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Las Moras.jpg
Las Moras.jpg
Las Moras.jpg

The Las Moras Wash, within the Santa Margarita Ranch, Altar Valley, AZ, exhibits channel incision, gully expansion, head‑cut migration, vegetation loss, and reduced hydrologic connectivity between upper watershed and floodplains 

The Las Moras Wash, within the Santa Margarita Ranch, Altar Valley, AZ, exhibits channel incision, gully expansion, head‑cut migration, vegetation loss, and reduced hydrologic connectivity between upper watershed and floodplains 

Figure 1. Location map showing the study area and property boundary of the Santa Margarita Ranch
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las moras fig 1.jpg
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Figure 1. Location map showing the study area and property boundary of the Santa Margarita Ranch

Figure 1. Location map showing the study area and property boundary of the Santa Margarita Ranch

Figure 3. Map of paired watershed monitoring devices INSTALLED AT Santa Margarita Ranch.
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las moras fig 3.jpg
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Figure 3. Map of paired watershed monitoring devices INSTALLED AT Santa Margarita Ranch. 

Figure 3. Map of paired watershed monitoring devices INSTALLED AT Santa Margarita Ranch. 

Pardhasaradhi Teluguntla receiving certificate of ESRI's Award for Best Scientific Paper in GIS -1st Place
Pardhasaradhi Teleguntla receiving certificate of ESRI's Award for Best Scientific Paper in GIS -1st Place
Pardhasaradhi Teleguntla receiving certificate of ESRI's Award for Best Scientific Paper in GIS -1st Place
Pardhasaradhi Teleguntla receiving certificate of ESRI's Award for Best Scientific Paper in GIS -1st Place

Pardhasaradhi Teluguntla receieving certificate of ESRI's Award for Best Scientific Paper in GIS -1st Place. Picture taken at ASPRS Awards Ceremony held in Denver, CO on 02/17/2026.

GFSAD Contributors at ASPRS Awards Ceremony
GFSAD Contributors at ASPRS Awards Ceremony
GFSAD Contributors at ASPRS Awards Ceremony
GFSAD Contributors at ASPRS Awards Ceremony

Contributors of the Landsat-Derived Rainfed and Irrigated-Area Product for Conterminous United States for the Year 2020 (LRIP30 CONUS 2020) attending the ASPRS Awards Ceremony held in Denver, CO as the paper won 1st place in ESRI's award for Best Scientific Paper in GIS.

Contributors of the Landsat-Derived Rainfed and Irrigated-Area Product for Conterminous United States for the Year 2020 (LRIP30 CONUS 2020) attending the ASPRS Awards Ceremony held in Denver, CO as the paper won 1st place in ESRI's award for Best Scientific Paper in GIS.

A diagram explaining the cloud-based tidal marsh biomass mapping tool
Cloud-based Tidal Marsh Biomass Mapping Tool Description
Cloud-based Tidal Marsh Biomass Mapping Tool Description
Cloud-based Tidal Marsh Biomass Mapping Tool Description

The graphical user interface of the Cloud-based tidal marsh biomass mapping tool that highlights features and map outputs.

The attendees of the GFSAD workshop day one standing outside
Attendees of GFSAD Workshop 4 Day One
Attendees of GFSAD Workshop 4 Day One
Attendees of GFSAD Workshop 4 Day One

The GFSAD is a NASA funded project (2023-2028) to provide highest-resolution global cropland data and their water use that contributes towards global food-and-water security in the twenty-first century. This image was taken after day one of the 4th GFSAD project workshop hosted in Flagstaff, Arizona.

The GFSAD is a NASA funded project (2023-2028) to provide highest-resolution global cropland data and their water use that contributes towards global food-and-water security in the twenty-first century. This image was taken after day one of the 4th GFSAD project workshop hosted in Flagstaff, Arizona.

A powerpoint presentation slide with a map of irrigated and rainfed croplands on a global extent accompanied by a bar graph. Includes a map of continental United States croplands and the names of those working on the project.
Overview of GFSAD Project Accomplishments and Plans Ahead
Overview of GFSAD Project Accomplishments and Plans Ahead
Overview of GFSAD Project Accomplishments and Plans Ahead

The GFSAD is a NASA funded project (2023-2028) to provide highest-resolution global cropland data and their water use that contributes towards global food-and-water security in the twenty-first century. This image is from the GFSAD project members' 4th workshop hosted in Flagstaff, Arizona where Dr.

The GFSAD is a NASA funded project (2023-2028) to provide highest-resolution global cropland data and their water use that contributes towards global food-and-water security in the twenty-first century. This image is from the GFSAD project members' 4th workshop hosted in Flagstaff, Arizona where Dr.

A photo depicting a fire stopped through active suppression
Fire stopped through active suppression
Fire stopped through active suppression
Fire stopped through active suppression

A fire stopped through active suppression activities at a fuel break in Idaho. 

