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2008 SEMINAR SERIES
DATE
SPEAKER
TOPIC
ATTACHMENTS
JUNE 19th, 2008
Dr. Marouane Temimi
Water resources and cryosphere monitoring using remote sensing data
and geographic information systems
ABSTRACT
FULL PRESENTATION
JUNE 16th, 2008
Dr. Nir Krakauer
Plants and the changing water cycle in the United States
JUNE 12th, 2008
Dr. Qiuhong Tang
Land Surface Hydrological Processes: Remote Sensing Observations
and Modeling
MAY 29th, 2008
Dr. Wenbo Sun
Modeling of light scattering for atmospheric, marine,
and surface remote sensing
MAY 28th, 2008
Dr. Alexander Gilerson
Advances in Remote Sensing Algorithms for Complex Coastal Waters
ABSTRACT
FULL PRESENTATION
MAY 21st, 2008
Dr. Hao Zhang
NOAA/NESDIS/STAR
Bi-directional Reflectance Measurement of
Natural and Artificial Sediment Layers
May 20th, 2008
Dr. Dave Miller
Naval Research Laboratory
Remote sensing of Chesapeake Bay phytoplankton
dynamics
ABSTRACT
FULL PRESENTATION
MAY 19th, 2008
Dr. Pietro Ceccato
IRI-Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory,
Columbia University
Integration of Remote Sensing in IRI's Climate and
Environmental Monitoring Activities for Food Security, Human
Health and Disaster Management
MAY 9th, 2008
C. Adam Schlosser , Research Scientist
Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Assessing the Fates of Global, Terrestrial Hydrologic, Carbon,
and Biogeochemical Cycles Under Uncertain Climate Change
and Policy
MAY 8th, 2008
Ralph Ferraro
The International Precipitation Working Group (IPWG):
Current Status and Future Goals
APR 30th, 2008
(Joe)Kai-Qin XU
Sustainable Environmental Management of Catchment
Ecosystem: A Case Study in the Yangtze River Basin
APR 4th, 2008
Dr. Michael Hardesty
Doppler Lidar Measurements of Winds from Space
ABSTRACT
FULL PRESENTATION
MAR 27th, 2008
Dr.Wayne F. Feltz
GOES-R Aviation Algorithm Working Group
Toward Meeting Aviation Related Requirements for
Convection, Turbulence, and Volcanic Ash
JAN31th,2008
Dr. Mekonnen Ademe
Synoptic scale convection and wave activity over
Tropical Africa and the Atlantic
JAN 29th, 2008
Dr. Balazs Fekete
Separating the "Guts" from the "Garbage" in Earth System Models
2007 SEMINAR SERIES
DATE
SPEAKER
TOPIC
ATTACHMENT
TUESDAY , DECEMBER 11, 2007
Dr. Omar Torres
JCET at University of MD
Baltimore County (UMBC)


Aerosol absorption from space using OMI observations
TUESDAY , DECEMBER 7, 2007
Dr.Robert Rabin
NOAA-NSSL Scientist at Wisconcin University

Observation of the earth's atmosphere from Space: A
guide to Geostationary weather satellites, current capabilities and future plans
WEDNESDAY , NOVEMBER 28, 2007

Dr. Daniel A. Vila
CICS/ESSIC/UMCP

FORECAST AND TRACKING THE EVOLUTION OF CLOUD
CLUSTERS (ForTraCC) USING SATELLITE INFRARED IMAGERY
Tuesday - Nov. 27th 2007
Dr. ALI H. OMAR
Research Scientist, Chemistry and Dynamics Branch of the Atmospheric Sciences Competency at NASA Langley Research Center.


