HIGH SCHOOL 1st Place: Canadian Wildfires Polluted New Jersey in Early June 2023
by William Yang
West-Windsor-Plainsboro High School South, West Windsor, New Jersey
COACH: Dr. Liwei Jia
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ABSTRACT:
In early June 2023, New Jersey experienced a historical pollution event. In this project, I utilized satellite images and ground observations to investigate this pollution event and its link to the Canadian wildfires.
The VIIRS images detected widespread wildfire hot spots in Quebec, Canada and large-scale smoke plumes spreading the Canadian wildfire pollution across the northeastern US (including NJ) during this event. Further meteorological data analysis shows that a cyclone, positioned over Nova Scotia, Canada, generated a counterclockwise wind flow, carrying the pollutants from Canada into New Jersey.
This project demonstrates VIIRS’s ability to pinpoint wildfire locations and monitor the wildfire pollution plumes, providing scientific guidance to potentially mitigate the health risks posed by wildfire pollution on human beings. Additionally, this study emphasizes how meteorological wind patterns can transport wildfire pollutants across borders, underscoring the importance of a global approach to combating wildfire pollution.
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Honorable Mentions:
Omega Block effects on Wildfire Smoke
by Srivishnu Sugumaran
Skyline High School / Sammamish Washington
COACH: Shankar Subramaniam
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Using Cloud Optical Depth Data to Monitor Atmospheric Rivers
by Deepa Shanmugam
Richard Montgomery High School / Rockville, Maryland
COACH: Mani Meiyappan
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MIDDLE SCHOOL 1st PLACE: Investigation of Hurricane Ian
David Frith, Tatiana Garcia, Inler Lu, Inler and Emma York
Desert Ridge / Albuquerque, New Mexico
COACH: Turtle Haste
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<AbstractWe are investigating Hurricane Ian’s damage on
human settlements. VIIRS is the tool we are going
to use, as it provides high-quality data that can be
used for this kind of research. We think that coastal
cities located near the Equator will receive less
damage than other cities, because hurricanes do
not enter the area around the Equator. We also
expect to see that coastal cities with a warmer
climate will receive more damage, as hurricanes
will direct themselves toward warm water.
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Honorable Mention:
VIIRS Imagery Viewer helps see what happens at High Latitudes
by Braylon Cummings, Maddison Legrand, and Sam Generosa
Desert Ridge Middle School, Albuquerque, New Mexico
COACH: Turtle Haste
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JPSS VIIRS VIRTUAL SCIENCE FAIR GOES VIRTUAL SCIENCE FAIR
