David Le Vine's research has focused on passive remote sensing at L-band with applications to monitoring parameters such as soil moisture and sea surface salinity. An example of this work is the development of the synthetic aperture radiometer, ESTAR, and its successor, 2D-STAR. He was Deputy Principal Investigator for AQUARIUS, the NASA Earth System Science Pathfinder (ESSP) mission launched in June 2011 to measure sea surface salinity. He is a member of the Quality Working Group for ESA’s Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity (SMOS) mission and a member of the science team for the NASA Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) mission. Dr. Le Vine’s background is electrical engineering with specialization in electromagnetic theory and physics. He has also done work on scattering from rough surfaces, propagation through random media, and radiation from lightning. He has also been active in protecting spectrum for remote sensing from RFI and served as a member of the National Academy of Science Committee for Radio Frequency (CORF).
David Le Vine received the Ph.D. in electrical engineering from the University of Michigan and also earned a Master’s degree in electrical engineering and a Master of Science degree in physics from the University of Michigan. His work experience includes research at the Radiation Laboratory, University of Michigan, and teaching in the Department of Electrical Engineering at the University of Maryland and at The George Washington University.
Dr. Le Vine is a fellow of the IEEE and a member of the Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society (GRSS). He is also affiliated with the IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society and a member of the International Union of Radio Science (URSI, Commissions B, E and F) and the American Geophysical Union. His service to the community includes the IEEE Fellows committee, the GRSS administrative committee (AdCom), the IEEE Committee for Engineering Accreditation Activities (CEAA), IEEE representative to the Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC) of ABET, and many years as a visitor for accreditation of electrical engineering programs. He served as an officer in the local IEEE chapter and on the organizing committee or technical program commitee for many professional meetings.
Microwave remote sensing physics
Development of microwave sensors and applications
Synthetic aperture radiometry
Aquarius
Deputy PI of mission to measure sea surface salinity
SMAP Science Team
Remote Sensing of soil moisture
University of Maryland, Department of Electrical Engineering
The George Washington University, Electrical Engineering
BSEE Electrical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
MS Electrical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
MS Physics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Ph-D Electrical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE),
1980
-
Present
Fellow
International Society of Radio Scientists (URSI),
1980
-
Present
Commissios B,E and F
American Geophysical Union (AGU),
1980
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Present
IEEE Program Visitor for Accreditation of Electrical Engineering programs
Advisory Board, ECE Department, George Washington University, Washington, DC
IEEE Geosciences and Remote Sensing Society, Administrative Committee.
Committee on Radio Frequency (CORF), National Academy of Science
Science Advisory Group, European Space Agency, SMOS mission
Quality Working Group, European Space Agency, SMOS mission
Science Team for NASA SMAP mission
Deputy PI for NASA Aquarius mission
ASEE Faculty Fellowship
Plenary Session Lecture, National Radio Science Meeting (1972)
Best Paper Award, IEEE Internat. Conf on EMC (1972)
NASA/GSFC performance awards (1985, 1990, 1994, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2013,2015)
Best Poster Award, Microrad, Florence (2008)
IEEE GRSS Distinguished Lecturer
Best Poster Award, Aquarius/SAC-D Science Team meeting (2003)
IEEE Fellow (1995)
Outstanding Publication Award, GSFC (2008)
Plenary Session Lecture, URSI General Assembly (2015)
Golden Florin Award (IEEE/GRSS and The Center for Microwave Remote Sensing) (2014)
Group Achievement Award, Aquarius Radiometer Team, NASA (2009)
Group Achievement Award, Aquarius/SAC-D Mission, NASA (2013)
Distinguished Achivement Award, IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society (2016)
Refereed
Le Vine, D. M., and E. P. Dinnat. 2020. "The Multifrequency Future for Remote Sensing of Sea Surface Salinity from Space."
Remote Sensing,
12
(9):
1381
[10.3390/rs12091381]
Dinnat, E., D. Le Vine, J. Boutin, T. Meissner, and G. Lagerloef. 2019. "Remote Sensing of Sea Surface Salinity: Comparison of Satellite and In Situ Observations and Impact of Retrieval Parameters."
Remote Sensing,
11
(7):
750
[10.3390/rs11070750]
Le Vine, D. M., E. P. Dinnat, T. Meissner, et al. 2018. "Status of Aquarius and Salinity Continuity."
Remote Sensing,
10
(10):
1585
[10.3390/rs10101585]
Le Vine, D. M., S. Abraham, and J. Peng. 2016. "Faraday Rotation Correction for the SMAP Radiometer."
IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing,
54
(4):
2070-2081
[10.1109/tgrs.2015.2495168]
Le Vine, D. M., E. P. Dinnat, T. Meissner, et al. 2015. "Status of Aquarius/SAC-D and Aquarius Salinity Retrievals."
IEEE J. Sel. Top. Appl. Earth Observations Remote Sensing,
PP
(99):
1-15
[10.1109/jstars.2015.2427159]
Le Vine, D. M., P. de Matthaeis, C. Ruf, and D. Chen. 2014. "Aquarius RFI Detection and Mitigation Algorithm: Assessment and Examples."
IEEE Trans. Geoscience and Remote Sensing,
52
(8):
4574-4584
[10.1109/TGRS.2013.2282595]
Utku, C., and D. M. Le Vine. 2014. "Topographic Signatures in Aquarius Radiometer and Scatterometer Response."
IEEE Trans. Geoscience and Remote Sensing,
52
(7):
4141-4154
[10.1109/TGRS.2013.2280015]
Le Vine, D., S. Abraham, C. Utku, and E. P. Dinnat. 2013. "Aquarius Third Stokes Parameter Measurements: Initial Results."
