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Hydrospheric and Biospheric Sciences Laboratory (614)

Profile for Jeffrey Masek

Title: Research Scientist
Affiliation: NASA
Contact: E-mail
Office Phone: 301-614-6629
Fax: 301-614-6695

Profile

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Land-cover Change, Computational Strategies for Remote Sensing Analysis, Urban Growth Studies


PREVIOUS POSITIONS

  • 1997-2001 - Research Scientist, University of Maryland, Dept. Geography
  • 1997-2001 - Deputy Team Leader, Landsat-7 Science Team
  • 1996-1997 - Research Scientist, Hughes Information Systems, Landover, MD
  • 1994-1996 - Postdoctoral Researcher, Cornell University, Dept. Geological Sciences


EDUCATION

  • 1989 - B.A. Geology, Haverford College, Haverford PA
  • 1994 - Ph.D. Geological Sciences (minor: Fluid Dynamics), Cornell University, Ithaca NY


PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES

  • American Geophysical Union


FELLOWSHIPS AND AWARDS

  • 1991-1994 - NASA Graduate Student Researchers Program Fellow
  • 1989-1990 - John C. McMullin Fellow, Cornell University

Selected Publications

2006

Masek, J.G., E.F. Vermote, N. Saleous, R. Wolfe, F.G. Hall, F. Huemmrich, F. Gao, J. Kutler, and T.K. Lim, A Landsat surface reflectance data set for North America, 1990-2000, Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters, 3, 68-72, 2006.

Masek, J. G., and G. J. Collatz (2006), Estimating forest carbon fluxes in a disturbed southeastern landscape: Integration of remote sensing, forest inventory, and biogeochemical modeling, J. Geophys. Res., 111, G01006, doi:10.1029/2005JG000062.


2004

Masek JG, Sun G, "A spectral-angle methodology for mapping net forest cover change in northeastern China", International Journal of Remote Sensing, 25 (24): 5629-5636, DEC 20 2004.

Netanyahu NS, Le Moigne J, Masek JG, "Georegistration of Landsat data via robust matching of multiresolution features", IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, Article 42 (7): 1586-1600, JUL 2004.


2003

Duncan, C., J. Masek, and E. Fielding, "How steep are the Himalaya? Characteristics and implications of along-strike topographic variations", Geology, 31 (1): 75-78, 200.


2001

Masek JG, C.T. Shock, and S.N Goward, "Research Environment for Advanced Landsat Monitoring (REALM): A computational approach for Landsat-7 global science", in press Remote Sensing of the Environment.

Masek JG, "Stability of boreal forest stands during recent climate change: Evidence from Landsat satellite imagery", in press, Journal of Biogeography.


2000

Masek, J.G., F. Lindsay, and S.N. Goward, "Dynamics of urban growth in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, 1973-1996, from Landsat data", International Journal of Remote Sensing, 21, 3473-3486, 2000.


1999

Williams, D.L., J.R. Irons, S.N. Goward, and J.G. Masek, "Overview of the Landsat-7 Mission", Earth Observation Magazine, May, 1999.


1998

Masek, J.G., and Duncan, C.C., "Minimum-work mountain building", Journal of Geophysical Research, 103(B), 907-918, 1998.

Duncan, C.C., Klein, A.J., Masek, J.G., and Isacks, B.L., "Comparison of late-Pleistocene and modern glacier extents in Nepal based on digital elevation data and satellite images", Quaternary Research, 49, 241-254, 1998.


1997

Klein, A.G., Masek, J.G., and Isacks, B.L.,"Shortwave radiation geometry and glacier distribution in the Cordillera Real, Bolivia", in Glaciers, Ice Sheets, and Volcanoes, CRREL Special Volume 96-27, pp. 57-61, 1997.


1994

Masek, J.G., Isacks, B.L., Fielding, E.J., and Browaeys, J., "Rift-flank uplift in Tibet: Evidence for a viscous lower crust", Tectonics, 13, 659-667, 1994.

Masek, J.G., Isacks, B.L., Gubbels, T.L., and Fielding, E.J., "Erosion and tectonics at the margins of continental plateaus", Journal of Geophysical Research, 99(B), 13,941-13,956, 1994.


1993

Masek, J.G. and Turcotte, D.L., "A diffusion-limited aggregation model for the evolution of drainage networks", Earth and Planetary Science Letters , 119, 379-386, 1993.

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.


2002

Lindsay, F. E. and Masek, J. (2002). "A Tale of Two Cities:Characterizing Urban Growth Using Variable Resolution Remote Sensing Data", Proceedings for the Third International Symposium Remote Sensing of Urban Areas. Istanbul, Turkey. Vol. 2, pp. 591-599.

NASA Technical Documents

2002

McClain, C. F., F. G. Hall, G. J. Collatz, S. R. Kawa, W. W. Gregg, J. C. Gervin, J. B. Abshire, A. E. Andrews, C. D. Barnet, M. J. Behrenfeld, P. S. Caruso, A. M. Chekalyuk, L. D. Demaio, A. S. Denning, J. E. Hansen, F. E. Hoge, R. G. Knox, J. G. Masek, K. D. Mitchell, J. R. Moisan, T. A. Moisan, S. Pawson, M. M. Rienecker, S. R. Signorini, C. J. Tucker, "Science and Observation Recommendations for Future NASA Carbon Cycle Research", National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland, NASA/TM -2002 -210009, 2002.

