H019-02
A Review of Climate Events as seen by ECOSTRESS

Monday, 7 December 2020: 16:04
Virtual
Joalda Morancy1, Fernando Romero Galvan2, Joshua Fisher3, Kerry-Anne Cawse-Nicholson1, Glynn C Hulley1, Christine M Lee4, Gerardo Rivera1 and Simon J Hook5, (1)NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA, United States, (2)JPL/NASA/Caltech, Pasadena, CA, United States, (3)Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, United States, (4)Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA, United States, (5)LimnoTech, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
Recorded Presentation
Abstract:
The ECOsystem Spaceborne Thermal Radiometer Experiment on Space Station (ECOSTRESS), which launched to the International Space Station in June 2018, provides the highest repeat frequency (1-5 days) of high spatial resolution (70 m) thermal imaging from space. As such, ECOSTRESS has been able to capture the thermal signal of a multitude of climate events and phenomena throughout the planet with exquisite detail since its launch. These include, for example: droughts in Central America, fires in Amazonia and Australia, locust swarm-induced agricultural damage in Africa, world heritage site mangrove stresses, urban heat waves, and even hurricanes. Here, we provide a photo essay review of what ECOSTRESS captured for these events.
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