Earth Science Branch
The Earth Science Branch conducts research of the Earth as a system with a focus on lightning and precipitation processes, weather and climate variability, monitoring fluxes of heat and water from the surface, and associated data management and mining activities for scientific discovery and applications for societal benefit.
Earth Science Branch Projects
Krishna Vadrevu (ST11) served as the Lead Editor for a special issue featuring 30 published papers on the topic of “Land Use Changes, Degradation, and Impact on Ecosystem Services in Asia and Southeast Asia” in the Land Degradation and Development …
In 2023, the U.S. Department of State developed two reports in response to the White House’s Executive Order 14072 on Strengthening the Nation’s Forests, Communities, and Local Economies. One report addressed how the U.S. Government can help curb deforestation internationally …
SERVIR Highlighted in US State Department Report on Deforestation Reduction Programs Read More »
SPoRT personnel collaborated with the SERVIR program to implement a prototype version of the High Impact Weather Assessment Toolkit (HIWAT) over Central America. HIWAT currently provides ensemble weather model predictions to southern Asia to help forecasters identify high-impact hazards such …
A SERVIR Central America Subject Matter Expert (SME) training on Informal Settlement Detection using Machine Learning Methods was held in San Salvador, El Salvador, February 7 – 9. This capacity building event is related to applying Earth observations including Synthetic …
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Amanda Markert (SERVIR SCO Associate Lead for Weather and Climate Resilience), was recognized in the list of Geospatial World 50 Rising Stars for 2024, and Kelsey Herndon (SERVIR SCO Ecosystem and Carbon Management Associate Lead), was recognized on Geospatial World’s …
SERVIR Science coordination Office (SCO) Team Members Recognized by Geospatial World Read More »