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Jerry Tagestad

Jerry Tagestad

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
PO Box 999
Richland, WA 99352
(509) 371-6070

Biography

Scientist or race car driver. That's what Jerry listed as his top potential vocations in a fifth grade essay. His science path was set after earning a degree in biology, then working in environmental data collection and sensor technology. He joined the lab in 2000 after attaining an advanced degree in geography, with an emphasis in geospatial technology. Recent experience in the commercial sector provided him in-depth experience in hyperspectral analysis for vegetation dynamics, setting a course for applied research across the energy, national security and environmental domains. As a data scientist in the Ecology Group Jerry applies remote sensing expertise, advocates spatial process integration, and provides project management capabilities. By delivering science technology solutions that add value to sponsor missions, he continues to bring science, wit, and resolve to national challenges. And one day hopes to become a race car driver.

Research Interests

  • Remote Sensing of human and natural systems
  • Geospatial big data applications
  • Vegetation Mapping and Monitoring
  • Machine learning for geographic discovery

Education and Credentials

  • M.S., Geography with emphasis in GIS/Remote Sensing, Utah State University. 1999
  • B.S., Biology, North Dakota State University, 1990

Affiliations and Professional Service

  • Society of Range Management
  • American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing

PNNL Publications

2023

  • Chalishazar V.H., J.K. Westman, J.M. Deines, S. Datta, J.D. Tagestad, A. Coleman, and E.L. Barrett, et al. 2023. "Wildfire Risk Evaluation Framework for Grid Operations and Planning." In Proceedings of the IEEE Power & Energy Society General Meeting (PESGM 2023), July 16-20, 2023, Orlando, FL, 1-5. Piscataway, New Jersey:IEEE. PNNL-SA-179533. doi:10.1109/PESGM52003.2023.10252841
  • Goldberger L.A., I. Gonzalez-Hirshfeld, K.D. Nelson, H.S. Mehta, F. Mei, J.M. Tomlinson, and B. Schmid, et al. 2023. "High-Resolution Image Products Acquired from Mid-sized Uncrewed Aerial Systems for Land-Atmosphere Studies." Remote Sensing 15, no. 16:Art. No. 3940. PNNL-SA-183243. doi:10.3390/rs15163940
  • Mcmanamay R., K.B. Larson, J.D. Tagestad, H.I. Jager, C.R. DeRolph, and M. Bevelhimer. 2023. "Mutually beneficial outcomes for hydropower expansion and environmental protection at a basin scale." Science of the Total Environment 896. PNNL-SA-186043. doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.165298
  • Rose S.A., J.D. Tagestad, and S.F. Snyder. 2023. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Regional Populations - 2020 Census: Richland Campus and Sequim Campus. PNNL-25305 Rev. 1. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Regional Populations - 2020 Census: Richland Campus and Sequim Campus
  • Tagestad J.D., T.M. Saltiel, and A. Coleman. 2023. "Rapid Spaceborne Mapping of Wildfire Retardant Drops for Active Wildfire Management." Remote Sensing 15, no. 2:Art. No. 342. PNNL-SA-180627. doi:10.3390/rs15020342

2022

  • Chand D., L.K. Berg, J.D. Tagestad, B. Putzenlechner, Z. Yang, S. Tai, and J.D. Fast. 2022. "Fine Scale Variability in Green Vegetation Fraction Over the Southern Great Plains Using Sentinel-2 Satellite: A Case Study." Remote Sensing Applications: Society and Environment 27. PNNL-SA-164656. doi:10.1016/j.rsase.2022.100799
  • Stegen J.C., S.J. Fansler, M.M. Tfaily, V.A. Garayburu-Caruso, A.E. Goldman, R.E. Danczak, and R.K. Chu, et al. 2022. "Organic Matter Transformations are Disconnected Between Surface Water and the Hyporheic Zone." Biogeosciences 19, no. 12:3099-3110. PNNL-SA-170026. doi:10.5194/bg-19-3099-2022

2021

  • Reicher D.W., J. Seagrist, R. Dhakal, K.B. Larson, B.J. Bellgraph, J.W. Saulsbury, and J.D. Tagestad, et al. 2021. Improving the Discovery, Access, and Use of Water Data for Basin-Scale River Management: Phase 2 Workshop Report. PNNL-32164. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Improving the Discovery, Access, and Use of Water Data for Basin-Scale River Management: Phase 2 Workshop Report
  • Tagestad J.D., N.D. Ward, D. Butman, and J.C. Stegen. 2021. "Small Streams Dominate US Tidal Reaches and Will be Disproportionately Impacted by Sea-level Rise." Science of the Total Environment 753. PNNL-SA-145873. doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.141944

