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Profile for Elissa Levine

Title: Soil Scientist
Affiliation: NASA
Contact: E-mail
Office Phone: 301-614-6654
Fax: 301-614-6695

Profile

RESEARCH AREA EXPERIENCE
Soil science, ecosystem modeling, Earth science education and outreach

PREVIOUS POSITIONS

  • 1996-present - Instructor, John's Hopkins University Environmental Science and Policy Part Time Masters Degree program (Semester course entitled "Soils in Natural and Anthropogenic Ecosystems")

  • 1986 - Resident Research Associate, National Research Council of the National Academy of Sciences, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

  • 1985-1986 - Post-Doctoral Fellow, Plant Science Department, University of Connecticut

  • 1984-1986 - Private Consultant, Soils and Land Use Computer Programming, New Haven, Connecticut

  • 1981-1984 - Research and Teaching Assistant, Institute for Land and Water Resources, The Pennsylvania State University

  • 1980 - Soil Scientist, USDA Soil Conservation Service, Clearfield, Pennsylvania

  • 1978-1981 - Research and Teaching Assistant, Department of Agronomy, The Pennsylvania State University



    • EDUCATION

  • 1984 - Ph.D. Agronomy, The Pennsylvania State University

  • 1981 - M.S. Agronomy, The Pennsylvania State University

  • 1978 - B.S. Natural Resource Management, Kansas State University



    • PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES

  • American Society of Agronomy

  • Soil Science Society of America

  • International Union of Soil Sciences

  • Gamma Sigma Delta, the Honor Society of Agriculture

  • Sigma Delta Epsilon, Graduate Women in Science

  • Association of Women Soil Scientists

  • Brandwein Institute for Science Education




    • Selected Publications

    2005

    Robin, J, E. Levine, and S. Riha. “Utilizing Satellite Imagery and GLOBE Student Data to Model Soil Dynamics”. 2005. Ecological Modeling. 185:133-145.


    2004

    Kimes D, Levine E, Timmins S, Weiss SR, Bollinger ME, Blaisdell C, "Temporal dynamics of emergency department and hospital admissions of pediatric asthmatics", Environmental Research, 94 (1): 7-17.

    Kimes D, Ullah A, Levine E, Nelson R, Timmins S, Weiss S, Bollingere ME, Blaisdelle C, "Relationships between pediatric asthma and socioeconomic urban variables in Baltimore, Maryland", Health and Place, 10: 141-152.


    2003

    Amr, S., M. E. Bollinger, M. Myers, R. G. Hamilton, S. R.Weiss, M. Rossman, L. Osborne, S. Timmins, D. S. Kimes, E. R. Levine, and C. J. Blaisdell, "Environmental allergens and asthma in urban elementary schools", Annals of Allergy Asthma & Immunology, 90 (1): 34-40, 2003.


    2002

    Amr, S., M. B. Bollinger, M. Myers, R. G. Hamilton, S. Weiss, M. Rossman, L. Osborne, S. Timmins, D. S. Kimes, E. R. Levine, C. J. Blaisdell, "Asthma and its environmental triggers in Baltimore City Public Schools", Annals of Asthma, Allergy, and Immunology, 90:34-44, 2002.

    Blaisdell, C., M. B. Bollinger, S. Timmins, D. Kimes, E. Levine, M. Myers, and S. Weiss, "Temporal and Spatial Trends in Pediatric Asthma Hospitalization in Maryland", J. of Asthma, 39(7): 567-575, 2002.


    2001

    Levine, E., D. Kimes, S. Fifer, and R. Nelson. "Evaluating Tropical Soil Carbon with Pedon Data, Satellite Imagery, and Neural Networks". (2001) In: (Lal, et al.) Global Climate Change and Tropical Ecosystems,19:365-374.

    Ranson, K.J., G. Sun, R.G. Knox, E. R. Levine, J. F. Weishampel, and S.T. Fifer "Northern Forest Ecosystem Dynamics Using Coupled Models and Remote Sensing", Remote Sensing of Environment, 75, 291-302.


    2000

    Haskett, J., E. Levine, P. Carey, and F. Niepold. 2000. Biomass Measurement: A Science Activity for Middle School. Science Activities, 37: 33-38.

    Weishampel, J. F., R. G. Knox, and E. R. Levine "Soil saturation effects on forest dynamics: scaling across a southern boreal/northern hardwood landscape", Landscape Ecology, 14:121-135.


    1999

    Weishampel, J.F., R.G. Knox, and E.R. Levine, "Soil saturation effects on forest dynamics: scaling across a southern boreal/northern hardwood landscape", Landscape Ecology, 14:121-135.


    1998

    E. Levine. "Teaching Soil Science in Primary and Secondary Classrooms", Science Teacher, October, 1998.


    1997

    Paustian, K., E. Levine, M. Post, and I. Rhyzkova, "The use of models to integrate information and understanding of soil carbon at a regional scale", Geoderma, 79: 227-260.

    Ranson, K.J., E.R. Levine, R.G.Knox, J.F. Weishampel, J. Smith, and D.L. Williams. "Using coupled models for understanding northern forest ecosystem dynamics". In: Sustainable Development of Boreal Forests, International Boreal Forest Research Association (IBFRA), St. Petersburg, Russia.

    R.G. Knox, V.L. Kalb, D. J. Kendig, and E.R. Levine, "Workbench for Interactive Simulation of Ecosystems (WISE)", IEEE Computational Science and Engineering, July-September 1997, Vol. 4, Number 3: 52-60.

