2026 NASA Summer School Group Projects

Project Overview

Student Group Project Overview Document

Group Assignments

NASA Summer School on Satellite Observations and Climate Models brings together the next generation of climate scientists to engage with premier climate scientists. The summer school focuses on the topic of "Using Satellite Observations to Advance Climate Models." Students will explore how satellite observations can be used to evaluate and improve climate models by doing a group project with hands-on exercises.

Students will be engaged in group projects for hands-on exercise of using satellite observation data and climate model outputs for climate science research. In the group projects, the students will explore satellite observation and climate model data to study one of the following six topics:

  • Where is global warming?
  • Marine carbon dioxide removal
  • Ecological forecasting of tree mortality
  • Spatio-temporal variability of the water cycle
  • Wildfire applications with SAR
  • Sea level observations: Radar altimetry and SWOT

Project Server (CMDA)

  • All relevant datasets and analysis tools are provided in the CMDA server which runs JupyterHub.
  • https://hub.jpl-cmda.org

Project Schedule

  • Wednesday, July 8 (Day 1) 9:45AM
      Project Introduction and Topic Selection Session
  • Thursday, July 9 (Day 2) 10:15AM
      CMDA Group Project Server Office Hour
  • Monday, July 13 (Day 3) 4:00PM-5:30PM
      Working Session
  • Tuesday, July 14 (Day 4) 2:00PM-3:00PM
      Working Session
  • Tuesday, July 14 (Day 4) 3:30PM-5:30PM
      Working Session
  • Thursday, July 16 (Day 6) 2:00PM-3:00PM
      Working Session
  • Thursday, July 16 (Day 6) 3:30PM-5:30PM
      Working Session
  • Friday, July 17 (Day 7) 10:30AM
      Group Project Presentation Session

Contact Scientists: 

  • Seungwon Lee (seungwon.lee@jpl.nasa.gov)
  • Alex Goodman (alexander.goodman@jpl.nasa.gov)