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Profile for Dorothy Hall

Title: Senior Research Scientist
Affiliation: NASA
Contact: E-mail
Office Phone: 301-614-5771
Fax: 301-614-5644

Selected Recent Publications

Hall, D.K., S.V. Nghiem, C.B. Schaaf, N.E. 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 Surface (in press).

Foster, J.L., D.K. Hall, J.B. Eylander, G.A. Riggs, S.V. Nghiem, M. Tedesco, E.J. Kim, P.M. Montesano, R.E.J. Kelly, K.A. Casey and B. Choudhury, 2009: “A blended global snow product using visible, passive microwave and scatterometer data,” International Journal of Remote Sensing (in press).

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, doi:10.1016/j.rse.2008.05.007.

Foster, J., D. Hall, R. Kelly, and L. Chiu, 2008: “Seasonal Snow Extent and Snow Mass in South America Using SMMR and SSM/I Passive Microwave Data (1979-2003),” Remote Sensing of Environment, doi:10.1016/j.rse.2008.09.010.

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

Hall, D.K. and G.A. Riggs, 2007: “Accuracy assessment of the MODIS snow-cover products,” Hydrological Processes, 21(12):1534-1547, DOI: 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, 111:337-345.

Hall, D.K., R.S. Williams, Jr., K.A. Casey, N.E. 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, doi: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 modelling in Alaska, Hydrological Processes, DOI:10.1002/hyp5784.

Hall, D.K., R. E.J. Kelly, J.L. Foster, and A. T.C. Chang, 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. Cavalieri, 2004: Sea ice surface temperature product from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS), IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 42(5):1076-1087.

Kelly, R.E.J., A.T.C. Chang, J.L. Foster and D.K. Hall, 2004: Using remote sensing and spatial models to monitor snow depth and snow water equivalent, in, R.E.J. Kelly, N.A. Drake and S. Barr (eds.), Spatial Modelling of the Terrestrial Environment, Chichester: John Wiley and Sons, Ltd., pp. 35-57.

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

Hall, D.K., G.A. Riggs, V.V. Salomonson, N.E. DiGirolamo, and K.J. Bayr, 2002: MODIS snow-cover products, Rem. Sens. Environ., 83, 181-194.

Hall, D.K., J. L. Foster, V. V. Salomonson, A. G. Klein, and J. Y. L. Chien, 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.S. 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.C. Chang, A. Rango, W. Wergin, and E. Erbe, 1999: Effects of snow crystal shape on the scattering of passive microwave radiation, IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens., 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 gases background information for AGU position statement Eos Transactions of the AGU, 80:39(453,454,457 and 458).

Riggs, G., 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.G. Townshend, R. Defries, D.P. Roy, D.K. Hall, V.V. Salomonson, J.L. Privette, G. 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 a canopy reflectance model, Hydrological Processes, 12(10-11), 1723-1744.

Selected Publications

Foster, J.L., D.K. Hall, J.B. Eyelander, G.A. Riggs, S.V. Nghiem, M. Tedesco, E. Kim, P. Montesano, R.E. Kelly J., K.A. Casey, and B. Choudhury (2009). A blended global snow product using visible, passive microwave and scatterometer data. International Journal of Remote Sensing, (in press)

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

Hall, D.K., G.A. Riggs, J.L. Foster, and S.V. Kumar (2009). Development and Evaluation of a Cloud-Gap-Filled Modis Daily Snow-Cover Product. RSE, (accepted for publication)

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.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

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