Dr Tom Van Niel

Senior Experimental Scientist

https://people.csiro.au/V/T/Tom-Vanniel

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Biography

My primary research interests are in spatial and temporal modelling of the environment. Recently I have concentrated on studying the interactions between the water and heat balances, focusing particularly on understanding and modelling the spatial and temporal dynamics of evaporation over all of Australia.

My current research is focused on:

Spatial and temporal scaling of eddy covariance flux tower latent heat flux to continental evaptranspiration estimates using remote sensing;
Spatial and temporal variance characterisation for data-data fusion of Landsat and MODIS evapotranspiration models;
Improving process understanding and modelling of water and heat fluxes from eddy covariance flux tower data;
Modelling heat balance terms from digital elevation data and remote sensing; and
Relating foliar nutrient and leaf area index measurements to satellite data.

Academic Qualifications

2022

PhD (School of Agriculture and Environment - Assessing the ability of surface energy variables to scale actual evapotranspiration - https://doi.org/10.26182/mzkf-6687)
University of Western Australia
1995

MSc (Watershed Science - https://doi.org/10.26076/b867-4273)
Utah State University
1992

BSc (Geography)
Utah State University
1990

AASc (Computer Technology)
Monroe Community College

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