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
Patrick Duran (ST11) engaged in a five-minute interview aired on the AccuWeather Prime show to discuss SPoRT’s recently published paper on lightning in Hurricane Dorian (co-led with Christopher Schultz) and ongoing work to investigate the relationship between lighting and hurricane …
Kaylin Bugbee (ST11) has been invited to participate in the CLOUD GAZE steering committee. The NASA GLOBE CLOUD GAZE project partners with the Zooniverse online platform to give citizen scientists the opportunity to identify cloud types, cloud cover and other …
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The SNWG team finished two major efforts to assist HQ with completion of the SNWG Cycle 3 Assessment Phase. The SNWG Management Office completed the SNWG-2020 Cycle budget for FY23 through FY27 for the 9 potential solutions that will be …
IMPACT Satellite Needs Working Group (SNWG) Management Office – Cycle 3 Read More »
Four scientists from the Short-Term Prediction Research and Transition (SPoRT) Center participated in multiple capacities at the 34th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology. Anita LeRoy presented a poster on SPoRT’s past activities transitioning NASA satellite datasets to operational stakeholders …
Two summer interns have joined the MSFC Disasters Team this summer through NASA Internship Program. Emma Gilligan just completed her undergraduate work at University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC) with a degree in Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science & …