Mirela G. Tulbure, PhD
@mirelagtulbure.bsky.social
Chancellor’s Faculty Excellence Program Professor in Geospatial Analytics, scientist, book lover
#floods #satellite data and AI, #Python
Lab: https://gaec-lab.netlify.app/
#floods #satellite data and AI, #Python
Lab: https://gaec-lab.netlify.app/
Pinned
🚨 New Publication Alert! 🚨
We’re excited to share our latest work in @agugeohealth.bsky.social:
🌍 “Earth Observation Data to Support Environmental Justice: Linking Non-permitted Poultry Operations to Social Vulnerability Indices”
👉 Read here: lnkd.in/d4RMDZ2w
We’re excited to share our latest work in @agugeohealth.bsky.social:
🌍 “Earth Observation Data to Support Environmental Justice: Linking Non-permitted Poultry Operations to Social Vulnerability Indices”
👉 Read here: lnkd.in/d4RMDZ2w
With NISAR successfully launched on July 30, 2025, the mission is opening up an extraordinary new era of global L-band SAR observations. Look forward to using the data for #floods
The NISAR Science Users’ Handbook Second Edition can be accessed here: dataverse.jpl.nasa.gov/dataset.xhtm...
#NISAR
The NISAR Science Users’ Handbook Second Edition can be accessed here: dataverse.jpl.nasa.gov/dataset.xhtm...
#NISAR
November 24, 2025 at 2:30 PM
With NISAR successfully launched on July 30, 2025, the mission is opening up an extraordinary new era of global L-band SAR observations. Look forward to using the data for #floods
The NISAR Science Users’ Handbook Second Edition can be accessed here: dataverse.jpl.nasa.gov/dataset.xhtm...
#NISAR
The NISAR Science Users’ Handbook Second Edition can be accessed here: dataverse.jpl.nasa.gov/dataset.xhtm...
#NISAR
It's been a minute on this one (in review for ~ 1.5 yrs), but congrats to Vini on his 4th PhD chapter, thx to Sankar for support & to me for pushing it over the line 😊
"Assessing the cumulative impact of on-farm reservoirs on modeled surface hydrology" is out: hess.copernicus.org/articles/29/...
"Assessing the cumulative impact of on-farm reservoirs on modeled surface hydrology" is out: hess.copernicus.org/articles/29/...
November 18, 2025 at 3:43 PM
It's been a minute on this one (in review for ~ 1.5 yrs), but congrats to Vini on his 4th PhD chapter, thx to Sankar for support & to me for pushing it over the line 😊
"Assessing the cumulative impact of on-farm reservoirs on modeled surface hydrology" is out: hess.copernicus.org/articles/29/...
"Assessing the cumulative impact of on-farm reservoirs on modeled surface hydrology" is out: hess.copernicus.org/articles/29/...
Reposted by Mirela G. Tulbure, PhD
join us with the Global Flood Partnership next Wednesday am for our ALL WOMEN remote sensing and flooding webinar! @mirelagtulbure.bsky.social @ekta-aggarwal.bsky.social and I discuss AI and flood mapping +applications re: migration + emergency response www.globalfloodpartnership.org/events/gfp-2...
GFP 2025 fall webinar series | Global Flood Partnership
www.globalfloodpartnership.org
November 13, 2025 at 2:36 PM
join us with the Global Flood Partnership next Wednesday am for our ALL WOMEN remote sensing and flooding webinar! @mirelagtulbure.bsky.social @ekta-aggarwal.bsky.social and I discuss AI and flood mapping +applications re: migration + emergency response www.globalfloodpartnership.org/events/gfp-2...
Join the Global Flood Partnership (GFP) 2025 Fall Webinar Series!
On November 19, 2025 (16:00 CET), we bring you three expert talks on how Earth-Observation data is transforming flood mapping, risk assessment, and resilience strategies.
