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TABLE OF CONTENTS<br />

Sponsors .....................................<br />

Greetings from GRSS president ......<br />

Wel<strong>com</strong>e to IGARSS.......................<br />

Technical Program Overview ...........<br />

Local Organizing Committee............<br />

Technical Program Committee .........<br />

Reviewers.....................................<br />

Symposium Information .................<br />

Presentation Instructions ................<br />

Social Events ................................<br />

Transportation ..............................<br />

Convention Center Guide ................<br />

Exhibitors list ................................<br />

IEEE GRSS Membership..................<br />

IEEE GRSS Chapters ......................<br />

Social Tours ..................................<br />

Tutorials and Workshops.................<br />

Student Prize Paper Competition......<br />

Opening Ceremony. Plenary Session.<br />

Conference Schedule......................<br />

Technical Program Listings.............. 36<br />

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Sponsors<br />

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Sponsors<br />

The Conference Organizing Committee would like to thank all the organizations that<br />

have sponsored this event. Many of them are long-time supporters of IGARSS, and<br />

we are pleased to wel<strong>com</strong>e our new supporters as well.<br />

Please take the time to visit at the exhibit area the many organizations that<br />

have helped make this conference a successful event<br />

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Greetings from GRSS president<br />

Greetings from the President of the IEEE Geoscience And Remote<br />

Sensing Society<br />

I invite you all to attend IGARSS 2007 which will be held in<br />

Barcelona, Spain from July 22 to July 27. The theme of IGARSS’07<br />

is “Understanding and Sensing Our Planet”. Understanding and<br />

sensing are two closely related topics. We need to understand the<br />

basics of earth processes such as climate, ecology and hydrology<br />

etc to identify geophysical parameters to be measured in remote<br />

sensing. Determination of the spatial distribution and temporal<br />

evolution of the geophysical parameters will enhance the<br />

understanding of earth processes and utilization of natural<br />

resources.<br />

Thus understanding and sensing our planet need to engage both remote sensing scientists<br />

and engineers that work on technological advances and earth science researchers who<br />

investigate the earth science processes. It is the goal of IGARSS’07 to provide a forum for<br />

reporting such advances.<br />

Professors Ignasi Corbella and Adriano Camps, together with the IGARSS ‘07 Organizing and<br />

Technical Committees, have done a superior job in the preparation of this Symposium. They<br />

have put together a <strong>com</strong>prehensive program that covers the forefront of remote sensing<br />

technology and applications. In recent years, IGARSS attendance has reached almost 1500<br />

and we expect similar large attendance again this year. At the Technical Program Committee<br />

meeting in February 2007, the Technical Committee worked hard to make careful selection of<br />

the papers and organized them into 11 parallel oral sessions and many interactive sessions.<br />

Both oral papers and poster papers are of the highest quality. Poster papers will be displayed<br />

the whole day on Monday through Thursday. To facilitate interaction with poster paper<br />

authors, all presenters will be requested to be at their posters at designated times during the<br />

interactive sessions. We anticipate enlightening and fruitful discussions at the poster<br />

sessions. I encourage you also to attend the IEEE GEOSS workshop or one of several tutorials<br />

on Sunday July 22. At the plenary session on Monday, you will hear Dr. Lewis Terman, the<br />

IEEE President Elect, speaking on the topic of “ the IEEE vision of making societal impact,<br />

outreach and earth observations and remote sensing”. You will also hear Dr. José Achache,<br />

GEO Secretariat Director and Dr. Jay Pearlman, Chair of ICEO, talking about GEOSS and the<br />

IEEE impact in GEO, particularly in standards, system engineering, remote sensing, and<br />

education.<br />

The IEEE-GRSS Society is well known for its transnational <strong>com</strong>position. At IGARSS, you will<br />

be able to meet scientists from all over the world and learn about the state of the art of<br />

remote sensing science and technology in many countries.<br />

Barcelona, the capital of Catalonia, is the second largest city in Spain. It has 2000 years of<br />

history with a rich cultural heritage. The conference venue is at an attractive location near<br />

the sea front. Pablo Picasso spent his youth at Barcelona and you can have a chance to visit<br />

the Picasso Museum.<br />

I look forward to seeing you at IGARSS’07. I am confident that you will enjoy the best of<br />

technical exchanges.<br />

Sincerely,<br />

Leung Tsang<br />

President, IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society<br />

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Wel<strong>com</strong>e to IGARSS<br />

Wel<strong>com</strong>e to IGARSS 07 Barcelona.<br />

Wel<strong>com</strong>e to the IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing<br />

Symposium IGARSS 2007!. Wel<strong>com</strong>e to Barcelona, the second<br />

largest city of Spain and the economical, historical and<br />

administrative capital of Catalonia, a small country of six million<br />

inhabitants, more than a thousand years of history and a culture<br />

and language of its own. In Barcelona you will experience the flavor<br />

of the Mediterranean and enjoy a unique cultural and artistic<br />

ambience, including Modernism, Architecture and South-European<br />

culture and cuisine.<br />

The local organizing <strong>com</strong>mittee has been working very hard to set<br />

up a high quality technical program as well as a number of interesting social activities. The<br />

technical program <strong>com</strong>mittee selected more than 2000 papers this year. They will be<br />

presented through the week in eleven parallel oral sessions scheduled both in the morning<br />

and in the afternoon, as well as interactive sessions almost every day. This configures a very<br />

dense program and surely it will be a very intense week for you. Nevertheless we hope that<br />

you will take also the opportunity to relax and to participate in the social activities that we<br />

have prepared for you. In particular, we hope to see you in the Ice Breaker reception, the<br />

Exhibition Opening reception and the Awards banquet. Also, a different tour of Barcelona and<br />

its surroundings has been scheduled each day of the conference. I hope you will be able to<br />

enjoy those that do not interfere with the technical sessions of your interest.<br />

The selected conference venue, “Centre de Convencions Internacional de Barcelona” (CCIB)<br />

is located near the sea front. In just a few minutes, if you want, you will be able to be just<br />

walking by the beach, or even swimming in the warm waters of the Mediterranean Sea. If<br />

you are lodged in the host hotel you can simply walk to your hotel after the sessions and<br />

enjoy all the <strong>com</strong>fort and services provided in it. If your hotel is elsewhere in the city, you<br />

will experience the quality of the transportation in Barcelona and in a couple of minutes after<br />

the sessions you will be admiring the streets and nice buildings of the city. The schedule of<br />

the conference this year starts at 9h in the morning, so as to allow for enough time to arrive<br />

