Pollen

The NM EPHT Program is partnering with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to determine the feasibility of using satellite data to predict pollen bursts. A vegetation greenness index derived from MODIS satellite data is being used to predict a pollen burst before it happens. The project combines satellite and meteorological data to improve the Dust REgional Atmospheric Model (DREAM) forecasting capabilities for pollen. Integration of airborne aerosol prediction systems and vegetation phenology can enable allergy or asthma alerts. View and use the Web mapping application developed for PHAiRS (Public Health Applications in Remote Sensing), phairs-devel.unm.edu:8080/cgi-bin/mapmodule_client.py (external site), another NASA-sponsored project for forecasting dust concentrations in the southwestern United States. Learn more about DREAM and the mapping application on the NM EPHT Web page, NM Dust Forecast Maps and Images.

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The six images below illustrate the slides from a PowerPoint presentation on the pollen and NASA project.

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Vegetation Greenness

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