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

Thematic Area Retrospective on Satellite Needs Working Group (SNWG) 2022 Assessment Completed

September 28, 2023

From late September 2022 to May 2023, NASA led a tri-agency assessment of 115 high-priority needs for satellite Earth observation data submitted through the 2022 SNWG survey. Over the summer, the SNWG Management Office (MO) at IMPACT has led a …

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IMPACT Participated at the ESDIS Systems Engineering Technical Interchange Meeting (SETIM)

September 28, 2023

Aaron Kaulfus (ST11) and Abdelhak Marouane (UAH) participated at the ESDIS SE TIM meeting at Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) on 8/16-17/23. The SE TIM brings together experts across the ESDIS project to discuss technical aspects for improving the EOSDIS …

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Presentation of the Science Discovery Engine to the NASA Chief Data Officer

September 28, 2023

On 8/14/23, Kaylin Bugbee from the Interagency Implementation and Advance Concepts Team (ST11/IMPACT) presented the Science Discovery Engine (SDE) to NASA Chief Data Officer, David Salvagnini, and other leaders in the agency’s Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO). The …

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Global Hydrometeorology Resource Center (GHRC) Distributive Active Archive Center (DAAC) Selected to Archive Investigation of Convective Updrafts (INCUS) Mission Data

September 28, 2023

The GHRC DAAC has been selected as the data center responsible for the archive of mission data produced by the INCUS mission. INCUS was selected as the third NASA Earth Venture Mission (EVM-3) and as a constellation of three SmallSats. …

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IMPACT Team Members Attended Asia Oceania Geosciences Society (AOGS)

September 28, 2023

On 7/31-8/4/23, IMPACT members Rahul Ramachandran and Kaylin Bugbee (ST11) participated in the Asia Oceania Geosciences Society (AOGS) in Singapore. AOGS brings together scientists, researchers, and practitioners from Asia, Oceania, and around the world to discuss the latest research and …

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