Research Statement
My main interests involve the use of spaceborne, remote sensing observations for studies of earth-systems processes. At present I am supporting the NASA Project Scientist for the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectrometer (MODIS) flying on the NASA Earth Observing System (EOS)Terra and Aqua missions. Within that broad area of interest I'm studying hydrological processes including hydrometeorological subject with particular emphasis on spaceborne observations of snowcover dynamics over the Great Salt Lake Basin
Research Keywords
- Hydrology
- Earth Sciences
- Earth Remote Sensing
Grants, Contracts & Research Gifts
- MODIS Performance Characterization: Progress, Status, and Comparisons to Similar Earth-orbiting Sensors. PI: Vincent V. Salomonson. NASA, 02/01/2014 - 01/31/2017. Total project budget to date: $143,785.00
Publications
- “Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer on Terra and Aqua Missions—Chapter 3”, Xiaoxiong Xiong, Michael D. King, Vincent V. Salomonson, William L. Barnes, Brian N. Wenny, Amit Angal, Aisheng Wu, Sriharsha Madhavan and Daniel O. Link, pp. 142-181, Optical Payloads for Space Missions, Edited by Shen-En-Qian, Canadian Space Agency, Canada, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, The Atrium, Southern Gate, Chichester, West Sussex, PO19 8SQ, United Kingdom, 2016, ISBN 978-1-118-94514-8. Accepted, 01/2016.
- “Remote Sensing—Historical Perspective”, Vincent V. Salomonson, Encyclopedia of Remote Sensing [Eni G. Njoku-Volume Editor; M. J. Abrams, G. R. Asrar, F. S. Marzano, P. J. Minnett, V. V. Salomonson, V.H. Singhroy, and F. J. Turk—Section Editiors], pp. 684-690, 2014. ISBN 978-0-387-36698-2, Library of Congress Control Number: 2013953424. Accepted, 02/2014.
- On-Orbit Calibration and Performance of Aqua MODIS Reflective Solar Bands. Published, 01/2010.
- MODIS/Terra observed seasonal variations of snow cover over the Tibetan Plateau. Published, 03/2007.
- Estimating fractional snow cover from MODIS using the normalized difference snow index. Published, 02/2004.
- MODIS - ADVANCED FACILITY INSTRUMENT FOR STUDIES OF THE EARTH AS A SYSTEM. Published, 03/1989.