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Profile for Brian Markham

Title: Landsat Calibration Scientist 
Affiliation: NASA
Contact: E-mail
Office Phone: 301-614-6608
Fax: 301-614-6695

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RESEARCH AREA EXPERIENCE

Satellite/Aircraft Sensor Radiometric Calibration, Atmospheric Optical Characterization and Surface Reflective Retrieval, Landsat Instrumentation Performance Assessment


PREVIOUS POSITIONS

1977-1978 - Research Specialist, Cornell University


EDUCATION

1976 - B.S. Agriculture, Specialization in Natural Resources, Cornell University
1978 - M.S. Civil Engineering, Specialization in Air Photointerpretation/Remote Sensing, Cornell University
1979 - 1986 - Graduate Course Work in Applied Mathematics, University of Maryland
1996 - M.S. Applied Physics, Johns Hopkins University


PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES

American Geophysical Union


AWARDS

  • 1981 - William A. Fischer Award

  • 1985 - NASA Group Achievement Award

  • 1986 - ASPRS Presidential Citation for Meritorious Service

  • 1993 - GSFC Exceptional Achievement Award

  • 1995 - NASA Group Achievement Award (BOREAS Science)

  • 1996 - GSFC Quality Increase Award

  • 1997 - GSFC Landsat-7 Project Time-Off Award

  • 1997 - GSFC Performance Award

  • 1999 - GSFC Group Achievement Award (Landsat-7 Project Science Office)

  • 2000 - GSFC Group Achievement Award (Landsat-7 Government Industry Team)

  • 2000 - GSFC Performance Award




    • Selected Publications

    2004

    Chander G, Helder DL, Markham BL, Dewald JD, Kaita E, Thome KJ, Micijevic E, Ruggles TA, "Landsat-5 TM Reflective-Band Absolute Radiometric Calibration", IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, Vol. 42, No. 12, DEC 2004.

    Hook SJ, Chander G, Barsi JA, Alley RE, Abtahi A, Palluconi FD, Markham BL, Richards RC, Schladow SF, Helder DL, "In-Flight Validation and Recovery of Water Surface Temperature with Landsat-5 Thermal Infrared Data Using an Automated High-Altitude Lake Validation Site at Lake Tahoe", IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, Vol. 42, No. 12, December 2004.

    Lyapustin A, Williams DL, Markham B, Irons J, Holben B, Wang Y, "A method for unbiased high-resolution aerosol retrieval from Landsat", Journal of Atmospheric Sciences, 61 (11): 1233-1244, JUN 2004.

    Markham BL, Storey JC, Williams DL, Irons JR, "Landsat Sensor Performance: History and Current Status", IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, Vol. 42, No. 12, DEC 2004.

    Markham BL, Thome KJ, Barsi JA, Kaita E, Helder DL, Barker JL, Scaramuzza PL, "Landsat-7 ETM+ On-Orbit Reflective-Band Radiometric Stability and Absolute Calibration", IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, Vol. 42, No. 12, DEC 2004.

    Markham BL, Storey JC, Crawford MM, Goodenough D, Irons JR, "Foreword to the special issue on Landsat sensor performance characterization", IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 42 (12): 2687-2689, DEC 2004.

    Scaramuzza PL, Markham BL, Barsi JA, Kaita E, "Landsat-7 ETM+ On-Orbit Reflective-Band Radiometric Characterization", IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, Vol. 42, No. 12, DEC 2004.

    Teillet PM, Helder DL, Ruggles TA, Landry R, Ahern FJ, Higgs NJ, Barsi J, Chander G, Markham BL, Barker JL, Thome KJ, Schott JR, Palluconi FD, "A definitive calibration record for the Landsat-5 thematic mapper anchored to the Landsat-7 radiometric scale", Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing, 30 (4): 631-643, AUG 2004.


