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Accessible Navigation Navigation Global UM Navigation UM Events Main Content Footer Toggle Global Navigation Additional Navigation A to Z my .umt.edu Search Search UM Search Main Navigation Admissions Menu Admissions Academics Menu Academics Research Menu Research Student Life Menu Student Life Athletics Menu Athletics Numerical Terradynamic Simulation Group Site Navigation Home About Us Projects and Data Publications Teaching News Media Jobs Featured Content You are here: UM W.A. Franke College of Forestry & Conservation NTSG Welcome to NTSG The Numerical Terradynamic Simulation Group (NTSG) is operated as a Center of Excellence under the Vice President of Research at the University of Montana. We serve as a focal point for UM research and technology development in satellite remote sensing and Earth system science through extramural research, science leadership and training.We are a leader in the development and application of satellite remote sensing for global environmental assessment and monitoring, pioneering the use of computationalecology and remote sensing for quantifying environmental change and ecosystem properties. Our primary mission is to develop capabilities to quantitatively describe the structure and function of ecosystems from regional to global scales using emerging technologies in satellite remote sensing, computational modeling and biophysical theory.Our group consists of ~20 personnel, including research faculty, PhD level research scientists, graduate research assistants, office and technical support staff. Our core office facilities are located on the 4th floor of the Interdisciplinary Science Building (ISB) on the UM campus. Highlighted Recent Publications NTSG researchers generate yearly over 20 peer-reviewed publications which receive over 7,500 citations during that same period. Above is a map of the distribution of downloaded publications over the last 5 years. Below are links to some our most recent highlighted publications. Large loss of CO 2 in winter observed across the northern permafrost region Role of surface melt and icing events in livestock mortality across Mongolia’s semi-arid landscapes Evaluation of real-time global flood modeling with satellite surface inundation observations from SMAP Increased high-latitude photosynthetic carbon gain offset by respiration carbon loss during an anomalous warm winter to spring transition Multi-component satellite assessment of drought severity in the contiguous United States from 2002 to 2017 using AMSR-E and AMSR2 Impacts of the 2017 flash drought in the US Northern Plains informed by satellite-based evapotranspiration and solar-induced fluorescence Characterizing the impact of climatic and price anomalies on agrosystems in the northwest United States NTSG Data Products NTSG supports several NASA satellite Earth missions and is a leader in developing operational algorithms, data products and science applications for these missions. We are a NASA Earth Science Information Partner(ESIP) , developer and repository for a variety of global land data products from satellite Earth missions, including MODIS (MOD16/17) vegetation productivity and evapotranspiration, AMSR land parameters, and SMAP (L4C) carbon flux products. Access our data through the Projects and Data page . Research Students NTSG teaching/instruction emphasizes research training for postdocs and GRAs in the skills needed to become effective research scientists in ecological remote sensing and modeling. These skills include writing competitive research proposals; writing and publishing research papers in the peer-reviewed literature; application of geospatial software and computer programming for processing and analyzing large global satellite datasets; management of interdisciplinary research projects and field campaigns. We provide our GRAs and postdoctoral scholars with state-of-the-art remote sensing data and science computing facilities; opportunities for travel, science leadership and networking, and presenting their work at national and international workshops. For aditional information on: GRAs email NTSG at info@ntsg.umt.edu Postdoc applications are found on the NTSG Jobs page Current class information is found at the NTSG Teaching page News < Newer Older > Related Programs Office for Research and Creative Scholarship W.A. Franke College of Forestry & Conservation Center for Integrated Research on the Environment (CIRE) Flathead Lake Biological Station Montana Climate Office Contact Information NTSG University of Montana ISB 415 Phone: (406) 243-5522 Fax: (406) 243-5461 info@ntsg.umt.edu Refer a Griz About UM Accessibility Administration Contact UM Directory Employment Safety Privacy Policy Campus Map...