Research Physical Scientist
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Kyle Knipper, PhD Research Physical Scientist USDA, ARS, Sustainable Agricultural Water Systems Unit 239 Hopkins Road Davis, CA 95616 Voice: 1 (530) 754-3345 Kyle.Knipper@usda.gov |
Research Interests:
- Evaluation of thermal-based energy balance/evapotranspiration models for agricultural landscapes.
- Development and application of remotely sensed products.
- Evapotranspiration and soil moisture dynamics.
- Hydrologic and atmospheric model applications of remotely sensed data.
Education:
- 2016: Ph.D. (Hydrologic Science and Engineering) Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO.
- 2015: M.S. (Hydrologic Science and Engineering) Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO.
- 2013: B.S. (Meteorology) Iowa State University, Ames, IA.
Professional Experience:
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2017 - Present: Post-doctoral researcher, USDA-ARS Hydrology and Remote Sensing Lab, Beltsville, MD.
Awards:
- 2014: Sussman Foundation Grant.
- 2013-2014: Poate Young Investigator Fellowship.
Selected Publications: (please contact the author to determine reprint availability)
(view author's publications/interpretive summaries/technical abstracts since 1999)
Knipper, K.R., T.S. Hogue, and A. Kinoshita, “Evaluation of a moderate resolution imaging spectroradiometer triangle-based algorithm for evapotranspiration estimates in subalpine regions,” J. Appl. Remote Sens. 10(1), (2016), doi: 10.1117/1.JRS.10.016002.
Knipper, K.R., T.S. Hogue, and K.J. Franz, “Downscaling SMAP and SMOS Soil Moisture with MODIS Visible and Infrared Products over Southern Arizona,” in review.
Knipper, K.R., T.S. Hogue, K.J. Franz, and R.L. Scott, “Evapotranspiration Estimates Derived Using Multi-platfrom Remote Sensing in a Semiarid Region,” in review.
