Scott Goetz

Scott Goetz
Senior Scientist
Woods Hole Research Center
149 Woods Hole Road
Falmouth, MA 02540-1644
Phone: 508-540-9900 x130
Fax: 508-540-9700

Education

Ph.D. - University of Maryland
1996, Department of Geography
Dissertation: Modeling carbon fluxes, net primary production and light utilization of boreal forest stands

M.Sc. - University of California, Santa Barbara
1987, Department of Geography
Thesis: Predictive mapping of coast live oak in California using digital satellite and terrain data

B.Sc. - Pennsylvania State University
1982, Department of Geography
Remote sensing & digital mapping emphasis.

Professional Experience

  • 2005 - present: Senior Scientist, Woods Hole Research Center
  • February 2003 - 2005: Associate Scientist, Woods Hole Research Center
  • February 2003 - present: Adjunct Associate Professor, University of Maryland
  • January 2003 - August 1995: Associate Scientist, University of Maryland, Dept. of Geography
  • August 1995 - August 1985: Research Scientist, Hughes/NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

Research Interests

Analysis of environmental change, including monitoring and modeling links between land use change of various types (e.g., urbanization, fire disturbance), forest productivity, biological diversity, water quality, and epidemiology.

Recent publications

(of 50+ in refereed literature)

Land use and water quality:

Goetz S. J., Remote sensing of riparian buffers: past progress and future prospects. Journal of the American Water Resources Association 42(1): 133-143.

Snyder, M., S. J. Goetz, and R. Wright. (2005) Stream health rankings predicted by satellite-derived land cover metrics: impervious area, forest buffers and landscape configuration. Journal of the American Water Resources Association 41(3): 659-677.

Goetz, S.J., Jantz, C.A., Prince, S.D., Smith, A.J., Varlyguin, D. and Wright, R. (2004). Integrated analysis of ecosystem interactions with land use change: the Chesapeake Bay watershed, Pages 263-275 in R.S. DeFries, G.P. Asner and R.A. Houghton (Editors), Ecosystems and Land Use Change. American Geophysical Union, Geophysical Monograph Series, Washington DC.

Goetz, S.J., Wright, R., Smith, A.J., Zinecker, E. and Schaub, E. (2003) IKONOS imagery for resource management: tree cover, impervious surfaces and riparian buffer analyses in the mid-Atlantic region. Remote Sensing of Environment 88(1-2):195-208.

Carbon and Climate:

Goetz S. J., Bunn, A.G., Fiske G. & Houghton R. A. (2005) Satellite observed photosynthetic trends across boreal North America associated with climate and fire disturbance. Proceedings of the National Academy of Science. 102 (38): 13521-13525.

Bunn A. G., Goetz S. J. & Fiske G. J., (2005) Observed and predicted responses of plant growth to climate across Canada. Geophysical Research Letters. 32: 2005GL023646.

Goetz, S.J., Prince, S.D., Small, J., Gleason, A. and Thawley, M.M. (2000) Interannual variability of global terrestrial primary production: results of a model based on satellite observations. Journal of Geophysical Research 105 (D15): 20,077-20,091

Goetz, S.J., Prince, S.D., Goward, S.N., Thawley, M.M., Small, J. and Johnston, A. (2000) Mapping net primary production and related biophysical variables with remote sensing: application to the BOREAS region. Journal of Geophysical Research 104 (22): 27,719-27,733

Epidemiology and Human Health:

Tatem, A. J., S. J. Goetz, and S. I. Hay (2004). TERRA and AQUA: new data for epidemiology and public health. International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation 6:33-46.

Small, J., Goetz, S.J. and Hay, S.I. (2003) Climatic suitability for malaria transmission in Africa, 1901-1995. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 100(26):15,341-15,345.

Hay S. I., Tatem A. J., Graham A. J., Goetz S. J. & Rogers D. J. (2006). Global environmental data for mapping infectious disease distribution. Advances in Parasitology 62:37-77

Goetz, S.J. Prince, S.D. and Small, J. (2000) Advances in satellite remote sensing of environmental variables for epidemiological applications, pp.283-311 (in) Remote sensing and GIS in epidemiology. S.I. Hay, S. E. Randolph, D. J. Rogers (Eds), Academic Press, London.

Current projects

  • Carbon Dynamics of North American Boreal Forest Regrowth using Satellite Observations, Principal Investigator, Funding Agency: NOAA Carbon Cycle Science program.
  • Characterizing Forest Structure for Assessments of Carbon Cycling and Biodiversity using Laser Remote Sensing, Co-Investigator, Funding Agency: NASA Interdisciplinary Science program.
  • Remote Sensing Applications for Forest Resource Assessment, Principal Investigator, Funding Agency: NASA Applied Sciences program.
  • Modeling Land Use Change in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed, Principal Investigator, Funding Agency: EPA Chesapeake Bay Program.
  • Urban Growth Impacts on Surface Hydrology in Mid-Atlantic and New England Watersheds, Principal Investigator, Funding Agency: NASA Land Cover Land Use Change Program.
  • A Watershed Classification System for Improved Monitoring and Restoration, Co-Investigator, Funding Agency: EPA Science to Achieve Results program.

Synergistic Activities

  • Recurring invited workshop participant focused on integrating satellite remote sensing and ecosystem models, and member of science teams for multi-agency interdisciplinary earth science experiments (CCSP, NASA, EPA, NSF, NCEAS, USGS).
  • Member of the Editorial Board of Remote Sensing of Environment and JGR-Biogeosciences.