Jingjing Li

Jingjing Li
College of Natural and Social Sciences
Department of Geosciences and Environment
Office KHD4045
Phone
(323) 343-2224

TEACHING INTERESTS

Dr. Li teaches GEOL 1580 Natural Disasters, GEOG 2680 Introduction to Geospatial Sciences, GEOG 2820 Spatial Measurement and Elementary Statistics, GEOG 3690 Fundamentals of Geographic Information Systems, GEOG 4820 Multivariate Statistics in Geography, GEOG/GEOL 5210 Advanced Watershed Modeling, and GEOG/GEOL 5220 Hydrologic Remote Sensing. She teaches various softwares and technical computing languages including ArcGIS, MATLAB, R and Hydrologic Modeling System (HEC-HMS) in different classes.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Dr. Li's research interests focus on bridging Water Resources/Hydrology and Remote Sensing to improve the understanding of hydrologic variables. She is interested in the application of satellite data, Geographic Information System(GIS), and information technologies in hydrology and water resources. Her current research activities focus on the utilization of remote sensing data to study the hydrologic responses of watersheds and soil moisture-precipitation interaction, and to evaluate the spatial variability of precipitation using geostatistical and image processing techniques. She has been collaborating with faculty and scientists from University of California Irvine, University of Oklahoma, Chapman University, and Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). 

**Graduate students or Undergraduate students that are interested in working with Dr. Li please contact through emails**

PUBLICATIONS

Title

Date

Chavda, D., Li, J., Farahmand, A., 2024, Assessing the Influence of El Niño on the California Precipitation Regime During the Satellite Precipitation Era, Hydrological Processes, 38(5), e15160. https://doi.org/10.1002/hyp.15160

2024

Johnson, S., Ye, H., Fetzer, E., Li, J., 2024, Satellite-observed Precipitation and Total Column Water Vapor, Frontiers in Environmental Science, 12:1338678. doi: 10.3389/fenvs.2024.1338678

2024

Ayad, M., Li, J., Holt, B., Lee, C., 2020, Analysis and Classification of Stormwater and Wastewater Runoff From the Tijuana River Using Remote Sensing Imagery, Frontiers in Environmental Science, 8:599030, doi: 10.3389/fenvs.2020.599030 (PDF)

2020

Salguero, J., Li, J., Farahmand, A., Reager, J.T., 2020, Wildfire Trend Analysis over the Contiguous United States Using Remote Sensing Observations, Remote Sensing, 12(16), 2565, https://doi.org/10.3390/rs12162565 (PDF)

2020

Scott-Johnson, P., Ye, H., Owens, P., Shah, R., Mills, P., Vellanoweth, R. L., Seals, D., Nuno, L. F., Li, J., Bodoh-Creed, J., 2020, Empower Community to Use LA City’s Data Portal and GeoHub for Public Good: The Perfect Marriages of GIS and Big Data, Education and the Urban Community, Public University and Nonprofits, CSU Geospatial Review, 17. (PDF)

2020

Sehler, R., Li, J., Reager, JT, Ye, H., 2019, Investigating the Relationships Between Soil Moisture and Precipitation using the Remote Sensing Products, Journal for Contemporary Water Research and Education, 168, 106-118. (PDF)

2019

Li, J., Zhang, X., 2019, Beach Pollution Effects on Health and Productivity in California, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16(11), 1987, doi:10.3390/ijerph16111987 (PDF)

2019

Yang, T., Liu, X., Wang, L., Bai, P., Li, J., 2019, Simulating Hydropower Discharge using Multiple Decision Tree Methods and a Dynamical Model Merging Technique, Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, 146 (2). (PDF)

2019

Li, W., El-Askary, H., Qurban, M., Li, J., ManiKandan, K., Piechota, T., 2019, Using Multi-indices approach to Quantify Mangrove Changes over the Western Arabian Gulf along Saudi Arabia Coast, Ecological Indicators, 102: 734-745. (PDF)

2019

El-Askary, H., Li, J., Li, W., Piechota, T., Ta, T., Jong, A., Zhang, X., Yang, T., 2018, Impacts of Aerosols on the Retreat of the Sierra Nevada Glaciers in California, Aerosol and Air Quality Research, 18: 1317-1330. (PDF)

