Earth Science Serving Society, CubeSats and Snow

Greetings, 

This full moon, we celebrate our latest Virtual Poster Session with the talented folks from the NASA DEVELOP National Program. This  VPS features 34 research projects from 155 researchers on topics spanning a gamut of applications including monitoring conservation efforts and drought, forecasting water availability and vector-borne disease risk, and mapping invasive species distribution and the damage from natural disasters such as flooding, wildfires and hurricanes. 

You are invited to read a short abstract, watch a brief video, and discuss the projects with participants. Competition for the best overall presentation is open through Aug. 15 with announcement of the top prize following thereafter. You can find the VPS here, and below. 

This full moon, you also have a chance to see the Perseid meteor shower, although the light show may be obscured by a bright "super moon."

Either way, there's interesting new content that's just landed on Earthzine. See "A Hitchhiker’s Guide to CubeSats"  --- these  spacecraft, as small as a grapefruit, are ushering in a new erra of spaceborne observation capabilities. 

You also can also chill on the latest from Osha Gray Davidson's  "Tracking Snow." The piece explores changes in the cryosphere and the importance of snow in people's daily lives. 

Thanks for reading, 

Jeff Kart
Managing Editor
 

Earth Science Serving Society: NASA DEVELOP Summer 2014 Virtual Poster Session

This DEVELOP Virtual Poster Session features 34 research projects that apply the lens of NASA Earth observations to community concerns around the globe. In short video format, DEVELOP teams across the U.S. communicate the practical applications of NASA Earth observations and their capabilities to address diverse environmental and public policy issues.

A Hitchhiker’s Guide to CubeSats

CubeSats, once viewed with skepticism, are changing the way we think about space exploration and Earth observation.

Tracking Snow: The Cryosphere in an Era of Climate Change

A new generation of weather satellites is helping researchers gain insights into the complex relationship between the cryosphere – the planet’s cold regions – and the climate. With drinking water supplies dwindling around the world, understanding the cryosphere is becoming a front-burner issue.