Mailing Address:
USDA ARS Hydrology Laboratory
BARC-West Building 007
10300 Baltimore Avenue
Beltsville, Maryland 20705 USA

Phone: 1-301-504-7490
Fax: 1-301-504-8931
email: alrango@hydrolab.arsusda.gov

Education:
B.S. in Meteorology from Penn State University, University Park, PA, 1965
M.S. in Meteorology from Penn State University, University Park, PA, 1967
Ph.D. in Watershed Management from Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, CO, 1969

Professional Experiences:
1969-1972, Assistant Professor, Department of Meteorology, Penn State University, University Park, PA
1972-1983, Research Hydrologist and Branch Head, Hydrological Sciences Branch, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD
1983-1993, Research Hydrologist and Research Leader, Hydrology Laboratory, Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville, MD
1993-, Research Hydrologist, Hydrology Laboratory, Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville, MD

Selected Publication of Albert Rango (1991-present)

Chang, A.T.C., J.L. Foster, and A. Rango, Utilization of surface over composition to improve microwave determination of snow water equivalent in mountain basins, International Journal of Remote Sensing 12:2311-2319, 1991

Foster, J.L., A.T.C. Chang, D.K. Hall, and A. Rango, Derivation of snow water equivalent in Boreal forest using microwave radiometry, Arctic 44:147-152, 1991

Baumgartner, M.F. and A. Rango, Snow cover mapping using microcomputer image processing systems, Nordic Hydrology 22:193-210, 1991

Zevenberger, A.W. and A. Rango, Applying Landsat imagery for groundwater development in Egypt, Geocarto International 7:, 1992

Dey, B., V.R. Sharma, and A. Rango, Linear or nonlinear covariance of seasonal snowmelt and snow cover in western Himalayas, Nordic Hydrology 23:183-192, 1992

Rango, A., Worldwide testing of the Snowmelt Runoff Model with application for predicting the effects of climate change, Nordic Hydrology 23:155-172, 1992.

Chang, A.T.C., J.L. Foster, and A. Rango, The role of passive microwaves in characterizing snow cover in the Colorado River basin, GeoJournal 26:381-388, 1992

Rango, A., Workshop on remote sensing algorithms, EOS Transactions AGU 73:147-149, 1992

Rango, A., Snow hydrology processes and remote sensing, Hydrological Processes 7:121-138, 1993

Armstrong, R.L., A. Chang, A. Rango, and E.G. Josberger, Snow depths and grain size relationships with relevance for passive microwave studies, Annals of Glaciology 17:171-176, 1993

Josberger, E.G., W.J. Campbell, P. Gloersen, A.T.C. Chang, and A. Rango, A nine-year history of snow condition in the Upper Colorado River basion derived from satellite passive microwave observations, Annals of Glaciology 17:322-326, 1993

van Katwijk, V.F., A. Rango, and A.E. Childress, Effects of simulated climate change on snowmelt runoff modeling in selected basins, Water Resources Bulletin 29:755-766, 1993

Rango, A. and J. Martinec, Model accuracy in snowmelt-runoff forecast extending from 1 to 20 days, Water Resources Bulletin 30:463-470, 1994

Rango, A. and Martinec, J., 1994. Areal extent of snow cover in a changed climate, Nordic Hydrology, 25(4), 233-246.

Kustas, W. P., Rango, A., and Uijlenhoet, R., 1994. A simple energy budget algorithm for the snowmelt runoff model, Water Resources Research, 30(5), 1515-1527.

Rango, A. and Martinec, J., 1994. Model accuracy in snowmelt-runoff forecasts extending from 1 to 20 days, Water Resources Bulletin, 30(3), 463-470.

Rango, A., 1994. Applications of remote sensing by satellite, radar, and other methods to hydrology, Operational Hydrology Report No. 39, WMO-No. 804, World Meteorological Organization, Geneva, Switzerland, 33 pp.

Rango, A., 1994. Application of remote sensing methods to hydrology and water resources, Hydrological Sciences Journal, 39(4), 309-320.

Rango, A. and Cooley, K., 1994. Snowmelt water supply research in the ARS global change, water resources, and agriculture program, Proceedings of the 62nd Annual Western Snow Conference, Sante Fe, NM, pp 17-26.

Josberger, E. G., Gloersen, P., Chang, A. T. C., and Rango, A., 1994. The effects of snowpack grain size on satellite passive microwave observations from the upper Colorado River Basin, Journal of Geophysical Research, 101(C3), 6679-6688.

Gleick, P. H., Rango, A., and Cooley, K. (ed), 1994. Proceedings of the Workshop on the Use of Hydrological Models for Evaluating the Impacts of Climate Change in Snowmelt Water Supply Basins, Pacific Institute for Studies in Development, Environment, and Security, Sante Fe, NM , 54 pp.

Baumgartner, M. F. and Rango, A., 1995. A microcomputer-based alpine snowcover and analysis system (ASCAS), Photogrammetric Engineering & Remote Sensing, 61(12), 1475-1486.

Rango, A., Martinec, J., and Roberts, R., 1995. Climate effects on future runoff regimes of Pacific mountain tributaries, Proceedings of the Symposium on Water Resources and Environmental Hazards: Emphasis on Hydrologic and Cultural Insight in the Pacific Rim, American Water Resources Association, Honolulu, HI, pp. 161-172.

Rango, A., 1995. Effects of climate change on water supplies in mountainous snowmelt regions, World Resource Review, 7(3), 315-325.

Rango, A., Wergin, W. P., and Erbe, E. F., 1996. Snow crystal imaging using scanning electron microscopy: Part I - Precipitated snow, Hydrological Sciences Journal, 41(2), 219-233.

Rango, A., Wergin, W. P., and Erbe, E. F., 1996. Snow crystal imaging using scanning electron microscopy: Part II - Metamorphosed snow, Hydrological Sciences Journal, 41(2), 235-250.

Brubaker, K., Rango, A., and Kustas, W., 1996. Incorporating radiation inputs into the Snowmelt Runoff Model, Hydrological Processes, 10(10)1329-1343.

Brubaker, K. and Rango, A., 1996. Response of snowmelt hydrology to climate change, Journal of Water, Air, and Soil Pollution, 90(2), 335-343.

Rango, A., 1996. Spaceborne remote sensing for snow hydrology applications, Hydrological Sciences Journal, 41(4), 477-494.

Rango, A., Ritchie, J. C., Kustas, W. P., Schmugge, T. J., Brubaker, K. L., Havstad, K. M., Prueger, J. H., and Humes, K. S., 1996. JORNEX: A remote sensing campaign to quantify rangeland vegetation change and plant community/atmospheric interactions, Proceedings of the Second International Scientific Conference on the Global Energy and Water Cycle, Washington, D. C. 445-446.

Rango, A., 1996. The response of areal snow cover to climate change in a snowmelt runoff model, Annals of Glaciology, 25, 5 pp.

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