Selected Publications

Bounoua, L., A. Safia, J. Masek, C. Peters-Lidard, and M. Imhoff (2009). Impact of Urban Growth on Surface Climate: A Case Study in Oran, Algeria. J. Applied Meteorology Climatology, 48(2), 217-231
10.1175/2008JAMC2044.1

Gao, F., and J. Masek (2008). Normalizing Aster Data Using MODIS Products for Land Cover Classification. ISPRS, XXXVII(B7), 1209-1213

Gitelson, A.A., A. Viña, J. Masek, S. B Verma, and A.E. Suyker (2008). Synoptic Monitoring of Gross Primary Productivity of Maize Using Landsat Data. IEEE Geosci. Remote Sens. Lett., 5(2), 133-137
10.1109/LGRS.2008.915598

Goward, S.N., R.A. Houghton, S. Healey, G.J. Collatz, G. Molsen, W. Cohen, J. Masek, D. Turner, S. Powell, B. Law, R. Kennedy, C. Huang, and M.A. Wulder (2008). Forest Disturbance and North American Carbon Flux. Eos, Trans. AGU, 89(11), 105-116

Gutman, G., R. Byrnes, and J. Masek (2008). Towards monitoring land-cover and land-use changes at a global scale: The Global Land Survey 2005 . Photogrammetric Engineering Remote Sens., 94(1), 6-10

Gutman, G., R. Byrnes, and J. Masek (2008). Towards monitoring land-cover and land-use changes at a global scale: The Global Land Survey 2005. Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing, 94(1), 6-10

Huang, C.Q., K. Song, S. Kim, J.R. G. Townshend, P. Davis, J. Masek, and S.N. Goward (2008). Use of a dark object concept and support vectormachines to automate forest cover change analysis. Remote Sensing of Environment, 112(3), 970-985
10.1016/j.rse.2007.07.023

Masek, J., C. Huang, R.E. Wolfe, W. Cohen, F.G. Hall, J. Kutler, and P. Nelson (2008). North American forest disturbance mapped from a decadal Landsat record. Remote Sens. Environ., 112, 2914-2926
10.1016/j.rse.2008.02.010

Wulder, M.A., J.C. White, S.N. Goward, J. Masek, J.R. Irons, M. Herold, W.B. Cohen, T.R. Loveland, and C.E. Woodcock (2008). Landsat continuity: Issues and opportunities for land cover monitoring. Remote Sens. Environ., 112, 955-969
10.1016/j.rse.2007.07.004

Birdsey, R.A., R. Cook, S. Denning, P. Griffith, B. Law, J. Masek, A. Michalak, S. Ogle, D. Ojima, Y. Pan, C. Sabine, E. Sheffner, and E. Sundquist (2007). Investigators Share Improved Understanding of the North American Carbon Cycle. Eos, Trans. AGU, 88(24), 255

Masek, J., R.E. Wolfe, F.G. Hall, W. Cohen, R. Kennedy, S. Powell, S. Goward, C. Huang, S. Healey, and G. Moisen (2007). Assessing North American forest disturbance from the landsat archive. Proc. IGARSS, 5294-5297

Bounoua, L., J. Masek, and Y.M. Tourre (2006). Sensitivity of surface climate to land surface parameters: A case study suing the simple biosphere model SiB2. J. Geophys. Res. , 111, 10 pp

Gao, F., J. Masek, M. Schwaller, and F.G. Hall (2006). On the Blending of the Landsat and MODIS Surface Reflectance: Predicting Daily Landsat Surface Reflectance. IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens., 44(8), 2207-2218

Gao, F., and J. Masek (2006). Mapping Wildland Fire Scar Using Fused Landsat and MODIS Surface Reflectance. Proc. IGARSS

Hall, F.G., J. Masek, and G.J. Collatz (2006). Evaluation of ISLSCP Initiative IIFASIR and GIMMS NDVI products and implications for carbon cycle science. Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres, 111(D2), Art. No. D22S08

Irons, J.R., and J. Masek (2006). Requirements for a Landsat Data Continuity Mission. Photogramm. Eng. Remote Sens., 72(10), 1102-1108

Masek, J., K.F. Huemmrich, F.G. Hall, R.E. Wolfe, N. Saleous, E.F. Vermont, F. Gao, J. Kutler, and T.-K. Lim (2006). A Landsat Surface Reflectance Dataset for North America, 1990-2000. IEEE Geosci. Remote Sens. Lett., 3(1), 68-72

Masek, J., and G.J. Collatz (2006). Estimating forest carbon fluxes in a disturbed southeastern landscape: Integration of remote sensing, forest inventory, and biogeochemical modeling. J. Geophys. Res., 111(G01006), 15 pp

Masek, J., and G.J. Collatz (2006). Estimating forest carbon fluxes in a disturbed southeastern landscape: Integration of remote sensing, forest inventory, and biogeochemical modeling. J. Geophys. Res., 111(G01006), 15 pp

Gao, F., J. Masek, and M. Schwaller (2005). Towards gap and cloud free continuous Landsat surface reflectance by fusing Landsat ETM+ and MODIS surface reflectance. ISPMSRS 2005 Proceedings

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