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Hydrospheric and Biospheric Sciences Laboratory (614)

Hydrospheric and Biospheric Sciences Laboratory (614)

Publications: 2007

This document is a compilation of publications of the Biospheric Sciences Branch (614.4) for calendar year 2007. If you wish further information, or a reprint, please contact the author of the article or the publisher. Currently, there are 49 publications, papers, or other works listed for 2007.

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Algorithm Development

  • 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
  • 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
  • Gao, B.-C., X. Xiong, R.-R. Li, and D.-Y. Wang (2007). Evaluation of the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectrometer special 3.95-µm fire channel and implications on fire channel selections for future satellite instruments J. Appl. Remote Sens., 1, 8 pp
  • Garrigues, S., D. Allard, and F. Baret (2007). Using First- and Second-Order Variograms for Characterizing Landscape Spatial Structures From Remote Sensing Imagery IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens., 45(6), 1823-1834
  • Gatebe, C.K., J. Butler, J.W. Cooper, M. Kowalewski, and M.D. King (2007). Characterization of errors in the use of integrating-sphere systems in the calibration of scanning radiometers Applied Optics, 46(31), 7640-7651
  • Georgiev, G., and J. Butler (2007). Long-term calibration monitoring of Spectralon diffusers BRDF in the air-ultraviolet Applied Optics, 46(32), 7892-7899
  • Gobbi, G.P., Y.J. Kaufman, I. Koren, and T.F. Eck (2007). Classification of aerosol properties derived from AERONET direct sun data Atmos. Chem. Phys., 7, 453-458
  • Lyapustin, A., Y. Wang, R. Kahn, J. Xiong, A. Ignatov, R.E. Wolfe, A. Wu, B.N. Holben, and C. Bruegge (2007). Analysis of MODIS—MISR calibration differences using surface albedo around AERONET sites and cloud reflectance Remote Sens. Environ., 107, 12-21
  • Ohring, G., and 22 others including J. Butler, J. Xiong, and S. Ungar (2007). Achieving Satellite Instrument Calibration for Climate Change Eos, Trans. AGU, 88(11), 136
  • Sun, J.-Q., and X. Xiong (2007). MODIS Polarization-Sensitivity Analysis IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens., 45(9), 2875-2885
  • Sun, J.-Q., X. Xiong, W.L. Barnes, and B. Guenther (2007). MODIS Reflective Solar Bands On-Orbit Lunar Calibration IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens., 45(7), 2383-2393
  • Vermote, E.F., J.-C. Roger, A. Sinyuk, N. Saleous, and O. Dubovik (2007). Fusion of MODIS-MISR aerosol inversion for estimation of aerosol absorption Remote Sens. Environ., 107, 81-89
  • Wang, L., X. Xiong, J.J. Qu, Y. Xie, X. Hao, and N. Che (2007). Impact assessment of Aqua MODIS band-to-band misregistration on snow index J. Appl. Remote Sens., 1(013531), 11 pp
  • Xie, Y., J.J. Qu, X. Xiong, X. Hao, N. Che, and W. Sommers (2007). Smoke plume detection in the eastern United States using MODIS Int. J. Remote Sens., 28(10), 2367-2374
  • Xiong, X., J. Sun, W. Barnes, V.V. Salomonson, J. Esposito, H. Erives, and B. Guenther (2007). Multiyear On-Orbit Calibration and Performance of Terra MODIS Reflective Solar Bands IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens., 45(4), 879-889