<strong>com</strong>fortably from any part of the city.<br />

The theme of this year symposium -“Sensing and Understanding our Planet”- suggests what<br />

remote sensing scientific activity should ultimately achieve: Information gathered by all<br />

sensors and techniques must be wisely used mainly to understand our Earth. This will<br />

improve prediction of natural disasters or global climate change and provide tools to prevent<br />

their consequences. As experts on the leading-edge technologies of Earth observation, we<br />

should play a prominent role in achieving these goals. This is our contribution to the<br />

important task of assuring people of all around the world access to resources for their<br />

subsistence without endangering the fragile equilibrium of our planet.<br />

I invite you to enjoy Barcelona. This week will be for you, simply unforgettable!!<br />

Ignasi Corbella<br />

General Chairman<br />

July, 2007<br />

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Technical Program Overview<br />

Technical Program Overview<br />

Organizing the Technical<br />

Program of IGARSS 2007 has<br />

been an exciting opportunity to<br />

better understand the wide<br />

variety of fields that Remote<br />

Sensing embraces. This year<br />

submission has been very high,<br />

reaching about 2400 abstracts<br />

received. In an attempt to<br />

ensure a high quality program,<br />

each abstract was assessed by at least two reviewers. We would like to thank the 560 reviewers for<br />

their generous support, the invited session organizers, and the theme coordinators/session organizers<br />

and for their help in setting up the program and to act as backup reviewers in the few cases needed.<br />

A dedicated Technical Program Committee processed and organized the nearly 2000 accepted<br />

presentations that <strong>com</strong>pose the Program in a meeting kindly organized by Prof. Werner Wiesbeck in<br />

Karlsruhe, Germany, on February 23 rd .<br />

The Program presentations are arranged into 99 oral sessions and 62 interactive sessions, covering<br />

nearly all aspects of Remote Sensing: from the physics of the measurements to the most advanced<br />

data processing techniques, through the electromagnetic modeling and the technologies and<br />

techniques that allow to develop and build new and more powerful instruments. In addition to the<br />

general topics, this year we have tried to promote some such as lidar and radar altimetry in order to<br />

improve the IGARSS coverage of techniques and applications. We have also tried to emphasize<br />

present-day space missions (TerraSAR-X, Cosmo-Skymed, SMOS, etc. ), emerging techniques (GNSS-<br />

R, sensor web, advanced sensor concepts, etc.), and other topics of special interest such as remote<br />

sensing activities in Africa, educational activities and disaster prevention and monitoring. Finally the<br />

Program also includes two sessions dedicated to Prof. Tanos Mikhaël Elfouhaily (Tuesday afternoon)<br />

and Prof. Mikio Takagi (Thursday afternoon) for their significant contributions to our field.<br />

In an attempt to give more importance to the Interactive Sessions, posters will be posted during the<br />

one day, from 9 AM until 7:30 PM, after the oral sessions, and presenting authors are asked to stay by<br />

their posters at least after the afternoon sessions from 6 PM to 7:30 PM. The poster area has been<br />

closely located to the rooms to facilitate the interaction. We expect that poster sessions will play a<br />

central and sustained role in the technical discussions and participants interaction.<br />

Chairs of oral sessions are encouraged to keep the schedule despite any no-show that may happen to<br />

allow people to move from one session to another one. Attendees to a session where there is a noshow<br />

are kindly invited to make a backup or an extended presentation. Please keep in mind that the<br />

chairs of both the oral and interactive sessions have been requested to keep track of the<br />

<strong>com</strong>munications that are actually presented to include them in IEEE Xplore.<br />

The program also includes eight tutorials given by experts in their fields and the IEEE GEOSS<br />

workshop. The program that you have in your hands has meant a lot of work for many people. In<br />

addition to the Technical Program Committee chairs and members, the invited session organizers, and<br />

the abstract reviewers, we would like to mention the incredible amount of work and patience put by<br />

the CIMNE staff (see picture on next page). We want to express our public recognition to these hidden<br />

faces for their <strong>com</strong>mitment and hard work.<br />

We wish you enjoy a high quality technical program and the warmth of the Mediterranean life style of<br />

the city of Barcelona. In addition to that, a number of social activities have been prepared so that your<br />

IGARSS 07 memories will be unforgettable. Enjoy!<br />

A. Camps, A. Broquetas, A. Comerón<br />

Technical Program Committee Chairs<br />

Barcelona, July 2007<br />

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Local Organizing Committee<br />

Local Organizing Committee<br />

General Chairman: Ignasi Corbella Tutorials: Xavier Fàbregas<br />

Finance: Francesc Torres Sponsorship & Publicity: Nuria Duffo<br />

Technical Program: Local Arrangements:<br />

Adriano Camps Mercè Vall-llossera<br />

Toni Broquetas Albert Aguasca<br />

Adolfo Comerón Josep Mª Haro<br />

Exhibits: Jordi Mallorquí Publications/Web: Sebastián Blanch<br />

CIMNE Team: (from left to right): Mercé Linares (administration), Marta Prat (paper submission<br />

process, social tours), Mr. Angel Priegue (development of new abstract and paper submission and the<br />

technical program <strong>com</strong>mittee meeting softwares), Mr. Alexis Cid (web site contents), Begoña Carmona<br />

(graphics designer and web site), and Mrs. Cristina Forace, who has been politely answering your<br />

questions and emails, and running this team of dedicated people.<br />

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Technical Program Committee / Reviewers<br />