“The Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observations (CALIPSO): An Overview”
THURSDAY , NOVEMBER 15, 2007
Mr. MATTEO OTTAVIANI
LIGHT AND LIFE LAB
Stevens Institute of Technology • Hoboken, NJ •


“TIME-RESOLVED POLARIMETRY OVER WATER WAVES:
RELATING GLINTS AND SURFACE STATISTICS”
THURSDAY , NOVEMBER 8, 2007
Dr. T.B.M.J. Ouarda
Hydro-Quebec/NSERC Chair in Statistical Hydrology, Canada
Research Chair on the Estimation of Hydrological Variables, INRSETE,
490 de la Couronne, Quebec


“Recent developments in river and lake ice modeling”
MONDAY , NOVEMBER 5, 2007
Dr. MINGHUA ZHANG-PROFESSOR AND DIRECTOR ,Institute for Terrestrial and Planetary Atmospheres Marine Sciences Research Center, Stony Brook University


“SOIL ANALYSIS AND MODELING OF LOW CLOUDS OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC”
Friday, OCTOBER 26th, 2007
Dr. Jack A. Kaye- Associate Director for Research
Earth Science Division – NASA Headquarters


“Space-Based Observations of a Changing Earth”
THURSDAY , OCTOBER 18, 2007

Dr. Judith A. Curry

Applications of UAVs to Earth Science: Present and Future
FRIDAY , OCTOBER 12, 2007
Dr. Alexander P. Trishchenko


A method to produce multispectral surface albedo at 250m from MODIS land channels using image fusion technique
THURSDAY , OCTOBER 11, 2007
Dr. A.J. DiNardo, Chief Scientist SBIRS Northrop Grumman

EO-IR Earth Surveillance Systems Seminar
TUESDAY , OCTOBER 09, 2007
Dr. MAROUANE TEMIMI, Hydraulics and Hydrology Project Manager BPR Inc. Montreal, Canada


SOIL MOISTURE ESTIMATION USING REMOTE SENSING DATA
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2007
Charles J. Vörösmarty Director, Water Systems Analysis Group, Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans, and Space, University of New Hampshire, Durham,


The Science of Global Hydrology: Lessons from the
U.S. Northeast Corridor
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2007
Allen Huang Distinguished Scientist, CIMSS
University of Wisconsin, Madison


Modern Satellite Remote Sensing: The New
Frontier for the Environmental Scientist and
Engineer
THURSDAY , AUGUST 23rd, 2007
Jorge E. González, Professor, Mechanical Engineering Department
Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, CA 95051



Environmental Impacts of Urbanization in Tropical Coastal Zones

MONDAY, JULY 30TH, 2007
CATHERINE PRIGENT;
CNRS, LERMA, OBSERVATOIRE DE PARIS, FRANCE
NOAA-CREST SEMINAR


Characterization of Continental
Surfaces from Multi-Satellite

WEDNESDAY, JULY 25TH, 2007
Ana C.T. Pinheiro NOAA Natonal Climatic Data Center (STG, Inc contractor), Asheville, NC


Satellite Retrievals of Land Surface Temperature:
Challenges and Opportunities
JUNE, 14 2007
MENGHUA WANG


SATELLITE REMOTE SENSING OF OCEAN OPTICAL AND BIOLOGICAL PROPERTIES
JUNE 12TH, 2007
JEFFREY PUSCHELL , PRINCIPAL FELLOW AND TECHNICAL DIRECTOR RAYTHEON SPACE AND AIRBORNE SYSTEMS


SPACE BORNE SENSOR CONCEPT STUDIES FOR MEASURING TROPOSPHERIC OZONE
JUNE 6TH, 2007
SONXGIN TAN, DEPT OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING, SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY


MULTIWAVELENGTH POLARMETRIC LIDAR REMOTE SENSING FOR VEGETATION APPLICATION
05/17/07
Dr. John Schalles Professor of Biology and Director of the
Environmental Science Program at Creighton University


Mapping Primary Producer Distributions in Coastal Ecosystems
Using AISA Airborne Hyperspectral Imagery
04/30/07
Dr. Hulin Gao School of Earth andAtmospheric Sciences Georgia Institute ofTechnology


