Melanie Vanderhoof
Melanie Vanderhoof is a Research Geographer with the USGS, Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center in Denver, CO. Her research focuses on using satellite imagery to understand how ecosystems change over time. She is particularly interested in surface water dynamics and disturbance events, such as fire and insect outbreaks.
Professional Experience
U.S. Geological Survey as a research geographer in 2015
ORISE Post-Doctoral Fellowship at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development
Education and Certifications
PhD in Geography from Clark University in 2014
M.S. degree in Geography from San Francisco State University in 2007
B.S. degree in Biology and Society from Cornell University in 2004
Science and Products
Climate-Driven Connectivity Between Prairie-Pothole and Riparian Wetlands in the Upper Mississippi River Watershed: Implications for Wildlife Habitat and Water Quality
Drought and Disturbances as Drivers of Long-Term Ecological Transformation and Risk
North American Analysis and Synthesis on the Connectivity of "Geographically Isolated Wetlands" to Downstream Waters
Earth Observation Assessment (EOA) 2023 Tableau Dashboard Data
Annual burn severity mosaics for the southeastern United States (2000-2022)
Data release for climate change impacts on surface water extents across the central United States
The Landsat Collection 2 Burned Area Products for the conterminous United States (ver. 2.0, April 2024)
Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 based frequency of open and vegetated water across the United States (2017-2021)
Changes in wildfire occurrence and risk to homes from 1990 through 2019 in the Southern Rocky Mountains, USA (data release)
Contemporary fire history metrics for the conterminous United States (1984-2023) (ver. 3.0, April 2024)
Wind turbine wakes can impact down-wind vegetation greenness
Wetland burned area extent derived from Sentinel-2 across the southeastern U.S. (2016-2019)
The Landsat Burned Area products for the conterminous United States (ver. 3.0, March 2022)
Data release for tracking rates of post-fire conifer regeneration distinct from deciduous vegetation recovery across the western U.S.
Tracking disturbance and inundation to identify wetland loss
Snow-cover remote sensing of conifer tree recovery in high-severity burn patches
Climate change will impact surface water extents and dynamics across the central United States
High-frequency time series comparison of Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 for open and vegetated water across the United States (2017-2021)
Changes in wildfire occurrence and risk to homes from 1990 through 2019 in the Southern Rocky Mountains, USA
Vulnerable waters are essential to watershed resilience
GCPs free photogrammetry for estimating tree height and crown diameter in Arizona cypress plantation using UAV-Mounted GNSS RTK
Contemporary (1984–2020) fire history metrics for the conterminous United States and ecoregional differences by land ownership
Wind turbine wakes can impact down-wind vegetation greenness
Mapping wetland burned area from Sentinel-2 across the southeastern United States and its contributions relative to Landsat 8 (2016-2019)
Using the Landsat Burned Area products to derive fire history relevant for fire management and conservation in the state of Florida, southeastern USA
New operational national satellite burned area product
Development of a standard database of reference sites for validating global burned area products
Non-USGS Publications**
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.
Science and Products
Climate-Driven Connectivity Between Prairie-Pothole and Riparian Wetlands in the Upper Mississippi River Watershed: Implications for Wildlife Habitat and Water Quality
Drought and Disturbances as Drivers of Long-Term Ecological Transformation and Risk
North American Analysis and Synthesis on the Connectivity of "Geographically Isolated Wetlands" to Downstream Waters
Earth Observation Assessment (EOA) 2023 Tableau Dashboard Data
Annual burn severity mosaics for the southeastern United States (2000-2022)
Data release for climate change impacts on surface water extents across the central United States
The Landsat Collection 2 Burned Area Products for the conterminous United States (ver. 2.0, April 2024)
Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 based frequency of open and vegetated water across the United States (2017-2021)
Changes in wildfire occurrence and risk to homes from 1990 through 2019 in the Southern Rocky Mountains, USA (data release)
Contemporary fire history metrics for the conterminous United States (1984-2023) (ver. 3.0, April 2024)
Wind turbine wakes can impact down-wind vegetation greenness
Wetland burned area extent derived from Sentinel-2 across the southeastern U.S. (2016-2019)
The Landsat Burned Area products for the conterminous United States (ver. 3.0, March 2022)
Data release for tracking rates of post-fire conifer regeneration distinct from deciduous vegetation recovery across the western U.S.
Tracking disturbance and inundation to identify wetland loss
Snow-cover remote sensing of conifer tree recovery in high-severity burn patches
Climate change will impact surface water extents and dynamics across the central United States
High-frequency time series comparison of Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 for open and vegetated water across the United States (2017-2021)
Changes in wildfire occurrence and risk to homes from 1990 through 2019 in the Southern Rocky Mountains, USA
Vulnerable waters are essential to watershed resilience
GCPs free photogrammetry for estimating tree height and crown diameter in Arizona cypress plantation using UAV-Mounted GNSS RTK
Contemporary (1984–2020) fire history metrics for the conterminous United States and ecoregional differences by land ownership
Wind turbine wakes can impact down-wind vegetation greenness
Mapping wetland burned area from Sentinel-2 across the southeastern United States and its contributions relative to Landsat 8 (2016-2019)
Using the Landsat Burned Area products to derive fire history relevant for fire management and conservation in the state of Florida, southeastern USA
New operational national satellite burned area product
Development of a standard database of reference sites for validating global burned area products
Non-USGS Publications**
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.