Bill Christie
Biological Scientist
Eastern Forest Environmental Threat Assessment Center
200 W.T. Weaver Blvd
Asheville, NC 28804-3454
United States
Asheville, NC 28804-3454
United States
Phone
828-257-4370
Current Research
High resolution forest disturbance mapping (https://hiform.org/) using Google Earthe Engine.
Moderate resolution forest disturbance mapping (https://forwarn.forestthreats.org)
Research Interest
Forest disturbance mapping, monitoring and recovery.
Other Publications
- Norman, Steven P.; Christie, William M.. 2022. Precise mapping of disturbance impacts to U.S. forests using high-resolution satellite imagery
- Worley, Elijah ; Liu, Ning ; Sun, Ge ; Norman, Steven P.; Christie, William M.; Gavazzi, Michael ; Boggs, Johnny ; McNulty, Steven G.. 2022. Impacts of Hurricane Michael on watershed hydrology: A case study in the Southeastern United States
- Norman, Steven P.; Christie, William M.. 2020. Chapter 7 - Satellite-based evidence of forest stress and decline across the conterminous United States for 2016, 2017, and 2018
- Schwalbach, Monica J.; Pomara, Lars Y.; Christie, William M.; Zarnoch, Stanley J.. 2018. Least tern (Sternula antillarum)Â population response to water levels on Cheyenne River and Oahe Reservoir, South Dakota, USA
- Norman, Steven P.; Hargrove, William W.; Christie, William M.. 2017. Spring and autumn phenological variability across environmental gradients of Great Smoky Mountains National Park, USA
- Norman, Steven P.; Hargrove, William W.; Spruce, Joseph P.; Christie, William M.; Schroeder, Sean W.. 2013. Highlights of satellite-based forest change recognition and tracking using the <em>ForWarn</em> System
Research Highlights
Improving Hurricane Damage Assessments with New Satellite Technology and Outreach
Year: 2019
Recent advances in satellite technology and collaborative exchange between USDA Forest Service researchers and state forestry agencies have given forest managers greatly improved insights into hurricane damage.