Profile for Dorothy Hall


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Title: Senior Research Scientist
Affiliation: NASA
Contact: E-mail
NASA-GSFC, Code 615
Greenbelt, MD 20771

Office Phone: 301-614-5771
Fax: 301-614-5644

Research Interests

Snow cover and climate; Surface temperature of the cryosphere; Greenland surface temperature and melt; MODIS; VIIRS.
 

Short Biography

Dr. Hall performs research on the remote sensing of snow and ice. She is principal investigator for the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) Snow and Sea Ice Mapping Project that develops and maintains snow and ice algorithms for products used by researchers worldwide. She is also a principal investigator on a snow product validation project for the Visible Infrared Imager Radiometer Suite —a scanning radiometer onboard NASA's newest Earth-observing satellite, Suomi NPP— and on a Greenland ice surface temperature project. She's co-investigator on other cryosphere-related projects.

She has been an adjunct faculty member at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington in the Department of Geography and Geology (2009 – 2010), an affiliated professor at George Mason University in the Earth Science and GeoInformation Systems Department (2005 – 2006), and a distinguished visiting scientist at the University of Delaware Department of Geography (2002 – 2003). 

Dr. Hall is an editorial board member for the journal Remote Sensing of Environment, and a scientific associate editor for the journal The Cryosphere.

She is co-leader of a snow cover focus group for Committee on Earth Observation Satellites Land Product Validation, and a member of the editorial board of NASA's Earth Observatory website.

Dr. Hall's MODIS-related snow and Greenland research may be seen on the MODIS Snow and Ice website.

Publications

Bayr, K., D.K. Hall, M. Kelly, and C. Dunn (2012). Influence of the recession of the Pasterze Glacier, Austria, on water discharge used for hydro-power production Proceedings of the 69th Annual Eastern Snow Conference

Box, J., X. Fettweis, J.C. Stroeve, M. Tedesco, D.K. Hall, and K. Steffen (2012). Greenland ice sheet albedo feedback: thermodynamics and atmospheric drivers The Cryosphere, 6, 1-19
10.5194/tc-6-1-2012.

Frei, A., M. Tedesco, S. Lee, J. Foster, D. Hall, R. Kelly, and D. Robinson (2012). A review of current-generation satellite-based snow products Advances in Space Research
10.1016/j.asr.2011.12.021

Gladkova, I., M. Grossberg, G. Bonev, P. Romanov, G. Riggs, and D.K. Hall (2012). A full snow season in Yellowstone: a database of restored Aqua Band 6 IEEE
10.1109/LGRS.2012.2213063

Hall, D.K., J.L. Foster, N. DiGirolamo, and G.A. Riggs (2012). Snow cover, snowmelt timing and stream power in the Wind River Range, Wyoming Geomorphology, 137(1), 87-93
10.1016/j.geomorph.2010.11.011

Hall, D., J. C. Comiso, N. E. DiGirolamo, C. A. Shuman, J. R. Key, and L. S. Koenig. (2012). A Satellite-Derived Climate-Quality Data Record of the Clear-Sky Surface Temperature of the Greenland Ice Sheet J. Climate, 25, 4785–4798
dx.doi.org/10.1175/JCLI-D-11-00365.1

Hall, D., J.L. Foster, N.E. DiGirolamo, J.S. Barton, and G.A. Riggs (2012). Snow cover and stream discharge in the Wind River Range, Wyoming, 1970 – 2009 Proceedings of the IAHS conference,

Hall, D., J. C. Comiso, N. E. DiGirolamo, C. A. Shuman, J. R. Key, and L. S. Koenig (2012). A Satellite-Derived Climate-Quality Data Record of the Clear-Sky Surface Temperature of the Greenland Ice Sheet J. Climate, 25, 4785–4798
10.1175/JCLI-D-11-00365.1

Nghiem, S., I.G. Rigor, A. Richter, J.P. Burrows, P.B. Shepson, J. Bottenheim, D.G. Barber, A. Steffen, J. Latonas, F. Wang, G. Stern, P. Clemente-Colon, S. Martin, D.K. Hall, L. Kaleschke, P. Tackett, G. Neumann, and M.G. Asplin (2012). Field and satellite observations of the formation and distribution of Arctic atmospheric bromine above a rejuvenated sea ice cover J. Geophys. Res., 117, D00S05
10.1029/2011JD016268

