This webinar will explore SWOT hydrology data collections of rivers and lakes, highlighting tools provided by both NASA's
PO.DAAC and
United States Geological
USGS.
Webinar participants will learn how to work with SWOT hydrology datasets using
Hydrocron,
the Water Information from Space (
WISP)
dashboard, and NASAâs Earthdata Geographic Information System (
EGIS)
GIS Feature Serviceâdeveloped by NASA PO.DAAC, for the SWOT River Reach collection.
About the data tools:
Presenters:
Nikki Tebaldi, Scientific Applications Software Engineer, NASA PO.DAAC
Nikki Tebaldi is a Software Engineer at NASA's PO.DAAC, where she contributes to the development of cloud-based solutions for Earth science data. She is one of the core developers of the Hydrocron API and has played a lead role in migrating and operationalizing
data processing workflows in the cloud. Nikki's work includes transitioning on-premises workflows to cloud infrastructure for producing GHRSST Level 2P and Level 4 MUR Sea Surface Temperature datasets, as well as architecting a cloud-based workflow for generating
river discharge parameter estimates from SWOT data. She is dedicated to developing scalable, resilient cloud architectures and collaborating on strategies for migrating scientific workflows to the cloud.
Nicholas Tarpinian, Science Data Visualization Engineer, NASA PO.DAAC
Nicholas Tarpinian is a Visualization Engineer with a Geographic Information System (GIS) background at NASAâs PO.DAAC. Nicholas has helped lead the NASAâs Earthdata GIS (EGIS) initiative in developing GIS ready web services of PO.DAAC data. He also works on
providing end user tutorials of accessing PO.DAAC data through GIS, for example StoryMaps and coding tutorials. Nicholas wants to continue to provide a variety of ways for users in accessing NASA data through GIS.
Merritt Harlan, Ph.D., Mendenhall Postdoc, Research Hydrologist, Hydrologic Remote Sensing Branch, USGS
Dr. Harlanâs research focuses on remote sensing of inland waters, with a focus on radar remote sensing from the Surface Water Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite. Dr. Harlan is interested in applying remote sensing data to estimate river flows in ungaged basins,
assess changes in surface water in lakes and rivers, and compare and evaluate the accuracy of satellite-derived stage and streamflow to field data and modeled data.
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Best Regards,
Jennifer