    Imhoff, M.L., W.T. Lawrence, C.D. Elvidge, T. Paul, E. Levine, M.V. Privalsky, and V. Brown, "Using Nighttime DMSP/OLS Images of City Lights to Estimate the Impact of Urban Land Use on Soil Resources in the US", Remote Sensing of Environment, 59:105-117.

    Cialella, A.T., R.O. Dubayah, W.T. Lawrence, and E. R. Levine, "Predicting soil drainage classes from a physical model of remotely sensed and DEM data", J. Photo. Eng. and Remote Sensing, 63: 171-178.


    1996

    E.R. Levine, D.S. Kimes, V.G. Sigillito, "Modeling soil structure using artificial neural networks", Ecological Modeling, 92: 101-108.

    K. Paustian, E. Levine, M. Post, I. Rhyzkova, "The use of models to integate information and understanding of soil carbon at a regional scale", Advances in Soil Science, CRC Press, In Press.


    1995

    M.G. Johnson, E.R. Levine, J.S. Kern, "Soil Organic Matter: Distribution, Genesis, and Management to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions", Water Air and Soil Pollution, 82: 593-615.


    1994

    E.R. Levine, R.G. Knox, W.T. Lawrence, "Relationships between soil properties and vegetation at the Northern Experimental Forest, Howland, Maine", Remote Sensing of Environment, 47: 231-241.

    E.R. Levine, R.G. Knox, In R.B. Bryant and RW. Arnold (eds.), "A comprehensive framework for modeling soil genesis", Quantitative Modeling of Soil Forming Processes. Soil Sci. Soc. of Am., Special Pub. No. 39. pp. 77-90.

    1993

    C. Merry, E. Levine, "Methods to Assess Soil Carbon Using Ground-Based Techniques and Remote Sensing", Advances in Soil Science, CRC Press. pp. 265-274.

    R. Webb, C. Rosenzweig, E.R. Levine, "Specifying land surface characteristics in GCMs, Soil Profile Dataset and Derived Water Holding Capacities", Global Biogeochemical Cycles, 7: 97-108.

    "Forest Ecosystem Dynamics: Linking Forest Succession, Soil Process, and Radiation Models", E. Levine, K.J. Ranson, D. Williams, H. Shugart, R. Knox, and W. Lawrence, Ecological Modeling, 65: 199-219.


    1988

    E.R. Levine, E.J. Ciolkosz, "Computer Simulation of Soil Sensitivity to Acid Rain", Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J., 52: 209-215.


    1986

    E.R. Levine, E.J. Ciolkosz, "A Computer Simulation Model for Soil Genesis Applications", Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J., 50: 661-667.


    1983

    E.R. Levine, E.J. Ciolkosz, "Soil Development in Till of Various Ages in Northeastern Pennsylvania", Quaternary Research, 19: 85-99.

    Book Chapters

    Levine, E., D. Kimes, S. Fifer, and R. Nelson. 2000. Evaluating Tropical Soil Carbon with Pedon Data, Satellite Imagery, and Neural Networks. In Lal, R., J. M. Kimble, and B. A. Stewart (ed). Global Climate Change and Tropical Ecoystems. CRC Press, Inc. Boca Raton, FL. pp. 365 -374.

    Conference Proceedings

    2002

    Levine, E. and D. Kimes. "Assessing Links between Ecosystem Health and Childhood Asthma". Proceedings of the Healthy Ecosystems, Healthy People Conference, Washington, DC, 2002.

    Levine, E. , J. Robin, and S. Riha, "Using Satellite Imagery and GLOBE data to Model Soil Dynamics", Proc. 6 th Annual GLOBE meeting, Chicago, IL, 2002.

    Levine, E. , J. Robin, and N. Owe. "Effects of Acid Rain on Soil pH", Proc. 6 th Annual GLOBE meeting, Chicago, IL, 2002.

    Levine, E. and J. Robin, "Understanding Soil Color Patterns across the Globe", Proc. 6 th Annual GLOBE meeting, Chicago, IL, 2002.


    2001

    Levine, E., K. Drob, and Izolda Trakhtenberg, "Identifying Biome Characteristics with GLOBE Student Data", Proceedings 5th Annual GLOBE Conference, Annapolis MD.

    Selected Publications

    Robin, J., R. Dubayah, E. Sparrow, and E. Levine (2008). Monitoring start of season in Alaska with GLOBE, AVHRR, and MODIS data. J. Geophys. Res., 113(G01017), 10 pp
    10.1029/2007JG000407

    Hyde, P., R. Nelson, D. Kimes, and E. Levine (2007). Exploring LiDAR—RaDAR synergy—predicting aboveground biomass in a southwestern ponderosa pine forest using LiDAR, SAR and InSAR. Remote Sens. Environ., 106, 28-38

    Chikando, E., J. Piepmeier, E. Levine, and C. White (2006). Handheld L-Band Microwave Radiometer. Proc. MicroRad

    Hirshon, J.M., S.R. Weiss, R. LoCasale, E. Levine, and C.J. Blaisdell (2006). Looking Beyond Urban/Rural Differences: Emergency Department Utilization by Asthmatic Children. Journal of Asthma, 43(4), 301-306

    Robin, J., S. Riha, and E. Levine (2005). Utilizing satellite imagery and GLOBE student data to model soil dynamics. Ecol. Modelling, 185, 133-145

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