Atmospheric Composition

  • Levy, R., L.A. Remer, S. Mattoo, E.F. Vermote, and Y.J. Kaufman (2007). Second-generation operational algorithm: Retrieval of aerosol properties over land from inversion of Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer spectral reflectance J. Geophys. Res., 112(D13211), 21 pp
  • Li, Z., X. Xia, M. Cribb, W. Mi, B.N. Holben, P. Wang, H. Chen, S.-C. Tsay, T.F. Eck, F. Zhao, E.G. Dutton, and R.E. Dickerson (2007). Aerosol optical properties and their radiative effects in northern China J. Geophys. Res., 112(D22S01), 11 pp
  • Li, Z., H. Chen, M. Cribb, R. Dickerson, B.N. Holben, C. Li, D. Lu, Y. Luo, H. Maring, G. Shi, S.-C. Tsay, P. Wang, X. Xia, Y. Zheng, T. Yuan, and F. Zhao (2007). Preface to special section on East Asian Studies of Tropospheric Aerosols: An International Regional Experiment (EAST-AIRE) J. Geophys. Res., 112(D22S00), 10 pp
  • Mi, W., Z. Li, X. Xia, B.N. Holben, R. Levy, F. Zhao, H. Chen, and M. Cribb (2007). Evaluation of the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer aerosol products at two Aerosol Robotic Network stations in China J. Geophys. Res., 112(D22S08), 14 pp
  • Sakerin, S.M., A. Smirnov, V.V. Pol'kin, D.M. Kabanov, M.V. Panchenko, B.N. Holben, and O.V. Kopelevich (2007). Aerosol optical and microphysical properties over the Atlantiv Ocean during the 19th cruise of the Research Vessel Akademik Sergey Vavilov J. Geophys. Res., 112(D10220), 9 pp
  • Todd, M.C., R. Washington, J.V. Martins, O. Dubovik, G. Lizcano, and S. Engelstaedter (2007). Mineral dust emission from the Bodélé Depression, northern Chad, during BoDEx 2005 J. Geophys. Res., 112(D06207), 12 pp
  • Weaver, C., A. da Sivla, M. Chin, P. Ginoux, O. Dubovik, D. Flittner, A. Zia, L. Remer, B.N. Holben, and W. Gregg (2007). Direct Insertion of MODIS Radiances in a Global Aerosol Transport Model J. Atmos. Sci., 64, 808-826
  • Xia, X., Z. Li, B.N. Holben, P. Wang, T.F. Eck, H. Chen, M. Cribb, and Y. Zhao (2007). Aerosol optical properties and radiative effects in the Yangtze Delta region of China J. Geophys. Res., 112(D22S12), 16 pp

Book Articles or Chapters

  • Fensholt, R., A. Anyamba, S. Stisen, I. Sandholt, E. Pak, and J. Small (2007). Comparisons of compositing period length for vegetation index data from Polar-orbiting and Geostationary satellites for the Cloud-prone region of West Africa In, Special Issue: Cloud-prone and Rainy areas Remote Sensing (CARRS) (297-310). Photogrammmetric Engineering and Remote Sensing
  • Imhoff, M., L. Bounoua, and J.M. and Shepherd (2007). The Gray Wave of the Great Transformation In M.D. King, C.L. Parkinson, D. Partington, and R.G. Williams (Ed.), Our Changing Planet: The View From Space (291-297). Cambridge Univ. Press

Carbon, Ecosystems and Biogeochemistry

  • 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
  • Buermann, W., B.R. Lintner, C.D. Koven, A. Angert, J.E. Pinzon, C.J. Tucker, and I.Y. Fung (2007). The changing carbon cycle at Mauna Loa Observatory PNAS, 104(11), 4249-4254
  • Campbell E., P.K., E.W. Chappelle, L.A. Corp, J.E. McMurtrey, and E.M. Middleton (2007). Assessment of Vegetation Stress Using Reflectance or Fluorescence Measurements J. Environ. Qual., 36, 832-845
  • Kang, H.-S., Y. Xue, and G.J. Collatz (2007). Impact Assessment of Satellite-Derived Leaf Area Index Datasets Using a General Circulation Model J. Clim., 20, 993-1015
  • Kharuk, V.I., K.J. Ranson, and E.V. Fedotova (2007). Evidence of Evergreen Conifer Invasion into Larch Dominated Forests During Recent Decades in Central Siberia Eurasian J. Forest Research, 10(2), 163-171
  • Kharuk, V.I., K.J. Ranson, and E.V. Fedotova (2007). Spatial pattern of Siberian silkmoth outbreak and taiga mortality Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research, 22(6), 531-536
  • Leahy, L.V., T.L. Anderson, T.F. Eck, and R.W. Bergstrom (2007). A synthesis of single scattering albedo of biomass burning aerosol over southern Africa during SAFARI 2000 Geophys. Res. Lett., 34(L12814), 5 pp
  • Naesset, E., and R. Nelson (2007). Using airborne laser scanning to monitor tree migration in the boreal—alpine transition zone Remote Sens. Environ., 110, 357-369
  • Oliveria F., P.H., P. Artaxo, C. Pires, S. De Lucca, A. Procopio, B.N. Holben, J.S. Schafer, L.F. Cardoso, S.C. Wofsy, and H.R. Rocha (2007). The effects of biomass burning aerosols and clouds on the CO2 flux in Amazonia Tellus Series B-Chemical and Physical Meteorology, 59(3), 338-349

Climate Variability and Change

  • Kumar, A., B. Jha, Q. Zhang, and L. Bounoua (2007). A New Methodology for Estimating the Unpredictable Component of Seasonal Atmospheric Variability J. Clim., 20, 3888-3901
  • Neigh, C., C.J. Tucker, and J.R. G. Townsend (2007). Synchronous NDVI and surface air temperature trends in Newfoundland: 1982 to 2003 Intl. J. Remote Sensing, 28(11), 2581-2598