IEEE Geosci. Remote Sensing Lett.,
10
(3):
520-524
[10.1109/LGRS.2012.2211994]
Le Vine, D. M., E. P. Dinnat, S. D. Jacob, S. Abraham, and P. de Matthaies. 2011. "Impact of Antenna Pattern on Measurement of the Third Stokes Parameter From Space at L-Band."
IEEE Trans. Geoscience and Remote Sensing,
49
(1):
406-414
[10.1109/TGRS.2010.2051953]
Le Vine, D. M., E. P. Dinnat, S. Abraham, P. Matthaeis, and F. Wentz. 2011. "The Aquarius Simulator and Cold-Sky Calibration."
IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sensing,
49
(9):
3198-3210
[10.1109/TGRS.2011.2161481]
Le Vine, D. M., G. S. Lagerloef, and S. Torrusio. 2010. "Aquarius and Remote Sensing of Sea Surface Salinity from Space."
Proc. IEEE,
98
(5):
688-703
[10.1109/JPROC.2010.2040550]
Le Vine, D. M., and C. Utku. 2009. "Comment on Modified Stokes Parameters."
IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sensing,
47
(8):
2707-2713
[10.1109/TGRS.2009.2015875]
Willett, J. C., D. M. Le Vine, and V. P. Idone. 2008. "Lightning return stroke current waveforms aloft from measured field change, current, and channel geometry."
Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres,
113
(D7):
DO7305
[10.1029/2006JD008116]
Le Vine, D. M., G. S. Lagerloef, R. Colomb, S. Yueh, and F. Pellerano. 2007. "Aquarius: An Instrument to Monitor Sea Surface Salinity From Space."
IEEE Trans. Geoscience and Remote Sensing,
45
(7):
2040-2050
[10.1109/TGRS.2007.898092]
Refereed
Le Vine, D. M., and E. P. Dinnat. 2020. "The Multifrequency Future for Remote Sensing of Sea Surface Salinity from Space."
Remote Sensing
12
(9):
1381
[10.3390/rs12091381]
Dinnat, E., D. Le Vine, J. Boutin, T. Meissner, and G. Lagerloef. 2019. "Remote Sensing of Sea Surface Salinity: Comparison of Satellite and In Situ Observations and Impact of Retrieval Parameters."
Remote Sensing
11
(7):
750
[10.3390/rs11070750]
Le Vine, D. M., E. P. Dinnat, T. Meissner, et al. 2018. "Status of Aquarius and Salinity Continuity."
Remote Sensing
10
(10):
1585
[10.3390/rs10101585]
Le Vine, D. M., S. Abraham, and J. Peng. 2016. "Faraday Rotation Correction for the SMAP Radiometer."
IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing
54
(4):
2070-2081
[10.1109/tgrs.2015.2495168]
Le Vine, D. M., E. P. Dinnat, T. Meissner, et al. 2015. "Status of Aquarius/SAC-D and Aquarius Salinity Retrievals."
IEEE J. Sel. Top. Appl. Earth Observations Remote Sensing
PP
(99):
1-15
[10.1109/jstars.2015.2427159]
Le Vine, D. M., P. de Matthaeis, C. Ruf, and D. Chen. 2014. "Aquarius RFI Detection and Mitigation Algorithm: Assessment and Examples."
IEEE Trans. Geoscience and Remote Sensing
52
(8):
4574-4584
[10.1109/TGRS.2013.2282595]
Utku, C., and D. M. Le Vine. 2014. "Topographic Signatures in Aquarius Radiometer and Scatterometer Response."
IEEE Trans. Geoscience and Remote Sensing
52
(7):
4141-4154
[10.1109/TGRS.2013.2280015]
Le Vine, D., S. Abraham, C. Utku, and E. P. Dinnat. 2013. "Aquarius Third Stokes Parameter Measurements: Initial Results."
IEEE Geosci. Remote Sensing Lett.
10
(3):
520-524
[10.1109/LGRS.2012.2211994]
Le Vine, D. M., E. P. Dinnat, S. D. Jacob, S. Abraham, and P. de Matthaies. 2011. "Impact of Antenna Pattern on Measurement of the Third Stokes Parameter From Space at L-Band."
IEEE Trans. Geoscience and Remote Sensing
49
(1):
406-414
[10.1109/TGRS.2010.2051953]
Le Vine, D. M., E. P. Dinnat, S. Abraham, P. Matthaeis, and F. Wentz. 2011. "The Aquarius Simulator and Cold-Sky Calibration."
IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sensing
49
(9):
3198-3210
[10.1109/TGRS.2011.2161481]
Le Vine, D. M., G. S. Lagerloef, and S. Torrusio. 2010. "Aquarius and Remote Sensing of Sea Surface Salinity from Space."
Proc. IEEE
98
(5):
688-703
[10.1109/JPROC.2010.2040550]
Le Vine, D. M., and C. Utku. 2009. "Comment on Modified Stokes Parameters."
IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sensing
47
(8):
2707-2713
[10.1109/TGRS.2009.2015875]
Willett, J. C., D. M. Le Vine, and V. P. Idone. 2008. "Lightning return stroke current waveforms aloft from measured field change, current, and channel geometry."
Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres
113
(D7):
DO7305
[10.1029/2006JD008116]
Le Vine, D. M., G. S. Lagerloef, R. Colomb, S. Yueh, and F. Pellerano. 2007. "Aquarius: An Instrument to Monitor Sea Surface Salinity From Space."
IEEE Trans. Geoscience and Remote Sensing
45
(7):
2040-2050
[10.1109/TGRS.2007.898092]