2018

Liu, Z., Cheng, L., Hao, Z., Li, J., Thorstensen, A., Gao, H., 2018, A Framework for Exploring Joint Effects of Conditional Factors on Compound Floods, Water Resources Research, 54. (PDF)

2018

Yang, T., Tao, Y., Li, J., Zhu, Q., Su, L., Zhang, X., 2018, Multi-criterion Model Ensemble of CMIP5 Surface Air Temperature over China, Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 132, 1057-1072. (PDF)

2018

Li, J., Hsu, K., AghaKouchak, A., Sorooshian, S., 2016, Object-Based Assessment of Satellite Precipitation Products, Remote Sensing, 8, 547. (PDF)

2016

Li, J., Hsu, K., AghaKouchak, A., Sorooshian, S., 2015, An Object-based Approach for Verification of Precipitation Estimation, International Journal of Remote Sensing, 36(2), 513-529. doi: 10.1080/01431161.2014.999170 (PDF)

2015

El-Askary, H., Abd El-Mawla, S.H., Li, J., El-Hattab, M.M., El-Raey, M., 2014, Change Detection of Coral Reef Habitat Using Landsat-5 TM, Landsat-7 ETM+ and Landsat-8 OLI Data in the Red Sea (Hurghada, Egypt), International Journal of Remote Sensing, 35(6), 2327-2346. doi: 10.1080/01431161.2014.894656 (PDF)

2014

AghaKouchak, A., Nasrollahi, N., Li, J., Imam, B., Sorooshian, S., 2011, Geometrical Characterization of Precipitation Patterns, Journal of Hydrometeorology, 12(2), 274-285, doi10.1175/2010JHM1298.1 (PDF)

2011

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

Ph.D Civil Engineering 2012

  • University of California, Irvine, CA

M.S. Environmental Engineering 2008

  • University of California, Irvine, CA

B.S. Environmental Engineering 2007

  • Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, China

 


CURRENT STUDENTS AND ALUMNI

Lauren

 Lauren HartzMS in Environmental Science (2023), currently works as a GIS Technician at City of Santa Monica

 Project Topic: An Analysis of Crime Trends in Santa Monica, CA Before and After the COVID-19 Lockdown

 

Alex

 Alex EaMS in Environmental Science (2023), currently works as a Civil Associate -  Water Quality at Michael Baker International

  Project Topic: Management and Monitoring of the Orange County Groundwater Basin

william

 William Ramirez-WatsonMS in Environmental Science (2023), currently works as an Assistant Biologist at Bargas Environmental Consulting

  Project Topic: Remote Sensed Patterns in Urban Nesting Raptors, an Ongoing Study in Los Angeles, CA

Ivan

  Ivan PedrazaMS in Environmental Science (2023), currently works as a Laboratory Analyst 4 at the City of Redlands

  Project Topic: Nitrate and Perchlorate Blending & Remediation for Groundwater Sources, Case Study in Redlands

jao

  Jawara Christian AlihanMS in Environmental Science (2023), currently works as a Civil Associate - Stormwater at Michael Baker International

  Project Topic: Flood Susceptiblity Mapping of the North Orange County Watershed Using Geospatial Overlay Method

digant chavda

   Digant ChavdaMS in Environmental Science (2022), currently enrolled in a Ph.D.  program at Penn State

   Research Topic: Assessing the Influence of El Nino Southern Oscillation on the Precipitation Regime of California

jeff

   Jeff-Laurent JosephMS in Environmental Science (2022), currently works as a Field Data Surveyor at ID Plans

   Project Topic: Reconnecting Burbank: How Geographic Information Systems can Help Rehabilitate Burbank's Pedestrians and Bicyclists' Infrastructure

montiel ayala

   Montiel AyalaMS in Environmental Science (2022), currently works as a GIS Specialist in City Planning Department at City of Los Angeles   

    Project Topic: Accounting for Emerging Wildfire Trends in Wildfire Risk Assessments, a Case Study in Kern County

Luis Barrios

   Luis BarriosMS in Environmental Science (2022), currently works as a GIS Assistant Specialist at UC Riverside

   Research Topic: Assessing Precipitation Pattern Changes Caused by Forest Cover Dynamics of the Tropical Rainforest in San Andres and San Jose, Peten, Guatemala

