Orbital Space Solar Power Option for a Lunar Village

Abstract: The international community is increasingly interested in returning humans to the Moon and this time…

GEOS-5 During ORACLES: Status Update

Abstract: In this talk we summarize the GEOS-5 capabilities to be deployed during the ORACLES 2016…

Intercomparison of Soil Moisture, Evaporative Stress, and Vegetation Indices for Estimating Corn and Soybean Yields Over the U.S.

Abstract: This paper presents an intercomparative study of 12 operationally produced large-scale datasets describing soil moisture,…

Wideband Reconfigurable Harmonically Tuned GaN SSPA for Cognitive Radios

Abstract: The paper presents the architecture of a wideband reconfigurable harmonically-tuned Gallium Nitrate (GaN) Solid State…

Optimal A-Train Data Utilization: A Use Case of Aura OMI L2G and MERRA-2 Aerosol Products

Abstract: Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI) aboard NASA's Aura mission measures ozone column and profile, aerosols, clouds,…

Near Real-Time Flood Monitoring and Impact Assessment Systems (Chapter 6.)

Abstract: Floods are the costliest natural disaster, causing approximately 6.8 million deaths in the twentieth century…

Discovery of a Makemakean Moon

Abstract: We describe the discovery of a satellite in orbit about the dwarf planet (136472) Makemake.…

Reconfigurable Wideband Circularly Polarized Stacked Square Patch Antenna for Cognitive Radios

Abstract: An almost square patch, a square patch and a stacked square patch with corner truncation…

Baseline Experimental Results on the Effect of Oil Temperature on Shrouded Meshed Spur Gear Windage Power Loss

Abstract: Rotorcraft gearbox efficiencies are reduced at increased surface speeds due to viscous and impingement drag…

Additive Manufacturing of NiTiHf High Temperature Shape Memory Alloy

Abstract: Additive manufacturing of a NiTi-20Hf high temperature shape memory alloy (HTSMA) was investigated. A selective…