Principal Investigator: John Reager
Project description: The aim of this project is to develop a groundwater numerical model using groundwater depletion from GRACE, land subsidence from InSAR, and in situ hydrologic data from U.S. Geological Survey (USGS… Read More
Principal Investigator: Laura Forni
This project explores the potential of Remote Sensing (RS) and spatial data to advance Environmental Justice, with a focus on tribal land and water resources management. By studying past projects that effectively employed spatial data and GIS-based tools in resource management, we… Read More
Principal Investigator: Natasha Sadoff and Amy Leibrand
This project aimed to strengthen connections between the Earth science community and electric utility data end users, as well as build capacity for domestic electric utility stakeholders to access and apply Earth observation (EO) information in resilience and renewable energy… Read More
Principal Investigator: M. Colin Marvin
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Assateague Island is located off the coast of Maryland and Virginia and serves as a home to sensitive species and habitats. However, infrastructure development disrupted the natural sediment transport processes of the barrier… Read More
Principal Investigator: Caroline Williams
Chesapeake Bay Water Resources (Summer 2022)
Team: Katherine Hahn, Julia Atayi, Julia Portmann, Abigail Sgan
Summary: An increase in total suspended sediment (TSS) concentrations and turbidity have contributed to poor… Read More
Principal Investigator: Brandon Crawford
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Wildfire is a key driver of ecosystem progression in the sagebrush steppe-dominated landscapes of southern Idaho. Fire-related disturbances can facilitate the propagation of invasive vegetation, threatening native wildlife and… Read More
Principal Investigator: Roger Ly
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The Panama Canal Watershed (PCW) is a major socioeconomic resource. The PCW provides potable water to surrounding cities and ensures the Panama Canal remains fully operational throughout each year. Over one million residents… Read More
Principal Investigator: Jason Douglas
In partnership with Communities for a Better Environment, a community-based organization leading the advancement of zero-emission technologies and green infrastructure in environmental justice communities, our 2-year Data Integration Project examines urban heat island- and air… Read More
Principal Investigator: Claire Masteller
Team Members: Claire Masteller (Washington University), Jose Constantine (Williams College), Hossein Hosseiny (Washington Univeristy in St. Louis)
Executive Summary: Low-income and minority communities are often vulnerable to frequent… Read More
Principal Investigator: Shubharoop Ghosh
PI: Shubharoop Ghosh, ImageCat
Co-Is : Tirtha Banerjee, PhD, University of California
Irvine and Ronald Eguchi, ImageCat
Catastrophic wildfire economic losses in recent years underscore the need to more accurately estimate… Read More
Principal Investigator: Rya Inman
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Hemlock woolly adelgid (HWA; Adelges tsugae) is an invasive species that threatens eastern hemlock (Tsuga canadensis) in US forests. Eastern hemlock has a greater capacity to store carbon, regulate stream temperatures, and… Read More
Principal Investigator: Deki Namgyal
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Bhutan is vulnerable to climate fluctuations that can affect vegetation phenology patterns. Changes in the climate have raised concerns from local farmers about altered growing seasons. In response, the DEVELOP team assessed… Read More
Principal Investigator: Kinley Dorji
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Himalayan countries, including Bhutan, have become vulnerable to warming trends which result in increasing temperature and variable rainfall and snowfall. By combining phenological and meteorological data, Earth observation… Read More
Principal Investigator: Trista Brophy
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Riley County, Kansas, has observed increased levels of flooding, potentially due to changes in land use/land cover (LULC) and seasonal vegetation variation. This study contrasts two methods of generating runoff curve numbers… Read More
Principal Investigator: Jim Nelson
Advances in cloud computing offer a unique opportunity to facilitate better use of water resource models as decision-making tools. Modeling software can be hosted on a cloud-based server and operated by multiple remote users via a web interface. This eliminates the need for users to… Read More Principal Investigator: Andrew Hansen
Columbia, Ecuador, and Peru are the most biodiverse countries in the world, and they are part of the Amazon Basin, a major conservation site. The project team is focusing on the specific needs of each country to develop a system that can forecast and respond to climate related… Read More
Principal Investigator: Julie Padowski
Project Description: Fire disturbances in the Pacific Northwest (PNW) are projected to increase under a changing climate and are a major cause of increased erosion, runoff, suspended sediment, nutrient release, and debris flows in forested watersheds. Fire-related… Read More
Principal Investigator: Kyle Hilburn
Principal Investigator: Paxton LaJoie
Bhutan Agriculture II (Summer 2022)
Team: Wangdrak Dorji (Project Co-Lead), Tenzin Wangmo (Project Co-Lead), Karma Dorjee, Sonam S Tshering
Summary: Agriculture is an essential sector in Bhutan, accounting for 19.2% of… Read More
Principal Investigator: Eric Sanderson
Identifying key biodiversity areas is crucial to understanding how endangered species populations react to changes in climate and urbanization. The project focuses on the fluctuations in occupied and available tiger (Panthera tigris) habitat in relation to key biodiversity… Read More
