Description

This Applied Remote Sensing Training Program (ARSET) training describes climate risk assessment approaches that originate with stakeholder expertise in the fundamental climate vulnerability and exposure of their system. By identifying at-risk assets and the types of climate conditions that drive problematic responses, stakeholders and scientists can co-develop risk information targeting specific climatic impact-drivers and utilizing climate observations and projections sets selected to suitably address those risks. The training provides an assessment and engagement framework and utilizes examples from the NASA Climate Adaptation Science Investigators (CASI) Program that is preparing NASA facilities for future climate resilience.

Prerequisites

• Fundamentals of Remote Sensing
• Introduction to NASA Resources for Climate Change Applications
• Selecting Climate Change Projection Sets for Mitigation, Adaptation, and Risk Management Applications

Sessions

Part 1: Theoretical Framework for Demand-Driven Climate Adaptation Support

• Basic Approach and Climate Risk Theory
• Resources and Tools
• Demonstrative Examples
• End-to-End Examples
• Q&A Session

Guest Instructors

Alex Ruane (NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS)) and Sanketa Kadam (NASA GISS and Columbia University)

Materials

• Part 1 Presentation Slides (PDF, 5.0 MB)
• Part 1 Q&A Document (PDF, 0.2 MB)

Part 2: Developing Climate Adaptation Support for NASA Centers

• Overview of NASA Products
• Risk to NASA Centers
• Closing Thoughts, Future Directions
• Q&A Session

Guest Instructors

Alex Ruane (NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS)) and Sanketa Kadam (NASA GISS and Columbia University)

Materials

• Part 2 Presentation Slides (PDF, 6.3 MB)
• Part 2 Q&A Document (PDF, 0.2 MB)

Homework

• Homework (Due Oct. 5, 2023)