Register here: lnkd.in/gjYX3GV8
See also: lnkd.in/gRQFuk_J
On November 19, 2025 (16:00 CET), we bring you three expert talks on how Earth-Observation data is transforming flood mapping, risk assessment, and resilience strategies.
Register here: lnkd.in/gjYX3GV8
See also: lnkd.in/gRQFuk_J
November 3, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Join the Global Flood Partnership (GFP) 2025 Fall Webinar Series!
On November 19, 2025 (16:00 CET), we bring you three expert talks on how Earth-Observation data is transforming flood mapping, risk assessment, and resilience strategies.
Register here: lnkd.in/gjYX3GV8
See also: lnkd.in/gRQFuk_J
On November 19, 2025 (16:00 CET), we bring you three expert talks on how Earth-Observation data is transforming flood mapping, risk assessment, and resilience strategies.
Register here: lnkd.in/gjYX3GV8
See also: lnkd.in/gRQFuk_J
Reposted by Mirela G. Tulbure, PhD
The western end of Jamaica where #Melissa is projected to make landfall has the least well-built structures of anyplace on the island. Graphic is from a 2021 paper, "Poverty and hurricane risk exposure in Jamaica": www.researchgate.net/publication/...
October 28, 2025 at 1:53 AM
The western end of Jamaica where #Melissa is projected to make landfall has the least well-built structures of anyplace on the island. Graphic is from a 2021 paper, "Poverty and hurricane risk exposure in Jamaica": www.researchgate.net/publication/...
And just like that, 1min later, I have lots of basemaps in #QGIS: github.com/opengeos/qgi...
GitHub - opengeos/qgis-basemaps: Adding basemaps to QGIS
Adding basemaps to QGIS. Contribute to opengeos/qgis-basemaps development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
October 7, 2025 at 3:41 PM
And just like that, 1min later, I have lots of basemaps in #QGIS: github.com/opengeos/qgi...
A second version of the Comprehensive Remote Sensing book series
#satellites #academia #books
www.sciencedirect.com/book/9780443...
#satellites #academia #books
www.sciencedirect.com/book/9780443...
September 16, 2025 at 10:09 PM
A second version of the Comprehensive Remote Sensing book series
#satellites #academia #books
www.sciencedirect.com/book/9780443...
#satellites #academia #books
www.sciencedirect.com/book/9780443...
A new semester, new challenges, and the same fantastic team! 🚀
Feeling grateful for #NASA’s continued support of our research on #flood dynamics and resilience with #satellite data and AI
gaec-lab.netlify.app/post/25-09-0...
Feeling grateful for #NASA’s continued support of our research on #flood dynamics and resilience with #satellite data and AI
gaec-lab.netlify.app/post/25-09-0...
September 5, 2025 at 6:09 PM
A new semester, new challenges, and the same fantastic team! 🚀
Feeling grateful for #NASA’s continued support of our research on #flood dynamics and resilience with #satellite data and AI
gaec-lab.netlify.app/post/25-09-0...
Feeling grateful for #NASA’s continued support of our research on #flood dynamics and resilience with #satellite data and AI
gaec-lab.netlify.app/post/25-09-0...
Reposted by Mirela G. Tulbure, PhD
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/n...
Quoted in nytimes today re flood net- this neat network of sensors detecting water height all over nyc (which I am not involved with but really admire!)
Quoted in nytimes today re flood net- this neat network of sensors detecting water height all over nyc (which I am not involved with but really admire!)
The Street-Corner Sensors That Track Flooding in Real Time
www.nytimes.com
August 26, 2025 at 12:33 PM
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/n...
Quoted in nytimes today re flood net- this neat network of sensors detecting water height all over nyc (which I am not involved with but really admire!)
Quoted in nytimes today re flood net- this neat network of sensors detecting water height all over nyc (which I am not involved with but really admire!)
A Diverse New Generation of Scientists Observes Earth from Above eos.org/science-upda...
