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Publications: 2004

This document is a compilation of publications of the Hydrospheric and Biospheric Sciences Laboratory (614) for calendar year 2004. If you wish further information, or a reprint, please contact the author of the article or the publisher. Currently, there are 96 publications, papers, or other works listed for 2004.

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Algorithm Development

  • Comiso, J.C. (2004). Sea ice concentration algorithm for AMSR-E data Rivista Italiana di Telerilevamento, 119-130
  • Cota, G.F., J. Wang, and J.C. Comiso (2004). Transformation of global satellite chlorophyll retrievals with a regionally tuned algorithm Remote Sens. Environ., 90, 373-377
  • Houser, P., D. Entekhabi, E.G. Njoku, P.E. O'Neill, M. Spencer, T. Doiron, Y. Kim, J.A. Smith, R. Girard, S. Belair, W. Crow, T.J. Jackson, Y.H. Kerr, J.S. Kimball, R. Koster, K.C. McDonald, T. Pultz, S.W. Running, J. Shi, E. Wood, and J. van Zyl (2004). The Hydrosphere State (Hydros) Satellite Mission: An Earth System Pathfinder for Global Mapping of Soil Moisture and Land Freeze/Thaw IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens., 42(10), 2184-2195
  • Wang, M. (2004). Extrapolation of the aerosol reflectance from the near-infrared to the visible: the single-scattering epsilon vs multiple-scattering epsilon method Int. J. Remote Sensing, 25(18), 3637-3650
  • Worby, A.P., and J.C. Comiso (2004). Studies of the Antarctic sea ice edge and ice extent from satellite and ship observations Remote Sens. Environ., 92, 98-111

Book Articles or Chapters

  • Brown, M.E., J.E. Pinzon, and C.J. Tucker (2004). New Vegetation Index Dataset Available to Monitor Global Change In, EOS (565-569). Transactions of the American Geophysical Union
  • Brown, S.W., D.K. Clark, B.C. Johnson, H. Yoon, K.R. Lykke, S.J. Flora, M.E. Feinholz, N. Souaidia, C. Pietras, T.C. Stone, M.A. Yarbrough, Y.S. Kim, R.A. Barnes, and J.L. Mueller (2004). Advances in Radiometry for Ocean Color In J.L. Mueller, G.S. Fargion, and C.R. McClain (Ed.), Ocean Optics Protocols for Satellite Ocean Color Sensor Validation, Revision 5, Part 2: Special Topics in Ocean Optics Protocols (35 pp). NASA Tech. Memo. 2004, Vol. VI

Carbon, Ecosystems and Biogeochemistry

  • Christian, J.R., J. Ballabrera-Poy, R. Murtugudde, and C.R. McClain (2004). A ribbon of dark water: phytoplankton blooms in the meanders of the Pacific North Equatorial Countercurrent Deep-Sea Res. II, 51, 209-228
  • Claustre, H., S. Hooker, L. Van Heukelem, J.-F. Berthon, R. Barlow, J. Ras, H. Sessions, C. Targa, C.S. Thomas, D. van der Linde, and J.-C. Marty (2004). An intercomparison of HPLC phytoplankton pigment methods using in situ samples: application to remote sensing and database activities Marine Chem., 85, 41-61
  • Lyon, P.E., J. Yungel, R. Swift, C.W. Wright, and F. Hoge (2004). Chlorophyll biomass in the global oceans: satellite retrieval using inherent optical properties Appl. Opt., 43(31), 5886-5892
  • Mannino, A., and H.R. Harvey (2004). Black carbon in estuarine and coastal ocean dissolved organic matter Limnol. Oceanogr., 49(3), 735-740
  • McClain, C.R., S. Hooker, and G.C. Feldman (2004). An overview of the SeaWiFS project and strategies for producing a climate research quality global ocean bio-optical time series Deep-Sea Res. II, 51, 5-42
  • McClain, C.R., J.R. Christian, and S.R. Signorini (2004). Subtropical gyre variability observed by ocean-color satellites Deep-Sea Res. II, 51, 281-301

