A Megafire Research Community
This is a research directory for facilitating interdisciplinary research using these unique data sets by providing contact and expertise information from interested participants. Email: E. Natasha Stavros with your name, phone number, email, and discipline(s)/expertise, and available data or tools you would like to advertise. Please include in the subject line: ‘WildfireJPL Collaboration POC'.
| Name | Phone | Discipline(s)/Expertise | Data/Processing Tools | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James A. Lutz | James.lutz@usu.edu | Forest demography, fire ecology | Yosemite Forest Dynamic Plot | |
| Bob McGaughy | 206 543-4713 | bmcgaughey@fs.fed.us | digital terrain modeling, visual simulation of forest characteristics at stand- and landscape-scales, determination of individual tree and stand characteristics using LIDAR data, processing methodologies for large-area LIDAR acquisitions, and using LIDAR and IFSAR to characterize vegetation characteristics over large areas | developer of the Stand Visualization System (SVS), EnVision (landscape visualization), and FUSION (LIDAR data analysis and visualization) software systems |
| Jeff Myers | 650 604-3598 | Jeffrey.s.myers@nasa.gov | MASTER Instrument Lead | L1b Software Suite |
| E. Natasha Stavros | 818-354-5452 | natasha.stavros@jpl.nasa.gov | Landscape and fire ecology, remote sensing, carbon cycle | Process MASTER data products |
| Jens Stevens | jstevens@ucdavis.edu | Forest ecology, botany, fire ecology and behavior, effects of salvage logging | ||
| Zachary Tane | ztane@fs.fed.us | Hyperspectral image interpretation, Sierra Nevada forest/fire ecology, fire modeling | Process AVIRIS data products | |
| Sander Veraverbeke | 949-824-9022 | Sander.veraverbeke@uci.edu | Landscape and fire ecology, remote sensing, carbon cycle | Mapping MODIS fire progression and FRP, fire severity, and field data |