1. PERSONAL INFORMATION: Name:Xiaofeng Li Contact address: Mail: Dr. Xiaofeng Li, Senior Scientist National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS) E/RA3, WWBG, Room 102 5200 Auth Road Camp Springs, MD 20746-4304 U.S.A. Tel:301-763-8177(O) Fax:301-763-8020 Email:Xiaofeng.Li@noaa.gov
2. EDUCATION:
08/1992-06/1997:Ph.D. in remote sensing and satellite oceanography Department of Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC U.S.A. 09/1989-07/1992:M.S. in remote sensing and oceanography First Institute of Oceanography State Oceanic Administration Qingdao, China (1989-1990: taking graduate student courses at Department of Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, HeFei, China.) 09/1981-07/1985:Bachelor of Engineering in Optical Engineering Department of Optical Instrument Engineering Zhejiang University HangZhou, China
3. RESEARCH INTERESTS:
*Oceanic internal wave, surface gravity wave and atmospheric boundary layer physical processes *Cyclone and glacier studies through fusion of RADARSAT SAR and GOES/Imager Data; *NOAA series polar orbiting satellite AVHRR data and Geostationary GOES Satellites data receiving, processing, geophysical algorithms development and validation; * Ocean color data analysis (SeaWiFS) to study red tide and algal bloom; * Fishery and vessels studies with Synthetic Aperture Radar in Gulf of Alaska and Bering Sea regions; * 10 years satellite ground station management experience.
4. PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS (SINCE 1998):
* Passive Satellite Remote Sensing Oceanography Research with AVHRR and GOES 1)Li, Xiaofeng, Q. Zheng, W. G. Pichel, XiaoHai Yan, W. Timothy Liu, P. Clemente-Colon, Analysis of coastal lee waves along the coast of Texas observed on AVHRR Images, Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans, Vol. 106, No. C4, 7017-7025, 2001. 2)Maturi, E., P. Menzel, Xiaofeng Li, and Fred Wu, GOES sea surface temperature validation, Bulletin of American Meteorological Society, Vol. 82, No.3, 473-476, 2001. 3)Li, Xiaofeng, W. Pichel, E. Maturi, P. Clemente-Colon, and J. Sapper, Deriving the operational nonlinear multi-channel sea surface temperature algorithm coefficients for NOAA-15 AVHRR/3, International Journal of Remote Sensing, Vol. 22, No.4, 699-704, 2001. 4)Li, Xiaofeng, W. Pichel, P. Clemente-Colon, V. Krasnopolsky, and J. Sapper, Validation of coastal sea and lake surface temperature measurements derived from NOAA/AVHRR data, International Journal of Remote Sensing, Vol. 22, No.7, 1285-1303, 2001. 5)Li, Xiaofeng, Application of nonlinear multi-channel algorithms for estimating sea surface temperature with NOAA-14 AVHRR data, Chinese Journal of Oceanology and Limnology, Vol. 18 No. 3, 199-207, 2000. 6)Xie, L., L. J. Pietrafesa, E. Bohm, C. Zhang and Xiaofeng Li, Evidence and mechanism of hurricane Fran-induced ocean cooling in the Charleston trough, Geophysical Research Letters, 25,769-772, 1998. 7)Bohm, E. and Xiaofeng Li, The cold trail of hurricane Emily seen from AVHRR images, Remote Sensing and the Earth, 88, 1994.* Active Satellite Remote Sensing Oceanography Research with Synthetic Aperture Radar 8)Li, X, W. Pichel, M. He, S. Wu, K. Friedman, P. Clemente-Colon, C. Zhao, Observation of Hurricane-Generated Ocean Swell Refraction at the Gulf Stream North Wall with the RADARSAT-1 Synthetic Aperture Radar, IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, in review, 2001. 9)Wackerman, C.C., P. Clemente-Colon, W. Pichel, and X. Li, An analytical two-scale model to predict C-VV and C-HH radar cross section values, IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, in press, 2001. 