Technical Program Committee<br />

Theme Coordinators and Session Organizers<br />

Michael Abrams<br />

D. Entekabi<br />

Shabeer Ahmed<br />

Paolo Gamba<br />

Roman Arbiol<br />

David Goodenough<br />

Andrew Blanchard<br />

Thomas Jackson<br />

Lorenzo Bruzzone<br />

John Kerekes<br />

Melba Crawford<br />

David Le Vine<br />

Susanne Crewell<br />

Ellsworth LeDrew<br />

V. Chandrasekar<br />

Charles Luther<br />

Sheldon Drobot<br />

Jordi Mallorquí<br />

William Emery<br />

Wooil M. Moon<br />

Invited Session Organizers<br />

Shabeer Ahmed<br />

Michael Berger<br />

Adriano Camps<br />

V. Chandrasekar<br />

Bertrand Chapron<br />

Elise K Colin<br />

Thomas Cooley<br />

Mihai Datcu<br />

Yves-Louis Desnos<br />

Sheldon Drobot<br />

William J. Emery<br />

Marcus E Engdahl<br />

Laurent Ferro-Famil<br />

Jordi Font<br />

David Goodenough<br />

Reviewers<br />

Riadh Ben Mokhtar<br />

Abdelfattah<br />

Osama Mohamed<br />

Aboseida<br />

Saji Abraham<br />

Michael Abrams<br />

Aria Abubakar<br />

Abdelgadir A<br />

Abuelgasim<br />

Mohammad Abuzar<br />

Alin Marian Achim<br />

Nicola Acito<br />

Nabil R Adam<br />

Nico Adam<br />

Ian Adams<br />

Paolo Addesso<br />

Donald Adjeroh<br />

Steven Adler-<br />

Golden<br />

Albert Aguasca<br />

Jean-Paul Aguttes<br />

Khalil Ahmad<br />

Shabeer Ahmed<br />

Samir Ahmed<br />

Yann H. Kerr<br />

Paul R Kersten<br />

Ellsworth LeDrew<br />

Barry Lienert<br />

Elena Lobl<br />

Fabrizio Lombardini<br />

Tom Lukowski<br />

Charles Luther<br />

Mohamed A. Mohamed<br />

Jose F. Moreno<br />

Simonetta Paloscia<br />

K. Papathanassiou<br />

Jay Pearlman<br />

John A. Reagan<br />

Bruno Aiazzi<br />

Thomas Ainsworth<br />

Filipe Aires<br />

Ibrahim Akduman<br />

Aykut Akgun<br />

Md. Jaleel Akhtar<br />

Kemmouche Akila<br />

Selim Aksoy<br />

Amer A Al_Roichdi<br />

Mubashir Alam<br />

Vito Alberga<br />

Mm Ali<br />

Ahmed Haider Ali<br />

Alireza Aliamiri<br />

Emmanouil<br />

Alivizatos<br />

Sophie Allain<br />

Christopher Allen<br />

Mohand Saïd Allili<br />

R. Almeida-Filho<br />

Luis Alonso Chorda<br />

C. Alonso-Jimenez<br />

Luciano Alparone<br />

Werner R. Alpers<br />

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A. Alvarez<br />

Jesus Alvarez<br />

J. Alvarez-Borrego<br />

J.L. Alvarez-Perez<br />

Ziad Abdel-Razak<br />

Aly<br />

D. E-Kh<br />

Amarsaikhan<br />

Vincent G. Ambrosia<br />

Stefania Amici<br />

Thierry Amiot<br />

Eyal Amitai<br />

Jostein Amlien<br />

E. B. Abdelhamid<br />

Amor<br />

Farzin Amzajerdian<br />

E. N. Anagnostou<br />

Mark Anderson<br />

M. Anguelova<br />

Harold Annegarn<br />

M. Hassan Anvar<br />

Luiz Aragao<br />

Roman Arbiol<br />

Philip E. Ardanuy<br />

Paolo Pampaloni<br />

Jay Pearlman<br />

Steven Reising<br />

Kamal Sarabandi<br />

Sebastiano Serpico<br />

Vern Singhroy<br />

Karen St. Germain<br />

Francesc Torres<br />

Leung Tsang<br />

David Weissman<br />

Peter Regner<br />

Steven C. Reising<br />

Mònica Roca<br />

Achim Roth<br />

Christopher S Ruf<br />

Jiancheng J.C Shi<br />

Masanobu Shimada<br />

Shuji Shimizu<br />

Niels Skou<br />

Donald R Thompson<br />

Kiyo Tomiyasu<br />

Ridha Touzi<br />

Leung Tsang<br />

Fabrizio Argenti<br />

Richard Armstrong<br />

Manoj K. Arora<br />

Ali Nadir Arslan<br />

E. Arzuaga-Cruz<br />

Kwabena O. Asante<br />

Jan Askne<br />

Evert Attema<br />

Don Atwood<br />

Sune R. J. Axelsson<br />

Kultegin Aydin<br />

Natalia Ayuso<br />

M. R Azimi-Sadjadi<br />

Heike Bach<br />

M. Bach Cuadra<br />

Ch. M. Bachmann<br />

Wolfgang Baer<br />

Nicolas Baghdadi<br />

Peter Bajorski<br />

R. Balasubramanian<br />

Luca Baldini<br />

John E Ball<br />

Richard Bamler<br />

Yifang Ban

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Reviewers<br />

Rafael E. Banchs<br />

Sumith Bandara<br />

Amit Banerjee<br />

Abdou Bannari<br />

Ellen Banzhaf<br />

Patria Viva Banzon<br />

Anthony Baran<br />

Ireneusz Baran<br />

G. V. G. Baranoski<br />

Sylvain D Barbot<br />

Alessandro Barducci<br />

Federic Baret<br />

Avi Bar-Massada<br />

Bill Barnes<br />

Chris Barnet<br />

Stefano Baronti<br />

Patrizia Basili<br />

Prakash Basnyat<br />

Alessandro Battaglia<br />

Eric None Baum<br />

Frederic Baup<br />

Yakoub Bazi<br />

Erick J. Baziw<br />

Mario Beauchemin<br />

Jean-Marie Beaulieu<br />

Agnes Begue<br />

Dirk Behrend<br />

Timothy J Bellerby<br />

Kimberly Belli<br />

Maria Belmonte<br />

Rivas<br />

Kais Ben Khadhra<br />

Jon Atli<br />

Benediktsson<br />

Abdelkrim Bensaid<br />

Layachi Bentabet<br />

Abderrahim<br />

Bentamy<br />

Jerome Benveniste<br />

Todd A Berendes<br />

Patrick Berens<br />

Michael Berger<br />

Fabrizio Berizzi<br />

Sergi Bermejo<br />

Monique Bernier<br />

Etienne Berthier<br />

Alessandro Bertolini<br />

Michela Bertolotto<br />

Kotaro Bessho<br />

M. H Bettenhausen<br />

Georg Beyerle<br />

Jean-Loup Bezy<br />

Kon Joon Bhang<br />

Sunil Bhaskaran<br />

Amit K<br />

Bhattacharya<br />

