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

New Stories Published to the Trilateral Earth Observation Dashboard

May 25, 2023

Ashley Riddle, Derek Koehl, and Jonas Sølvsteen of the Interagency Implementation and Advance Concepts Team (IMPACT) collaborated with cryosphere scientists from NASA, the European Space Agency (ESA), and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) to develop a new cryosphere theme …

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Successful HQ On-Site Project Review for New Transform to Open Science Project Office

May 25, 2023

The Transform to OPen Science (TOPS) MSFC Project office team – Amanda Adams (CS10), Paul Bremner, Kaylin Bugbee (ST11), Myra Chandler (RS60), Adam Farragut (CS10), Shannon Gant (ST14), Shawn McEniry (CS10), Dave Meyer (ST14), Jaclyn Stursma (CS10), and Kyle Westbrook …

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Participation in NASA Openscapes Champions Cohort

May 25, 2023

Emily Berndt (ST11) is participating in the NASA Openscapes Champions Cohort as part of a team led by Nadia Smith (STC). The NASA Openscapes Champions Cohort is a mentorship program that will comprise seven environmental and Earth science research teams. …

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Supporting NASA’s Transform to Open Science (TOPS) Mission

May 25, 2023

The Transform to Open Science (TOPS) mission is a NASA initiative designed to rapidly transform agencies, organizations, and communities to an inclusive culture of open science. TOPS is part of NASA’s Open-Source Science Initiative. Pontus Olofsson was appointed TOPS Champion …

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Commercial SmallSat Data Acquisition (CSDA) Program MSFC Data Management Team (DMT) Transitions Maxar Data Access Support to Cloud-Based tools

May 25, 2023

Under the leadership of Helen Parache and Aaron Kaulfus (ST11), and technical direction from Abdelhak Marouane, in mid-March the CSDA DMT incorporated the use of a graphical user interface hosted in Amazon Web Services to help streamline Maxar data ordering …

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