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Kyle Randall Knipper
Research Physical Scientist


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A comparative analysis of OpenET for evaluating evapotranspiration in California almond orchards - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Knipper, K.R., Anderson, M.C., Bambach, N., Melton, F., Ellis, Z., Yang, Y., Volk, J., McElrone, A.J., Kustas, W.P., Roby, M.C., Carrara, W., Castro, S., Kilic, A., Fisher, J., Ruhoff, A., Senay, G.B., Morton, C., Saa, S., Allen, R. 2024. A comparative analysis of OpenET for evaluating evapotranspiration in California almond orchards. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology. 355. Article 110146. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agrformet.2024.110146.
Estimating the value of satellite-derived measurements of evapotranspiration to inform irrigation scheduling in California almond orchards - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Lapidus, D., Milliken, C., Knipper, K.R., Saa, S., Devol, T., Kustas, W.P., Mcelrone, A.J., Gallaher, M., Bambach, N., Anderson, M.C. 2024. Estimating the value of satellite-derived measurements of evapotranspiration to inform irrigation scheduling in California almond orchards. The Journal of Technology Transfer. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10961-024-10093-7.
A brief history of the thermal IR-based Two-Source Energy Balance (TSEB) model – diagnosing water and energy fluxes from plant to global scales - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Anderson, M.C., Kustas, W.P., Norman, J., Diak, G., Hain, C., Gao, F.N., Yang, Y., Knipper, K.R., Xue, J., Yang, Y., Crow, W.T., Holmes, T., Nieto, H., Guzinski, R., Otkin, J., Mecikalski, J., Cammalleri, C., Torres-Rua, A., Zhan, X., Fang, L., Colaizzi, P.D., Agam, N. 2024. A brief history of the thermal IR-based Two-Source Energy Balance (TSEB) model – diagnosing water and energy fluxes from plant to global scales. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology. 350. Article e109951. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agrformet.2024.109951.
The Tree-Crop Remote Sensing of Evapotranspiration Experiment (T-REX): A science-based path for sustainable water management and climate resilience - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Bambach, N., Knipper, K.R., McElrone, A.J., Nocco, M., Torres-Rua, A., Kustas, W.P., Anderson, M.C., Castro, S., Edwards, E., Duran-Gomez, M., Gal, A., Tolentino, P., Wright, I., Roby, M.C., Gao, F.N., Alfieri, J.G., Prueger, J.H., Hipps, L., Saa, S. 2023. The Tree-Crop Remote Sensing of Evapotranspiration Experiment (T-REX): A science-based path for sustainable water management and climate resilience. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society. 105(1):E257-E284. https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-22-0118.1.
Assessing the accuracy of OpenET satellite-based evapotranspiration data to support water resource and land management applications - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Volk, J., Huntington, J., Melton, F., Allen, R.G., Anderson, M.C., Fisher, J., Kilic, A., Ruhoff, A., Senay, G.B., Minor, B., Morton, C., Ott, T., Carrara, W., Doherty, C., Dunkerly, C., Friedrichs, M., Guzman, A., Hain, C., Halverson, G., Johnson, L., Kang, Y., Knipper, K.R., Ortega-Salazar, S., Pearson, C., Parrish, G.E., Purdy, A.J., Revelle, P.M., Wang, T., Yang, Y., Laipelt, L., Comini De Andrade, B. 2024. Assessing the accuracy of OpenET satellite-based evapotranspiration data to support water resource and land management applications. Nature Water. 2:193-205. https://doi.org/10.1038/s44221-023-00181-7.
A basic and applied remote sensing research project (GRAPEX) for actual evapotranspiration monitoring to improve vineyard water management - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
The Two-Source Energy Balance (TSEB) model formulation using thermal-infrared remote sensing for evapotranspiration estimation: Applications from field to global scales - (Abstract Only)
Decreased latency in landsat-derived land surface temperature products: A case for near-real-time evapotranspiration estimation in California - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Knipper, K.R., Yang, Y., Anderson, M.C., Bambach, N., Kustas, W.P., McElrone, A.J., Gao, F.N., Alsina, M. 2023. Decreased latency in landsat-derived land surface temperature products: A case for near-real-time evapotranspiration estimation in California. Agricultural Water Management. 283. Article 108316. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agwat.2023.108316.