C.Bhattacharya<br />

Christian Bignami<br />

Liu Bin<br />

J. L. Bind<br />

Rajat Bindlish<br />

Jose Bioucas-Dias<br />

Samira Tadros<br />

Bishay<br />

William J. Blackwell<br />

Bryan Blair<br />

Sebastian Blanch<br />

Andrew J Blanchard<br />

Pablo Blanco-<br />

Sanchez<br />

Ronald George Blom<br />

Christine Bockmann<br />

Elke Boerner<br />

W.-M. Boerner<br />

Andrey V. Bogdanov<br />

Philippe Bolon<br />

Nicolas Bon<br />

Stefania Bonafoni<br />

Pierre Borderies<br />

Luigi Boschetti<br />

Ada Vittoria Bosisio<br />

Jean-Marc Boucher<br />

Ahmed Bouferguene<br />

S.-A. Boukabara<br />

Mark A. Bourassa<br />

Christophe Bourlier<br />

Francesca Bovolo<br />

Tomas Brandtberg<br />

Emmanuel Bratsolis<br />

John Braun<br />

Henning Braunisch<br />

Francois-Marie<br />

Breon<br />

T. R. Bretschneider<br />

F. M. Breunig<br />

Stanley J. Briczinski<br />

Andrzej Brodzik<br />

Marco Brogioni<br />

Antoni Broquetas<br />

Christopher Brown<br />

Sarah Brown<br />

Shannon T Brown<br />

Shannon Brown<br />

Matthew Browne<br />

Lori Mann Bruce<br />

Carol J. Bruegge<br />

Lorenzo Bruzzone<br />

Nevin A Bryant<br />

Ted Bryant<br />

Sean Buckley<br />

Samuel Buis<br />

Vladimir Buntilov<br />

Derek Burrage<br />

John R Butnor<br />

Mohsin Jamil Butt<br />

Vasile Buzuloiu<br />

Francois Cabot<br />

Matteo Cacciola<br />

Victoria Cachorro<br />

Geert Caenen<br />

Ciro Cafforio<br />

Bin Cai<br />

Cesar F. Caiafa<br />

Brian Cairns<br />

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Florin Caldararu<br />

Joerg Callies<br />

Javier Calpe<br />

Antonio C.<br />

Caltabiano<br />

Jean-Ch. Calvet<br />

William Cameron<br />

Bruce A Campbell<br />

Petya K. E.<br />

Campbell<br />

Adriano Camps<br />

Gustavo Camps-<br />

Valls<br />

Jean-Philippe<br />

Cantou<br />

Yungang Cao<br />

Changyong Cao<br />

Guo Cao<br />

Wenxi Cao<br />

Yongfeng Cao<br />

Lorenzo Capineri<br />

Jose M Carcione<br />

Anders Carlstrom<br />

Luis M. T. Carvalho<br />

Laura Castellana<br />

Sandra Castro<br />

Pietro Ceccato<br />

Enis Cetin<br />

Gaia Cevini<br />

Ferdaous Chaabane<br />

D. Chakravarty<br />

Madhu Chandra<br />

V. Chandrasekar<br />

Yang-Lang Chang<br />

Chung-Pai Chang<br />

Hsing-Chung Chang<br />

Paul S Chang<br />

Jocelyn Chanussot<br />

Andre Chanzy<br />

Bertrand Chapron<br />

R.S. Chatterjee<br />

Ghani Chehbouni<br />

Fulong Chen<br />

Yunhao Chen<br />

Xudong Chen<br />

Keping Chen<br />

Dongmei Chen<br />

Chi Hau Chen<br />

Kun Shan K.S. Chen<br />

Margaret Cheney<br />

Frederic Chevalier<br />

Mingmin Chi<br />

Tianhe Chi<br />

Kwang-Hoon Chi<br />

Jie-Lun Chiang<br />

Youcef Chibani<br />

Wen-Chieh Chou<br />

N. Chrysoulakis<br />

Scott R Chubb<br />

Varun S Chudiwale<br />

Mihai Ciuc<br />

Phil Clare<br />

Josep Closa Soteras<br />

Alessandro Coletta<br />

Elise K Colin<br />

Cesar Coll<br />

Andreas Colliander<br />

Adolfo Comeron<br />

Ignasi S Corbella<br />

Lawrence A. Corp<br />

Douglas Corr<br />

Roberto Cossu<br />

Melba Crawford<br />

David Crisp<br />

Elena Cristea<br />

Lorenzo Crocco<br />

Sandra L Cruz-Pol<br />

Ivan A Csiszar<br />

Fabrizio Cuccoli<br />

Ian G. Cumming<br />

John Curlander<br />

Paul Curran<br />

Kevin P. Czajkowski<br />

Jorgen Dall<br />

Tim Danaher<br />

David John Daniels<br />

Herbert Daschiel<br />

Jadunandan Dash<br />

Mihai Datcu<br />

Roger De Abreu<br />

Kirsten Marije De B.<br />

H. De Boissezon<br />

Patricia De Rosnay<br />

Benoit Deffontaines<br />

Fabio Del Frate<br />

Fabio Dell‘Acqua<br />

Andrea Della<br />

Vecchia<br />

Jean-Paul Deroin<br />

Stephane Derrode<br />

Yves-Louis Desnos<br />

Liping Di<br />

Ricardo Diaz-<br />

Delgado<br />

John Dimarzio<br />

Luigi Dini<br />

M I Disney<br />

Roland Doerffer<br />

Xiaolong Dong<br />

Paul Doraiswamy<br />

Sheldon Drobot<br />

Philippe Dubuisson<br />

Luciano Vieira Dutra<br />

Subashisa Dutta<br />

Andrew Dyk<br />

Amir E Azar<br />

William J. Emery<br />

Marcus E Engdahl<br />

Anthony W England<br />

Dara Entekhabi<br />

Kaan Ersahin<br />

Maria I. S. Escada<br />

D. Esteban<br />

Fernandez

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Reviewers<br />

K. Franklin Evans<br />

Luca Facheris<br />

Jinlong Fan<br />

Hongliang Fang<br />

Paolo Farina<br />

Daniel Fernandez<br />

Alessandro Ferretti<br />

Laurent Ferro-Famil<br />

Eric Fielding<br />

Sagi Filin<br />

Reza Firoozabadi<br />

Evan Fishbein<br />

Albert J. Fleig<br />

Nicolas Floury<br />

Jordi Font<br />

Giles Foody<br />

Byron P Formwalt<br />

Gianfranco Fornaro<br />

Frederic Frappart<br />

Tony Freeman<br />

Andrew N. French<br />

Sergey V Fridman<br />

Seisuke Fukuda<br />

Paul D. Gader<br />

K. P. Gaikovich<br />

Peter Gaiser<br />

Paolo Gamba<br />

Attilio Gambardella<br />

Sangram Ganguly<br />

Bo-Cai Gao<br />

Xiang Gao<br />

Franck Garestier<br />

Ferran Gascon<br />

Albin J Gasiewski<br />

Samuel D. Gasster<br />

Charles K. Gatebe<br />

Linlin Ge<br />

