James Jacobson

Airborne Sensor Facility Lead (ASF), Universities Space Research Association (USRA)
NASA Ames Research Center (ARC)
Business Email: james.d.jacobson@nasa.gov
Business Phone: (650) 604-2865

Bio

James started working with the ASF team 15 years ago when he conducted research on the ability of the MASTER airborne sensor to detect concentrated levels of volatile gases (CO2, CH4) in the low atmosphere, while fulfilling requirements for a M.S. degree in Earth Science/Remote Sensing from the University of California, Santa Cruz. James later joined the ASF team about 9 years ago, after completing his Masters degree and completing a few years of airborne science research with the Carnegie Airborne Observatory (CAO). His experience with the CAO involved analyzing GPS and GIS data within the regions of Colombia, Peru, Borneo, South Africa, and Hawaii, USA, performing atmospheric corrections on hyper-spectral image data, providing GIS analysis of field plot measurements and LiDAR data for above ground biomass estimation, and supporting field flight operations on the CAO.

Since joining the ASF team, James has supported both office and field-based data analysis and operations duties for projects throughout the range of remote sensing capabilities of the NASA ASF. This has involved collaboration with groups at multiple NASA centers for various successful Earth Science mission including Operation Ice Bridge (Arctic and Antarctic deployment), HyspIRI (Southern California), S-NPP (Iceland), and SARP (Southern California). Analytical support has involved working with the array of sensors and equipment of the ASF as well as the support software required for data processing, including (but not limited to): MAS, eMAS, MASTER, AMS, PICARD, Applanix/POS, DMS, and DCS.