ET partitioning assessment using the TSEB model and sUAS information across California Central Valley vineyards - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Gao, R., Torres-Rua, A., Nieto, H., Zahn, E., Hipps, L., Kustas, W.P., Alsina, M., Ortiz, N., Castro, S., Prueger, J., Alfieri, J.G., McKee, L.G., White, W.A., Gao, F.N., McElrone, A.J., Anderson, M.C., Knipper, K.R., Coopmans, C., Gowing, I., Agam, N., Sanchez, L., Dokoozlian, N. 2023. ET partitioning assessment using the TSEB model and sUAS information across California Central Valley vineyards. Remote Sensing. 15(3). Article 756. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs15030756.
Development of a benchmark eddy flux ET dataset for evaluation of remote sensing ET models over the CONUS - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Volk, J., Huntington, J., Melton, F., Allen, R.G., Anderson, M.C., Fisher, J., Kilic, A., Senay, G.B., Halverson, G., Knipper, K.R., Minor, B., Pearson, C., Wang, T., Yang, Y., Evett, S.R., French, A.N., Jasoni, R., Kustas, W.P. 2023. Development of a benchmark eddy flux ET dataset for evaluation of remote sensing ET models over the CONUS. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology. 331. Article 109307. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agrformet.2023.109307.
Evaluation of partitioned evaporation and transpiration estimates within the DisALEXI modeling framework over irrigated crops in California - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Knipper, K.R., Anderson, M.C., Bambach, N., Kustas, W.P., Gao, F.N., Zahn, E., Hain, C., McElrone, A.J., Rosario Belfiore, O., Castro, S., Alsina, M.M., Saa, S. 2022. Evaluation of partitioned evaporation and transpiration estimates within the DisALEXI modeling framework over irrigated crops in California. Remote Sensing. 15(1). Article 68. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs15010068.
A vision for integrated, collaborative solutions to critical water and food challenges - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Elias, E.H., Tsegaye, T.D., Hapeman, C.J., Mankin, K.R., Kleinman, P.J., Cosh, M.H., Peck, D.E., Coffin, A.W., Archer, D.W., Alfieri, J.G., Anderson, M.C., Baffaut, C., Baker, J.M., Bingner, R.L., Bjorneberg, D.L., Bryant, R.B., Gao, F.N., Gao, S., Heilman, P., Knipper, K.R., Kustas, W.P., Leytem, A.B., Locke, M.A., McCarty, G.W., McElrone, A.J., Moglen, G.E., Moriasi, D.N., OShaughnessy, S.A., Reba, M.L., Rice, P.J., Silber-Coats, N., Wang, D., White, M.J., Dombrowski, J.E. 2023. A vision for integrated, collaborative solutions to critical water and food challenges. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation. 78(3):63A-68A. https://doi.org/10.2489/jswc.2023.1220A.
From vine to vineyard: The GRAPEX multi-scale remote sensing experiment for improving vineyard irrigation management - ()
Improving the spatiotemporal resolution of remotely sensed ET information for water management through Landsat, Sentinel-2, ECOSTRESS and VIIRS data fusion - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Xue, J., Anderson, M.C., Gao, F.N., Hain, C., Knipper, K.R., Yang, Y., Kustas, W.P., Yang, Y., Bambach, N., McElrone, A.J., Castro, S., Alfieri, J.G., Prueger, J.H., McKee, L.G., Hipps, L., Alsina, M. 2022. Improving the spatiotemporal resolution of remotely sensed ET information for water management through Landsat, Sentinel-2, ECOSTRESS and VIIRS data fusion. Irrigation Science. 40:609-634. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00271-022-00799-7.
Evaluation of satellite leaf area index in California vineyards for improving water use estimation - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Kang, Y., Gao, F.N., Anderson, M.C., Kustas, W.P., Nieto, H., Knipper, K.R., Yang, Y., White, W.A., Torres-Rua, A., Alsina, M., Karnell, A. 2022. Evaluation of satellite leaf area index in California vineyards for improving water use estimation. Irrigation Science. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00271-022-00798-8.
