Summer Environmental StudyToshio Matsuoka
2021 The Elizabeth Gardner Norweb Summer Environmental Studies Scholarship
Vegetation Change in the Brooks Range
Combining imagery from the moderate resolution imaging spectroradiometer (MODIS) sensor on NASA’s satellite system with hundreds of miles of vegetation classifications across Alaska’s Brooks Range, Matsuoka will research how the arctic vegetation landscape has been changing over the past 20 years. This summer he will join an expedition traversing 800 miles of wilderness, starting in the central Brooks Range and ending at the Chukchi Sea. During the expedition he will geolocate vegetation changes to validate trends recorded by MODIS.
The Elizabeth Gardner Norweb Summer Environmental Studies Scholarship
To encourage studies and careers in the environmental field with the opportunity to gain knowledge and experience beyond the regular course of study.
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