Who uses NASA Earth Science Data? Data User Profiles

These features highlight our diverse end-user community worldwide and show you not only how these data are being used for research and applications, but also where these data are being used—from the plains of West Texas to the Sea of Oman and everywhere in between. You’ll also learn where you can download the data sets in each feature.

Search the Data User Profiles by clicking in the search box below and entering in a keyword term, such as a DAAC (ASDC, NSIDC, SEDAC, etc), an instrument/mission (GRACE, MODIS, TROPOMI, etc) or science term (surface mass, snow cover, tomography, etc). The search results will narrow down the table entries applicable to the search keyword entered.

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013, GNSS, geodesy, surface deformation, global navigation satellite system, GPS, GLONASS, QZSS, IRNSS, timing, positioning, transient, intermediate, CDDIS, DORIS, SLR, LLR, VLBI, satellite laser ranging, lunar, very long baseline interferometry, IGS, ILRS, IVS, IDS, IERS, GAMIT, GLOBK, Earth's Surface and Interior, ESI, plate tectonics, SSE, slow slip events, radio towers, KISR, KFAS, RINEX, MGEX, IONEX, SINEX, RNAAC, InSAR, VMF	1/07/2021		Dr. Thomas A. Herring Professor of Geophysics; Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA
014, nocturnal environment, CIRA, Colorado State, near real-time, low-light observations, OLS, Operational Linescan System, DMSP, Defense Meteorological Satellite Program, milky seas, bacterial bioluminescence, science of the night, numerical weather, climate prediction, natural hazards monitoring, ecological, invasive species assessmet, agriculture, air quality, disaster relief, homeland security, VIIRS, MODIS, Aqua, Day/Night Band, DNB, JPSS, Worldview, inventory, taxonomy record, atmospheric gravity waves, convective storms, airglow, nightglow, NESDIS, GeoColor, SLIDER, GIBS	12/3/2020		Dr. Steven D. Miller Senior Research Scientist, Colorado State University; Deputy Director, Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere (CIRA), Fort Collins, CO
015, ocean color, shallow water, in situ, above-water radiometer, light sensor, phytoplankton, macroalgae, sargassum, bloom, ocean health, OBPG, ocean biology, OB.DAAC, coral reefs, seagrass beds, oyster reefs, benthos, benthic zone, NDBC, buoys, GASB, Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt, MODIS, sea surface temperature, SST, nitrogen, VIIRS, Sentinel, PACE	10/29/2020		Dr. Brian Barnes Research Associate, College of Marine Science, University of South Florida, St. Petersburg, FL
016, ice-free land surface, agriculture, livestock, environmental impact, Schomburgk's deer, Rucervus schomburgki, St. Helena olive, Nesiota elliptica, Saint Helena, Thailand, irrigation, fertilizers, pesticides, deforestation, non-food crop production, food waste, SEDAC, MODIS, anthropogenic biomes, human interaction, ecosystems	9/24/2020		Dr. Navin Ramankutty Professor in the School of Public Policy and Global Affairs and the Institute for Resources, Environment, and Sustainability, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
017, SAR, synthetic aperture radar, environmental remote sensing, ecosystems, forest inventory, ground-measured biomass, UAVSAR, microwave sensor, active radar, ASF DAAC, NISAR, L-band, S-band, AM-PM, forest stand height, FSH, global carbon budget, InSAR, interferogram, PALSAR, ALOS, GEDI, SDC, surface deformation and change	08/27/2020	Dr. Siqueira at the Bartlett Experimental Forest in New Hampshire conducting forest inventories to compare ground-measured biomass assessments with UAVSAR data. Image by Lake Boddicker.	Dr. Paul Siqueira Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Co-Director of the Microwave Remote Sensing Laboratory; University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA
018, climate change, ecosystems, eddy covariance, model simulations, mangrove forests, Everglades, freshwater flow, CO2, carbon dioxide, land cover, ORNL DAAC, MODIS, VIIRS, Daymet, LP DAAC, flux, FLUXNET, NDVI, normalized difference vegetation index, Terra, carbon sink	08/03/2020		Dr. Sparkle Malone Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Science, Florida International University, Miami, FL
