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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041, GES DISC, meteorology, sounding, atmospheric sounder, water vapor, ozone, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, nitric acid, sulphur dioxide, infrared, microwave, UWG, GCOS, AOPC, CLIMCAPS, AMSU, AIRS, CrIS, ATMS, MERRA-2, NOAA-2, Suomi NPP, SPoRT, NWS, SSEC, NUCAPS, AWIPS, Skew-T, PGRR, hyperspectral	9/30/2021	Dr. Nadia Smith Research Scientist, Science and Technology Corporation and affiliate at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, California
042, LP DAAC, volcanic eruptions, Hawaii, lava effusion, flow cooling, gases, cube satellites, HIGP, Landsat, TM, ETM+, AVHRR, ASTER, Hyperion, Suomi NPP, NOAA-20, land surface temperature, spectral emissivity, VIIRS, Estelle Bonny, volcanology, vent, MODVOLC, HyTI, CubeSat,	8/26/2021	Dr. Robert Wright Director, Hawaii Institute of Geophysics and Planetology, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
043, SEDAC, urban spaces, data visualization, urban conflict, environmental justice, spatial inequality, GSAPP, CSR, ethics, politics, Lamont-Doherty, anthropogenic biomes, GPW, Black Marble, conflict urbanism, Aleppo, Syria, UNITAR, VIIRS, NOAA-20, In Plain Sight, Blue Marble	7/28/2021	Laura Kurgan Professor of Architecture, Director Center for Spatial Research, Columbia University, Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation
044, sea surface salinity, circulation, ocean structure, seawater, ocean drifters, ocean currents, Arctic, tropical regions, mixed layer, precipitation, evaporation, ice melt, river runoff, momentum, circulation, disdrometer, SPURS-2, R/V Revelle, SMAP, SSP, profiler, SASSIE, small-scale variability	6/24/2021	Dr. Kyla Drushka Principal Oceanographer at the Applied Physics Laboratory, University of Washington
045, ASF DAAC, Utah Geological Survey, geologic hazards, emergency response, mapping, research, earthquake, Salt Lake City, landslides, flooding, snowmelt, emergency management, aftershocks, faults, Magna, seismically active, UGS, aerial imagery collection, EarthExplorer, SAR, lidar, InSAR, subsidence, uplift, AIRSAR, UAVSAR, SIR-C	5/27/2021	Dr. Steve Bowman Geologic Hazards Program Manager with the Utah Geological Survey and member of the ASF DAAC User Working Group
046, NSIDC DAAC, sea ice, Arctic, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, snow cover, decadal time scale, thickness, extent, albedo, meltwater, Operation IceBridge, ICESat-2, TerraSAR-X, Sentinel, ground station, whaling routes, MOSAiC, CryoSat-2, SSM/I, SSMIS, DMSP, CESM1-LE, CESM2,	4/29/2021	Dr. Melinda Webster Research Assistant Professor at the Geophysical Institute of the University of Alaska Fairbanks
047, trace gasses, ozone, CFCs, chlorofluorocarbons, HCFCs, hydrochlorofuorocarbons, halogen compounds, stratosphere, troposphere, ODS, ozone-destroying substances, carbon tetrachloride, CCl4, methyl chloroform, halons, methyl bromide, 1,1,1-trichloroethane, bromomethane, CH₃Br, methyl chloride, CH₃Cl, Intercontinental Chemical Transport Experiment, ARCTAS, MOPITT, SEAC4RS, AGAGE, trichlorofluoromethane, CFCl₃	3/25/2021	Dr. Qing Liang Research Physical Scientist, Atmospheric Chemistry and Dynamics Laboratory NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland
048, ecosystem processes group, ecological, atmospheric data, terrestrial, atmospheric carbon dioxide, CO2, photosynthesis, Earth System, computer models, water cycle, nutrients, greenhouse gas, greenhouse effect, severe storms, sea ice, drought, heat waves, spatial, temporal dynamic, ORNL DAAC, Sheffield Dynamic Global Vegetation Model, SDGVM, Solar Induced Fluorescence, SIF, GOME, ERS-2, global ozone, GPP, gross primary production, PNNL, laboratory	2/25/2021	Dr. Anthony Walker Senior Scientist and Leader of the Ecosystem Processes Group; Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee
049, 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
050, 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
051, 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
052, 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
053, 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. Paul Siqueira Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Co-Director of the Microwave Remote Sensing Laboratory; University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA
054, 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
055, 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
056, 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 Post-Doctoral Researcher; Center for Remote Sensing, Boston University, Boston, MA
057, 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
058, 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
059, 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
060,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
061, 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
062, 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
063, 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
064, 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
065, 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
066, 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
067, 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	Dr. Adam Storeygard Associate Professor of Economics, Tufts University, Medford, MA
068, 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	Dr. Lucy Hutyra Associate Professor of Earth and Environment, Boston University; Director, Hutyra Research Lab, Boston University, Boston, MA
069, 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
070, 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
071, 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
072, 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)
073, 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
074, 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
075, 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
076, 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
077, 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
078, 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
079, 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
080, 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
081, 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
082, 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)
083, 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
084, 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
085, 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
086, 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
087, 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
088, 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
089, 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	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
090, 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
091, 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
092, 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
093, 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
094, 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
095, 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
096, 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
097, 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
098, 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
099, 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
100, 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
101, 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
102, 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
103, 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
104, 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
105, 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
106, 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
107, 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
108, 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
109, 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 Physical Scientist, National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service, National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration
110, 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
111, 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	Jun Wang Associate Professor, Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
112, 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
113, 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
114, 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	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
115, 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
116, 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
117, 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
118, 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
119, 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
120, 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
121, 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	Eric Bruning Assistant Professor of Atmospheric Science, Department of Geosciences, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX

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