2020

  • Berg L.K., C.N. Long, E.I. Kassianov, D. Chand, S. Tai, Z. Yang, and L.D. Riihimaki, et al. 2020. "Fine-Scale Variability of Observed and Simulated Surface Albedo Over the Southern Great Plains." Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres 125, no. 7:Article No. e2019JD030559. PNNL-SA-141429. doi:10.1029/2019JD030559
  • Foster N., A.C. Orrell, J.S. Homer, and J.D. Tagestad. 2020. "The "Perfect Storm" for Distributed Wind Markets." Renewable Energy 145. PNNL-SA-120586. doi:10.1016/j.renene.2019.05.058
  • Gosink L.J., V.L. Bailey, J.D. Tagestad, and K. Todd-Brown. 2020. Monitoring of Terrestrial Aquatic Ecosystems Through Analysis of Time-Variant Hyperspectral Imagery. PNNL-30772. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Monitoring of Terrestrial Aquatic Ecosystems Through Analysis of Time-Variant Hyperspectral Imagery

2019

2016

  • Copping A.E., S.A. Breithaupt, J.M. Whiting, M.E. Grear, J.D. Tagestad, and G.A. Shelton. 2016. "Likelihood of a Marine Vessel Accident from Wind Energy Development in the Atlantic." Wind Energy 19, no. 9:1557-1566. PNNL-SA-108588. doi:10.1002/we.1935
  • Tagestad J.D., M.L. Brooks, V.I. Cullinan, J.L. Downs, and R. McKinley. 2016. "Precipitation regime classification for the Mojave Desert: Implications for Fire Occurrence." Journal of Arid Environments 124. PNNL-SA-107574. doi:10.1016/j.jaridenv.2015.09.002

2015

  • Tagestad J.D., K.B. Larson, R.A. McManamay, C.A. Duberstein, C.R. DeRolph, and M. Bevelhimer. 2015. Integrated Basin-Scale Opportunity Assessment Initiative: Scoping Assessment for the Bighorn River Basin. PNNL-24429. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Integrated Basin-Scale Opportunity Assessment Initiative: Scoping Assessment for the Bighorn River Basin
  • Venteris E.R., J.D. Tagestad, J.L. Downs, and C.J. Murray. 2015. "Detection of Anomalous Crop Condition and Soil Variability Mappping Using a 26 Year Landsat Record and the Palmer Crop Moisture Index." International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation 39. PNWD-SA-10365. doi:10.1016/j.jag.2015.03.008

2014

2010

  • Brown R.S., C.R. Duguay, R.P. Mueller, L. Moulton, P.J. Doucette, and J.D. Tagestad. 2010. "Use of Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) to Identify and Characterize Overwintering Areas of Fish in Ice-Covered Arctic RIvers: A Demonstration with Broad Whitefish and their Habitats in the Sagavanirktok River, Alaska." Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 139. PNNL-SA-74135.
  • Matzner S., A.R. Maxwell, J.R. Myers, K.A. Caviggia, J.L. Elster, M.G. Foley, and M.E. Jones, et al. 2010. "Small Vessel Contribution to Underwater Noise." In Oceans 2010 MTS/IEEE Seattle. Piscataway, Nj:Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). PNNL-SA-74289. doi:10.1109/OCEANS.2010.5663818

2009

  • Wigmosta M.S., L.J. Lane, J.D. Tagestad, and A.M. Coleman. 2009. "Hydrologic and Erosion Models To Assess Land Use and Management Practices Affecting Soil Erosion." Journal of Hydrologic Engineering 14, no. 1:27-41. PNNL-SA-53368.

2008

  • Coleman A.M., M.S. Wigmosta, L.J. Lane, J.D. Tagestad, and D. Roberts. 2008. "A GIS-based Adaptive Management Decision Support System to Develop a Multi-Objective Framework: A case study utilizing GIS technologies and physically-based models to archieve improved decision making for site management." Journal of Map & Geography Libraries 4, no. 2:269 - 284. PNNL-SA-50845.

2001

  • Petrie G.M., J.D. Tagestad, K.L. Steinmaus, M.S. Wigmosta, and C. Read. 2001. "Multidata analysis for automatic river extraction." In International Symposium on Remote Sensing and Hydrology, edited by Owe, M., 267, 427-432. Wallingford, Oxfordshire, :IAHS. PNWD-SA-4683.

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