Akiko is a post-doctoral researcher in the Biospheric Sciences Laboratory at NASA GSFC. She investigates the predictability of crop composition and production of small African fields using moderate and high-resolution satellite imagery. Prior to working at GSFC Akiko was a PhD candidate at George Mason University evaluating the relationship between sea ice decline and mid-latitude weather and climate using Global Climate Models (GCMs).
Atmospheric Response to Sea Ice Decline
Understanding the teleconnections between sea ice decline in the Arctic and winter weather and climate extremes in the mid-latitudes.
The Utility of Earth Observing Systems to address Land Cover, Land Use and Food Insecurity
Understanding the skill of Earth Observing Systems and Machine Learning to estimate crop composition and production in regions vulnerable to food insecurity.
7/2019
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Present
Assistant Research Scientist
Morgan State University ,
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD
8/2013
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8/2019
Research Assistant
George Mason University ,
Fairfax, VA
PhD Climate Dynamics, George Mason University, 2019
MA Geography, University of Maryland, 2010
BS Environmental Science, University of Maryland, 2008
Refereed
Elders, A., M. L. Carroll, C. S. Neigh, et al. 2022. "Estimating crop type and yield of small holder fields in Burkina Faso using multi-day Sentinel-2."
Remote Sensing Applications: Society and Environment,
27:
100820
[10.1016/j.rsase.2022.100820]
Elders, A., and K. Pegion. 2017. "Diagnosing sea ice from the north american multi model ensemble and implications on mid-latitude winter climate."
Climate Dynamics,
53
(12):
7237-7250
[10.1007/s00382-017-4049-3]
Carroll, M. L., C. M. DiMiceli, J. R. Townshend, et al. 2016. "Development of an operational land water mask for MODIS Collection 6, and influence on downstream data products."
International Journal of Digital Earth,
10
(2):
207-218
[10.1080/17538947.2016.1232756]
Refereed
Elders, A., M. L. Carroll, C. S. Neigh, et al. 2022. "Estimating crop type and yield of small holder fields in Burkina Faso using multi-day Sentinel-2."
Remote Sensing Applications: Society and Environment
27
100820
[10.1016/j.rsase.2022.100820]
Elders, A., and K. Pegion. 2017. "Diagnosing sea ice from the north american multi model ensemble and implications on mid-latitude winter climate."
Climate Dynamics
53
(12):
7237-7250
[10.1007/s00382-017-4049-3]
Carroll, M. L., C. M. DiMiceli, J. R. Townshend, et al. 2016. "Development of an operational land water mask for MODIS Collection 6, and influence on downstream data products."
International Journal of Digital Earth
10
(2):
207-218
[10.1080/17538947.2016.1232756]