    2003

    Barsi, J. A., J. R. Schott, F. D. Palluconi, D. L., D. L.Heider, S. J. Hook, B. L. Markham, G. Chander, and E. M. O'Donnell, "Landsat TM and ETM+ thermal band calibration", Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing, 29 (2): 141-153, 2003.

    Butler, J. J., S. W. Brown, R. D. Saunders, B. C. Johnson, S. F. Biggar, E. F. Zalewski, B. L. Markham, P. N. Gracey, J. B. Young, and R. A. Barnes, "Radiometric measurement comparison on the integrating sphere source used to calibrate the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) and the Landsat 7 Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus (ETM+)", Journal of Research of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, 108 (3): 199-228, 2003.

    Chander, G., and B. L. Markham "Revised Landsat-5 TM radiometric calibration procedures and postcalibration dynamic ranges", IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 41 (11): 2674-2677 Part 2, 2003.

    Johnson, B. C., S. W. Brown, K. R. Lykke, C. E. Gibson, G. Fargion, G. Meister, S. B. Hooker, B. L. Markham, and J. J. Butler, "Comparison of cryogenic radiometry and thermal radiometry calibrations at NIST using multichannel filter radiometers", Metrologia, 40 (1): S216-S219 Special Issue, 2003.

    Markham, B. L., J. L. Barker, E. Kaita, J. Seiferth, and R. Morfitt, "On-orbit performance of the Landsat-7 ETM+ radiometric calibrators", International Journal of Remote Sensing, 24 (2): 265-285, 2003.


    2001

    Markham, D. Clark, R. Frouin, R. Halthore, A. Karnieli, N. T. O'Neill, C. Pietras, R.T. Pinker, K. Voss, and G. Zibordi, "An emerging ground-based aerosol climatology: Aerosol Optical Depth from AERONET", J. Geophys. Res.-Atmospheres, 106 (D11): 12067-12097, JUN 16 2001.

    Teillet P.M., J.L. Barker, B.M. Markham, R.R. Irish, G. Fedosejevs and JC Story (2001) "Radiometric cross-calibration of the Landsat-7 ETM+ and Landsat-5 TM sensors based on tandem data sets", Remote Sensing of Environment, 78, 39-54.


    1999

    "Landsat-7 Mission Update and On-orbit ETM+ Radiometric Performance", B. L. Markham, J. L. Barker, J.A. Pedelty, J, R. Irons and D. L. Williams, Proc IGARSS'99, Hamburg, Germany, 3pp.


    1998

    "Lifetime Responsivity Behavior of the Landsat-5 Thematic Mapper ", B. L. Markham, J.C. Seiferth, J. Smid and J.L.Barker, Proc SPIE, Vol. 3427, 420-431.

    "Pre-Launch performance of the Landsat-7 ETM+", B. L. Markham, J. L. Barker, J. A. Pedelty, I. Gorin and E. Kaita, Proc SPIE, Vol 3439, 40-48.

    "Monitoring large aperture spherical integrating sphere sources with a portable radiometer during satellite instrument calibration", B. L. Markham, J. S. Schafer, F. M. Wood, Jr, P. W. Dabney, and J. L. Barker, Metrologia, 35: 643-648.


    1997

    "Landsat-7 Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus radiometric calibration", B. L. Markham, W. C. Boncyk, D. L. Helder, and J. L. Barker, Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing, 23(4): 318-332.

    "Atmospheric aerosol and water vapor characteristics over north central Canada during BOREAS", B.L. Markham, J.S. Schafer, R.N. Halthore, and B.N. Holben, Journal of Geophysical Research, 102(D24): 29737-29745.

     
    1996

    "Landsat-7 Ehanced Thematic Mapper Plus In-Flight Radiometric Calbration", B.L. Markham, W.C. Boncyk, J.L. Barker, E. Kaita, D.L. Helder, In proceedings of IGARSS '96, Lincoln, NB, 3.


