Our Team
The OpenET Consortium—a network of scientists, water managers, technologists, and nonprofits—guides development and use of the platform. Its committee ensures transparency, accuracy, and alignment with real-world needs.
Forrest Melton
Senior Research Scientist, NASA Ames Research Center NASA Project Scientist
Dr. Justin Huntington
Desert Research Institute: Research Professor
Dr. Jamie Herring
HabitatSeven: President
Dr. David Ketchum
University of Montana: Research Hydrologist
Dr. Bruno Comini de Andrade
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul: Assistant Research Scientist
Dr. Anderson Ruhoff
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul: Professor
Leonardo Laipelt
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul: Assistant Research Scientist
Dr. Richard G. Allen
Professor Emeritus, University of Idaho | Owner, Evapotranspiration Plus, LLC
Dr. Yanghui Kang
University of California, Berkeley: Postdoctoral Researcher
Dr. Conor Doherty
Researcher
Alberto Guzman
Senior Software Engineer, CSUMB-NASA Ames Research Center
Dr. A.J. Purdy
Senior Research Scientist, CSUMB-NASA Ames Research Center
Dr. Christopher Hain
NASA: Research Scientist
Gregory Halverson
NASA JPL: Scientific Applications Software Engineer
Charles Morton
Desert Research Institute: Assistant Research Scientist
Peter ReVelle
Desert Research Institute: Assistant Research Scientist, Hydrology and Remote Sensing
Chris Pearson
Desert Research Institute: Associate Research Scientist, Hydrology
Dr. Yeonuk Kim
Desert Research Institute: Postdoctoral Researcher
Matt Bromley
Desert Research Institute: Associate Research Scientist
Christian Dunkerly
Desert Research Institute: Assistant Research Scientist, Computational Hydrologist
Dr. Britta Daudert
Desert Research Institute: Assistant Research Scientist of Climatology
Thomas Ott
Desert Research Institute: Assistant Research Scientist, Hydrologist
Dr. John Volk
Desert Research Institute: Associate Research Scientist, Hydrology
Blake Minor
Desert Research Institute: Assistant Research Scientist, Hydrologist
Sachiko Sueki
Desert Research Institute: Assistant Research Scientist, Computer Science
Garshaw Amidi-Abraham
Environmental Defense Fund: Program Specialist; OpenET: Manager
Rachel O’Connor
Environmental Defense Fund: Senior Manager
Jordan Harding
HabitatSeven: Chief Technology Officer
Dr. Joshua Fisher
Associate Professor of Environmental Science & Policy, Chapman University Science Lead, Hydrosat, Inc.
Dr. Ayse Kilic
University of Nebraska, Lincoln: Professor / School of Natural Resources & Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
Margot Malloy
CK Blueshift, LLC: Principal
Gabe Parrish
USGS EROS: Remote Sensing Scientist
Dr. Martha Anderson
USDA Agricultural Research Service: Research Physical Scientist
Dr. Gabriel Senay
USGS EROS: Research Physical Scientist
Mac Friedrichs
USGS EROS: Remote Sensing Scientist
Dr. Yun Yang
Assistant Professor, School of Integrative Plant Science, Cornell University
OpenET is grateful to the philanthropic support it has received from Environmental Defense Fund, Bruce Rauner; Desert Research Institute Maki Endowment; Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation; Lyda Hill Philanthropies; S. D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation; Telluray Foundation; The Keith Campbell Foundation for the Environment; The Laney and Pasha Thornton Foundation; The Walton Family Foundation; Water Funder Initiative; and Windward Fund.
OpenET is also supported by NASA Western Water Applications Office, the NASA Applied Sciences Program, the USGS Water Resources Mission Area, as well as our contracts with local, state, and regional agencies.
Google Earth Engine provides in-kind support which ensures our data is openly available to the public.
Our work would not be possible without our partners in the water management and agricultural communities.
Google Earth Engine Partnership
We are grateful for our partnership with Google Earth Engine. Google Earth Engine provides in-kind support, which ensures our data is openly available to the public.
OpenET leverages Google Earth Engine for computation, storage, and visualization of image data, as well as handling API requests. This cloud-based platform provides continuous access to updated satellite imagery, eliminating the need to download and process multiple datasets locally, and overcoming common data storage and processing limitations.
Maurice Hall
Senior Advisor, Climate Resilient Water Systems, Environmental Defense Fund
Ted Kowalski
Senior Program Officer, Walton Family Foundation
Dr. Temuulen (Teki) Sankey
Professor, School of Informatics, Computing, & Cyber Systems, Northern Arizona University
Sarah Sexton-Bowser
Director, Center for Sorghum Improvement, K-State
Dr. Yun Yang
Assistant Professor, Soil & Crop Sciences, School of Integrative Plant Science, College of Agriculture & Life Sciences, Cornell University
Luis Villa (Chair)
VP Legal, SonarSource
Sarah Roundtree Schlessinger
CEO, Texas Water Foundation
Joya Banerjee
Head of US Programs, Waverley Street Foundation
Brett Baker
Attorney
Learn More About OpenET Data
Data Methods
Information about the models, input datasets, and compute resources used by OpenET.
Accuracy & Known Issues
Known issues that impact OpenET data and field-scale accuracy assessments.
Literature
Browse published papers and articles about ET and it's use, along with OpenET research.
Filling the Biggest Data Gap
in Water Management
As we expand globally, our mission remains the same: deliver open, reliable, and actionable water data—developed with users, for users.