Bernhard Geiger<br />

Charles George<br />

France Fanny<br />

Gerard<br />

George Z. Gertner<br />

Eric Gill<br />

Dino Giuli<br />

Nadine Gobron<br />

Scott J. Goetz<br />

David Goodenough<br />

Maria Greco<br />

Francisco M. Grings<br />

Krishnavikas<br />

Gudipati<br />

Bruce W. Guenther<br />

Driss Haboudane<br />

D. G Hadjimitsis<br />

Achim Hahne<br />

Martti T. Hallikainen<br />

Min Han<br />

Ralph Haugerud<br />

Daniele Hauser<br />

Mingyi He<br />

Yijun He<br />

Patrick Heas<br />

Faith Ann Heinsch<br />

Robert Helie<br />

M. P. Hellmann<br />

Tim J Hewison<br />

Kyle Hilburn<br />

Stefan Hinz<br />

Akira Hirose<br />

Bianca Hoersch<br />

Ben Holt<br />

Jeurgen Holzner<br />

Jochen Horstmann<br />

David Hounam<br />

Mingxiang Huang<br />

Heinrich Huhnerfuss<br />

Paul A. Hwang<br />

Charles Ichoku<br />

Jordi Inglada<br />

Akira Iwasaki<br />

Thomas Jackson<br />

Frederic P. Jacob<br />

Joel T. Johnson<br />

Jasmeet Judge<br />

Andreas Kääb<br />

Arto Kaarna<br />

Teerasit<br />

Kasetkasem<br />

Verne Kaupp<br />

Josef Kellndorfer<br />

Pieter Kempeneers<br />

Steven Kempler<br />

John P. Kerekes<br />

Norman Kerle<br />

Yann H. Kerr<br />

Paul R Kersten<br />

Young Seup Kim<br />

Yongwon Kim<br />

Roger L. King<br />

Jarkko T. Koskinen<br />

Rao S. Kota<br />

S. Y. Kotchenova<br />

Jun-Ichi Kudoh<br />

Arun D Kulkarni<br />

Shailesh Kumar<br />

David Kunkee<br />

Bor-Chen Kuo<br />

David Ndegwa Kuria<br />

Bjorn H Lambrigtsen<br />

Rosa Lasaponara<br />

Carlo Lavalle<br />

David M Le Vine<br />

Ellsworth Ledrew<br />

Khil-Ha Lee<br />

Sanghoon Lee<br />

Raviv Levy<br />

Philip Lewis<br />

Xiang-Tang Li<br />

Cunjun Li<br />

Peijun Li<br />

Barry Lienert<br />

Soo Chin Liew<br />

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Ashutosh S. Limaye<br />

Yuei-An Liou<br />

Gianni Lisini<br />

Yingjian Liu<br />

Jian Guo Liu<br />

Elena Lobl<br />

Fabrizio Lombardini<br />

C. Lopez-Martinez<br />

J. M. Lopez-Sanchez<br />

Stephen T. Lowe<br />

Zhong Lu<br />

Dengsheng Lu<br />

Cozmin Lucau<br />

Arko Lucieer<br />

Tom I Lukowski<br />

Charles Luther<br />

Jianwen Ma<br />

Jordi J Mallorqui<br />

Dimitris G.<br />

Manolakis<br />

Andre R.S. Marcal<br />

Javier Marcello<br />

J. Marquez-Martinez<br />

Manuel Martin-Neira<br />

Jeff Masek<br />

Stephen Miller<br />

M. A. Mohamed<br />

Wooil M. Moon<br />

Alberto Moreira<br />

Jose F. Moreno<br />

Annamaria Nassisi<br />

Thomas G. Ngigi<br />

Albert Olioso<br />

V. De Paul Onana<br />

Simonetta Paloscia<br />

Paolo Pampaloni<br />

K. Papathanassiou<br />

Jay Pearlman<br />

Renaud Peteri<br />

Bruno Picard<br />

Antonio J. Plaza<br />

Eric Pottier<br />

Qiming Qin<br />

H. Ramapriyan<br />

John A. Reagan<br />

Peter Regner<br />

Steven C. Reising<br />

Adrianos Retalis<br />

Mònica Roca<br />

Ake Rosenqvist<br />

Betlem Rosich<br />

Achim Roth<br />

Clare Rowland<br />

Christopher S Ruf<br />

Giulio Ruffini<br />

Kauzar Saleh<br />

V. V. Salomonson<br />

Crystal Schaaf<br />

Michael Schaepman<br />

Thomas Fritz<br />

Schmid<br />

J. Schulz-<br />

Stellenfleth<br />

Mathew Schwaller<br />

Yun Shao<br />

Jiancheng J.C Shi<br />

Y. E. Shimabukuro<br />

Masanobu Shimada<br />

Shuji Shimizu<br />

G. M. Skofronick-<br />

Jackson<br />

Niels Skou<br />

G. Smith-Jonforsen<br />

Karen M. St.<br />

Germain<br />

Kaoru Tachiiri<br />

Bin Tan<br />

F. Lisboa Teixeira<br />

Donald R Thompson<br />

James C. Tilton<br />

C. Titin-Schnaider<br />

Volker Tolls<br />

Valentyn Tolpekin<br />

Kiyo Tomiyasu<br />

Jakov V. Toporkov<br />

X. Torres<br />

Ridha Touzi<br />

Leung Tsang<br />

Florence Tupin<br />

Elizabeth M. Twarog<br />

Paris W. Vachon<br />

Douglas Vandemark<br />

Niko E.C. Verhoest<br />

Gabriele Villarini<br />

Stephen Volz<br />

Thomas VonDeak<br />

Wayne S. Walker<br />

Yunpeng Wang<br />

Yiding Wang<br />

John F. Weishampel<br />

David E. Weissman<br />

G J Wessels<br />

Ed R Westwater<br />

Thomas T Wilheit<br />

Darrel Williams<br />

Jody Wilson<br />

Iain H. Woodhouse<br />

Hongjie Xie<br />

Weizu Xiong<br />

Xiaoyin Xu<br />

Yong Xue<br />

Guangjian Yan<br />

Zhiqiang Yang<br />

Xiaojun Yang<br />

Nick H. Younan<br />

Zhongjun Zhang<br />

Keqi Zhang<br />

Zheng-Shu Zhou<br />

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Symposium Information<br />

Symposium Information<br />

Registration and Check in<br />

All attendees are required to check in at the registration desks, located at the Lobby<br />

of the Conference Convention Center (Ground Floor – P0). They will get there their<br />

badges. The Symposium documentation will be handed over at Room 118 (First Floor<br />

– P1).<br />

Service hours of operation are:<br />

Sunday 22 July, 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.<br />

Monday 23 July, 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.<br />

Tuesday 24 July to Friday 27 July, 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.<br />

Badge Distribution<br />