Disease Monitoring

  • Chretien, J.P., A. Anyamba, S. Bedno, R. Breiman, C. Njuguna, S. Sang, K. Sergon, A. Powers, M. Ball, C. Onyango, J. Small, C.J. Tucker, and K.J. Linthicum (2007). Drought-associated Chikungunya Emergence along Coastal East Africa The American J. of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 76(3), 405-407
  • Linthicum, K.J., A. Anyamba, S. Britch, J.-P. Chretien, R.L. Erickson, J. Small, C.J. Tucker, K.E. Bennett, R.T. Mayer, E.T. Schmidtmann, T.G. Andreadis, J.F. Anderson, W.C. Wilson, J. Freier, A. James, R. Miller, B.S. Drolet, S. Miller, C. Tedrow, C. Bailey, D.A. Stickman, D.R. Barnard, G.G. Clark, and L. Zou (2007). A Rift Valley fever risk surveillance system for Africa using remotely sensed dara: potential for use on other continents Veterinaria Italiana, 43, 663-674

Journal Articles

  • Chambers, J.Q., G.P. Anser, D.C. Morton, L.O. Anderson, S.S. Saatchi, F.D.B. Espirito-Santo, M. Palace, and C.M. Souza Jr. (2007). Regional ecosystem structure and function: ecological insights from remote sensing of tropical forests Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 22(8), 414-423
  • Eck, T.F., B.N. Holben, J.S. Reid, A. Siniuk, O. Dubovik, A. Smirnov, D.M. Giles, N.T. O'Neill, S.-C. Tsay, Q. Ji, A.L. Mandoos, M.R. Kahn, E.A. Reid, J.S. Schafer, M. Sorokin, W. Newcomb, and I. Slutsker (2007). Spatial and Temporal Variability of Column Integrated Aerosol Optical Properties in the Southern Arabian Gulf and United Arab Emirates in Summer J. Geophys. Res.
    10.1029/2007JD008944
  • Malyshkin, A.V., V.A. Poddubny, Yu.I. Markelo, S.A. Beresnev, C.Yu. Gorda, S.M. Sakerin, and A. Smirnov (2007). Middle Ural in the AEROSIBNET system: preliminary analysis of regional sources of the atmospheric aerosol contamination Atm. Ocean Optics, 20, 457-460
  • Morton, D.C., Y.E. Shimabukuro, B.F.T. Rudorff, A. Lima, R. Freitas, and R.S. DeFries (2007). Challenge for conservation at the agricultural frontier: deforestation, fire, and land use dynamics in Mato Grosso Agua & Ambiente, 2(1), 5-20
  • Sakerin, S.M., D.M. Kabanov, V.S. Kozlov, M.V. Panchenko, V.V. Pol'kin, A.B. Tikhomirov, N.I. Vlasov, V.F. Radionov, A. Smirnov, B.N. Holben, I. Slutsker, and L.P. Golobokova (2007). Results of the studies of aerosol characteristics in the 52 RAE Problems of Arctic and Antarctica, 77, 67-75

Modeling and Remote Sensing Techniques

  • Brown, M.E., C.C. Funk, G. Galu, and R. Choularton (2007). Earlier Famine Warning Possible Using Remote Sensing and Models EOS, Transactions of the American Geophysical Union, 88(39), 381–382
  • Hyde, P., R. Nelson, D. Kimes, and E. Levine (2007). Exploring LiDAR—RaDAR synergy—predicting aboveground biomass in a southwestern ponderosa pine forest using LiDAR, SAR and InSAR Remote Sens. Environ., 106, 28-38
  • Koetz, B., G. Sun, F. Morsdorf, K.J. Ranson, M. Kneubühler, K. Itten, and B. Allgöwer (2007). Fusion of imaging spectrometer and LIDAR data over combined radiative transfer models for forest canopy characterization Remote Sens. Environ., 106, 449-459
  • Nelson, R., P. Hyde, P. Johnson, B. Emessiene, M. Imhoff, R. Campbell, and W. Edwards (2007). Investigating RaDAR—LiDAR synergy in a North Carolina pine forest Remote Sens. Environ., 110, 98-108
  • Weiss, M., F. Baret, S. Garrigues, and R. Lacaze (2007). LAI and fAPAR CYCLOPES global products derived from vegetation. part 2: Validation and intercomparison with MODIS Collection 4 products Remote Sensing of Environment, 110(3), 317-331

Sensor Development

  • Gao, B.-C., R.-R. Li, and X. Xiong (2007). Possible enhancement to specifications of several Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradimeter visible and near-IR channels J. Appl. Remote Sens., 1, 7 pp
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