Climate Variability and Change

  • Beckley, B.D., P.S. Callahan, S.B. Luthcke, and N.P. Zelensky (2004). Towards a Seamless Transition from TOPEX/Poseidon to Jason-1 Marine Geodesy, 27, 373-389
  • Macmillan, D.S., P. Fang, and B.D. Beckley (2004). Monitoring the TOPEX and Jason-1 Microwave Radiometers with GPS and VLBI Wet Zenith Path Delays Marine Geodesy, 27, 703-716
  • Niiler, P., J.R. Moisan, and D.-K. Lee (2004). Observed mechanisms of El Nino SST evolution in the Pacific J. Marine Res., 62, 771-786
  • Scambos, T.A., J.A. Bohlander, C.A. Shuman, and P. Skvarca (2004). Glacier acceleration and thinning after ice shelf collapse in the Larsen B embayment, Antarctica Geophys. Res. Lett., 31, 1-4
  • Schneider, D.P., J.C. Comiso, and E.J. Steig (2004). Recent Climate Variability in Antarctica from Satellite-Derived Temperature Data J. Clim., 17, 1569-1583
  • White, W.B., I. Simmonds, and P. Gloersen (2004). Tropospheric Research in the Antarctic Circumpolar Wave along the Sea Ice Edge around Antarctica J. Clim., 17, 2765-2779

Journal Articles

  • Abraham, S., and D.M. Le Vine (2004). Use of IRI to model the effect of ionosphere emission on earth remote sensing at L-band, Adv. Space Res., 34, 2059-2066
  • Comiso, J.C., and C.L. Parkinson (2004). Satellite-observed changes in the Arctic Physics Today, 57(8), 38-44
  • Houborg, R., and H. Soegaard (2004). Regional simulation of ecosystem CO2 and water vapor exchange for agricultural land using NOAA AVHRR and Terra MODIS satellite data. Application to Zealand, Denmark Remote Sensing of Environment, 93, 150-167
    10.1016/j.rse.2004.07.001
  • Le Vine, D.M., and S. Abraham (2004). Galactic Noise and Passive Microwave Remote Sensing From Space at L-Band IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens., 42(1), 119-129
  • Massom, R.A., M.J. Pook, J.C. Comiso, N. Adams, J. Turner, T. Lachlan-Cope, and T.T. Gibson (2004). Precipitation over the Interior East Antarctic Ice Sheet Related to Midlatitude Blocking-High Activity J. Clim., 17, 1914-1928
  • Procopio, A.S., P. Artaxo, J. Kaufman, L.A. Remer, J.S. Schafer, and B.N. Holben (2004). Multiyear Analysis of Amazonian Biomass Burning Smoke Radiative Forcing of Climate Geophys. Res. Lett., 31(L03108)
    10.1029/2003GL018646
  • Skofronick-Jackson, G., , J.A. Weinman, and (2004). A Physical Model to Determine Snowfall Over Land by Microwave Radiometery IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens., 42(5), 1047-1058
  • Skofronick-Jackson, G., and J.A. Weinman (2004). Intercomparison of Millimeter-Wave Radiative Transfer Models IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens., 42(9), 1882-1890
  • Yang, Jiayan, J.C. Comiso, David Walsh, Richard Krishfield, and Susumu Honjo (2004). Storm-driven mixing and potential impact on the Arctic Ocean J. Geophys. Res., 109, 1-18
  • Non-refereed Publications or Other Contributions
  • Campbell, B., R. Kelley, C.A. Schlosser, and D.R. Belvedere (2004). The Water Cycle Lithograph LG-2004-2-076-GSFC
  • Hall, D.K., J. Key, K.A. Casey, G.A. Riggs, and D.J. Cavalieri (2004). Sea ice surface temperature product from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sensing, 42, 1076-1087
  • Kelly J., R.E., A.T. Chang C., J.L. Foster, and D.K. Hall (2004). Using remote sensing and spatial models to monitor snow depth and snow water equivalent Spatial Modeling of the Terrestrial Environment, Chichester: John Wiley and Sons, Ltd., 35-37