Participants are reminded to wear name badges at all times while in the conference<br />

area or at conference-sponsored events. Access will be prohibited to the exhibit,<br />

coffee break and technical session areas if a name badge is not visible. A small fee<br />

and proof of registration must be provided to obtain a replacement badge.<br />

Ac<strong>com</strong>panying Person (AP) Pass<br />

Ac<strong>com</strong>panying persons are limited to family members and are not allowed to attend<br />

technical sessions. An AP Pass will be given to a registered ac<strong>com</strong>panying person.<br />

The AP Pass includes entrance to the ice-breaker reception, exhibit opening reception<br />

and exhibit.<br />

Technical Office<br />

Room 118 (First Floor – P1)<br />

The organizing <strong>com</strong>mittee will answer questions regarding technical program and the<br />

overall conference.<br />

Side-bar Wi-Fi Café: Room 134 (First Floor – P1)<br />

Internet Access (desk-top <strong>com</strong>puters): Room 119 (First Floor – P1)<br />

Internet access: personal <strong>com</strong>puter network configuration:<br />

- Wi-Fi network identification (SSID): IGARSS07 (no password needed)<br />

- IP configuration: select DHCP for automatic configuration<br />

Presenter’s room: Room 119 (First Floor – P1)<br />

Conference Proceedings<br />

Only papers presented at IGARSS 2007 in Barcelona will be published in the final<br />

Conference Proceedings. These will be determined based upon the session chairs’<br />

report.<br />

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Presentation Instructions / Social Events<br />

IGARSS 2007 Presentation Instructions<br />

Oral Presentations<br />

� All oral presenters must check in at the Presenter’s Room.<br />

� All oral presentations should be made using the English language.<br />

� All oral presentations, including questions and answers, should be less than 20<br />

minutes length (Exposition: 15 minutes exposition + Questions: 5 minutes).<br />

� Presentation files may be created in Adobe Acrobat .pdf (re<strong>com</strong>mended) or<br />

Power Point. Movies or animations in MPEG, Windows Media, Macromedia Flash,<br />

Apple Quick Time and Real Media (Real System) are preferred.<br />

� Please provide your file on CD ROM, DVD or USB Flash Drive at the presenter’s<br />

room up to one hour prior to the beginning of your oral technical session. If<br />

your presentation is scheduled for Monday afternoon, please provide your<br />

presentation on Sunday to avoid delays. Files not provided up to one hour prior<br />

to the beginning of the session will not be projected.<br />

Poster Presentations<br />

Oral Presenter check-in hours:<br />

Sunday 22 to Friday 27: 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.<br />

� All poster presentations should be created in English.<br />

� Posters will be posted from 9 a.m. to 7.30 p.m.<br />

� Presenting authors are requested to be at the poster session at least from 6<br />

p.m. to 7.30 p.m.<br />

� Posters must be removed by 7.30 p.m. each day at the end of the session<br />

� Boards will be available along with the necessary mounting pins.<br />

� The poster size should be not larger than 140 cm height and 110 cm width.<br />

Social Events<br />

Ice Breaker Reception<br />

Sunday 22 July, 6:30 to 8:00 p.m.<br />

Convention Center Hall<br />

Chairpersons Breakfast<br />

Monday 23 July, 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.<br />

AC-Barcelona Hotel, Room: Sagrada<br />

Família<br />

Exhibition Opening Reception<br />

Tuesday 24 July 6:00 p.m to 7:30 p.m.<br />

Rooms 111+112<br />

Registration: Not required<br />

Wel<strong>com</strong>e Concert<br />

Tuesday 24 July 9:00 p.m<br />

Palau de la Música Catalana<br />

Registration: Not required<br />

13<br />

IGARSS07 Soccer match<br />

Wednesday 25 July 6:30 p.m.<br />

“Campo de fútbol Agapito Fernández”<br />

Pre-registration: required (free)<br />

Technical Committee and Chapters<br />

Dinner<br />

Wednesday 25 July 8:00 to 10:00 p.m.<br />

AC-Barcelona Hotel. Room 22@<br />

Registration: Required<br />

Awards Dinner Banquet<br />

Thursday 26 July 8:00 p.m<br />

Reials Drassannes de Barcelona<br />

Registration: Required.<br />

Free visit to the Naval Museum for banquet<br />

attendees

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Transportation<br />

Transportation to/from Convention center<br />

Shopping &<br />

restaurants<br />

Mall<br />

• Shopping area<br />

ADRESS: Passeig Taulat 278<br />

08019 Barcelona<br />

Subway. L4<br />

(zona Forum)<br />

“El Maresme | Forum”<br />

AC-Barcelona Hotel<br />

Beaches<br />

• Pça. Catalunya<br />

• City Hall<br />

• Palau de la Música<br />

• Cathedral<br />

• Gothic quarter<br />

• Ramblas<br />

• Picasso Museum<br />

14<br />

CCIB Convention Center<br />

10 min approx.<br />

• Olympic port<br />

restaurants<br />

• AC-Barcelona Hotel<br />

• CCIB

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Convention Center Guide<br />