10)Wackerman, C.C., K.S. Friedman, W.G. Pichel, P. Clemente-Colon, Xiaofeng Li, Automatic detection of ships in RADARSAT-1 SAR imagery, Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing, Vol. 27, No. 4, 371-378, 2001. 11)Li, Xiaofeng, P. Clemente-Colon, W. G. Pichel and P. W. Vachon, Atmospheric vortex streets on a RADARSAT SAR image, Geophysical Research Letters, Vol. 27, No. 11, 1655-1658, 2000. 12)Li, Xiaofeng, P. Clemente-Colon, and K. Friedman, Estimating oceanic mixed layer depth from internal wave evolution observed from RADARSAT-1 SAR, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab Technical Digest, Vol. 21, No. 1, 130-135, 2000. 13)Chunchuzov, I., P. W. Vachon, and Xiaofeng Li, Analysis and modeling of atmospheric gravity waves observed in RADARSAT SAR images, Remote Sensing of Environment, 74, 343-361, 2000. 14)Friedman, K. and Xiaofeng Li, Storm patterns over the ocean with wide swath SAR, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab Technical Digest, Vol. 21, No.1, 80-85, 2000. 15)Li, Xiaofeng, J. M. Morrison, L. J. Pietrafesa and A. Ochadlick, Analysis of oceanic internal waves from airborne SAR images, Journal of Coastal Research, Vol. 15, No. 4, 884 - 891, 1999. 16)Friedman, K., W. Pichel, P. Clemente-Colon, and Xiaofeng Li, Routine monitoring of changes in the Columbia Glacier, Alaska, with Synthetic Aperture Radar, Remote Sensing of Environment, 70, 257-264, 1999. 17)Cione, J., R. Neuherz, S. Raman, L. J. Pietrafesa, K. Keeter and Xiaofeng Li, The development and operational implementation of the Atlantic surface cyclone intensification index, Boundary Layer Meteorology, 89, 211-224, 1998. 18)W. Pichel, P. Clemente-Colon, K. Friedman, Lunsford, Leshkevich, Hufford, Neigh, Tseng, and Xiaofeng Li, Coastwatch applications of synthetic aperture radar imagery, Journal of Advanced Marine Science and Technology Society, Vol. 4, No. 2, 147-154, 1998.
5. INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE PAPERS (SINCE 1998): 1)Li, Xiaofeng, M. He, K. Zeng, L. Wang, C. Zhao, W. Pichel, K. Friedman, P. Clemente-Colon, 2001, Analysis of oceanic long wave refraction at the Gulf Stream boundary using RADARSAT Synthetic Aperture Radar during Hurricane Bonnie, Proceedings of the International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium 2001, Sydney, Australia, July 9-13, 3 pp. 2)Pichel, W., P. Clemente-Colon, K. Friedman, Xiaofeng Li, 2000, The Alaska SAR Demonstration: RADARSAT-1 Experience and ENVISAT plans. ERS-2/ENVISAT Symposium, October 16-20, 2000, Gothenburg, Sweden. 3)Li, Xiaofeng, P. Clemente-Colon, W. G. Pichel, P. Vachon, and K. S. Friedman, Analysis of atmospheric vortex streets observed on a RADARSAT SAR image, International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, Honolulu, Hawaii, July 2000. 4)Pichel, W. G., P. Clemente-Colon, E. Malaret, K. S. Friedman, and Xiaofeng Li, Analysis of ocean surface features with coincident SAR radiometer data within the Alaska SAR Demonstration, International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, Honolulu, Hawaii, July 2000. 5)Li, Xiaofeng, Q. Zheng, W. G. Pichel, X. H. Yan, W. T. Liu, P. Clemente-Colon, Dynamical Analysis of Coastal Lee Waves observed in AVHRR Images, COAA2000 2nd International Ocean-Atmosphere Conference, July 2000, Taipei, Taiwan, July 2000. 6)Pichel, W. G., C. Wackerman, P. Clemente-Colon, E. Malaret, K. S. Friedman, Xiaofeng Li, W. Y. Tseng, and R. Meiggs, 2000, Vessel detection in the Alaska SAR Demonstration, AMRS Ship Detection in Coastal Waters Workshop, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada, May, 2000. 