019, coastal ecosystems, mangrove forest, biome, human impact, natural disturbance, vegetation, saline water, brackish water, carbon sinks, CMS, carbon monitoring system, carbon dioxide, CO2, hurricane, forest degradation, canopy, NDVI, normalized difference vegetation index, MODIS, Terra, Aqua, ETM+, OLI, LIDAR, G-LiHT, ATLAS, ICESat-2, bathymetry, coral reef	6/25/2020		Dr. David Lagomasino Assistant Professor, Department of Coastal Studies, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC; Research Scientist, East Carolina University Coastal Studies Institute, Wanchese, NC
020, deforestation, biodiversity, land use, land cover, terrestrial carbon cycle, greenhouse gas, rainforest, Amazon River, understory, LP DAAC, CODED, continuous degradation detection, Landsat, low-magnitude, logging, Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation in Developing Countries, REDD+, MODIS, Terra, Aqua, LANCE, NRT-CCDC, Continuous Change Detection and Classification, Fusion2, GEDI, JEM-EF, LIDAR, CO2, carbon dioxide	5/28/2020	Dr. Eric Bullock on the Nanay River outside of Iquitos, Peru, in the Peruvian Amazon. Image courtesy of Dr. Bullock.	Dr. Eric Bullock Post-Doctoral Researcher; Center for Remote Sensing, Boston University, Boston, MA
021, Southeast Asia, water management, economic development, food, energy resources, Indus River, Tibet, India, Pakistan, Arabian Sea, hydrologic, physical oceanographic data, human dependence, population density, groundwater, GRACE, GPM, MODIS, Landsat, OSTM, Jason, numerical weather prediction, Mekong River, flood control, irrigation, water supply	4/30/2020		Dr. Faisal Hossain Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
022, water, freshwater, UAV, geospatial, hydrologic models, socio-environmental, winter snow, spring runoff, saline, glaciers, icecaps, water vapor, GIS, GRACE, watersheds, dams, canals, river basins, hydropolitical, GEOSWRL, CIRES, USGS, albedo, snow cover, MODIS, NSIDC DAAC, Yellowstone River, Gallatin Valley	3/26/2020		Dr. Eric Sproles Assistant Professor of Earth Sciences and Director, Geospatial Snow and Water Resources Lab (GEOSWRL), Montana State University, Bozeman, MT
023, lower atmosphere, pollutants, airborne, chemical transport models, ozone, O3, atomic oxygen, molecular, ultraviolet radiation, UV, stratosphere, troposphere, peroxyacetyl nitrate, PAN, poison, EPA, asthma, lung damage, nitrogen dioxide, NO2, nitric oxide, NO, NOx, chemical cycle, health problems, acid rain, emissions, redistribution, TES, Aura, carbon monoxide, CO, water vapor, H2O, methane, CH4, ammonia, NH3, ASDC, DAAC, JPL, boreal fires, austral spring, high latitudes, CrIS, Suomi NPP, greenhouse gases, WE-CAN, NCAR	2/27/2020		Dr. Emily Fischer Associate Professor, Department of Atmospheric Science and School of Global Environmental Sustainability; Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
024,aerosols, human health, clouds, troposphere, suspended particles, volcanic eruptions, smoke, wildland fires, desert dust, carbon soot, agricultural burning, droplets, atmospheric cooling, EPA, Global Ambient Air Pollution, AOD, aerosol optical depth, TOMS, ozone mapping, Nimbus-7, sulfur dioxide, SO2, carbon dioxide, CO2, OCO-2, OCO-3, ISS, GES DISC, water vapor, MODIS, cloud mask, GOES-R, GOES-16, CLASS, ABI, radiance	1/30/2020		Dr. Steven Massie Research Associate, Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP) at the University of Colorado, Boulder, CO
025, emergency response, infrastructure data, situational awareness, decision making, emergency management, disasters, hurricane, earthquake, wildfire, flooding, tornado, severe storms, hazards, trusted sources, LANCE, near real-time, NRT, critical infrastructure, collaboration, GeoCollaborate, SBIR, STTR, small business, innovation, research, technology transfer, GIS, web services, data sharing, Harvey, Florence, bucket trucks, utility, MODIS, Terra, Aqua, Landsat, National Weather Service, NWS, Dorian, SEDAC, gateway, ESIP, ORL, operational readiness level	12/12/2019		Dave Jones Founder, President, and CEO, StormCenter Communications, Inc., Halethorpe, MD