Convention Center Guide<br />

Registration Desk: Lobby – Ground floor (level P0)<br />

Conference Rooms – First Floor (level P1)<br />

Oral Presenter Check-in & Preview Room: 119<br />

Technical Office: Room 118<br />

Opening ceremony and plenary session: Room 117<br />

Exhibition area & Coffee Breaks: Rooms 111 & 112<br />

Interactive Sessions: Foyer 2<br />

Side Bar & Wi-fi area: Room 134<br />

Internet connection (desk-top <strong>com</strong>puters): Room 119<br />

Technical Sessions: Rooms 120 to 133<br />

Conference area layout. Level P1<br />

Double rooms: 124 & 128<br />

01<br />

02<br />

03<br />

Internet room &<br />

speakers center<br />

Technical office<br />

15<br />

Interactive<br />

Booth layout in exhibition area<br />

06<br />

07<br />

08<br />

11<br />

12<br />

13<br />

16<br />

17<br />

18<br />

21<br />

22<br />

23<br />

26<br />

27<br />

28<br />

Coffe Area Coffe Area Coffe Area<br />

Side Bar &<br />

WiFi area<br />

Opening ceremony<br />

& Plenary session<br />

Entrance Entrance<br />

04<br />

05<br />

09<br />

10<br />

14<br />

15<br />

19<br />

20<br />

24<br />

25<br />

29<br />

30<br />

31<br />

32<br />

33<br />

34<br />

35<br />

36<br />

37<br />

38<br />

39<br />

40<br />

Exhibition<br />

area & coffee<br />

breaks

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Exhibitors List<br />

EXHIBITORS LIST AND BOOTH LOCATION<br />

Exhibition Hours: Tuesday, 24 July, 2007 to Thursday 26 July, 2007: 10 a.m. – 7:30 p.m.<br />

