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Charles Gatebe
Event host
Dr. Gatebe's research focus is on clouds aerosols, ecosystem structure and function, albedo, and feedbacks to climate. He is working on developing a well-calibrated, atmospherically corrected and feature-rich airborne dataset for calibration and validation of satellite sensors. His work focuses on improving remote sensing retrievals of aerosols and clouds using laboratory, ground-based, airborne and satellite remote sensing. And on developing instruments and technologies for new measurements in support of future Earth observing missions.
Anne Nolin
Co-host
Dr. Anne Nolin is a Professor in the Geography Department at the University of Nevada - Reno. Dr. Nolin serves as the Director of the Graduate Program of Hydrologic Sciences. Her research focuses on the interactions of climate with mountain snowpacks and glaciers, and mountains as social-ecological systems. Funded by NASA, NSF, and USGS she has published on "at risk" snow, ice sheet albedo and surface characteristics, melting glaciers from Alaska to the Andes, and new ways of mapping snow and glaciers from space. Nolin has three decades of experience in remote sensing, field measurements, and modeling of changing snow and ice. She is a recognized leader in snow remote sensing and pioneered the development of snow and ice mapping techniques to augment in situ observations and modeling.
Eric Sproles
Co-host
From the molecular to the global scale, I integrate GIScience and remote sensing with field-based measurements, stable isotopic tracers, and models to better understand the geospatial and climatic controls on the world’s water resources. My efforts focus primarily on snow, and span the climates and cultures of the western United States and South America. I have been fortunate to develop bilingual collaborations across disciplines to address complex socio-environmental questions related to water resources.