Nghiem, S., Hall D. K, Foster J. L., and Neumann G. (2012). Terrestrial Snow Encyclopedia of Remote Sensing
10.1007/SpringerReference_327235

Nghiem, S., D. K. Hall, T. L. Mote, M. Tedesco, M. R. Albert, K. Keegan, C. A. Shuman, N. E. DiGirolamo, and G. Neumann (2012). The extreme melt across the Greenland ice sheet in 2012 Geophys. Res. Lett, 39(L20502)
10.1029/2012GL053611

Riggs, G.A., and D.K. Hall (2012). Improved snow mapping accuracy with revised MODIS snow algorithm Proceedings of the 69th Annual Eastern Snow Conference

Sugg, J., L.B. Perry, and D.K. Hall (2012). Satellite and Surface Perspectives of Snow Extent in the Southern Appalachian Mountains Proceedings of the 69th Annual Eastern Snow Conference

Foster, J.L., D.K. Hall, J.B. Eylander, G.A. Riggs, S.V. Nghiem, M. Tedesco, E.J. Kim, P. Montesano, R.E.J. Kelly, K.A. Casey, and B. Choudhury (2011). A blended global snow product using visible, passive microwave and scatterometer data International Journal of Remote Sensing, 32(5), 1371-1395
10.1080/01431160903548013

Foster, J., D. Hall, and G.A. Riggs (2011). Passive microwave observations of snow on the ground following the historic February 2010 snowstorms in the Baltimore/Washington, D.C., area Proceedings of the SPIE meeting

Foster, J., G. Skofronick-Jackson, H. Meng, J. Wang, G. Riggs, P. Kocin, B. Johnson, J. Cohen, D. Hall, S. Nghiem, and S.V. Nghiem (2011). Passive microwave remote sensing of the historic February 2010 snowstorms in the Middle Atlantic region of the USA Hydrological Processes
10.1002/hyp.8418

Hall, D.K. (2011). Surface temperature estimation of snow, glacier and ice sheet. In Encyclopedia of Snow, Ice and Glaciers. -: Springer-Verlag.

Hall, D.K. (2011). Normalized-Difference Snow Index. In Encyclopedia of Snow, Ice and Glaciers. -: Springer-Verlag.

Hall, D., J.L. Foster, S. Kumar, J.Y.L. Chien, and G.A. Riggs (2011). Improving the accuracy of the AFWA-NASA (ANSA) blended snow-cover product over the Lower Great Lakes region Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. Discuss., 9, 1141-1161
10.5194/hessd-9-1141-2012

Akyurek, Z, D.K. Hall, G.A. Riggs, and A. Sensoy (2010). Evaluating the utility of the ANSA blended snow cover product in the mountains of eastern Turkey nternational Journal of Remote Sensing, 31(14)
10.1080/01431161.2010.483484

Cavalieri, D.J., T. Markus, D.K. Hall, A. Ivanoff, and Emily Glick (2010). Assessment of AMSR-E Antarctic Winter Sea-Ice Concentrations Using Aqua MODIS IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 48(9)
3331- 3339

Fuhrmann, C., D.K. Hall, L.B. Perry, and G.A. Riggs (2010). Spatial patterns of snow cover in North Carolina: surface and satellite perspectives Proceedings of the 67th Eastern Snow Conference

Hall, D.K., G.A. Riggs, J.L. Foster, and S.V. Kumar (2010). Development and Evaluation of a Cloud-Gap-Filled Modis Daily Snow-Cover Product Remote Sens. Environ., 114, 496-503
10.1016/j.rse.2009.10.007

Hall, D.K., C. Fuhrmann, L.B. Perry, G.A. Riggs, D.A. Robinson , and J.L. Foster (2010). A Comparison of Satellite-Derived Snow Maps with a Focus on Ephemeral Snow in North Carolina Proceedings of the 67th Eastern Snow Conference