A Diverse New Generation of Scientists Observes Earth from Above - Eos
Project-based learning and a modular class design help students from various backgrounds and universities gain hands-on experience with environmental remote sensing.
eos.org
August 28, 2025 at 9:46 AM
A Diverse New Generation of Scientists Observes Earth from Above eos.org/science-upda...
August 16, 2025 at 7:21 AM
Farewell #Landsat 7, our use of 5TB of Landsat 5&7 & AI algos a few yrs back for surface #water and #flooding dynamics at subcontinental scale was a highlight:
landsat.gsfc.nasa.gov/article/thir...
earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/88292...
landsat.gsfc.nasa.gov/article/a-fi...
landsat.gsfc.nasa.gov/article/thir...
earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/88292...
landsat.gsfc.nasa.gov/article/a-fi...
August 12, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Farewell #Landsat 7, our use of 5TB of Landsat 5&7 & AI algos a few yrs back for surface #water and #flooding dynamics at subcontinental scale was a highlight:
landsat.gsfc.nasa.gov/article/thir...
earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/88292...
landsat.gsfc.nasa.gov/article/a-fi...
landsat.gsfc.nasa.gov/article/thir...
earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/88292...
landsat.gsfc.nasa.gov/article/a-fi...
Great tracking of a tsunami with #SWOT
SWOT data could significantly enhance operational tsunami forecasts
www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/us-fren...
SWOT data could significantly enhance operational tsunami forecasts
www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/us-fren...
US-French SWOT Satellite Measures Tsunami After Massive Quake
Data provided by the water satellite, a joint effort between NASA and the French space agency, is helping to improve tsunami forecast models, benefitting coastal communities.
www.jpl.nasa.gov
August 11, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Great tracking of a tsunami with #SWOT
SWOT data could significantly enhance operational tsunami forecasts
www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/us-fren...
SWOT data could significantly enhance operational tsunami forecasts
www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/us-fren...
🚀 The #NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar) mission—a collaboration between #NASA and the Indian Space Research Organisation (#ISRO)—is launching today!
NISAR will be a game-changer for monitoring flooded vegetation.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=waTm...
#Radar #FloodMonitoring
NISAR will be a game-changer for monitoring flooded vegetation.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=waTm...
#Radar #FloodMonitoring
NISAR Launch
YouTube video by NASA
www.youtube.com
July 30, 2025 at 3:41 PM
🚀 The #NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar) mission—a collaboration between #NASA and the Indian Space Research Organisation (#ISRO)—is launching today!
NISAR will be a game-changer for monitoring flooded vegetation.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=waTm...
#Radar #FloodMonitoring
NISAR will be a game-changer for monitoring flooded vegetation.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=waTm...
#Radar #FloodMonitoring
Writing is thinking — why we should only use LLMs as a helping tool, but NOT to write for us!
July 30, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Writing is thinking — why we should only use LLMs as a helping tool, but NOT to write for us!
Understanding country income: blogs.worldbank.org/en/opendata/...
Understanding country income: World Bank Group income classifications for FY26
Every year on July 1, the World Bank Group updates the classification of world economies into four income groups based on the previous year's GNI per capita. This classification impacts development ai...
blogs.worldbank.org
July 30, 2025 at 7:21 AM
Understanding country income: blogs.worldbank.org/en/opendata/...
Why Texas Hill Country, where a devastating flood killed dozens, is one of the deadliest places in the US for flash flooding
theconversation.com/why-texas-hi...
theconversation.com/why-texas-hi...
Why Texas Hill Country, where a devastating flood killed dozens, is one of the deadliest places in the US for flash flooding
A hydrologist explains why the region is known as Flash Flood Alley and how its geography and geology can lead to heavy downpours and sudden, destructive floods.
theconversation.com
July 8, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Why Texas Hill Country, where a devastating flood killed dozens, is one of the deadliest places in the US for flash flooding
theconversation.com/why-texas-hi...
theconversation.com/why-texas-hi...
