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Roel Vining

Air Quality Specialist

NRCS-National Air Quality and Atmospheric Change Team
1201 NE Lloyd Blvd, Suite 1000
Portland, Oregon 97232-1202
Phone: 503-273-2410
Fax: 503-273-2401
Email: roel.vining@por.usda.gov

Education
Year Degree/Institution
1985 M.S. Soils Science, North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota
1982 B.A. Earth Science-Meteorology, University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO

Background
Years Position
2004-present NRCS Natural Resources Specialist-Air Quality, Portland, OR
1995-2004 NRCS Air Quality Cooperating Scientist, USDA-NSERL, West Lafayette, IN
1992-1995 NRCS Hydrologist, Lincoln, NE
1987-1992 Research Assistant, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE
1986 Crop Consultant, Newberg, ND
1984-1985 Meteorologist, Greece National Hail Reduction Program, Larisa, Greece
1982-1984 Graduate Research Assistant, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND
1981 Meteorologist, North Dakota Cloud Modification Program, Devils Lake, ND

Publications

Meyer, C. R., C. S. Renschler, and R. C. Vining.  2007.  Implementing quality control on a random number stream to improve a stochastic weather generator. Hydrol. Process. Online, Sept. 2007.

O'Neal, M., M. A. Nearing, R. C. Vining, J. Southworth, R. A. Pfeifer. 2005. "Climate change impacts on soil erosion in Midwest United States with changes in crop management." Catena, 61, p 165-184.

O'Neal, M., M. Nearing, R. Vining, J. Southworth, R. Pfeifer. 2002. "Sensitivity of erosion to climate change for corn, soybean, and wheat management in the Midwestern U.S." Presented at the Soil & Water Conservation Society 2002 Annual Conference, Indianapolis, Indiana, July 15, 2002.

Meyer, C.R., C. Renschler, R.C. Vining. 2002. Implementing quality control techniques for random number generators to improve stochastic weather generators: the CLIGEN experience. 13th Conference on Applied Climatology Proceedings. American Meteorological Society, Portland, OR. pp. 146-150.

Vining, R.C. and E.A. Rogers. 2002. Trees planted for odor management. NRCS Technology News, September 2002.

Gregory, J.M., R. Vining, L. Peck, and K. Wofford. 2001. TEAM: The Texas Tech wind erosion analysis model. In D.E. Stott, R.H. Mohtar, and G.C. Steinhardt (eds). 2001. Sustaining the Global Farm. Selected papers from the 10th International Soil Conservation Organization Meeting, 1999. p 747-750.

Vining, R.C., D. C. Flanagan, and J. Grigar. 2001. Watershed Application of WEPP for a Michigan Water Quality Problem. Soil Erosion Research for the 21st Century. American Society of Agricultural Engineering, Honolulu, HI.

Vining, R.C. and E.A. Rogers. 2001. NRCS: working with greenhouse gases and air quality. Soil and Water Conservation Society Annual Meeting, Myrtle Beach, SC.

Gregory, J.M., G.R. Wilson, and R.C. Vining. 1996. Modeling hourly and daily wind and relative humidity. International Conference on Air Pollution from Agricultural Operations. Midwest Plan Service, Ames, IA, p 183-190.

Vining, R.C., and J.M. Gregory. 1996. Management and policy effects on dust from wind erosion. International Conference on Air Pollution from Agricultural Operations. Midwest Plan Service, Ames, IA, p 41-45.

Dunkins, R. and R. Vining. 1995. Interagency responses to agricultural PM-10 concerns. In Particulate Matter: Health and Regulatory Issues. Air and Waste Management Association. Pittsburgh, PA. pp 804-807.

Vining, R.C. and M. Allen. 1993. Consideration of the air resource through total resource management. IN Integrated Resource Management and Landscape Modification for Environmental Protection. Proceedings of the International Symposium, Chicago, IL. American Society of Agricultural Engineers, St. Joseph, MI, p 20-28.

Vining, R.C. and B.L. Blad. 1992. Estimation of sensible heat flux from remotely sensed canopy temperatures. Journal of Geophysical Research, FIFE Special Issue. Washington, DC. pp 18,951-18,954.