People Type: HAQAST Ambassador

Biography I use NASA data to strengthen environmental analysis, geospatial modeling, and decision‑support activities across various operational programs. My work centers on integrating NASA Earth observation datasets into ArcGIS and other modeling tools to better assess environmental conditions, identify potential risks, and support accurate, data‑driven decisions. NASA’s satellite‑derived products such as land surface temperature, NDVI …

Biography LADCO uses NASA data to build knowledge on the sources of air pollution in the Great Lakes region, to enhance our capabilities to model air pollution, and to supplement our decision support information for developing pollution mitigation strategies. We have applied NASA data, tools, and guidance for several applications including weather modeling, regional tropospheric …

Biography We have applied NLDAS and NASA MODIS data to develop extreme heat metrices in New York State. These data provide spatially contiguous estimates of ambient exposures that affect human health and have been used to inform epidemiologic research that estimated excess risk temperatures for select heat-related health outcomes in New York State. The findings …

Biography TCEQ uses satellite and remote sensing data to support many of our air quality analyses, including photochemical model development and evaluation, trend patterns, high concentration days, exceptional events, and transport studies. TCEQ has also been fortunate to collaborate with NASA in air quality field studies, which have improved our understanding of ozone and particulate …

Biography I use NASA remote sensing data to support air quality planning and regional decision-making. In my role as a Principal Planner, I focus on using environmental data to better understand air pollution patterns and to support practical planning and policy discussions. NASA satellite data are especially useful for providing consistent, region-wide information where ground …

Biography Satellite data plays an essential role in the daily work of the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (CT DEEP). As Connecticut continues to experience the worst air quality along the U.S. East Coast, satellite observations help support the evaluation of emission control strategies and fill gaps between regulatory ground-based monitoring stations. In …

Biography Connecticut continues to have the worst air quality along the U.S. east coast. Besides the transport of pollutants from nearby States upwind, the effects of pollutants from the smoke plumes of fires far away has become more of a concern in recent years. In 2016, we successfully used a number of NASA satellite products …

Biography I use NASA and NOAA satellite data to routinely evaluate and improve atmospheric models that are used in the regulatory process. Satellite data provides unique data in unmonitored and monitored parts of the world. Over unmonitored regions, satellite products provide the only observational information we have. Over monitored areas, satellite products provide a measure …

Biography NASA Satellite data provides us spatially contiguous estimates of ambient exposures that affect health such as air quality, climate effects, and harmful algal blooms. We have used NLDAS and NASA MODIS data to develop metrics of extreme heat in New York. These data were also used to inform epidemiologic research that estimated excess risk …

Biography NESCAUM and our member states use NASA data to better understand air pollution trends, transport, and chemistry in the northeastern U.S. This includes direct analysis with NASA outputs as well as photochemical model comparison and evaluation. We continue to look for new ways to use NASA products to better understand and improve the air …