    1995

    "Aerosol Optical Properties over North Central Canada during BOREAS", B.L. Markham, R.N. Halthore, B.N. Holben, In proceedings of IGARSS '95, Firenze, Italy, 3.

    "Radiometric characterization of diode-array field spectrometers", Markham, B. L., D.L. Williams, J.R. Schafer, F.M. Wood, M.S. Kim, Remote Sensing of Environment, 51:317-330.


    1994

    "Radiometric calibration of the Landsat-7 ETM+", B.L. Markham, S.P. Ahmad, J.R. Irons, and D.L. Williams, In proceedings of IGARSS '94, Pasadena, CA.


    1992

    "Surface reflectance retrieval from satellite and aircraft sensors during FIFE", B.L. Markham, R.N. Halthore, S.J. Goetz, Journal of Geophysical Research, 97 (D17): 18, 785-18, 795.

    "Aerosol optical properties over the mid-continental United States", R.N. Halthore, B.L. Markham, R. Ferrae, T.O. Aro, Journal of Geophysical Research, 97(D17): 18, 769-18, 778. 18, 758.

    "Radiometric Calibration of a Polarization Sensitive Sensor", S.P. Ahmad, B.L. Markham, Journal of Geophysical Research, 97(D17): 18, 815-18, 827.

    "Overview of atmospheric correction and radiometric calibration efforts during FIFE", R.N. Halthore, B.L. Markham, Journal of Geophysical Research, 97(D17): 18, 731-18, 742.

    "In-flight radiometry of an airborne multispectral sensor", Markham, B.L. and S.P. Ahmad, In Proceedings of IGARSS'92, Houston, TX, 1295-1297.


    1991

    "Radiometric Properties of the NS001 Thematic Mapper Simulator Aircraft Multispectral Scanner", B.L. Markham, S.P. Ahmad, Remote Sensing of Environment, 34:133-149.


    1990

    "Radiometric Calibration of Aircraft and Satellite Sensors at White Sands, NM", B.L. Markham, J.R. Irons, D.W. Deering, R.N. Halthore, R.R. Irish, R.D. Jackson, M.S. Moran, S.F. Biggar, D.I. Gellman, B.G. Grant, J.M. Polner, and P.N. Slater, In Proceedings IGARSS'90: Remote Sensing Science for the Nineties, Vol. III:515-518.

    Conference Proceedings

    2003

    Irons JR, Speciale NJ, McCuistion JD, Masek JG, Markham BL, Storey JC, Lencioni DE, Ryan RE, "Data specifications for the Landsat Data Continuity Mission", IGARSS 2003: IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, VOLS I-VII, Learning from Earth's Shapes and Sizes,1335-1337, 2003.

    Murphy-Morris JE, Irons JR, Markham BL, Barnes RA, Schweiss RJ, "Performance requirements and trade-offs for the Landsat Data Continuity Mission", EARTH OBSERVING SYSTEMS VIII, Editors: Barnes WL, Proceedings of the Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE), 5151, 9-19, 2003.


    2002

    Arvidson, T., R. Irish, B. L. Markham, D. L. Williams, J. Feuquay, J. Gasch, and S. N. Goward, "Validation of the Landsat 7 Long Term Acquistion Plan", In Proc of the Pecora 15, held 10-15 November 2002, Denver, CO, ASPRS, Bethesda, MD, 2002.

    Markham, B. L., J. L. Barker, J. A. Barsi, E. Kaita, K. J. Thome, D. L. Helder, F. D. Palluconi, J. R. Schott, and P. Scaramuzza, "Landsat-7 ETM+ radiometric stability and absolute calibration", In Proc. of SPIE/Europe, held 23-27 September 2002, Crete, Greece, SPIE, Bellingham, WA, 2002.

    Smid, J., B. Markham, P. Svzcek and P. Volf, "Calibration, regression models and the web", In Proc. of SPIE/Europe, Held 23-27 September 2002, Crete, Greece, SPIE, Bellingham, WA, 2002.


