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Invasive Species Application
The Invasive Species application extends NASA Earth science observations and modeling to improve decision-making capabilities for monitoring and control of invasive species. The application draws upon data products that detail climate change, temporal and spatial ocean and land cover change, vegetation characterization, precipitation, soil moisture, topography, hydrologic cycles, and national and global carbon relationships to improve prediction, detection, and monitoring of invasive species in the decision support tools employed by organizations in partnership with NASA.
In the near term, the application is validating and benchmarking the improvement in predictive capability of the national Invasive Species Forecasting System as a result of the integration of NASA observations, measurements, and systems engineering. Within the next decade, the application will work to utilize the data products of NASA experimental systems such as GPM in enhancing climate and weather predictions for invasive species forecasts.
NASA partners with Federal agencies and national organizations that have invasive species management responsibilities and mandates to maximize the use of available resources for response to the invasive species threat. Primary partners are USGS and NOAA.
Point of Contact for NASA Invasive Species Applied Sciences Program:
Woody Turner
Program Scientist, Invasive Species, Acting
NASA Headquarters
Earth Science Division, Science Mission Directorate
Mail Suite 3H78
300 E Street, SW
Washington, DC 20546-0001
Telephone: +1 202 358-1662
Facsimile:1 202 358-2770
woody.turner@nasa.gov
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