Forrest Hall
Sr Res Sci
Joint Center for Earth Systems Technology
Physics
Off Campus
Education
Ph D University of Houston 1970
MS University of Houston 1968
BS University of Texas, Austin 1963
About
Dr, Hall specializes in global change research using earth-observing satellites. He has served as Project Manager on three major field campaigns in the US and Canada (COVER, FIFE and BOREAS). Dr. Hall's research focuses on the development of physically based algorithms for the remote sensing of vegetation condition, structure and function and the modeling of surface carbon, water and energy exchange. He has authored more than 75 scientific papers.
Research Interests
Dr Hall's current research interests focus on terrestrial vegetation including photosynthesis, vegetation structure,terrestrial ecosystem-Atmosphere carbon, water and energy exchange, and ecology.
Teaching Interests
Astronomy, Climatology, Atmospheric physics and chemistry, remote sensing.
Intellectual Contributions
Jian, Bi, Hall, Forrest G., Myneni, Ranga. (2015). Sunlight mediated seasonality in canopy structure and photosynthetic activity of Amazonian rainforests. 10 Environmental Research Letters.
Peddle, Derek, Riddle, K, Hall, Forrest G. (2015). SCAVI: A Sunlit Canopy Adjusted Vegetation Index.. No 1. 41 20-28 Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing 20-28,.