Eleanor Stokes is a remote sensing and urban land scientist interested in the planetary impacts of urbanization. Before joining Goddard, she received a Ph.D. in Environmental Studies from Yale FES working at the urbanization and global change lab, a MS in mechanical engineering at MIT, and a BA from Dartmouth College. During her doctorate, she was a NASA Jenkins fellow, using early data from Suomi-NPP VIIRS Day/Night Visible Band to analyze urbanization dynamics and to understand how the changing structure of urban areas shapes sustainability. She is currently acting as science PI of the NASA Black Marble nighttime light product.
Twitter: @urbanella
Ph.D. — Remote Sensing and Urbanization Dynamics, Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies, 2018
M.S., Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006
B.A., Mathematics, Dartmouth College, 2004
Stokes, E. C., and K. C. Seto. 2019. "Characterizing urban infrastructural transitions for the Sustainable Development Goals using multi-temporal land, population, and nighttime light data." Remote Sensing of Environment, 234: 111430 [10.1016/j.rse.2019.111430]
Enenkel, M., R. M. Shrestha, E. Stokes, et al. M. Roman, Z. Wang, M. T. Espinosa, I. Hajzmanova, J. Ginnetti, and P. Vinck. 2019. "Emergencies do not stop at night: Advanced analysis of displacement based on satellite-derived nighttime light observations." IBM Journal of Research and Development, 1-1 [10.1147/jrd.2019.2954404]
Zhu, Z., Y. Zhou, K. C. Seto, et al. E. C. Stokes, C. Deng, S. T. Pickett, and T. . 2019. "Understanding an urbanizing planet: Strategic directions for remote sensing." Remote Sensing of Environment, 228: 164--182 [https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2019.04.020]
Román, M. O., E. C. Stokes, R. Shrestha, et al. Z. Wang, L. Schultz, E. A. Carlo, Q. Sun, J. Bell, A. Molthan, V. Kalb, C. Ji, K. C. Seto, S. N. McClain, and M. Enenkel. 2019. "Satellite-based assessment of electricity restoration efforts in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria." PLOS ONE, 14 (6): e0218883 [10.1371/journal.pone.0218883]
Stokes, E. C., and K. C. Seto. 2019. "Principles for Minimizing Global Land Impacts of Urbanization." Technology| Architecture+ Design, 3 (1): 5--10 [10.1080/24751448.2019.1571790]
Stokes, E. C., and K. Seto. 2019. "Characterizing and measuring urban landscapes for sustainability." Environmental Research Letters, 14 (04): 5002 [10.1088/1748-9326/aafab8]
Román, M. O., Z. Wang, Q. Sun, et al. V. Kalb, S. D. Miller, A. Molthan, L. Schultz, J. Bell, E. C. Stokes, B. Pandey, K. C. Seto, D. Hall, T. Oda, R. E. Wolfe, G. Lin, N. Golpayegani, S. Devadiga, C. Davidson, S. Sarkar, C. Praderas, J. Schmaltz, R. Boller, J. Stevens, O. M. Ramos González, E. Padilla, J. Alonso, Y. Detrés, R. Armstrong, I. Miranda, Y. Conte, N. Marrero, K. MacManus, T. Esch, and E. J. Masuoka. 2018. "NASA's Black Marble nighttime lights product suite." Remote Sensing of Environment, 210: 113-143 [Full Text (Link)] [10.1016/j.rse.2018.03.017]
Stokes, E. C., and K. C. Seto. 2018. "Tradeoffs in environmental and equity gains from job accessibility." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 115 (42): E9773--E9781.
Lane, K. J., E. C. Stokes, K. C. Seto, et al. S. Thanikachalam, M. Thanikachalam, and M. L. Bell. 2017. "Associations between greenness, impervious surface area, and nighttime lights on biomarkers of vascular aging in Chennai, India." Environmental health perspectives, 125 (8): 087003.
Seto, K. C., S. J. Davis, R. B. Mitchell, E. C. Stokes, G. Unruh. 2016. "Carbon lock-in: types, causes, and policy implications." Annual Review of Environment and Resources, 41: 425--452.
Stokes, E. C., and K. C. Seto. 2016. "Climate change and urban land systems: bridging the gaps between urbanism and land science." Journal of Land Use Science, 11 (6): 698--708.
Román, M. O., and E. C. Stokes. 2015. "Holidays in lights: Tracking cultural patterns in demand for energy services." Earth's Future, 3 (6): 182-205 [10.1002/2014ef000285]
Chester, M. V., J. Sperling, E. Stokes, et al. B. Allenby, K. Kockelman, C. Kennedy, L. A. Baker, J. Keirstead, and C. T. Hendrickson. 2014. "Positioning infrastructure and technologies for low-carbon urbanization." Earth's Future, 2 (10): 533--547.