7)Wackerman. C, P. Clemente-Colon, W. G. Pichel, K. S. Friedman, and Xiaofeng Li, Automatic detection of ships using RADARSAT SAR imagery, AMRS Ship Detection in Coastal Waters Workshop, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada, May, 2000. 8)Li, Xiaofeng, W. Pichel, F. Monaldo, C. Wackerman, R. Beal, P. Clemente-Colon, and K. Friedman, Retrieval and validation of sea surface winds from calibrated RADARSAT ScanSAR images, Proceeding of CEOS SAR Working Group, ESA SP-450, 53-58, Toulouse, France, Oct. 1999. 9)Maturi, E., W. Pichel, Xiaofeng Li, J. Sapper, and P. Clemente-Colbn, NOAA operational satellite sea surface temperature products useful for climate applications, Proceedings of International Conference on the Ocean Observing System for Climate OCEANOBS 99, Vol. 2, 2 pp. Saint-Raphael, France, Oct. 2000. 10)Pichel, W., P. Clemente-Colon, K. Friedman, Xiaofeng Li, C. Wackman, W. Beal, F. Monaldo, W. Tseng, T. Liu, and S. Wu, NOAA CoastWatch RADARSAT SAR coastal monitoring applications demonstration, submitted to International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, Hamburg, Germany, July, 1999. 11)Friedman, K, W. Pichel, P. Clemente-Colon, and Xiaofeng Li, Study of polar lows with Synthetic Aperture Radar and GOES imagery, International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, Hamburg, Germany, July 1999. 12)Li, Xiaofeng, W.? Pichel, P. Clemente-Colon, V. Krasnopolsky, and J. Sapper, Validation of coastal sea and lake surface temperature measurements derived from NOAA/AVHRR data, Proceeding of the 5th International Conference on Remote Sensing for Marine and Coastal Environments, 261-268. San Diego, California, Oct. 1998. 13)Friedman, K., P. Clemente-Colon, W. Pichel, and Xiaofeng Li, Monitoring of the Columbia glacier with synthetic aperture radar, Proceeding of the 5th International Conference on Remote Sensing for Marine and Coastal Environments, Vol. I, 261-268, San Diego, California, Oct. 1998. 14)Li, Xiaofeng, W.? G. Pichel, P. Clemente-Colon and K. S. Friedman, Oceanic internal waves in a RADARSAT synthetic aperture radar image of the Bering Sea, Proceeding of the 4th Pacific Ocean Remote Sensing Conference, 581-585, Qingdao, China, July 1998. 15)Li, Xiaofeng, W.Pichel, K. Friedman and P. Clemente-Colon, The sea surface imprint of island lee waves as observed by RADARSAT synthetic aperture radar, International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, Vol. II, 763-766, Seattle, Washington, Oct. 1998. 16)Friedman, K., W. Pichel, and Xiaofeng Li, Mesoscale oceanic and atmospheric feature detection through fusion of RADARSAT SAR with GOES/Imager data, International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, Vol. II, 907-909, Seattle, Washington, Oct. 1998.
6. MEMBERSHIP: American Geophysical Union (AGU) IEEEChinese-American Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (COAA)
7. HONORS/ACTIVITIES: 2001:Gave a keynote presentation at annual COAA conference in Washington DC. 2001:Served as committee member to supervise Ph.D. candidates in oceanography at College of Marine Studies, University of Delaware, U.S.A. 2001:Served as senior consultant for AmSoft International Inc. in Washington DC for environmental remote sensing issues. 2000:Invited and sponsored by Ministry of Education (MOE) of China to teach remote sensing oceanography courses at graduate school of Ocean University of Qingdao and Ocean RemoteSensing Institute (National laboratory of Ministry of Education), carry out joint research projects, etc. 2000:Invited and sponsored by National Cheng Kung University of Taiwan to visit Coastal Ocean Monitoring Center of Taiwan.? 1999:Invited to give a remote sensing oceanography seminar at Graduate School of University of Delaware. |