Planetary Geodynamics Laboratory
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David.J.Harding
Planetary Geodynamics Laboratory
NASA/GSFC, Code 698 Greenbelt, MD 20771 Phone: (301) 614-6503 FAX: (301) 614-6522 Email: David.J.Harding@nasa.gov |
PRESENT POSITION
- Geophysicist, Planetary Geodynamics Laboratory,
Solar System Exploration Division, Sciences and Exploration Directorate
RESEARCH INTERESTS
- Neotectonics,
Natural Hazards, Vegetation Canopy Structure, Water Storage and Discharge,
Laser Altimetry
EDUCATION
- 1980 - BS (Geological Sciences), Cornell University
- 1988 - PhD (Geological Sciences), Cornell University
- [Thesis: Josephine Peridotite Tectonites: A Record of Upper-Mantle Plastic Flow]
PREVIOUS POSITIONS
| 1988-1990 | NRC Research Associate, Laboratory for Terrestrial Physics, Goddard Space Flight Center |
| 1990-1991 | Assistant Research Faculty, Department of Geology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD |
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
2006 Carabajal, C.C., and D.J. Harding, SRTM C-Band and ICESat Laser Altimetry Elevation Comparisons as a Function of Tree Cover and Relief, Am. Soc. Photogram. Rem. Sens., 72(3): 287-298.
2005 Harding, D.J., and C.C. Carabajal, ICESat Waveform Measurements of Within-footprint Topographic Relief and Vegetation Vertical Structure, Gephys. Res. Lett., 32, L21S10, 10.1029/2005GL023471.
2004 Parker, G.G., D.J. Harding and M.L. Berger, A portable lidar system for rapid determination of forest canopy structure, Journal of Applied Ecology, 41: 755-767.
2003 Haugerud, R., D.J. Harding, S.Y. Johnson, J.L. Harless, C.S. Weaver, and B.L. Sherrod, High-resolution topography of the Puget Lowland, Washington - A bonanza for earth science, GSA Today, 13(6): 4 - 10.
2002 Lefsky, M.A., W.B. Cohen, D.J. Harding, G.G. Parker, S.A. Acker, and S.T. Gower, Lidar remote sensing of aboveground biomass in three biomes, Global Ecology and Biogeography, 11(5): 393-399.
2002 Zwally, H.J., R. Schutz, W. Abdalati, J. Abshire, C. Bentley, J. Bufton, D. Harding, T. Herring, B. Minster, J. Spinhirne and R. Thomas, ICESat's laser measurements of polar ice, atmosphere, ocean, and land, Journal of Geodynamics, 34(3-4), 405-445.
2001 Harding, D.J., M.A. Lefsky, G.G. Parker, J.B. Blair, Laser altimeter canopy height profiles: Methods and validation for deciduous, broadleaf forests, Rem. Sens. Environ., 76(3): 283-297.
2001 Parker, G.G., M.A. Lefsky, D.J. Harding, Light transmittance in forest canopies determined using airborne laser altimetry and in-canopy quantum measurements, Rem. Sens. Environ. , 76(3): 298-309.
1999 Lefsky, M.A., D.J. Harding, G.G. Parker, and H.H. Shugart, Surface lidar remote sensing of basal area and biomass in deciduous forests of Eastern Maryland, USA, Rem. Sensing of Environ., 67: 83-98.
1998 Garvin, J., J. Bufton, J. Blair, D. Harding, S. Luthcke, J. Frawley, and D. Rowlands, Observations of the Earth's topography from the Shuttle Laser Altimeter (SLA): laser-pulse echo-recovery measurements of terrestrial surfaces, Phys. Chem. of the Earth, 23: 1053-1068.
1994 Harding, D.J., J.L. Bufton, and J.J. Frawley, Laser Altimetry of Terrestrial Topography: Vertical Accuracy as a Function of Surface Slope, Roughness, and Cloud Cover, IEEE Trans. Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 32: 329-339.