Application of the vineyard data assimilation (VIDA) system to vineyard root-zone soil moisture monitoring in the California Central Valley - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Chen, F., Lei, F., Knipper, K.R., Gao, F.N., McKee, L.G., Alsina, M., Alfieri, J.G., Anderson, M.C., Bambach, N., Castro, S.J., McElrone, A.J., Alstad, K., Dokoozlian, N., Greifender, F., Kustas, W.P., Notarnicola, C., Agam, N., Prueger, J.H., Hipps, L., Crow, W.T. 2022. Application of the vineyard data assimilation (VIDA) system to vineyard root-zone soil moisture monitoring in the California Central Valley. Irrigation Science. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00271-022-00789-9.
Improved daily evapotranspiration estimation using remotely sensed data in a data fusion system - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Yang, Y., Anderson, M.C., Gao, F.N., Xue, J., Knipper, K.R., Hain, C. 2022. Improved daily evapotranspiration estimation using remotely sensed data in a data fusion system. Remote Sensing. 14(8):1772. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs14081772.
The complementary uses of Sentinel1A SAR and ECOSTRESS datasets to identify vineyard growth and conditions: a case study in Sonoma County, California - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Davitt, A., Tesser, D., Gamarro, H., Anderson, M.C., Knipper, K.R., Xue, J., Kustas, W.P., Alsina, M., Podest, E., McDonald, K. 2022. The complementary uses of Sentinel1A SAR and ECOSTRESS datasets to identify vineyard growth and conditions: a case study in Sonoma County, California. Irrigation Science. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00271-022-00781-3.
Impact of advection on two-source energy balance (TSEB) canopy transpiration parameterization for vineyards in the California Central Valley - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Kustas, W.P., Nieto, H., Garcia-Tejera, O., Bambach, N., McElrone, A.J., Gao, F.N., Alfieri, J.G., Hipps, L., Prueger, J.H., Torres, A., Anderson, M.C., Knipper, K.R., Alsina, M., McKee, L.G., Zahn, E., Bou-Zeid, E., Dokoozlian, N. 2022. Impact of advection on two-source energy balance (TSEB) canopy transpiration parameterization for vineyards in the California Central Valley . Irrigation Science. 40:575-591. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00271-022-00778-y.
Influence of modeling domain and meteorological forcing data on daily evapotranspiration estimates from a Shuttleworth-Wallace model using Sentinel-2 surface reflectance data - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Bhattarai, N., D'Urso, G., Kustas, W.P., Bambach, N., Anderson, M.C., McElrone, A.J., Knipper, K.R., Gao, F.N., Alsina, M., Aboutalebi, M., McKee, L.G., Alfieri, J.G., Prueger, J.H., Belfiore, O. 2022. Influence of modeling domain and meteorological forcing data on daily evapotranspiration estimates from a Shuttleworth-Wallace model using Sentinel-2 surface reflectance data. Irrigation Science. 40:497-513. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00271-022-00768-0.
Time-series clustering of remote-sensing retrievals for defining management zones in a vineyard - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Ohana-Levi, N., Gao, F.N., Knipper, K.R., Kustas, W.P., Anderson, M.C., Alsina, M., Sanchez, L., Kameli, A. 2021. Time-series clustering of remote-sensing retrievals for defining management zones in a vineyard. Irrigation Science. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00271-021-00752-0.
Determining evapotranspiration by using combination equation models with Sentinel-2 data and comparison with thermalbased energy balance in a California irrigated vineyard - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
D'Urso, G., Falanga, B., Kustas, W.P., Knipper, K.R., Anderson, M.C., Alsina, M., Hain, C., Alfieri, J.G., Prueger, J.H., Gao, F.N., McKee, L.G., De Michele, C., Mcelrone, A.J. 2021. Determining evapotranspiration by using combination equation models with Sentinel-2 data and comparison with thermalbased energy balance in a California irrigated vineyard. Remote Sensing. 13(18):3720. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs13183720.