026, phytoplankton, ocean biology, biomass, microscopic organisms, Goddard, biogeochemical cycles, physical process, chemical, oxygen, marine food web, chlorophyll, photosynthesis, algae, protists, diatoms, bacteria, cyanobacteria, OBPG, OB.DAAC, ecosystem, SST, sea surface temperature, PAR, active radiation, diffuse attenuation coefficient, Kd, Rrs, subtropical gyres, prochlorococcus, reflectance, Aqua, MODIS, CHL, SeaBASS, BODC	11/21/2019		Dr. Priscila Kienteca Lange NASA Post-Doctoral Fellow and Scientist (Universities Space Research Association), Ocean Ecology Laboratory, NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD
027, ecological niche modeling techniques, GIS, geographic distribution, plants, animals, biodiversity, conservation, invasive organisms, disease outbreaks, ecophysiology, MODIS, LP DAAC, land cover, hyperspectral imagery, vegetative health, EO-1, Amazon, Peru, NLDAS, GES DISC, soil temperature, alligator snapping turtle	10/31/2019		Dr. Monica Papeş Assistant Professor, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
028, population, urban environment, natural hazards, human, vocano, Campi Flegrei, Naples, ALI, EO-1, megacity, SAR, active radar, ASF, PALSAR, InSAR, DInSAR, GNSS, SRTM	9/19/2019		Dr. Kristy Tiampo Director, Earth Science & Observation Center, Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES) and Professor, Geological Sciences, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO
029, sea level, high tide, flooding events, tide gauge, solar panel, sea height variation, CSIRO, PO.DAAC, altimeter, melting ice sheets, glaciers, seawater expansion, UHSLC, CMEMS, Copernicus, TOPEX, Poseidon, Jason-1, OSTM, GRACE	8/29/2019		Dr. Philip Thompson Assistant Professor, Department of Oceanography, School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa; Director, University of Hawai‘i Sea Level Center, Honolulu, HI
030, precipitation, flooding, hydrometeorology, hydrology, severe weather, hazard prediction, GPM, PMM, IMERG, OLYMPEX, GHRC, ROSES, NSSL, FLASH, hydrograph	7/25/2019		Dr. Pierre Kirstetter Associate Professor, School of Meteorology and the School of Civil Engineering and Environmental Science, University of Oklahoma; Faculty Member, Advanced Radar Research Center, University of Oklahoma; Affiliate, National Severe Storms Laboratory, Norman, OK
031, urban development, economic studies, transportation, developing world, Africa, SEDAC, socioeconomic, human geography, World Bank, nighttime lights, DMSP, OLS, TIR, thermal infrared, GDP, economic activity, GPW, gridded population	6/27/2019	Photograph of Dr. Adam Storeygard by Stephanie Alvarez Ewens for Brown University.	Dr. Adam Storeygard Associate Professor of Economics, Tufts University, Medford, MA
032, carbon cycle, urban environments, biosphere, atmosphere, Boston, CO2, carbon dioxide, methane, CH4, carbon monoxide, CO, global carbon budget, OCO-2, fluorescence, greenhouse gas emissions, CMS	5/30/2019	Photograph of Dr. Hutyra by Kalman Zabarsky for Boston University Photography.	Dr. Lucy Hutyra Associate Professor of Earth and Environment, Boston University; Director, Hutyra Research Lab, Boston University, Boston, MA
033, climate change, cryosphere, ice sheets, snow, sea ice, Arctic Circle, frozen ground, ice shelves, ICESat, NSIDC, polar winter, SAC-D, SnowEx	04/25/2019		Dr. Ludovic Brucker Universities Space Research Association (USRA)/Goddard Earth Sciences Technology And Research (GESTAR) program; Manager and Senior Scientist, Cryospheric Sciences Laboratory, NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD
034, energy cycle, atmosphere, wind power, geothermal, hydroelectric, POWER, applied science, sustainable buildings, renewable energy, WCRP, GEWEX, CERES, ISCCP, radiation budget, FLASHFlux, GMAO, ASDC, API	03/28/2019		Dr. Paul Stackhouse Senior Research Scientist, NASA's Langley Research Center, Science Directorate/Climate Sciences Branch, Hampton, VA
035, land surface model, soil moisture, snow depth, surface flux, flash drought, in situ, rain gauges, GPM, SMAP, LIS, land information system, LDT, data toolkit, LVT, verification, NLDAS, FLOPS, floating point, GES DISC, GRACE, rain	12/20/2018		David Mocko Senior Research Scientist (Science Applications International Corporation [SAIC]) supporting the Hydrological Sciences Laboratory at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD
036, SAR, ISRO, NISAR, ADT, algorithm, L-band, S-band, active radar, interferometry, interferogram, ASF, Sentinel-1, SRTM, C-band, X-band, ALOS, RADARSAT-1, GRFN, ISCE, GIAnT	11/15/2018		Dr. Piyush Agram Signal Analyst, Radar Algorithms and Processing Group, Radar Science and Engineering Section, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
037, algal bloom, water quality, HAB, cyanobacteria, organism, atmospheric oxygen, Baltic Sea, Sentinel-3, neurotoxin, hepatoxin, OBPG, OB.DAAC, CyAN, Envisat, MERIS, OLCI, index, MODIS	10/25/2018		Dr. Bridget Seegers Scientist (Oceanographer with the Universities Space Research Association [USRA]), Ocean Ecology Laboratory, NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
038, urban environment, Central Park, New York, human geography, temperature, population density, urban heat island, energy, air pollutant, greenhouse gas, human health, water quality, ASTER, Landsat, SEDAC, UHI, 100 Cities Project, JMARS, J-Earth, evapotranspiration	9/20/2018		Lela Prashad CEO and Co-Founder of NiJeL, a data science company focused on environmental and social sustainability; former director (2006-2011) of the 100 Cities Project at Arizona State University’s School of Earth and Space Exploration
039, volcano, emergency response, thermal infrared, spectroscopy, ASTER, Halemaumau Crater, lava, Pele, pahoehoe, Fuego, Tolbachik, Kilauea, Etna, Stromboli, Pacaya, Reunion Island, Piton de la Fournaise,LP DAAC, MODIS, AVHRR, VNIR, SO2, sulfur dioxide	8/23/2018		Dr. Mike Ramsey Professor of Volcanology and Planetary Science, Department of Geology and Environmental Science, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
040, ocean, atmosphere, circulation, saline ocean, water vapor, clouds, precipitation, current, scatterometer, QuikSCAT, PO.DAAC, AMSR-E, air-sea interaction	7/19/2018		Dr. Larry O'Neill Assistant Professor, College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences, Oregon State University, Corvllis, OR
041, terrestrial pollution, chemical composition, atmosphere, airborne gas concentration, transport model, ecosystem, surface process, carbon dioxide CO2, methane, CH4, ATom, DC-8, MRI, QCLS, CO, carbon monoxide, nitrous oxide, N2O, OCO-2, GOME-2, MetOp-A, TROPOMI, GOSAT, Sentinel-5, ORNL	6/21/2018		Dr. Róisín Commane Research Associate, Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Cambridge, MA
042, climate change, agriculture, human environment interaction, ecosystems, farms, forestry, conservation, India, SEDAC, socioeconomic, VIIRS, NDVI, Terra, MISR, ETM+, WELD, SAR, Sentinel, TRMM, winter wheat	5/24/2018		Dr. Pinki Mondal Senior Research Associate, Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), Columbia University, Palisades, NY
043, dust concentration, volcano, emission, particulate matter, aerosol, suspended particles, ash, pollen, OMI, MODIS, polar winter, UV, OMAERUV, AOD, optical index, HYSPLIT, photosynthesis, clouds	4/19/2018		Dr. Santiago Gassó Associate Research Scientist, NASA Goddard Earth Sciences Technology And Research (GESTAR) program/Morgan State University
044, glacier, snowmelt, Taymyr Peninsula, Russia, dicrostonyx torquatus, human population, cryosphere, lake ice, snow, sea ice, ice cap, frozen ground, permafrost, mountain hydrology, glacier mass balance, glacier dynamics, SSM/I, DMSP, AMSR-E, GCOM-W1, Shizuku, solar radiation, QuikSCAT, SWEHydro, DAV, NSIDC	3/22/2018		Dr. Joan Ramage Associate Professor of Earth and Environmental Science, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA
045, GPS, plate tectonics, geodesy, water cycle, GNSS, GLONASS, CDDIS, signal noise, SNR, PBO, NSF, H2O data, Kachemak Bay, Alaska, PSIPW	2/22/2018		Dr. Kristine M. Larson Professor of Aerospace Engineering Sciences, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO
