EARTH & SPACE RESEARCH

Reflective earthdeveloping techniques to efficiently monitor solar radiation management interventions: esr scientists are contracted to develop techniques to efficiently monitor solar radiation management interventions using a combination of geospatial data sets (e.g., sentinel-2 reflectance data and era5 insolation) and surface energy budget models). This work is intended to positively influence government and private entities to engage in safe, reliable, and long-lasting solar radiation management interventions like reflective pavement paint and reflective reservoir covers that mitigate the impacts rising mean global temperatures and regional temperature extremes.lakeside school:the lakeside summer research institute: a mentored, summer geoscience/data science experience for high school students esr scientists and educators partnered with a local, independent school (lakeside school) to offer a 4-week, mentored, in-person geoscience/data science experience. Esr personnel curated professional-level data sets and guided students through quantitative exploration of the data. Students asked and answered questions of the data sets, presented their work at a local university, and published their code in established open science forums. This work is intended to inclusively and authentically expose students to the intersection of the fields of geoscience and data science, providing a much-needed pathway into geoscience.