Mapping daily evapotranspiration at field scale using the Harmonized Landsat and Sentinel-2 dataset, with sharpened VIIRS as a Sentinel-2 thermal proxy - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Xue, J., Anderson, M.C., Gao, F.N., Hain, C., Yang, Y., Knipper, K.R., Kustas, W.P., Yang, Y. 2021. Mapping daily evapotranspiration at field scale using the Harmonized Landsat and Sentinel-2 dataset, with sharpened VIIRS as a Sentinel-2 thermal proxy. Remote Sensing. 13:3420. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs13173420.
Interoperability of ECOSTRESS and Landsat for mapping evapotranspiration time series at sub-field scales - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Anderson, M.C., Yang, Y., Xue, J., Knipper, K.R., Yang, Y., Gao, F.N., Hain, C., Kustas, W.P., Cawse-Nicholson, K., Hulley, G., Fisher, J., Alfieri, J.G., Meyers, T., Prueger, J.H., Baldocchi, D., Sanchez, C. 2020. Interoperability of ECOSTRESS and Landsat for mapping evapotranspiration time series at sub-field scales. Remote Sensing of Environment. 252. Article 112189. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2020.112189.
Sharpening ECOSTRESS and VIIRS land surface temperature using harmonized Landsat-Sentinel surface reflectances - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Xue, J., Anderson, M.C., Gao, F.N., Hain, C., Sun, L., Yang, Y., Knipper, K.R., Kustas, W.P., Torres, A., Schull, M. 2020. Sharpening ECOSTRESS and VIIRS land surface temperature using harmonized Landsat-Sentinel surface reflectances. Remote Sensing of Environment. 251. Article 112055. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2020.112055.
Using satellite thermal-based evapotranspiration time series for defining management zones and spatial association to local attributes in a vineyard - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Ohana-Levi, N., Knipper, K.R., Kustas, W.P., Anderson, M.C., Netzer, Y., Gao, F.N., del Mar Alsina, M., Sanchez, L., Karneli, A. 2020. Using satellite thermal-based evapotranspiration time series for defining management zones and spatial association to local attributes in a vineyard. Remote Sensing. 12(15):2436. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs12152436.
Using high-spatiotemporal thermal satellite ET retrievals to monitor water use over California vineyards of different climate, vine variety and trellis design - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Knipper, K.R., Kustas, W.P., Anderson, M.C., Nieto, H., Alfieri, J.G., Prueger, J.H., Hain, C.R., Gao, F.N., McKee, L.G., Mar Alsina, M., Sanchez, L. 2020. Using high-spatiotemporal thermal satellite ET retrievals to monitor water use over California vineyards of different climate, vine variety and trellis design. Agricultural Water Management. 241. Article 106361. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agwat.2020.106361.
Data assimilation of high-resolution thermal and radar remote sensing retrievals for soil moisture monitoring in a drip-irrigated vineyard - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Lei, F., Crow, W.T., Kustas, W.P., Dong, J., Yang, Y., Knipper, K.R., Anderson, M.C., Gao, F.N., Notarnicola, C., Greifeneder, F., Mckee, L.G., Alfieri, J.G., Hain, C., Dokoozlian, N. 2020. Data assimilation of high-resolution thermal and radar remote sensing retrievals for soil moisture monitoring in a drip-irrigated vineyard. Remote Sensing of Environment. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2019.111622.
Using high-spatiotemporal thermal satellite ET retrievals for near-real time water use and stress monitoring in a California vineyard - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Knipper, K.R., Kustas, W.P., Anderson, M.C., Alsina, M., Hain, C., Alfieri, J.G., Prueger, J.H., Gao, F.N., McKee, L.G., Sanchez, L. 2019. Using high-spatiotemporal thermal satellite ET retrievals for near-real time water use and stress monitoring in a California vineyard. Remote Sensing. 11(18):2124. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs11182124.