046, strong storms, ocean buoys, hurricane, Matthew, cyclogenesis, SPoRT, prediction, AMSU-A, AIRS, NCEP, high wind, atmospheric variance, N-AWIPS, air mass, MODIS, Sandy, Suomi NPP, CrIS, ATMS, Atsani, CAA, cold air aloft	1/25/2018		Dr. Emily Berndt Research Scientist, NASA Short-term Prediction Research and Transition Center (SPoRT)
047, wildfire, wetlands, boreal ecozone, arctic region, tundra, field campaign, SMAPVEX16, soil moisture, SAR, C-band, X-band, L-band, ASF, ABoVE, phragmites australis, common reed, PALSAR, Great Lakes, nitrogen loading, LIDAR	12/21/2017		Dr. Laura Bourgeau-Chavez Senior Research Scientist/Adjunct Associate Professor, Michigan Tech Research Institute-Michigan Technological University
048, MLS, Aura, data products, datasets, tools, QA, quality assurance, SCF, MLS SIPS, OCO-2, CO2, carbon dioxide, TCIS, tropical cyclone, ECMWF, ERA-5	11/16/2017		Brian Knosp Scientific Applications Software Engineer, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory at the California Institute of Technology
049, crop production, corn, soybeans, cotton, wheat, rice, NASS, agriculture, MODIS, Terra, NDVI	10/19/2017		Dave Johnson Senior Geographer, United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service
050, lightning, cloud electrification, severe weather, aerosol interactions, CAPI, circulation, convection, Shenandoah, Virginia, ATTO, Amazonian Tall Tower Observatory, FRD, flash rate density, ISS, GHRC, air mass, nocturnal thunderstorm, HALO, Brazil, CO2, carbon dioxide, CH4, methane, N2O, nitrous oxide, CHUVA, GPM, ACRIDICON	9/21/2017		Dr. Rachel Albrecht Professor, Department of Atmospheric Sciences, University of São Paulo, Brazil
051, phytoplankton, ocean, carbon cycle, SeaWiFS, chlorophyll concentrations, microorganisms, OB.DAAC, ship survey, buoy, float, CO2, carbon dioxide, seawater, carbonic acid, pH, CMS, pCO2, partial pressure, MODIS, flux, DOC, dissolved organic carbon, MAB, Middle Atlantic Blight	8/24/2017		Dr. Sergio Signorini Principal Research Scientist, Science Applications International Corporation/NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
052, climate process, vertical convection, cumulus clouds, water vapor, convective storms, Asian Monsoon, Ellora Caves, India, TRMM, ITCZ, intertropical convergence zone, Siberian High, CAM, hurricanes, GEOS-5, G5NR, MERRA-2, atmospheric rivers, extratropical	7/20/2017		Dr. Brian Mapes Professor, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami
053, urbanization, India, China, population growth, spread, VIIRS, Suomi NPP, nighttime lights, anthropogenic, biodiversity, croplands, energy use, Black Marble, HCV, high conservation value, UCAL, land cover, land change, DMSP, OLS, SPOT, SEDAC, QuikSCAT, urban heat islands, UHI, SeaWinds, scatterometer, HKH, Hindu Kush	6/15/2017	Image of Dr. Karen Seto courtesy of Yale University.	Dr. Karen Seto Frederick C. Hixon Professor of Geography and Urbanization Science and Associate Dean for Research, Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies; Director of the Seto Lab at Yale University
054, ecological model, forecasting, Terra, Aqua, PEcAn, predictive ecosystem analyzer, Ameriflux, LAI, leaf area index, MODIS, fAPAR, photosynthetically active radiation, visible light, near infrared, vegetation, spectral data, AVIRIS, VIIRS, Suomi NPP, LIDAR, GEDI, ECOSTRESS, ISS	5/18/2017		Dr. Michael Dietze Associate Professor, Department of Earth and Environment, Boston University
055, coastal ocean circulation, marine ecosystem process, rock lobster, continental shelf, carbon cycle, larval dispersal, ocean transport, CSIRO, PO.DAAC, in situ, OSTST, MARACOOS, NERACOOS, IOOS, DOC, dissolved organic carbon, SeaWiFS, MODIS	4/11/2017		Dr. John Wilkin Professor, Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
056, Chesapeake Bay, ocean health, tidewater quality, aquatic habitat monitoring, assessment, bacteria, blood infection, MODIS, vibrio vulnificus, microorganism, LANCE, salt water, chlorophyll, surface temperature, tubidity, suspended matter, algal blooms sediment plumes, nitrogen, phosphorous, algae, hypoxia, low dissolved oxygen, perkinsus marinus, cyclic pattern, diel-cycling, HAB, harmful algal blooms, nitrate, nitrite, ammonium	3/16/2017		Mark Trice Program Chief, Water Quality Informatics; Tidewater Ecosystem Assessment Division, Maryland Department of Natural Resources
