William J. Capehart
Research Associate, Department of Meteorology
Bill Capehart's research interests are in modeling and thermal
infrared remote sensing of soil moisture for use in meteorological and
hydrological models.
Education and Professional Experience
- BS, Atmopsheric Science, Climatology Track, UNC-Asheville, 1989.
- MS, Meteorology, Penn State, 1992.
- Ph.D., Meteorology, Penn State, 1996.
- Research Assistant NCDC (for Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory) 1988-89.
- Graduate Research Assistant (Penn State Department of
Meteorology), 1989-1996.
- Research Associate, PSU, since 1996.
Honors and Awards
- EOS Fellowship Recipient 1992-93 and 1993-94
Professional Activities
- Member, American Meteorological Society
- Member, American Geophysical Union
Selected Publications
Capehart, W.J., 1992: Construction of a meteorologically driven
substratum hydrology model. M.S. Thesis, Department of Meteorology, The
Pennsylvania State University, 151 pp.
Smith, C.B., M.N. Lakhtakia, W.J. Capehart, and T.N. Carlson, 1994:
Intialization of soil-water content in regional scale atmopsheric
prediction models. Bull Am. Meteorol. Soc, 75, 585-593.
Capehart, W.J., and T.N. Carlson, 1994: Estimating near-surface moisture
availability using a meteorologically driven soil- water profile model.
J. Hydro., 160, 1-20.
Carlson, T.N., W.J. Capehart, and R.R. Gillies, 1995: A new look at the
simplified method for remote sensing of daily evaporation. Remote
Sensing of the Environment. (Accepted for publication).
Bill Capehart can be reached via email at: wjc@essc.psu.edu