Using high-spatiotemporal ET retrievals in near real time for operational irrigation management in a California vineyard - (Abstract Only)
Application of a land surface temperature-based multi-scale modeling system for estimating surface energy balance over complex landscapes - (Abstract Only)
Impact of insolation data source on remote sensing retrievals of evapotranspiration over the California Delta - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Anderson, M.C., Diak, G., Gao, F.N., Knipper, K.R., Hain, C., Eichelmann, E., Hemes, K., Baldocchi, D., Kustas, W.P., Alfieri, J.G. 2019. Impact of insolation data source on remote sensing retrievals of evapotranspiration over the California Delta. Remote Sensing. 11:216. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs11030216.
Comparison of vineyard evapotranspiration estimates from surface renewal using measured and modeled energy balance components in the GRAPEX project - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Parry, C.K., Kustas, W.P., Knipper, K.R., Anderson, M.C., Alfieri, J.G., Prueger, J.H., Mcelrone, A.J. 2019. Comparison of vineyard evapotranspiration estimates from surface renewal using measured and modeled energy balance components in the GRAPEX project. Irrigation Science. 37:333-343. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00271-018-00618-y.
Evapotranspiration estimates derived using thermal-based satellite remote sensing and data fusion for irrigation management in California vineyards - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Knipper, K.R., Kustas, W.P., Anderson, M.C., Alfieri, J.G., Prueger, J.H., Hain, C., Gao, F.N., Yang, Y., McKee, L.G., Nieto, H., Hipps, L., Aisha, M., Sanchez, L. 2018. Evapotranspiration estimates derived using thermal-based satellite remote sensing and data fusion for irrigation management in California vineyards. Irrigation Science. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00271-018-0591-y.
Field-scale assessment of land and water use change over the California Delta using remote sensing - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Anderson, M.C., Gao, F.N., Knipper, K.R., Hain, C., Dulaney, W.P., Baldocchi, D., Eichelmann, E., Hemes, K., Yang, Y., Medellin, A., Kustas, W.P. 2018. Field-scale assessment of land and water use change over the California Delta using remote sensing. Remote Sensing. 10(6):889. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs10060889.
The grape remote sensing atmospheric profile and evapotranspiration experiment - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Kustas, W.P., Anderson, M.C., Alfieri, J.G., Knipper, K.R., Torres, A., Parry, C.K., Nieto, H., Agam, N., White, W.A., Gao, F.N., McKee, L.G., Prueger, J.H., McElrone, A.J., Los, S., Alsina, M., Sanchez, L., Sam, B., Dokoozlian, N., McKee, M., Jones, S., Hipps, L., Heitman, J., Howard, A., Post, K., Melton, F. 2018. An overview of the Grape Remote sensing Atmospheric Profile and Evapotranspiration eXperiment (GRAPEX). Bulletin of the American Meterological Society. 99(9):1791-1812. https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-16-0244.1.
Monitoring water use and stress with evapotranspiration estimates derived using thermal-based satellite remote sensing in California vineyards - (Abstract Only)
Knipper, K., Kustas, W.P., Anderson, M.C., Alfieri, J.G., Prueger, J.H., Gao, F., McKee, L.G., Hipps, L.E., Alsina, M. 2018. Monitoring water use and stress with evapotranspiration estimates derived using thermal-based satellite remote sensing in California vineyards. AMS Annual Meeting Abstract. [online] https://ams.confex.com/ams/98Annual/webprogram/Paper327040.html.
An intercomparison of evapotranspiration estimates derived using thermal-based satellite remote sensing for irrigation management in California vineyards - (Abstract Only)
Knipper, K., Kustas, W.P., Anderson, M.C., Alfieri, J.G., Prueger, J.H., Gao, F., McKee, L.G., Hipps, L.E., Alsina, M. 2018. An intercomparison of evapotranspiration estimates derived using thermal-based satellite remote sensing for irrigation management in California vineyards [abstract]. Pecora Abstracts. p. 29.
Evaluation of evapotranspiration estimates derived using satellite remote sensing for irrigation management in California vineyards - (Abstract Only)
Knipper, K.R., Kustas, W.P., Anderson, M.C., Alfieri, J.G., Prueger, J.H., Gao, F.N., Mckee, L.G., Hipps, L., Alsina, M. 2018. Evaluation of evapotranspiration estimates derived using satellite remote sensing for irrigation management in California vineyards. Beltsville Agricultural Research Center Symposium. pg 44.