057, climate change, geophysical data, algorithms, DEVELOP, BASINS, nonpoint sources, impervious sufaces, Moffett Field, TOPS, terrestrial observation prediction system, precipitation, gross primary productivity, evapotranspiration, soil runoff, vapor pressure deficit, LIDAR, GLAM, ICESat-2, ATLAS, MABEL, G-LiHT, hyperspectral, thermal imager, Coyote Watershed, ATL18, ATL08, gridded ground surface, canopy height, canopy cover, GEDI, ISS	2/23/2017		Katherine Pitts Engineering Scientist Associate; Applied Research Laboratories, University of Texas at Austin
058, dryland ecosystems, human activity, climate change, waxflower, jamesia tetrapetala, alpine cliffs, rock slopes, Great Basin, artemisia tridentata, sagebrush, BCAL, LIDAR, GPS, LAI, leaf area index, carbon exchange, volume, canopy cover, point intercept sampling, ICESat-2, OLI, TM, Landsat, MABEL, ATLAS, SnowEx	1/19/2017		Dr. Nancy Glenn Professor, Department of Geosciences and Director, Boise Center Aerospace Laboratory, Boise State University
059, atmospheric process, oceanic, SAR, radar, air sea interactions, storm intensity, SFMR, stepped frequency microwave, ISW, internal solitary waves, South China Sea, atoll	12/7/2016		Dr. Xiaofeng Li Scientist; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service
060, mountain ecosystems, hydroclimatology, snow, social-ecological systems, SWE, snow water equivalent, snow tube, glaciers, water resources, precipitation, MRB, McKenzie River Basin, albedo, MODIS, snow cover, MISR, Greenland ice sheet roughness, absorbed heat	11/10/2016		Dr. Anne Nolin Professor; College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences; Oregon State University
061, wildfires, forest ecosystems, ecology, vegetation studies, carbon, MODIS, biosphere model, Carnegie Ames Stanford Approach, ALOS-1, ERS-1, NBR, SAR, TM, ETM+, dNBR, CBI, composite burn index, normalized ratio	10/6/2016		Dr. Nancy French Senior Scientist, Michigan Tech Research Institute; Adjunct Professor, School of Forest Resources and Environmental Science, Michigan Technological University
062, climate change, water cycle, energy, GISS, mean sea level, tide, waves, heat, moisture, GRACE, TOPEX, Jason, Poseidon, GEOS-5, CESM1, CMIP5, carbon dioxide, CO2, volcano, microphysical properties, condensation nuclei, water vapor, CERES, TRMM, relative humidity	9/8/2016		Dr. John Fasullo Project Scientist, National Center for Atmospheric Research
063, space techniques, geodesy, geophysics, mapping Earth, LLR, SLR, laser ranging, ITRF, ILRS, gravitomagnetic field, LAGEOS, laser geodynamic satellite, GRACE, LARES, relativity, CDDIS	8/11/2016		Dr. Erricos C. Pavlis Associate Research Scientist, Joint Center for Earth Systems Technology at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County
064, polar sea ice, coastal oceanography, marine pollution, geophysical state, snow, pollutants, ice surface samples, sea ice thickness, microwave measurement, Terra, Aqua, SAR, Arctic Ocean, Beaufort, Chukchi Sea, RADARSAT, Sentinel, UAVSAR, NISAR, surface water, thermal bar, AATSR, radiometer, polarimetric imagery	7/7/2016		Ben Holt Research Scientist, Ocean Circulation and Air-Sea Interaction Group, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory
065, sea surface temperature, ocean, atmosphere, air sea interactions, upper ocean physical process, microwave, Blue Marble, climate, circulation, SST, MODIS, GHRSST, MISST, IOOS, GEOS-5, tropical cyclone, Warm Blob	6/9/2016		Dr. Chelle Gentemann Physical Oceanographer, Earth and Space Research
066, frozen surface, atmosphere, solid, liquid, gas, water vapor, snow, ice, precipitation, Arctic, AMSR-E, Aqua, melting, SMMR, Nimbus-7, MODIS, Terra, NSIDC	5/11/2016		Dr. Mark Anderson Associate Professor, Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
067, mineral resouces, natural hazards, REE, rare Earth element, ground truth, ASTER, Hyperion imaging spectrometer, EO-1, multispectral, hyperspectral, radiated energy, longwave, microwave, infrared, radiation, ultraviolet, x-ray, Landsat 8, electromagnetic spectrum, GIS, landslide, volcano, edifice failure, debris flow, Southern Appalachian Mountains, Yukon, Alaska, Canada, permafrost, Salton Sea, lahars, rock fragments	4/14/2016		Dr. Bernard Hubbard Research Geologist, Eastern Mineral and Environmental Resources Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey
068, land subsidence, water resource, Maricopa, Pinal County, Arizona, sub-surface alluvium, clay, silt, sand, gravel, Earth fissures, infrastructure, water retention, dams, levees, SAR, InSAR, colored fringes, elevation change, interferometry, interferogram, GNSS, gravimeter, aquifer storage, spatial extent, magnitude, rate, Sonoran Desert, Phoenix, Tucson, micro-gravity measurement, groundwater model, calibration, validation, ASF	3/24/2016		Brian Conway Hydrologist and supervisor of the Geophysics/Surveying Unit with the Arizona Department of Water Resources
069, global impact, regional, fires, Africa, biomass burning, agriculture, NSSA, water cycle, carbon emissions, interdisciplinary approach, Lake Chad Basin, surface runoff, infiltration, groundwater mass balance	3/3/2016		Dr. Charles Ichoku Research Physical Scientist, Climate and Radiation Laboratory, Earth Science Division, NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
070, water budget, precipitation, water cycle, energy, evaporation, water vapor, clouds, GPM, GPCP, wind products, MERRA, GES DISC, SeaFlux Project, GEWEX, WCRP, transport, imbalance	2/11/2016		Dr. Christian Kummerow Professor, Department of Atmospheric Science and Director, Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere, Colorado State University
071, tropical, Arctic, climate system, snow cover, hydrologic, atmospheric circulation, surface interaction, data records, models, weather patterns, MJO, Madden Julian Oscillation, intraseasonal time scale, clouds, rainfall, wind, pressure, jet stream, precipitation	1/21/2016		Dr. Gina Henderson Assistant Professor, Oceanography Department, United States Naval Academy
072, water quality, coastal, estuarine environment, nutrient loading, biogeochemistry, management, aquatic life, MODIS, OB.DAAC, Aqua, Terra, SeaWiFS, SeaDAS, TRMM, TOVAS, altimetry, SST, sea surface temperature, topography, PO.DAAC, MERIS, phytoplankton blooms, eutrophic, hypoxic	12/31/2015		John Lehrter Research Ecologist, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Research and Development
073, hail size, damage estimation, in situ, GOES-R, land algorithm, LPCS, characterization system, Suomi NPP, VIIRS, ABI, advanced baseline imager, LP DAAC, land surface temperature, Landsat OLI, vegetation, near infrared	12/10/2015	Kevin Gallo (R) with co-investigator Philip Schumacher (NOAA/National Weather Service, L) at a 2011 storm survey.	Kevin Gallo Physical Scientist, National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service, National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration
074, harmful algal blooms, HAB, southern right whale mortality, biological, physical process, anomalous phytoplankton, sea surface height, SSH, SST, temperature, salinity, ocean color, Gyre, hydrothermal site, Lucky Strike seamount, chlorophyll concentrations, wave glider, underwater sub, MODIS, OB.DAAC, PO.DAAC, Aquarius, diatom, pseudo-nitzchia	11/19/2015		Cara Wilson Research Scientist, Environmental Research Division of the Southwest Fisheries Science Center, National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration
075, atmospheric composition, aerosol, clouds, trace gasses, climate change, Suomi NPP, particulates, storm formation, biomass burning, MODIS, LANCE, FIRMS, LAADS, ASDC, MISR, OMI, sulfur dioxide, SO2, nitrogen dioxide, NO2, GES DISC, phase transition, heterogeneous chemistry, volcanic transport	10/29/2015	Image courtesy of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.	Jun Wang Associate Professor, Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
076, ecosystem disturbance, mountain hydroclimatology, water resources, climate change, snowpack energy, ablation, forest fire, MODIS, Terra, NSIDC, LP DAAC, MTBS, burn severity	10/8/2015		Kelly Gleason Postdoctoral Research Ecologist, U.S. Geological Survey
