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Ana C. Pinheiro

Working in: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

Position:
National Research Council Postdoctoral Associate

Regions of Interest:
Rio Grande River Basin (New Mexico), Kruger National Park, South Africa; Mongu,

Recent Project(s): • Directional effects in land surface temperature satellite retrievals: assess the impact of vegetation structure and observation geometry in retrievals of land surface temperature with wide field of view sensors (e.g., AVHRR, MODIS). • Improving evapotranspiration estimates to aid water management practices in the Rio Grande River Basin: simulate land surface processes at high spatial resolutions (1 km) within the Land Information System (LIS); assimilate satellite derived products (e.g., land surface temperature) into land surface models to improve estimates of root-zone soil moisture conditions and evapotranspiration; eddy-covariance measurement towers over agricultural and riparian areas. • Near-real time retrievals of MODIS land surface temperature: modify and implement MODIS land surface temperature algorithm within the MODIS Rapid Response System, to allow for near-real time monitoring of energy/water surface conditions at global scales. • SAFARI 2000 – ground measurements of temperature and soil moisture: assess the relationship between soil moisture availability, vegetation water stress condition, and surface temperature in African savannas; scale land surface temperature measurements.