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

NASA LCLUC South/Southeast Asia Research Initiative (SARI) Contribution Book Published – Remote Sensing of Agriculture and Land Cover/Land Use Changes in South and Southeast Asian Countries

April 23, 2022

Krishna Vadrevu (ST11), as the main Editor, published the book Remote Sensing of Agriculture and Land Cover/Land Use Changes in South and Southeast Asian Countries, Springer (2022). The other editors included Thuy Le Toan, CESBIO, France; Shibendu Ray, Mahalanobis National …

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SERVIR Science Coordination Office (SCO) Team Members Support SERVIR Amazonia Activities in Ecuador and Peru

April 23, 2022

On April 6 through 13, Helen Parache and Vanesa Martin of the SERVIR SCO traveled to Quito, Ecuador, and Lima, Peru, to meet with SERVIR Amazonia members Conservacion Amazonica (ACCA) and EcoCiencia, and with SERVIR-Amazonia Chief of Party, Carlos Gasco …

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Study by SERVIR Applied Sciences Team (AST) Members and SERVIR West Africa Colleagues Show Increases in Groundwater Storage in Southern Niger

April 23, 2022

SERVIR AST members from Brigham Young University (BYU), in partnership with SERVIR West Africa hub colleagues, recently completed a study of groundwater storage changes in Southern Niger using data from NASA’s Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) mission. The results …

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The Visualization, Exploration, and Data Analysis (VEDA) Project Hosts Successful Kick-off Meeting

April 23, 2022

IMPACT and Earth Science Branch members Manil Maskey, Brian Freitag, Aimee Barciauskas and the VEDA team kicked-off the project on March 31st with representatives from HQ, other NASA Centers, and supporting contractors. VEDA’s vision is to provide unified open source …

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IMPACT’s Airborne Data Management Group (ADMG) Visits NASA Ames to Aid with Air Photo Recovery

April 23, 2022

On March 3, 2022, Deborah Smith (ST11) traveled to NASA Ames to meet with Matthew Fladeland and  James Jacobson of the NASA Airborne Science Program to identify and address the need to transport, digitize and archive more than 25 years …

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