Passive Microwave Remote Sensing of Surface Soil Moisture:Method, Results, and Applicatons
04/26/07
Dr. Michael Reynolds; Brookhaven National Lab
Remote Measurements & Research Company

primary issues related to the prediction of concentrations
from a source in an urban metroplex
April 27, 07
DR. RALPH PETERSON
NOAA/NESDIS/ORA, NESDIS/Advanced Satellite Products Team, Madison, Wisconsin


NOWCASTING SEVERE CONVECTION USING OBJECTIVE TOOLS
WHICH OPTIMIZE THE IMPACT OF SEQUENCES OF GOES SATELLITE DERIVE
MOISTURE PRODUCTS

April 24, 2007
Dr. John Schaake
Consultant, NOAA, NWS, Office of Hydrologic Development


Hydrologic Ensemble Prediction: Opportunities and Challenges
March 28, 2007
Johnny Luo, Ph.D. from Colorado State University

"Satellite Investigation of Tropical Cirrus and Tropical Cyclones "

March 22, 2007
Dr. William B. Rossow from NOAA CREST, City College of New York


: "Various Ways to Look at the Behavior of Tropical Convection "
March 8, 2007
Dr. Robert Levy from NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Climate and Radiation Branch


"Second Generation Retrieval of Tropospheric Aerosol Properties Over Land From Modisin The U.S. Mid-Atlantic Region "

March 6, 2007
Dr. Elie Bou-Zeid from The Swiss Federal Institute of Technology


"Numerical and experimental investigations of water vapor transport in the atmosphere "
March 5, 2007
Dr. Stephen Fries from Institute of Marine Sciences at Chapel Hill


"Environmental Observations for Ecosystem and Public Health Applications"
February 23, 2007
Dr. Abebe A. Jemberie from Delft University of Technology

"Complementary Modeling - Bridging the gap between physical systems and their models "

February 22, 2007

Dr. Franco Montalto from the Earth Institute at Columbia University

"A Simple Model for Assessing the Cost-effectiveness of Investment in Low Impact Development(LID) "
February 15, 2007
Dr. Hansong Tang from Oceanography, Naval Research Laboratory


"Fluid Mechanics Simulation - Challenges, Algorithms, and Applications "
January 4, 2007
Mr. Robert Arnone from Head Ocean Sciences Branch, Naval Research Laboratory


"Satellite ocean color remote sensing: uncoupling spectral composition of ocean waters and integration with bio-optical modeling"
2006 SEMINAR SERIES
DATE
SPEAKER
TOPIC
ATTACHMENTS
November 22, 2006
Professor Emmanuel Boss from University of Maine


"Particle dynamics, scattering and remote sensing in the coastal ocean"

November 16, 2006
Dr. Fuzhong Weng, from NOAA/NESDIS


"Advances in Radiative Transfer Modeling in support to Satellite Data Assimilation"

November 9, 2006
Dr. Robert M. Rabin from NOAA/National Severe Storms Lab, Norman, OK USA

"NOWCASTING THUNDERSTORM INTENSITY FROM SATELLITE: A REVIEW"

November 3, 2006
Mr. Mark DeMaria from NOAA/NESDIS Center for Satellite Applications and Research


"Applications of Satellite Data to Tropical Cyclone Intensity Forecasting"
ABSTRACT
October 24, 2006
R.A. Aspey from Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Cal. Tech.

"Optimization and comparative studies using Sonde and GSFC lidars in support of EOS-Aura and CTM validations"

October 19, 2006
Dr. Jennifer Richmond- Bryant from Hunter College


"Outdoor-to-Indoor Transport and Dispersion of Vehicle Emissions in an Urban Micro-Environment"

October 3, 2006
Dr. Christopher Brown from University of Maryland NASA Goddard


TOPIC: "Ecological Prediction in Chesapeake Bay"
September 21, 2006
Dr. Marco Tedesco from NASA Goddard


"Solving the puzzle of the SWE retrieval from space: Past approaches, current results and future plans"

