
NASA Remote Sensing Data for Ecological Research Insights
Explore how NASA remote-sensing data empowers ecological research through climate monitoring, nutrient analysis, fire detection, land use mapping, and more, with a focus on the workshop "Ecology from Space" held in 2017. Discover the applications of NASA Earthdata in various scientific journals and the diverse range of ecological factors it covers.
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Workshop 55 Ecology from Space: How Can NASA Remote-Sensing Data Inform Your Research? Alison Boyer, Oak Ridge National Lab DAAC Jennifer Brennan, NASA EOSDIS Cole Krehbiel, Land Processes DAAC Michele Thornton, ORNL DAAC Pinki Mondal, SEDAC Ecological Society of America Meeting, Portland, OR August 10, 2017
Workshop Goals 1. provide a beginner s level introduction to NASA s remote-sensing and ground-based ecological data 2. demonstrate user-friendly tools to access, subset, and visualize this data 2 ESA workshop: Ecology from Space, August 10, 2017
Workshop Agenda 11:30 am Introduction and Goals Alison Boyer (ORNL DAAC) 11:35 am NASA Earthdata Overview Jennifer Brennan (NASA EOSDIS) 11:55 am Land Processes DAAC Data, Tools, and Services Cole Krehbiel (LP DAAC) Michele M. Thornton & Alison Boyer (ORNL DAAC) 12:15 pm Ecological and Climate Data from ORNL DAAC 12:40 pm Socioeconomic Data and Applications Pinki Mondal (SEDAC) 1 pm Q&A session 1:15 pm Adjourn Follow along at the workshop website: http://www.goo.gl/J1Hm7X 3 ESA workshop: Ecology from Space, August 10, 2017
NASA data informs Ecology Acta Oecologica Biogeosciences Canadian Journal of Forest Research Change and Adaptation in Socio-Ecological Systems Conservation Letters Ecography Ecological Applications Ecological Monographs Ecology Ecology and Evolution Ecosphere Environmental Conservation Fire Ecology Forest Ecology and Management Forest Science Forests Freshwater Biology Global Change Biology Global Ecology and Biogeography Journal of Applied Ecology Journal of Ecology Journal of Plant Ecology Movement Ecology Nature Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences PLOS ONE Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences In 2016, NASA Earthdata was used (and cited) in > 750 papers in more than 200 journals, including 4 ESA workshop: Ecology from Space, August 10, 2017
NASA provides data on: Climate Carbon cycling and other nutrients Fires Agriculture Land Use/Land Cover Vegetation, Phenology, & Photosynthesis Snow and Ice Hazards and Disasters Land Surface Elevation Soil conditions and soil moisture Even species distributions and vegetation inventories 5 ESA workshop: Ecology from Space, August 10, 2017
Accessing NASA Earthdata Sign up for a (free) NASA Earthdata account https://urs.earthdata.nasa.gov/users/new 6 ESA workshop: Ecology from Space, August 10, 2017