Modeling and Remote Sensing Techniques

  • Abdalati, W., R. Swift, J.G. Sonntag, C. Martin, S. Manizade, E. Frederick, W. Krabill, R. Thomas, J. Yungel, and R. Koerner (2004). Elevation changes of ice caps in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago J. Geophys. Res., 109(F04007), 1-11
  • Abraham, S., and D.M. Le Vine (2004). Use of IRI to model the effect of ionosphere emission on earth remote sensing at L-band Adv. Space Res., 34, 2059-2066
  • Barnes, R., R.E. Eplee Jr., F. Patt, H.H. Kieffer, T.C. Stone, G. Meister, J. Butler, and C.R. McClain (2004). Comparison of SeaWiFS measurements of the Moon with the U.S. Geological Survey lunar model Appl. Opt., 43(31), 5838-5854
  • Bland, G., P. Coronado, T. Miles, P. Bretthauer, A. Lunsford, and J. Bognar (2004). Sensors with Wings - Small UAVs for Earth Science American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
  • Houser, P.R., M. Bosilovich, C. Peters-Lidard, and W-K Tao (2004). Ultra-high Resolution Observation-driven Land Modeling Needed to Enable the Development of Global Cloud Resolving Earth System Models GEWEX, 8-9
  • Joughin, I., W. Abdalati, and M. Fahnestock (2004). Large fluctuations in speed on Greenland's Jakobshavn Isbrae glacier Nature, 432, 608-610
  • Kim, M.-J., G.M. Skofronick-Jackson, and J.A. Weinman (2004). Intercomparison of Millimeter-Wave Radiative Transfer Models IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens., 42(9), 1882-1890
  • Krabill, W., E. Hanna, P. Huybrechts, W. Abdalati, J. Cappelen, B. Csatho, E. Frederick, S. Manizade, C. Martin, J.G. Sonntag, R. Swift, R. Thomas, and J. Yungel (2004). Greenland Ice Sheet: Increased coastal thinning Geophys. Res. Lett., 31, 1-4
  • Liu, A., S.R. Ramp, Y. Zhao, and T.Y. Tang (2004). A Case Study of Internal Solitary Wave Propagation During ASIAEX 2001 IEEE J. Oceanic Eng., 29(4), 1144-1156
  • Mitchum, G.T., D.W. Hancock III, G. Hayne, and D.C. Vandemark (2004). Blooms of σ0 in the TOPEX Radar Altimeter Data J. Atmos. Oceanic Technol., 21, 1232-1245
  • Moradkhani, H., S. Sorooshian, H.V. Gupta, and P.R. Houser (2004). Dual state—parameter estimation of hydrological models using ensemble Kalman filter Adv. Water Resour., 28, 135-147
  • Oleson, K.W., Y. Dai, G. Bonan, M. Bosilovich, R. Dickinson, P. Dirmeyer, F. Hoffman, P. Houser, S. Levis, G.-Y. Niu, P. Thornton, M. Vertenstein, Z.-L. Yang, and X. Zeng (2004). Technical Description of the Community Land Model (CLM) NCAR Technical Note, 186 pp
  • Pan, F., C. Peters-Lidard, M.J. Sale, and A.W. King (2004). A comparison of geographical information systems-based algorithms for computing the TOPMODEL topographic index Water Resour. Res., 40, 1-11
  • Parkinson, C.L. (2004). Southern Ocean sea ice and its wider linkages: insights revealed from models and observtions Ant. Science, 16(4), 387-400
    10.1017/S0954102004002214