September 14, 2006
Dr. Brian Vant-Hull from University of Maryland


TOPIC: "Satellite Retrievals of Cloud Microphysics: Problems and Solutions"

September 12, 2006
Dr. Cezar Kongoli from NOAA/NESDIS/STAR


"Passive microwave remote sensing of snow cover and frozen precipitation from the Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit"
June 8, 2006
Dr. Johnny Luo from Colorado State University


"Satellite and Modeling Studies of Water Vapor, Clouds and Convection"
May 19, 2006
Dr. Paul Menzel Chief Scientist NOAA-NESDIS


"Advances in Geosynchronous Observations of the Earth & Atmosphere"
May 18, 2006
Dr. Sid-Ahmed Boukabara from NOAA/NESDIS


"Passive Microwave Remote Sensing of Extreme Weather Events Using NOAA-18 AMSUA and MHS"
Tuesday May 2, 2006
Dr. Joe Turk from Naval Research Laboratory, Marine Meteorology Division


NOAA-CREST Monthly Seminar Series (more info)
Tuesday April 11, 2006
Dr. Nadav Levanon from Department of Electrical Engineering of Tel Aviv University


"Pulse Compression for Radar/Lidar applications: Coherent and Non-coherent"
(Joint Seminar with Electrical Engineering Department)
Thursday March 23, 2006

"MODELING AND UNDERSTANDING NORTH AMERICAN DROUGHTS OF THE LAST MILLENNIUM"

Thursday March 16, 2006
Dr. Ram Hashmonay from ARCADIS


"Advanced Air Measurements and Chemical Detection Using Optical Remote Sensing Techniques"
Tuesday March 14, 2006
Dr. Gopal Sistla Director, Bureau of Air Quality Analysis and Research DEC
& Patrick Lavin, P.E. Director - Bureau of Air Quality Surveillance

"Air Quality Modeling for Regulatory Applications and in nearreal time forecasting& Air Quality Monitoring Program in New York State"
Thursday February 9, 2006
Dr. William B. Rossow from NASA’s Goddard Institute of Space Studies


"Thinking of Clouds as a dynamical Process"
2005 SEMINAR SERIES
DATE
SPEAKER
TOPIC
ATTACHMENTS
November 28th, 2005
Dr. Liming Zhou from Georgia Institute of Technology
"Land-climate interactions: A synthetic analysis of land surface observations, remote sensing data, and climate modeling"
November 9th, 2005
Dr. Al Powell Acting Director, NESDIS-ORA, NOAA
"NESDIS Research and Applications Directions & Perspectives"
October 18th, 2005
Dr.Yonghua Wu from University of Washington Atmospheric Science Dept.
"Lidar measurements of aerosol, water vapor and ozone"
October 6th, 2005
Dr. Nikolay Shabanov from Boston University
"Radiative Transfer Modeling &its Application to Remote Sensing of Global Vegetation"
September 9th, 2005
Dr. Kuo-lin Hsu from Civil and Environmental Engineering, UC-Irvine
"Hydrologic Applications of Satellite-based Rainfall Measurment"
July 28th, 2005
Dr. Robert J. Kuligowski from NOAA NESDIS
"Rainfall Estimation From Satellite Data: Overview & Ongoing Work"
July 20th, 2005
Dr. William B. Rossow from NASA GISS
What an Advanced Remote Sensing Analysis System Might Look Like
Thursday, May 26, 2005 
Dr. Ralph Ferraro from NOAA/NESDIS
Precipitation Retrieval Using the Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit (AMSU)
 
