volcanic National Park (LVNP) is designated as Wilderness under the Wilderness Act of 1964, meaning it is to be managed "to preserve its natural conditions… with the imprint of man's work… Read More