  • Pinheiro T., A.C., J.L. Privette, R. Mahoney, and C.J. Tucker (2004). Directional Effects in a Daily AVHRR Land Surface Temperature Dataset Over Africa IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens., 42(9), 1941-1954
  • Quilfen, Y., B. Chapron, F. Collard, and D. Vandemark (2004). Relationship between ERS Scatterometer Measurement and Integrated Wind and Wave Parameters J. Atmos. Oceanic Technol., 21, 368-373
  • Ramp, S.R., T.Y. Tang, T.F. Duda, J.F. Lynch, A. Liu, C.-S. Chiu, F.L. Bahr, H.-R. Kim, and Y.-J. Yang (2004). Internal Solitons in the Northeastern South China Sea Part I: Sources and Deep Water Propagation IEEE J. Oceanic Eng., 29(4), 1157-1181
  • Rignot, E., G. Casassa, P. Gogineni, W. Krabill, A. Rivera, and R. Thomas (2004). Accelerated ice discharge from the Antarctic Peninsula following the collapse of Larsen B ice shelf Geophys. Res. Lett., 31, 1-4
  • Rignot, E., D. Braaten, S.P. Gogineni, W. Krabill, and J.R. McConnell (2004). Rapid ice discharge from southeast Greenland glaciers Geophys. Res. Lett., 31, 1-4
  • Rodell, M., J.S. Famiglietti, J. Chen, S.I. Seneviratne, P. Viterbo, S. Holl, and C.R. Wilson (2004). Basin scale estimates of evapotranspiration using GRACE and other observations Geophys. Res. Lett., 31, 1-4
  • Rodell, M., P.R. Houser, U. Jambor, J. Gottschalck, K. Mitchell, C.-J. Meng, K. Arsenault, B. Cosgrove, J. Radakovich, M. Bosilovich, J.K. Entin, J.P. Walker, D. Lohmann, and D. Toll (2004). The Global Land Data Assimilation System BAMS, 381-394
  • Rodell, M., and P.R. Houser (2004). Updating a Land Surface Model with MODIS-Derived Snow Cover J. Hydrometeorol., 5, 1064-1075
  • Skofronick-Jackson, G.M., M.-J. Kim, J.A. Weinman, and D.-E. Chang (2004). A Physical Model to Determine Snowfall Over Land by Microwave Radiometery IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens., 42(5), 1047-1058
  • Sun, C., J.P. Walker, and P.R. Houser (2004). A methodology for snow data assimilation in a land surface model J. Geophys. Res., 109, 1-12
  • Thomas, R., E. Rignot, G. Casassa, P. Kanagaratnam, C. Acuna, T. Akins, H. Brecher, E. Frederick, P. Gogineni, W. Krabill, S. Manizade, H. Ramamoorthy, A. Rivera, R. Russell, J.G. Sonntag, R. Swift, J. Yungel, and H.J. Zwally (2004). Accelerated Sea-Level Rise from West Antarctica Science, 306, 255-258
  • Walker, J.P., P.R. Houser, and G.R. Willgoose (2004). Active microwave remote sensing for soil moisture measurement: a field evaluation using ERS-2 Hydrol. Process., 18, 1975-1997
  • Walker, J.P., and P.R. Houser (2004). Requirements of a global near-surface soil moisture satellite mission: accuracy, repeat time, and spatial resolution Adv. Water Resour., 27, 785-801
  • Yang, Y.-J., T.Y. Tang, M.H. Chang, A. Liu, M.-K. Hsu, and S.R. Ramp (2004). Solitons Northeast of Tung-Sha Island During the ASIAEX Pilot Studies IEEE J. Oceanic Eng., 29(4), 1182-1199

