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
Harmonized Landsat and Sentinel-2 data products are distributed by NASA’s Land Processes Distributed Active Archive Center (LPDAAC) to a broad user community. The HLSL30 and HLSS30 products are provided in Cloud Optimized GeoTIFF (COG) format where individual bands (11 bands …
A study on “Inter-Annual Lightning Variability within the TRMM LIS Dataset Using an ENSO Perspective”, by Austin G. Clark (UAH) and Daniel J. Cecil (ST11), has been accepted for publication in Monthly Weather Review. The paper includes global maps of …
Grace Anello (WAAY TV meteorologist) recently interviewed Marshall Earth Scientists Chris Schultz and Manil Maskey on their use of AI/ML in weather studies aired last night. Watch the interview at: https://www.waaytv.com/video/how-ai-is-impacting-your-weather-forecast/video_bab8f6cd-f578-59cb-95c5-0a7575a5dcf1.html.
Ronan Lucey (UAH) was an invited guest lecturer for a master’s level Geomatics course at the National University of Colombia on 2/13/24. Mr. Lucey presented virtually in a blend of English and Spanish to approximately 30 students regarding two important …
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During the FY2024 Joint Polar Satellite System Proving Ground and Risk Reduction Program Annual Review, Emily Berndt (ST11) presented an update on the project “Spatially and Temporally Enhanced NUCAPS Sounding Products for Emerging Applications”. The project is a collaboration between …