Yuri Knyazikhin and Ranga Myneni win research projects from NASA’s DSCOVR Program
Professors Yuri Knyazkhin and Ranga Myneni’s proposed research projects were recently selected for three-year funding by NASA under their DSCOVR program. Knyazikhin proposed “DSCOVR EPIC VESDR Product: Algorithm refinement, validation and scientific exploration,” and Myneni submitted “Vegetation hot spot signatures from synergy of EPIC-DSCOVR and EOS/SUOMI sensors to monitor changes in global forests.” According to National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration, the Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR) maintain the nation’s real-time solar wind monitoring capabilities which are critical to the accuracy and lead time of weather alerts and forecasts.