Other Contributions

  • Non-refereed Publications or Other Contributions
  • Barnes, W.L., X. Xiong, and V.V. Salomonson (2004). MODIS Instrument Status and Operational Activities Proc. SPIE Int. Soc. Opt. Eng., 5542, 14-23
  • Bilanow, S., and F. Patt (2004). Pointing Performance for the SeaWiFS Mission NASA Tech. Memo. 2004-206892, Vol. 28, 63 pp
  • Butler, J., G. Meister, F. Patt, and R.A. Barnes (2004). Use of the Moon as a reference for satellite-based climate change measurements Proc. SPIE Int. Soc. Opt. Eng., 5570, 328-341
  • Che, N., X. Xiong, and W.L. Barnes (2004). MODIS Spatial Calibration - Methodology and On-orbit Performance Proc. Chinese American Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (COAA), 6 pp
  • Chiang, K.-F., X. Xiong, A. Wu, and W.L. Barnes (2004). MODIS thermal emissive bands calibration uncertainty analysis Proc. SPIE Int. Soc. Opt. Eng., 5542, 437-447
  • De Jeu, R., B. Heusinkveld, H. Vugts, T. Holmes, and M. Owe (2004). Remote Sensing Techniques to Measure Dew: The Detection of Canopy Water with an L-Band Passive Microwave Radiometer and a Spectral Reflectance Sensor Proc. SPIE Int. Soc. Opt. Eng., 5568, 225-235
  • Eplee Jr., R.E., R.A. Barnes, F. Patt, G. Meister, and C.R. McClain (2004). SeaWiFS lunar calibration methodology after six years on orbit Proc. SPIE Int. Soc. Opt. Eng., 5542, 1-13
  • Erives, H., X. Xiong, J. Sun, J. Esposito, S. Xiong, and W.L. Barnes (2004). Terra MODIS RSB On-Orbit Calibration and Performance: Four Years of Data Proc. SPIE Int. Soc. Opt. Eng., 5570, 342-351
  • Esposito, J., X. Xiong, A. Wu, J. Sun, and W.L. Barnes (2004). MODIS Reflective Solar Bands Uncertainty Analysis Proc. SPIE Int. Soc. Opt. Eng., 5542, 448-458
  • Feng, H., D. Vandemark, B. Chapron, and B. Beckley (2004). Use of global wave model to correct altimeter sea level estimates Proc. IGARSS 2004, 4, 2738-2741
  • Firestone, E.R., and S. Hooker (2004). SeaWiFS Postlaunch Technical Report Series Final Cumulative Index NASA Tech. Memo. 2004-206892, Vol. 29, 44 pp
  • Foster, J.L., J. Dong, R. Kelly, J.P. Walker, C. Sun, and A. Chang (2004). Identifying and Mapping Systematic Errors in Passive Microwave Snow Water Equivalent Observations XXth ISPRS Congress, 954-959
  • Foster, J.L., C. Sun, J.P. Walker, R. Kelly, J. Dong, and A. Chang (2004). Mapping random and systematic errors of satellite-derived snow water equivalent observations in Eurasia Proc. SPIE Int. Soc. Opt. Eng., 5568, 150-158
  • Jackson, G.S. (2004). Brightness temperature sensitivity to variations in solid precipitation cloud profiles Proc. IGARSS 2004, 2, 1378-1381
  • Owe, M., T.R. H. Holmes, and R.A. M. de Jeu (2004). Spatial distributions of global soil moisture retrievals from satellite microwave observations Proc. SPIE Int. Soc. Opt. Eng., 5568, 171-178
  • Pinheiro T., A.C., K. Arsenault, P. Houser, D. Toll, S.V. Kumar, D. Matthews, and R.W. Stodt (2004). Improved evapotranspiration estimates to aid water management practices in the Rio Grande river basin Proc. IGARSS 2004, 3, 2123-2126
  • Skofronick-Jackson, G. (2004). Brightness temperature sensitivity to variations in solid precipitation cloud profiles Proc. IGARSS 2004, 1378-1381
  • Vandemark, D., W.M. Drennan, J. Sun, J.R. French, and H. Graber (2004). Examining wind stress and wind waves in the presence of swell Proc. IGARSS 2004, 2, 853-856
  • Vandemark, D.C., W.M. Drennan, J. Sun, J.R. French, and H. Graber (2004). Wind Stress and Wind Wave Observations in the Presence of Swell 16th Symposium on Boundary Layers and Turbulence
  • Waluschka, E., X. Xiong, D. Moyer, B. Guenther, W.L. Barnes, and V.V. Salomonson (2004). Modeling Studies of the MODIS Solar Diffuser Attenuation Screen and Comparison with On-orbit Measurements Proc. SPIE Int. Soc. Opt. Eng., 5542, 342-353
  • Wu, A., J. Xiong, C. Cao, F. Wu, and W.L. Barnes (2004). Inter-comparison of radiometric calibration of Terra and Aqua MODIS 11µm and 12 µm Bands Proc. SPIE Int. Soc. Opt. Eng., 5542, 248-258
  • Xiong, X., and W.L. Barnes (2004). An Overview of MODIS Radiometric Calibration and Characterization Proc. Chinese American Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (COAA), 8 pp
  • Xiong, X., K. Chiang, J. Sun, N. Che, and W.L. Barnes (2004). Aqua MODIS First Year On-orbit Calibration and Performance Proc. SPIE Int. Soc. Opt. Eng., 5234, 391-399
  • Xiong, X., V.V. Salomonson, J. Sun, A. Wu, W.L. Barnes, and B. Guenther (2004). Inter-comparison of Terra and Aqua MODIS Inter-Comparison of Large Scale Optical and Infrared Sensors Workshop, ESA/ESTEC, 3 pp
  • Xiong, X., K. Chiang, F. Adimi, W. Li, H. Yayagai, and W.L. Barnes (2004). MODIS Correction Algorithm for Out-of-band Response in the Short-wave IR Bands Proc. SPIE Int. Soc. Opt. Eng., 5234, 605-613
  • Xiong, X., K. Chiang, J. Sun, N. Che, and W.L. Barnes (2004). MODIS On-orbit Calibration: Key Issues and Approaches Proc. SPIE Int. Soc. Opt. Eng., 5542, 24-34
  • Xiong, X., N. Che, and W.L. Barnes (2004). MODIS On-orbit Spectral Calibration for the Reflective Solar Bands Proc. Chinese American Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (COAA), 7 pp
  • Xiong, X., W.L. Barnes, K. Chiang, H. Erives, N. Che, J. Sun, A. Isaacman, and V.V. Salomonson (2004). Status of Aqua MODIS On-orbit Calibration and Characterization Proc. SPIE Int. Soc. Opt. Eng., 5570, 317-327
  • Xiong, X., J. Sun, S. Xiong, and W.L. Barnes (2004). Using the Moon for MODIS On-orbit Spatial Characterization Proc. SPIE Int. Soc. Opt. Eng., 5234, 480-487

