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
Several team members from IMPACT attended International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS) 2023 to represent their respective projects on 7/17-21/23. In total, two tutorials, one hyperwall, three posters, and nine oral presentations were presented at the event in Pasadena, …
Rahul Ramachandran (ST1) was a contributing participant in the subcommittee of the Biological and Environmental Research (BER) Advisory Committee (BERAC), facilitated by the Department of Energy (DOE). His insightful involvement guided the roadmap for future data management and usability within …
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Pontus Olofsson (ST11) attended the annual meeting of the NASA’s Land, Atmosphere Near-real-time Capability for EOS (LANCE) User Working Group on 6/21-22/23. On 6/21/23, Olofsson gave a presentation to the User Working Group about the Satellite Needs Working Group (SNWG) …
IMPACT members from the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), including Ge Peng, Deborah Smith, Mark Parsons, and Stephanie Wingo, contributed to the 2023 Summer Meeting of Earth Science Information Partners (ESIP) in Burlington, VT during 7/18-21/23. Among them, they …
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Aaron Kaulfus and Brian Freitag (ST11) supported an on-site visit on 7/27-28/23 by a NASEM committee to review MSFC workforce, infrastructure, and capabilities most relevant towards NASA’s 2022 Strategic Plan. As part of on-site reviews of all NASA centers, the …