Hall, D.K., G.A. Riggs, J.L. Foster, and S.V. Kumar (2010). Development and validation of a cloud-gap filled MODIS daily snow-cover product Remote Sensing of Environment, 114, 496-503
10.1016/j.rse.2009.10.007. 2010

Koenig, L., and D.K. Hall (2010). Comparison of satellite, thermochron and air temperatures at Summit, Greenland, during the winter of 2008/09 Journal of Glaciology, 56(198), 735-741

Lyapustin, A., C. K. Gatebe, R. Kahn, R. Brandt, J. Redemann, P. Russell, M. D. King, C. A. Pedersen, S. Gerland, R. Poudyal, A. Marshak, Y. Wang, C. Schaaf, D.K. Hall, and A. Kokhanovsky (2010). Analysis of snow bidirectional reflectance from ARCTAS Spring-2008 Campaign Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 10, 4359-4375
10.5194/acp-10-4359-2010

Riggs, G.A., and D.K. Hall (2010). MODIS snow cover mapping decision tree technique: snow and cloud discrimination Proceedings of the 67th Eastern Snow Conference

Riggs, G.A., and D.K. Hall (2010). MODIS Snow and Ice Products – Assessment and Applications. In Bhaskar Ramachandran (ed.), (Ed.), Land Remote Sensing and Global Environmental Change - NASA's Earth Observing System and the Science of ASTER and MODIS. (681-707). -: Springer.
10.1007/978-1-4419-6749-7_30

Tilton, J.C, and D.K. Hall (2010). Creation of ersatz ground reference data for validating the MODIS snow and ice product suite Proceedings of IGARSS

Foster, J.L., D.K. Hall, R.E.J. Kelly, and L. Chiu (2009). Seasonal snow extent and snow mass in South America using SMMR and SSM/I passive microwave data (1979-2006) Remote Sens. Environ., 113, 291-305
10.1016/j.rse.2008.09.010

Hall, D.K., S.V. Nghiem, C.B. Schaaf, N. DiGirolamo, and G. Neumann (2009). Evaluation of surface and near-surface melt characteristics on the Greenland Ice Sheet Using MODIS and QuikSCAT data JGR - Earth Science, 114, 13 pgs
10.1029/2009JF001287

Foster, J.L., D.K. Hall, and L. Chiu (2008). Seasonal Snow Extent and Snow Mass in South America Using SMMR and SMM/I Passive Microwave Data (1979-2003) Remote Sensing of Environment
10.1016/J.rse.2008.09.010

Hall, D.K., J.E. Box, K.A. Casey, S.J. Hook, C.A. Shuman, and K. Steffen (2008). Comparison of satellite-derived ice and snow surface temperatures over Greenland from MODIS, ASTER, ETM+ and in-situ observations Remote Sensing of Environment, 112(10), 3739-3749
10.1016/j.rse.2008.05.007

Hall, D.K., R.S. Williams Jr., S.B. Luthcke, and N. DiGirolamo (2008). Greenland Ice Sheet surface-temperature, melt and mass loss: 2000 - 2006 Journal of Glaciology, 54(184), 81-93
10.3189/002214308784409170

Hall, D., J.E. Box, K.A. Casey, S.J. Hook, C.A. Shuman, and K. Steffen. (2008). Comparison of satellite-derived and in-situ observations of ice and snow surface temperatures over Greenland Remote Sensing of Environment, 112, 3739-3749
10.1016/j.rse.2008.05.007

Hall, D.K., and G.A. Riggs (2007). Accuracy assessment of the MODIS snow-cover products Hydrological Processes, 21(12), 1534-1547
10.1002/hyp.6715

Moody, E.G., M.D. King, C.B. Schaaf, D.K. Hall, and S. Platnick (2007). Northern Hemisphere five-year average (2000-2004) spectral snow albedos of surfaces in the presence of snow: statistics computed from Terra MODIS land products Remote Sensing of Environment, 337-345