077, geospatial data, disaster response, humanitarian support, security, human rights, MODIS, thermal anomaly, UNOSAT, dynamics, operations, Syria, Sudan, NGO, Congo, conflict monitoring	9/17/2015		Lars Bromley Principal analyst and a research advisor, United Nations Institute for Training and Research - Operational Satellite Applications Programme
078, urbanization, fertility, mortality, poverty, hazards, adaptations, climate change, spatial population change, SEDAC, GPW, GRUMP, urban mapping, SRTM topography, QuikSCAT, DMSP, EOG, human settlement, LECZ, low elevation coastal zones, peri-urban growth	8/27/2015	Image of Deborah Balk courtesy of Morgado	Deborah Balk Professor, Marxe School of Public and International Affairs - Baruch College, City University of New York Graduate Center Doctoral Programs in Public Health, Sociology, and Economics. Balk also is the Associate Director, CUNY Institute of Demographic Research
079, ecosystem function, environmental condition, plant physiological conditions, optical signals, spectral reflectance, fluorescence, carbon movement, Fluxnet, ORNL, Hyperion imaging spectrometer imagery, EO-2, MODIS, high-latitude studies, tundra plants, mosses, lichens, vascular	8/6/2015		Fred Huemmrich Research Assistant Professor, Joint Center for Earth Systems Technology and affiliated with the Geography and Environmental Systems Department, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
080, climate variability, phytoplankton composition, biogeochemical models, Arctic, sea ice cover, runoff, Suomi NPP, PACE, pre-aerosol, clouds, El Niño, La Niña, carbon dioxide, CO2, NOBM, GMAO, MODIS, Aqua, chlorophyll, particulate inorganic carbon, OMI, SeaWiFS, ocean color, diatoms	7/16/2015		Cecile S. Rousseaux Research Scientist, Universities Space Research Association /NASA's Global Modeling and Assimilation Office
081, ecosystem response, climate change, land use, biogeochemical, MAIRS, monsoon, Asia, NEESPI, GLP, NC CSC, pastoral system impact, dryland, MODIS, ORNL, LP DAAC, GPP, gross primary productivity, drought	6/25/2015		Dennis Ojima Professor in Ecosystem Science and Sustainability and Senior Research Scientist, Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory at Colorado State University
082, weather, climate, atmospheric chemistry, air quality, Africa, MCS, mesoscale convective system, tropical cyclone, dust storm, aerosol, rain, variability, Sahara, respiratory disease, ICE-D, ice in clouds experiment, nuclei, MODIS, Terra, Aqua, LAADS, OMI, AERONET, ozone concentrations, O3, nitrogen, AOD, optical depth, Senegal	5/29/2015		Greg Jenkins Professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Howard University
083, phytoplankton ecology, biogeography, physical regulation, algal blooms, phycotoxins, biogeochemical cycles, marine food chain, microorganisms, Sea of Oman, Arabian Sea, HAB, fisheries, aquaculture, MODIS, SeaWiFS, chlorophyll concentration, SST, sea surface temperature, OB.DAAC, PO.DAAC. TOPEX, Poseidon, GES DISC, time series analysis, ocean color, cochlodinium polykrikoides, low oxygen, nutrient rich, cyclonic eddies	5/7/2015		Adnan Al-Azri Associate Professor, Department of Marine Sciences and Fisheries, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman
084, earthquake physics, finite element modeling, ground displacement, anthropogenic, natural causes, inverse theory, tectonics, California, Louisiana, Cascadia subduction zone, Iran, seismology, subsiding deltas, sea level, geodetic observations, fault zone behavior, external stress change, ASTER, GDEM, digital elevation, LP DAAC, ASF, SRTM, Landsat, GloVis	4/16/2015		Rowena Lohman Assistant Professor, Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, College of Engineering, Cornell University
085, storm electrification, lightning, thermodynamics, microphysics, kinematics, dynamics, thunderstorms, propagation, deep convective clouds chemistry experiment, GOES-R, WTLMA, mapping array, Ka-band, radar, turbulence, activity, LIS, OTD, GHRC	3/26/2015	Image courtesy of Liz Inskip-Paulk, National Wind Institute, Texas Tech University	Eric Bruning Assistant Professor of Atmospheric Science, Department of Geosciences, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX

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