Claire

   Claire Villanueva-Weeks, MS in Environmental Science (2021), currently works at JPL

   Research Topic: Seasonal Assessment of SMAP Level 3 and Level 4 Data Products Using Ground-based Measurements at Agricultural Sites 

Jonathan

  Jonathan VellanowethMS in Environmental Science (2021), currently works as a GIS Analyst at City of Corona

  Research Topic: Application of Remoste Sensing for Monitoring Thermal Plumes from Power Plants

 

ladan

  Ladan Abbaszadeh FardMS in Environmental Science (2021), currently works as a Student Worker at Los Angeles County

  Project Topic: Investigating the Water Quality in Malibu (District No.29) and Marina Del Rey Water Systems with a focus on the Nitrification Processing

sophana sak

   Sophana SakMS in Environmental Science (2020)

  Project Topic:  Providing Healthy Food for Los Angeles, California with Community Gardens Through Seeds of Hope

Angie

 Angelica EnriquezMS in Environmental Science (2020)

  Research Topic: Impact of Deforestation and Peatland Drainage on Borneo on Water Resources using Remote Sensing Products 

Mariam Ayad
 Mariam AyadMS in Environmental Science (2020), currently enrolled in a Ph.D.  program at UC Santa Cruz
 

  Research Topic: Remote Sensing Analysis and Classification of Stormwater and Sewage Runoff in the Tijuana River

John Salguero

 John SalgueroMS in Environmental Science (2020), currently works as an Environmental Scientist at Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board

  Research Topic: Disentanglement of Wildfire Trends over the Contiguous U.S. using Remote Sensing Observations and Geopolitical Boundaries 

Jose
 Jose DiegoMS in Geology (2020), currently works as an Environmental Scientist at California Department of Toxic Substances Control
 
Research Topic: Seasonal Evaluation of SMAP Soil Moisture Measurements under Different Climate Regmies in the Western U.S.
 
 
Sara Johnson

  Sara JohnsonMA in Geography (2020), currently enrolled in a Ph.D. program at Ohio State University

  Research Topic: Evaluating the Relationship between AIRS Water Vapor and TRMM Precipitation (Co-adivising with Dr. Hengchun Ye)

Jessica
    Jessica FernandezMS in Environmental Science (2019), currently works at Public Health I at County of Orange
 

    Project Topic: The Effects of Small-scale Gold Mining and Excessive Recreation on the East Fork River in the Angeles National Forest

Ana Nguyen

  Ana NguyenMS in Environmental Science (2019), currently works as a Teacher at PUC Excel Charter Academy, Los Angeles

  Project Topic: A Microbial Water Quality Analysis of the Recreational Zones in the Los Angeles River of Elysian Valley, CA

 

Marilyn Zepeda

 Marilyn Zepeda, B.S. in Mechanical Engineering (2019), currently works as a Data Entry Clerk at Eravant

 Research Topic: Evaluating AIRS measurement of Near Surface Temperature against Ground Observation in South Pole, Antarctica

 

Beatriz Aguilar, MA student

  Beatriz Molina Aguilar, MA in Geogarphy (2018).

  Research Topic: Evaluating Global Precipitation Measurement Mission: A Case Study in Central Canada

 

Brady Ross

 Brady Ross, MA in Geogarphy (2018), currently works as a Solution Engineer at Placer. ai

 Research Topic: validating AIRS satellite data with ground-based stations in Arctic regions

 

Robin Sehler

 Robin Sehler, MS in Environmental Science (2018), currently enrolled in a PhD program in University of Minnesota

  Research Topic: Validation of SMAP Soil Moisture Data with TRMM Precipitation Data

 

jinny

 Jinny Lee, MS in Geology (2016), currently works as an Assistant Professor at Chaffey College, CA

  Research Topic: Seasonal Evaluation of TRMM and GPM Products Over the Continental United States

 

Peggy

 Peixin Xu, MS in Geology (2016), currently works as a Data Analysis Engineer at I-Talent LLC, CA 

  Reserach Topic: Hydrologic Evaluation of Two Satellite-based Precipitation Data, PERSIANN and TMPA, Using Sacramento Soil Moisture Accounting Model