Dr. Paul R. Houser: Curriculum Vitae
- How did I get here?I have been thinking about water for a long time. My father probably had the most profound impact on my interest in earth sciences through his passion for the outdoors and rock collecting. When I was 7 or 8 years old, I was honing my civil engineering skills with my brother as we built a "mud city" in the backyard. Growing up outside of Portland Oregon meant that it rained almost all the time. So, our city made of mud came complete with underground storm drains, bridges, and a river running through it. My interest in exploration was sparked around ... ∞Career GoalMy career goal is to continue my leadership in global water cycle research of direct relevance to society, including local to global land surface-atmospheric process observation and numerical simulation, and development and application of ecohydrologic data assimilation methods. I am also broadly interested in exploring the physical, spatial, and temporal interconnections between all the earth system components as they relate to the global water and energy cycles. My more specific interests include, water and energy flux studies at various scales including vadose zone, surface, and atmospheric interactions, regional land surface-atmospheric hydrologic modeling, remote sensing, surface flux observation, and near surface soil moisture investigation. I am especially interested in ... ∞
- 1996: Doctorate (Ph.D.) in Hydrology and Water ResourcesDepartment of Hydrology and Water Resources, College of Engineering, The University of Arizona Graduated: November 1996 GPA: 3.936 ... ∞1992: Bachelor’s of Science (B.S.) in Hydrology and Water ResourcesDepartment of Hydrology and Water Resources, College of Engineering, The University of Arizona Graduated: May 1992 GPA: 3.784 ... ∞Job Related TrainingDiverse hydrologic project, personnel, field campaign, and financial management skills. Equal opportunity and diversity training. Specialized management and teambuilding training ... ∞
- 2005-Present: George Mason University, Associate ProfessorGeography and Geoinformation Science Department; Atmosphere, Ocean and Earth Science Department; George Mason University, Fairfax, ... ∞2010-Present: CISC, Co-DirectorCenter of Intelligent Spatial Computing for Water/Energy Science; George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia The Center of ... ∞2005-Present: CREW, President & DirectorCREW: CREW Services LLC, CREW Technologies Inc., Ellicott City, Maryland In 2005 I established an IGES/GMU ... ∞2010-Present: Geovesi Holdings Ltd., DirectorDirector of Hydrometeorology, Geovesi, Montreux, Switzerland Geovesi is a fully integrated groundwater exploration and project development ... ∞2012-Present: Water for Life Solutions, AssociateWater for Life Solutions, LLC, Vienna, Virginia Water for Life Solutions LLC is a international water ... ∞
- Observed Water Cycle Predictability and NEWS OrganizationHouser, P. (PI); 01/12/2011-01/11/2014: Observed Water Cycle Predictability and NEWS Organization. NASA-NEWS Program, $568,296; 0.3 ... ∞Developing consistent Earth System Data Records for the global terrestrial water cycleWood, E., D. Lettenmaier, P. Houser, C. Kummerow, R. Pinker; 06/15/2008-06/14/2013; Developing consistent Earth System ... ∞
- Paul’s Aquariums and Fish RoomYou may not know that I am actually quite an avid aquarium hobbyist. I breed and raise various kinds of ... ∞HobbiesI have some pretty active hobbies (just wish I had more time for them all), including woodworking projects, boating on the ... ∞Top Secret Clearance: 2011-2016I have a Top Secret clearance, effective 2011-2016. A Top Secret (TS) clearance is often given as the result of ... ∞
- North American Water Program (NAWP)Solutions for North America’s freshwater sustainability challenges September 2012 I am currently helping to develop the North American Water Program (NAWP), that ... ∞Paul’s Aquariums and Fish RoomYou may not know that I am actually quite an avid aquarium hobbyist. I breed and raise various kinds of ... ∞GEO 2012-2015 Work PlanWA-01-C2: Information Systems for Hydro-meteorological Extremes (incl. Floods and Droughts): Establish a global drought observing system to correct errors in ... ∞
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Potential soil moisture products from the Aquarius radiometer and scatterometer using an observing system simulation experiment
Y. Luo, X. Feng, P. Houser, V. Anantharaj, X. Fan, G. De Lannoy, X. Zhan,and L. Dabbiru, 2012: Potential soil moisture products from the Aquarius radiometer and scatterometer using an observing system simulation experiment. Geosci. Instrum. Method. Data Syst. Discuss., 2, 457–476, 2012 www.geosci-instrum-method-data-syst-discuss.net/2/457/2012/ doi:10.5194/gid-2-457-2012 [pdf]
