ASA Section: Climatology & Modeling Session: Symposium--Satellites Serving Agriculture and the Environment: Honoring the Achievements of Paul Doraiswamy

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Division: ASA Section: Climatology & Modeling

Title: Symposium--Satellites Serving Agriculture and the Environment: Honoring the Achievements of Paul Doraiswamy

Community Leader: Nithya Rajan

Organizers: Craig Daughtry , Nithya Rajan and Stephan Maas

Presiders: Craig Daughtry and Nithya Rajan

Lead Community Sponsor: Airborne and Satellite Remote Sensing Community
Cosponsor: Climatology & Modeling
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Format: Oral Symposium
Keywords: crop models;satellite remote sensing

Session Description: Paul Doraiswamy’s career as a Meteorologist with the USDA-ARS was highlighted with exceptional achievements in the application of remote sensing and modeling in providing practical solutions to agriculture. He has been recognized as a leading authority in the calibration and use of various satellite image data. He used remote sensing to explore the quantification of environmentally important factors, and was a science partner in many NASA research efforts. His untimely loss in 2010 has left a void in science that will be difficult to fill. This symposium will honor Paul through invited and volunteered presentations in the theme of his work.

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