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Member Since 1995
Son V. Nghiem
Senior Research Scientist, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Professional Experience
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Senior Research Scientist
Education
Doctorate
1991
Honors & Awards
Union Fellow
Received December 2019
Citation
For remote sensing innovations leading to breakthroughs in Earth Science research and applications to hazard mitigation ranging from fire to ice.
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Current Roles
Chair
Natural Hazards Fellows Committee
Member
Natural Hazards Executive Committee
Publications
Passive Microwave Radiometry at Different Frequency Bands for River Discharge Retrievals

The present era of climate change and expanding population requires major improvements in sustained observation of global river discharge. Floods a...

August 03, 2023
AGU Abstracts
Monitoring Mekong river system and riparian environments with SMAP satellite data in synergy with multiple remote sensing and in situ observations
GLOBAL WATER RISKS: ADVANCES IN LARGE-SCALE FLOOD AND DROUGHT RISK ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT FOR A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE V POSTER
hydrology | 15 december 2023
Son V. Nghiem, Zsofia Kugler, Anna Podkowa, G R. B...
The hydrology of the Mekong Basin is critical to the regional and global economy. The Basin hosts 70 million people with one third living on less than...
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An integrated Remote Sensing model in the in the Cần Giờ Mangrove Biosphere Reserve (Vietnam) to estimate Ecosystem Services
UTILIZING EARTH OBSERVATIONS TO ADDRESS COMPLEX ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES IN SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST ASIA III ORAL
global environmental change | 14 december 2022
Emiliana Valentini, Margherita Righini, Son V. Ngh...
Mangrove forests are among the most important components of coastal ecosystems in the tropical and subtropical regions. They hold a wide range of cruc...
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Land Cover and Land Use Transformations and Impacts in Southern Vietnam
RAPID URBANIZATION AND AGROECOSYSTEMS: DYNAMICS AND RISK ASSESSMENTS I POSTER
global environmental change | 15 december 2021
Son V. Nghiem, Khanh D. Ngo, Alexander Lechner, Th...
Profound changes have occurred in both rural and urban areas in southern Vietnam, which lead to improvements in socioeconomic status and transform the...
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Volunteer Experience
2023 - 2024
Chair
Natural Hazards Fellows Committee
2023 - 2024
Member
Natural Hazards Executive Committee
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