Sensor Development

  • Brock, J.C., C.W. Wright, T.D. Clayton, and A. Nayegandhi (2004). LIDAR optical rugosity of coral reefs in Biscayne National Park, Florida Coral Reefs, 23, 48-59
  • Hooker, S., G. Zibordi, J.-F. Berthon, and J.W. Brown (2004). Above-water radiometry in shallow coastal waters Appl. Opt., 43(21), 4254-4268
  • Knobelspiesse, K.D., C. Pietras, G.S. Fargion, M. Wang, R. Frouin, M.A. Miller, A. Subramaniam, and W.M. Blach (2004). Maritime aerosol optical thickness measured by handheld sun photometers Remote Sens. Environ., 93, 87-106
  • Le Vine, D.M., and S. Abraham (2004). Galactic Noise and Passive Microwave Remote Sensing From Space at L-Band IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens., 42(1), 119-129
  • Zibordi, G., F. Mélin, S. Hooker, and B.N. Holben (2004). An Autonomous Above-Water System for the Validation of Ocean Color Radiance Data IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens., 42(2), 401-415
  • Zibordi, G., S. Hooker, J. Mueller, and G. Lazin (2004). Characterization of the Immersion Factor of a Series of In-Water Optical Radiometers J. Atmos. Oceanic Technol., 21, 510-514

Water and Energy Cycle

  • Hakkinen, S., and P.B. Rhines (2004). Decline of Subpolar North Atlantic Circulation During the 1990s Science, 304(5670), 555-559

Weather

  • Massom, R.A., M.J. Pook, J.C. Comiso, N. Adams, J. Turner, T. Lachlan-Cope, and T.T. Gibson (2004). Precipitation over the Interior East Antarctic Ice Sheet Related to Midlatitude Blocking-High Activity J. Clim., 17, 1914-1928
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