Tuesday, May 10, 2005
Dr. Haralambos V. Vasiliadis
Health Effects and Control of Non-ionizing and Ionizing Radiations and Safety Procedures
Tuesday, May 3, 2005
Dr Steven A. Ackerman director of Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite University of Wisconsin-Madison
Observing Cloud Properties from Space
Friday, April 29, 2005
Dr. Mamoudou (Ama) Ba from NWS/OST/Meteorological Development Laboratory NOAA
An Overview of Satellite-Based Rainfall Estimation Techniques
Thursday, April 21, 2005
Dr. Tom Carroll Director of National Operational Hydrologic Remote Sensing Center Office of Climate, Water, and Weather Services National Weather Service NOAA
Snow Modeling & Observation at the National Operational Hydrologic Remote Sensing Center
March 10, 2005
Dr. James Sherman from Indiana University of Pennsylvania
"Mesopause Region Thermal & Dynamical Studies bases on Simultaneous Temperature, Zonal and Meridional Wind Measurements with an Upgraded Sodium Fluorescence Lidar"
2004 SEMINAR SERIES
DATE
SPEAKER
TOPIC
ATTACHMENTS
December 03, 2004
Dr. David Goodrich from NOAA
“FROM EL NIñO TO GLOBAL CHANGE: NOAA’S CLIMATE PROGRAMS”
May 17, 2004
Michael Hardesty Chief, Optical Remote Sensing Division NOAA Environmental Technology Laboratory
Applying Lidar Techniques to Air Quality Research
June 28, 2004
Dr. Rafael L. Bras from MIT
Wonders of Planet Earth: Complexity and Order in Earth Systems
May 11, 2004
Dr. Giulietta Fargion from Brookhaven National Laboratory
An overview of the NASA SIMBIOS Program for satellite data merging to produce climate data record
March 24, 2004
Professor Vladimir Kushnir Marine Hydrophysical Institute of the National Academy of Science of Ukraine
THE RESULTS AND PROSPECTS OF REMOTE SENSING TO ASSESS POLLUTION OF THE SEA ENVIRONMENT: IDENTIFICATION AND FORECAST OF TRANSPORT
February 26, 2004
Paul Menzel from NOAA Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS) University of Wisconsin
"Multi-spectral Remote Sensing Applications with MODIS"
2003 SEMINAR SERIES
DATE
SPEAKER
TOPIC
ABSTRACT
December, 18, 2003
Dr. Eliezer Ganor from Tel-Aviv University, Israel
Incorporation of Desert Dust Aerosols in Cloud Processes above Eastern Mediterranean"
December 5, 2003
Meteorologist David Kitzmiller from NOAA National Weather Service
Hydrometeorological Operations and Research in the National Weather Service
November 25, 2003,
Dr. Anatoly A. Gitelson University of Nebraska-Lincoln
"Remote Quantification of Optically Active Constituents in Productive Turbid Waters: Algorithm Development, Calibration and Validation"
Novermber 21, 2003
Nazario D. Ramirez-Beltran from the University of Puerto Rico
Mayagüez
"Satellite Data and Neural Networks to Estimate Soil Moisture and Development of Algorithm to Predict Monthly Rainfall"
November 20, 2003
Arnold Gruber --Director, Global Precipitation Climatology Project National Environmental Satellite Data and Information Service, NOAA
"The Global Precipitation Climatology Project – Accomplishments and Future Outlook"
October 10, 2003
Dr. Ayman Suleiman from Hampton University
"Integrating Water Balance with Land Surface Remote Sensing Application Soil Moisture Case"
ABSTRACT
October 7, 2003
Dr. Christopher J. Gobler, from Long Island University
"Biological and Geochemical Processes Promoting Harmful Brown Tide (Aureococcus anophagefferens) Blooms in Long Island Estuaries"
August 18, 2003
Dr. Changyoung Cao, from NOAA/NESDIS/STAR/SMCD/SP
"Operation Calibration of NOAA's High Resolution Infrared Radiation Sounders"
May 15, 2003
Dr. Peter Romanov from NOAA/NESDIS/ORA
"Satellite Snow Cover Monitoring at NOAA/NESDIS: Current Status and Future Plans"
May 9, 2003
Dr. Norman Grody of NOAA/NESDIS


"Determination of Surface Wetness and Soil Moisture using Satellite-Based Microwave Radiometers"
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