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Hydrosphere improves the observation, understanding, and prediction of water and energy in the Earth System across land, ocean, and the atmosphere through the integration of measurements from satellites, surface networks, and airborne campaigns.
Overview
NASA Hydrosphere directs programs and manages satellite and airborne missions that explore the variability, residence, and transport of oceanic, atmospheric, and terrestrial water. It supports intradisciplinary studies of the global water and energy cycle, sea-level rise and coastal impacts, air–sea interactions, and the integrated role of the hydrosphere–biosphere in the Earth system. We engage in collaborative efforts across NASA Earth Science and support a wide range of interagency and international initiatives to monitor, understand, and predict Earth’s water. The program provides scientific support for major NASA satellite missions. NASA Hydrosphere also engages in work that collaborates with other elements across the research Spheres, within NASA Earth Science (Earth Action, Data Systems, and Technology) and beyond (i.e., interagency and cross-agency efforts).
Contacts
Craig R. Ferguson Hydrosphere and Enabling Capabilities Program Manager (dual role) Terrestrial Hydrology Research and Integrated Earth System Modeling Program Scientist (Scientific Computing Manager) Contact
Jessica Hausman Hydropshere Associate Program Scientist (ASRC Contractor) Ocean Physics Research Contact | Bio
Justin Stachnik Atmosphere and Hydrosphere Associate Program Scientist (ASRC Contractor) (dual role) Atmospheric Dynamics and Precipitation Science Research Contact | Bio
Nadya Vinogradova Shiffer Hydrosphere Program Manager Ocean Physics Research Contact | Bio
Will McCarty Atmosphere and Hydrosphere Program Manager (dual role) Atmospheric Dynamics and Precipitation Science Research Contact | Bio
Earth Action Embed
Erin Urquhart Water Resources Program Manager Contact
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