Examples of three types of intertidal biofilms observed at study sites with varying pigmentation
Examples of three types of intertidal biofilms observed at study sites with varying pigmentation
Examples of three types of intertidal biofilms observed at study sites with varying pigmentation
Examples of three types of intertidal biofilms observed at study sites with varying pigmentation

Examples of three types of intertidal biofilms observed at study sites with varying pigmentation. (a) Dark gray-greens are indicative of cyanobacteria; (b) Golden brown is indicative of diatoms; (c) Bright green is indicative of chlorophytes.

Western sandpiper foraging on a mudflat
Western sandpiper foraging on a mudflat
Western sandpiper foraging on a mudflat
Western sandpiper foraging on a mudflat

Western sandpiper foraging on a mudflat. This shorebird, which winters along coasts across the Americas and breeds in northern Alaska), may consume up to 20 percent of their body weight in biofilm per hour when fueling up for migration. 

Western sandpiper foraging on a mudflat. This shorebird, which winters along coasts across the Americas and breeds in northern Alaska), may consume up to 20 percent of their body weight in biofilm per hour when fueling up for migration. 

Maps showing chlorophyll-a concentration, carbohydrates, lipids, and total organic carbon in southern San Francisco Bay
Maps of chlorophyll-a concentration, carbohydrates, lipids, and total organic carbon in southern San Francisco Bay
Maps of chlorophyll-a concentration, carbohydrates, lipids, and total organic carbon in southern San Francisco Bay
Maps of chlorophyll-a concentration, carbohydrates, lipids, and total organic carbon in southern San Francisco Bay

Maps of (a) chl-a concentration, (b) carbohydrates, (c) lipids, and (d) total organic carbon in southern San Francisco Bay, 15 April 2021, based on final partial least squares regression models and AVIRIS-NG 3.7 m imagery. Base map from Esri and its licensors, copyright 2022.

Map showing estimated light absorption at 440nm, a proxy for the amount of colored dissolved organic matter in south San Fran
Estimated light absorption at 440nm, a proxy for the amount of colored dissolved organic matter in south San Francisco Bay waters
Estimated light absorption at 440nm, a proxy for the amount of colored dissolved organic matter in south San Francisco Bay waters
Aerial image of the Palo Alto Battlefield in Texas.
Unoccupied Aerial Systems (UAS) imagery of four monitoring plots at Palo Alto Battlefield, Texas
Unoccupied Aerial Systems (UAS) imagery of four monitoring plots at Palo Alto Battlefield, Texas
Unoccupied Aerial Systems (UAS) imagery of four monitoring plots at Palo Alto Battlefield, Texas

High-resolution multispectral imagery collected in March 2024 by USGS of NPS vegetation monitoring plots at Palo Alto Battlefield in Brownsville, TX. The black boxes outline the sampling plot perimeter, and the green polygons outline patches of cordgrass (Spartina).

High-resolution multispectral imagery collected in March 2024 by USGS of NPS vegetation monitoring plots at Palo Alto Battlefield in Brownsville, TX. The black boxes outline the sampling plot perimeter, and the green polygons outline patches of cordgrass (Spartina).

Aerial image of the Palo Alto Battlefield in Texas.
Unoccupied Aerial Systems (UAS) imagery of a monitoring plot at Palo Alto Battlefield, Texas
Unoccupied Aerial Systems (UAS) imagery of a monitoring plot at Palo Alto Battlefield, Texas
Unoccupied Aerial Systems (UAS) imagery of a monitoring plot at Palo Alto Battlefield, Texas

High-resolution multispectral imagery collected in March 2024 by USGS of NPS vegetation monitoring plots at Palo Alto Battlefield in Brownsville, TX. The black boxes outline the sampling plot perimeter, and the green polygons outline patches of cordgrass (Spartina).

High-resolution multispectral imagery collected in March 2024 by USGS of NPS vegetation monitoring plots at Palo Alto Battlefield in Brownsville, TX. The black boxes outline the sampling plot perimeter, and the green polygons outline patches of cordgrass (Spartina).

Images of 6 monitoring plots at Palo Alto Battlefield, Texas.
Unoccupied Aerial Systems (UAS) imagery of six monitoring plots at Palo Alto Battlefield, Texas
Unoccupied Aerial Systems (UAS) imagery of six monitoring plots at Palo Alto Battlefield, Texas
Unoccupied Aerial Systems (UAS) imagery of six monitoring plots at Palo Alto Battlefield, Texas

High-resolution multispectral imagery collected in March 2024 by USGS of NPS vegetation monitoring plots at Palo Alto Battlefield in Brownsville, TX. The black boxes outline the sampling plot perimeter, and the green polygons outline patches of cordgrass (Spartina).

High-resolution multispectral imagery collected in March 2024 by USGS of NPS vegetation monitoring plots at Palo Alto Battlefield in Brownsville, TX. The black boxes outline the sampling plot perimeter, and the green polygons outline patches of cordgrass (Spartina).

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