Work has included research and analysis in a wide range of projects studying terrestrial and climatic variations in the biosphere, cryosphere, and hydrosphere using remote sensing and geographic information system applications.
Katherine A. Melocik
(Chief Research Scientist)
Email: | katherine.a.melocik@nasa.gov |
Phone: | 301.614.6534 |
Org Code: | 618 |
Address: |
NASA/GSFC Mail Code 618 Greenbelt, MD 20771 |
Employer: | SCIENCE SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS INC |
Brief Bio
Education
2011, B.S., Environmental Science, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
2014, M.P.S., Geospatial Information Sciences, University of Maryland, College Park
Publications
Refereed
2023. "Sub-continental-scale carbon stocks of individual trees in African drylands." Nature 615 (7950): 80-86 [10.1038/s41586-022-05653-6] [Journal Article/Letter]
2020. "Reanalysis of the 2000 Rift Valley fever outbreak in Southwestern Arabia." PLOS ONE 15 (12): e0233279 [10.1371/journal.pone.0233279] [Journal Article/Letter]
2020. "An unexpectedly large count of trees in the West African Sahara and Sahel." Nature 587 (7832): 78-82 [10.1038/s41586-020-2824-5] [Journal Article/Letter]
2018. "Reduction of tree cover in West African woodlands and promotion in semi-arid farmlands." Nature Geoscience [10.1038/s41561-018-0092-x] [Journal Article/Letter]
2015. "Change in the glacier extent in Turkey during the Landsat Era." Remote Sensing of Environment 163 32–41 [10.1016/j.rse.2015.03.002] [Journal Article/Letter]