Cavalieri, D.J., T. Markus, D.K. Hall, A. Gasiewski, M. Klein, and A. Ivanoff (2006). Assessment of EOS Aqua AMSR-E Arctic sea ice concentrations using airborne microwave and Landsat 7 imagery IEEE Trans. Geoscience Rem. Sens., 44, 3057-3069

Hall, D.K., R.S. Williams Jr., K.A. Casey, N. DiGirolamo, and Z. Wan (2006). Satellite-Derived, Melt-Season Surface Temperature of the Greenland Ice Sheet (2000-2005) and its Relationship to Mass Balance Geophysical Research Letters, 33(L11501)
10.1029/2006GL026444

Dery, S.J., V.V. Salomonson, M. Stieglitz, D.K. Hall, and I. Appel (2005). An approach to using snow areal depletion curves inferred from MODIS and its application to land surface modeling in Alaska Hydrological Processes
10.1002/hyp.5784

Hall, D.K., R.E. Kelly J., J.L. Foster, and A.T. Chang C. (2005). Estimation of Snow Extent and Snow Properties Encyclopedia Hydrol. Sci., 811-830

Hall, D.K., J. Key, K.A. Casey, G.A. Riggs, and D.J. Cavalieri (2004). Sea ice surface temperature product from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sensing, 42, 1076-1087

Kelly J., R.E., A.T. Chang C., J.L. Foster, and D.K. Hall (2004). Using remote sensing and spatial models to monitor snow depth and snow water equivalent Spatial Modeling of the Terrestrial Environment, Chichester: John Wiley and Sons, Ltd., 35-37

Hall, D.K., K.J. Bayr, W. Schoner, R. Bindschadler, and J.Y. Chien L. (2003). Consideration of the errors inherent in mapping historical glacier positions in Austria from the ground and space (1893-2001) Remote Sensing of Environment, 86, 566-577

Hall, D.K., G.A. Riggs, V.V. Salomonson, N. DiGirolamo, and K.J. Bayr (2002). MODIS snow-cover products Remote Sensing of Environment, 83, 181-194

Hall, D.K., J.L. Foster, V.V. Salomonson, A.G. Klein, and J.Y. Chien L. (2001). Development of a Technique to Assess Snow-Cover Mapping Errors from Space IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 39(2), 432-438

Hall, D.K., R.S. Williams Jr., J. Barton, O. Sigurdsson, L.C. Smith, and J.B. Garvin (2000). Evaluation of Remote Sensing Techniques to Measure Decadal-Scale Changes in the Mass Balance of Hofsjokull Ice Cap, Iceland Journal of Glaciology, 46(154), 375-388

Foster, J.L., D.K. Hall, A.T. Chang C., A. Rango, W. Wergin, and E. Erbe (1999). Effects of snow crystal shape on the scattering of passive microwave radiation IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 37(2), 1165-1168

Ledley, T.S., E. Sundquist, S.E. Schwartz, D.K. Hall, J. Fellows, and T. Killeen (1999). Climate change and greenhouse gasses background information for AGU position statement Eos transactions of the AGU, 80(39), 453-454, 457 & 458

Riggs, G.A., D.K. Hall, and S.A. Ackerman (1999). Sea ice extent and classification with the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer Airborne Simulator (MAS) Remote Sensing of Environment, 68(2), 152-163

Winther, J.G., and D.K. Hall (1999). Satellite-derived snow coverage related to hydropower production in Norway - present and future International Journal of Remote Sensing, 20(15, 16), 2991-3008

Justice, C.O., E. Vermote, J.R. Townshend G., R. Defries, D. Roy, D.K. Hall, V.V. Salomonson, J.L. Privette, G.A. Riggs, A. Strahler, W. Lucht, R.B. Myneni, Y. Knyazikhin, S.W. Running, R.R. Nemani, Z. Wan, A.R. Huete, W. van Leeuwen, R.E. Wolfe, L. Giglio, J. Muller, P. Lewis, and M.J. Barnsley (1998). The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS): Land Remote Sensing for Global Change Research IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 36(4), 1228-1249

Klein, A.G., D.K. Hall, and G.A. Riggs (1998). Improving Snow-cover mapping in forests through the use of canopy reflectance model Hydrological Processes, 12(10-11), 1723-1744