Romero-Lankao, P., K. R. Gurney, K. C. Seto, et al. M. Chester, R. M. Duren, S. Hughes, L. R. Hutyra, P. Marcotullio, L. Baker, N. B. Grimm, C. Kennedy, E. Larson, S. Pincetl, D. Runfola, L. Sanchez, G. Shrestha, J. Feddema, A. Sarzynski, J. Sperling, and E. Stokes. 2014. "A critical knowledge pathway to low-carbon, sustainable futures: Integrated understanding of urbanization, urban areas, and carbon." Earth's Future, 2: 515 [Full Text (Link)] [10.1002/2014EF000258]
Eleanor Stokes is a remote sensing and urban land scientist interested in the planetary impacts of urbanization. Before joining Goddard, she received a Ph.D. in Environmental Studies from Yale FES working at the urbanization and global change lab, a MS in mechanical engineering at MIT, and a BA from Dartmouth College. During her doctorate, she was a NASA Jenkins fellow, using early data from Suomi-NPP VIIRS Day/Night Visible Band to analyze urbanization dynamics and to understand how the changing structure of urban areas shapes sustainability. She is currently acting as science PI of the NASA Black Marble nighttime light product.
Twitter: @urbanella
Stokes, E. C., and K. C. Seto. 2019. "Characterizing urban infrastructural transitions for the Sustainable Development Goals using multi-temporal land, population, and nighttime light data." Remote Sensing of Environment 234 111430 [10.1016/j.rse.2019.111430]
Enenkel, M., R. M. Shrestha, E. Stokes, et al. M. Roman, Z. Wang, M. T. Espinosa, I. Hajzmanova, J. Ginnetti, and P. Vinck. 2019. "Emergencies do not stop at night: Advanced analysis of displacement based on satellite-derived nighttime light observations." IBM Journal of Research and Development 1-1 [10.1147/jrd.2019.2954404]
Zhu, Z., Y. Zhou, K. C. Seto, et al. E. C. Stokes, C. Deng, S. T. Pickett, and T. . 2019. "Understanding an urbanizing planet: Strategic directions for remote sensing." Remote Sensing of Environment 228 164--182 [https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2019.04.020]
Román, M. O., E. C. Stokes, R. Shrestha, et al. Z. Wang, L. Schultz, E. A. Carlo, Q. Sun, J. Bell, A. Molthan, V. Kalb, C. Ji, K. C. Seto, S. N. McClain, and M. Enenkel. 2019. "Satellite-based assessment of electricity restoration efforts in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria." PLOS ONE 14 (6): e0218883 [10.1371/journal.pone.0218883]
Stokes, E. C., and K. C. Seto. 2019. "Principles for Minimizing Global Land Impacts of Urbanization." Technology| Architecture+ Design 3 (1): 5--10 [10.1080/24751448.2019.1571790]
Stokes, E. C., and K. Seto. 2019. "Characterizing and measuring urban landscapes for sustainability." Environmental Research Letters 14 (04): 5002 [10.1088/1748-9326/aafab8]
Román, M. O., Z. Wang, Q. Sun, et al. V. Kalb, S. D. Miller, A. Molthan, L. Schultz, J. Bell, E. C. Stokes, B. Pandey, K. C. Seto, D. Hall, T. Oda, R. E. Wolfe, G. Lin, N. Golpayegani, S. Devadiga, C. Davidson, S. Sarkar, C. Praderas, J. Schmaltz, R. Boller, J. Stevens, O. M. Ramos González, E. Padilla, J. Alonso, Y. Detrés, R. Armstrong, I. Miranda, Y. Conte, N. Marrero, K. MacManus, T. Esch, and E. J. Masuoka. 2018. "NASA's Black Marble nighttime lights product suite." Remote Sensing of Environment 210 113-143 [Full Text (Link)] [10.1016/j.rse.2018.03.017]
Stokes, E. C., and K. C. Seto. 2018. "Tradeoffs in environmental and equity gains from job accessibility." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 115 (42): E9773--E9781
Lane, K. J., E. C. Stokes, K. C. Seto, et al. S. Thanikachalam, M. Thanikachalam, and M. L. Bell. 2017. "Associations between greenness, impervious surface area, and nighttime lights on biomarkers of vascular aging in Chennai, India." Environmental health perspectives 125 (8): 087003
Seto, K. C., S. J. Davis, R. B. Mitchell, E. C. Stokes, G. Unruh. 2016. "Carbon lock-in: types, causes, and policy implications." Annual Review of Environment and Resources 41 425--452
Stokes, E. C., and K. C. Seto. 2016. "Climate change and urban land systems: bridging the gaps between urbanism and land science." Journal of Land Use Science 11 (6): 698--708
Román, M. O., and E. C. Stokes. 2015. "Holidays in lights: Tracking cultural patterns in demand for energy services." Earth's Future 3 (6): 182-205 [10.1002/2014ef000285]
Chester, M. V., J. Sperling, E. Stokes, et al. B. Allenby, K. Kockelman, C. Kennedy, L. A. Baker, J. Keirstead, and C. T. Hendrickson. 2014. "Positioning infrastructure and technologies for low-carbon urbanization." Earth's Future 2 (10): 533--547
Romero-Lankao, P., K. R. Gurney, K. C. Seto, et al. M. Chester, R. M. Duren, S. Hughes, L. R. Hutyra, P. Marcotullio, L. Baker, N. B. Grimm, C. Kennedy, E. Larson, S. Pincetl, D. Runfola, L. Sanchez, G. Shrestha, J. Feddema, A. Sarzynski, J. Sperling, and E. Stokes. 2014. "A critical knowledge pathway to low-carbon, sustainable futures: Integrated understanding of urbanization, urban areas, and carbon." Earth's Future 2 515 [Full Text (Link)] [10.1002/2014EF000258]