Land surface fluxes (e.g., radiation and evapotranspiration) modeling from remote sensing

Scale/scaling issues in satellite-based ET estimation

Remote sensing in hydrologic modeling

Hydrologic response to climate change and land use/cover change

Entropy theory in hydrological and environmental engineering

Ph.D. – Hydrology and water resources, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA, 2011

M.S. – Remote sensing and geography, Institute of Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China, 2008

B.S. – Hydrology and hydraulics, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, 2005

Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Texas A&M University, 2009/06-2011/08

Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Geography, Texas A&M University, 2008/09-2009/05

Long, D. and Singh, V. P., 2012. A modified Surface Energy Balance Algorithm for Land (M-SEBAL) based on a trapezoidal framework. Water Resources Research, 48, W02528, doi:10.1029/2011WR010607. (IF=2.737, 2010)

Long, D., Singh, V. P., and Li, Z.-L., 2011. How sensitive is SEBAL to changes in input variables, domain size and satellite sensor? Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres, 116, D21107, doi:10.1029/2011JD016542. (IF=3.303, 2010)

Long, D., Gao, Y. C., and Singh, V. P., 2010. Estimation of daily average net radiation from MOIDS data and DEM over the Baiyangdian watershed in North China for clear sky days. Journal of Hydrology, 388 (3-4), 217-233. (IF=2.514, 2010)

2009-2010: Mills Scholarship Award, Texas Water Resources Institute

2006-2008: Excellent Graduate Student Award, Graduate University of Chinese Academy of Sciences