    2000

    Teillet P. M., B. L. Markham, J. L. Barker, J. C. Storey, R. R. Irish and J. C. Seiferth. 2000. "Landsat sensor cross-calibration using nearly coincident matching scenes", Proceedings of the SPIE Conference, Algorithms for multispectral, hyperspectral and ultraspectral imagery VI, SPIE volume 4049, Orlando FL, pp 155-166.

    Teillet P. M., G. Fedosejevs, R R. Irish, J. L. Barker, B. L. Markham. 2000. "Landsat-7 ETM+ and Landsat-5 TM cross calibration based on trandem data sets", Proceedings of the Twenty-Second Canadian Symposium on Remote Sensing, Victoria, British Columbia, 207-216.





    Selected Publications

    Barsi, J., B.L. Markham, N.G. Raqueno, J.R. Schott, and S.J. Hook (2007). Landsat-5 Thematic Mapper Thermal Band Calibration Update. IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens., 4(4), 552-555

    Barsi, J., B.L. Markham, D.L. Helder, and G. Chander (2007). Radiometric calibration status of Landsat-7 and Landsat-5. Proc. SPIE Int. Soc. Opt. Eng., 6744, 12 pp

    Chander, G., J. Barsi, and B.L. Markham (2007). Revised Landsat-5 Thematic Mapper Radiometric Calibration. IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens., 4(3), 490-494

    Markham, B.L., S. Goward, T. Arvidson, J. Barsi, and P. Scaramuzza (2006). Landsat-7 Long-Term Acquisition Plan Radiometry - Evolution Over Time. Photogramm. Eng. Remote Sens., 72(10), 1129-1135

    Markham, B.L., J. Barsi, D.L. Helder, K. Thome, and J.L. Barker (2006). Evalution of the Landsat-5 TM Radiometric Calibration History using Desert Test Sites. Proc. SPIE Int. Soc. Opt. Eng., 6361, 10 pp

    Markham, B.L., L. Ong, J. Barsi, J.A. Mendenhall, D.E. Lencioni, D.L. Helder, D.M. Hollaren, and R. Morfitt (2006). Radiometric Calibration Stability of the EO-1 Advanced Land Imager: 5 Years On-Orbit. Proc. SPIE Int. Soc. Opt. Eng., 6361, 12 pp

    Teillet, P.M., B.L. Markham, and R. Irish (2006). Landsat cross-calibration based on near simultaneous imaging of common ground targets. Remote Sens. Environ., 102, 264-270

    Barsi, J., B.L. Markham, C. Gyanesh, and N. Higgs (2005). Landsat-4 and Landsat-5 thematic mapper band 6 historical performance and calibration. Proc. SPIE , 5882(588206), 53-64

    Butler, J., S.W. Brown, R.D. Saunders, B.C. Johnson, S.F. Biggar, E.F. Zalewski, B.L. Markham, P.N. Gracey, J.B. Young, and R.A. Barnes (2003). Radiometric measurement comparison on the integrating sphere source used to calibrate the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) and the Landsat 7 Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus (ETM+). J. Res. Nat'l Inst. Standards Tech., 108(3), 199-228

    Johnson, C.B., S.W. Brown, K.R. Lykke, C.E. Gibson, G. Fargion, G. Meister, S. Hooker, B.L. Markham, and J. Butler (2003). Comparison of cryogenic radiometry and thermal radiometry calibrations at NIST using multi-channel filter radiometers. Metrologia, 40, S216-S219

    Markham, B.L., J.S. Schafer, and F.M. Wood (1998). Monitoring large-aperture spherical integrating sources with a portable radiometer during satellite instrument calibration. Metrologia, 34(4), 643-648

    Markham, B.L., J.S. Schafer, and B.N. Holben (1997). Atmospheric aerosol and water vapor characteristics over north central Canada during BOREAS. J. Geophys. Res., 102(D24), 29737-29745

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