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

Presentation of Science Mission Directorate (SMD) Artificial Intelligence (AI) Strategy

April 25, 2023

Manil Maskey (IMPACT/ST11) led the development of SMD AI strategy in collaboration with the Potomac Institute for Policy Studies (PIPS). On 3/2/23, PIPS presented the strategy to the Science Management Council at NASA Headquarters. The strategy encompasses findings from interviews …

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Invited Talk in Expert Meeting at the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission

April 25, 2023

On 3/15/23, Pontus Olofsson gave an invited talk in the Expert Meeting on Accuracy Assessment and Comparison of Forest Disturbance Products and Algorithms at the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission. The talk, titled Sampling-based estimation of area and …

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SERVIR Amazonia Hub Hosts Geospatial Information Technology (GIT) Exchange

April 25, 2023

From 3/13-16/23, SERVIR Amazonia (SAMZ) held a GIT Exchange at the Alliance of Bioversity International and International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) campus in Cali, Colombia. Among the participants were members of the SERVIR Science Coordination Office (SCO), including Vanesa …

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NASA SPoRT Stakeholder Summit and Seminar Series – Dust Tracking and Lightning Safety

April 25, 2023

NASA SPoRT held its second virtual Stakeholder Summit featuring Dust Tracking & Lightning Safety products on 3/2/23. This summit featured an overview and live demonstration of SPoRT’s DustTracker-AI product and Geostationary Lightning Mapper Stoplight product. The goal is to educate …

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Invited Presentation to the Satellite Book Club Seminar Series

April 25, 2023

Emily Berndt (ST11) was invited to give an invited presentation to the Satellite Book Club Seminar Series sponsored by NOAA’s Office of Observations, TOWR-S (Total Operational Weather Readiness-Satellites) program, and the GOES-R/JPSS Satellite Proving Grounds. Berndt presented on research and …

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