Booths 15 & 20<br />

Altamira Information S.L.<br />

C/ Corsega 381-389, 2n 3a<br />

08012 Barcelona - Spain<br />

www.altamira-information.<strong>com</strong><br />

Booth 4<br />

BAIE-Barcelona Aeronàutica i Espai<br />

Jordi Girona 29, Edifici NEXUS II<br />

08034 Barcelona Spain<br />

www.bcnaerospace.org<br />

Booth 32<br />

Canadian Space Agency<br />

9F015 - Financial Services Communications<br />

6767 route de l´Aeroport<br />

J3Y 8Y9 Saint-Hubert QC Canada<br />

www.space.gc.ca<br />

Booth 36<br />

Earth Remote Sensing Data Analysis<br />

Center (ERSDAC)<br />

Forefront Tower 14F<br />

3-12-1 Kachidoki, Chuo-ku, Tokyo<br />

104-0054 JAPAN<br />

http://www.ersdac.or.jp/<br />

Booths 34, 35, 39 & 40<br />

European Space Agency (ESA )<br />

Directorate of Earth Observation<br />

Programmes<br />

8-10 rue Mario-Nikis<br />

75738 Paris - France<br />

http://www.esa.int<br />

Booth 38<br />

GMV Aerospace and Defence, S.A.<br />

Isaac Newton, 11<br />

P.T.M. Tres Cantos<br />

E-28760 Madrid - Spain<br />

www.gmv.<strong>com</strong><br />

Booth 24<br />

IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing<br />

Society GRSS<br />

www.grss-ieee.org<br />

Booth 29<br />

Igarss 2008<br />

www.igarss08.org<br />

Booth 5<br />

INDRA Espacio S. A.<br />

C/ Mar Egeo, 4- Pol.Ind. nº1<br />

28830 San Fernando de Henares<br />

Madrid – Spain. www.indra.es<br />

16<br />

Booths 21 & 22<br />

Infoterra GmbH + German Aerospace<br />

Center<br />

Claude-Dornier-Strasse,<br />

88090 Immenstaad – Germany<br />

www.infoterra.de<br />

Booths 1 & 2<br />

Institut Cartogràfic de Catalunya<br />

Parc de Montjuïc s/n<br />

08038 Barcelona Spain<br />

www.icc.cat<br />

Booths 11, 12, 16 & 17<br />

ITT - Visual Information Solutions<br />

4 Rue de Lyon 75012,<br />

Paris, France www.ittvis.<strong>com</strong><br />

Booths 25 & 30<br />

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency<br />

(JAXA)<br />

2-1-1 Sengen, Tsukuba,<br />

Ibaraki (305-8505), Japan<br />

www.jaxa.jp/index_e.html<br />

Booth 13<br />

Korea Aerospace Research<br />

Institute(KARI)<br />

45 Eoeun-dong,<br />

Yuseong-gu (305-333 Daejeon)<br />

Republic of Korea<br />

http://www.kari.re.kr/<br />

Booth 27<br />

Leica Geosystems Geospatial Imaging<br />

Via E. L. Cerva 110<br />

I-00143 Roma, Italy<br />

gi.leica-geosystems.<strong>com</strong><br />

Booth 33<br />

MDA<br />

13800 Commerce Parkway<br />

(VGU 2J3 Richmond. B.C.)<br />

Canada<br />

www.mdacorporation.<strong>com</strong><br />

Booth 19<br />

MIRAMON-CREAF<br />

Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona,<br />

Facultat Ciències<br />

(E-08193) Bellaterra, Spain<br />

www.creaf.uab.cat

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Exhibitors List<br />

Booths 9 & 10<br />

NASA Goddard Space Flight Center<br />

20771 Greenbelt. United States<br />

www.gsfc.nasa.gov<br />

Booths 3 & 8<br />

NPOESS National Polar-orbiting<br />

Operational Environmental Satellite<br />

System<br />

Suite 1450, 8455 Colesville Road<br />

20910 Silver Spring. United States<br />

www.noaa.gov<br />

Booth 31<br />

PCI Geomatics<br />

400-490 St. Joseph Blvd.<br />

(J8Y 3Y7 Gatineau, QC) Canada<br />

www.pcigeomatics.<strong>com</strong><br />

Booths 23 & 28<br />

<strong>UPC</strong>-TSC Remote Sensing Laboratory<br />

Campus Nord <strong>UPC</strong><br />

Jordi Girona 1,3<br />

08034 Barcelona, Spain<br />

www.tsc.upc.edu/eef/research_lines/mrs/<br />

Booth 26<br />

Skye Instruments Ltd<br />

21, Ddole Enterprise Park, Llandrindod<br />

Wells<br />

LD1 6DF UK Powys United Kingdom<br />

www.skyeinstruments.<strong>com</strong><br />

17<br />

Booth 18<br />

Starlab<br />

Camí de L’Observatori Fabra, s/n<br />

08035 Barcelona Spain<br />

www.starlab.es<br />

Booth 37<br />

Stereocarto<br />

Paseo de La Habana, 200<br />

28036 Madrid - Spain<br />

www.stereocarto.<strong>com</strong><br />

Booth 14<br />

Taylor & Francis - Informa UK Ltd.<br />

2 Park Square, Milton Park<br />

Abingdon, Oxon OX14 4RN,<br />

United Kingdom<br />

www.taylorandfrancisgroup.<strong>com</strong><br />

Booth 6<br />

USGS Center for Earth Resources<br />

Observation and Sciences (EROS)<br />

Mundt Federal Bldg.<br />

Sioux Falls, SD 57198, United States<br />

www.usgs.gov<br />

Booth 7<br />

VEXCEL, A Microsoft Company<br />

1690 38th Street<br />

80301 United States<br />

www.vexcel.<strong>com</strong><br />

Exhibition Hours: Tuesday, 24 July, 2007 to Thursday 26 July, 2007: 10 a.m. – 7:30 p.m.

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IEEE GRSS Membership<br />

IEEE GRSS Membership<br />

Why should you join us?<br />

� Explore membership opportunities in the world’s premier professional organization dedicated to<br />

the advancement of the theory, concepts, and techniques of science and engineering applied to<br />

remote sensing of the Earth, oceans, atmosphere, and space.<br />

� Keep abreast of the latest developments in your area of expertise and receive on-line access to<br />

all issues of the Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing and the Geoscience and<br />

Remote Sensing Letters as well as quarterly print and on-line editions of the GRSS Newsletter.<br />

� Gain access to the latest on-line technical information using IEEE Xplore©, and network with<br />

colleagues at the annual IGARSS conference and other specialty symposia.<br />

� The IEEE GRSS Society is the fastest growing society in IEEE. The Society strives to make an<br />

impact on remote sensing policy and research directions. By being a member, you can make a<br />

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Africa, Europe,<br />

$90.61 $44.20 $23.10 $45.00 $24.00 $23.00 $12.00 $84.00 $42.00<br />

Middle East $156.00 $78.00 $36.00 $18.50 $45.00 $24.00 $23.00 $12.00 $84.00 $42.00<br />

Latin America $149.00 $74.50 $36.00 $18.50 $45.00 $24.00 $23.00 $12.00 $84.00 $42.00<br />

Asia, Pacific $150.00 $75.00 $36.00 $18.50 $45.00 $24.00 $23.00 $12.00 $84.00 $42.00

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IEEE GRSS Chapters<br />

IEEE GRSS Chapters and Contact Information<br />

Chapter Location Societies*Joint with Chapter Chair E-mail Address<br />

Region 1: Northeastern USA<br />

Boston Section, MA<br />

Springfield Section,<br />

GRS William Blackwell wjb@ll.mit.edu<br />

MA AP, MTT, ED, GRS, LEO Paul Siqueira siqueira@ecs.umass.edu<br />

Western New York GRS John Kerekes kerekes@cis.rit.edu<br />

Region 2: Eastern USA<br />

Washington DC/<br />

Northern VA area GRS James Tilton j.tilton@ieee.org<br />

Region 3: Southeastern USA<br />

Atlanta Section, GA AES, GRS Greg Showman greg.showman@gtri.gatech.edu<br />

Eastern<br />

North Carolina Section GRS Linda Hayden haydenl@mindspring.<strong>com</strong><br />

Region 4: Central USA<br />

Southeastern Michigan<br />

Section GRS Mahta Moghaddam mmoghadd@eecs.umich.edu<br />

Region 5: Southwestern USA<br />

Denver Section, CO AP, MTT, GRS Michael Janezic janezic@boulder.nist.gov<br />

Houston Section, TX AP, MTT, GRS, LEO Christi Madsen cmadsen@ee.tamu.edu<br />

Region 7: Canada<br />

Quebec Section,<br />

Quebec AES, OE, GRS Xavier Maldague maldagx@gel.ulaval.ca<br />

Toronto Section,<br />

Ontario<br />

SP, VT, AES, UFF, OE,<br />

GRS Sri Krishnan krishnan@ee.ryerson.ca<br />

Vancouver Section, BC AES, GRS Rob Leitch rleitch@mdacorporation.<strong>com</strong><br />

Ottawa Section OE, GRS-S Slawo Wesolkowski s.wesolkowski@ieee.org<br />

Region 8: Europe and Middle East<br />

Italy Section 1 GRS Nazzareno Pierdicca nazzareno.pierdicca@uniroma1.it<br />

Italy Section 2<br />

Student Branch,<br />

GRS Maurizio Migliaccio maurizio.migliaccio@uninav.it<br />

Spain Section GRS Pablo Benedicto pablo27@casal.upc.edu<br />

Islamabad Section GRS/AES M. Umar Khattak ukhattak@hotmail.<strong>com</strong><br />

France GRS M.Jocelyn Chanussot jocelyn.chanussot@lis.inpg.fr<br />

Germany Section GRS Alberto Moreira Alberto.Moreira@dir.de<br />

anatoli.shutko@email.aamu.edu<br />

Russia Section GRS Anatolij Shutko<br />

Juan Manuel<br />

ashutko@mail.ru<br />

Spanish Chapter<br />

Lopez-Sanchez<br />

GRS (U of Alicante) juanma@disc.ua.es<br />

Ukraine Section<br />

AP, NPS, AES, ED, MTT,<br />

GRS Anatoly Kirilenko kirilenko@ire.kharkov.ua<br />

UKRI Section GRS, OE Yong Xue y.xue@londonmet.ac.uk<br />

Region 9: Latin America<br />

Student Branch,<br />

Colombia Section GRS Leyini Parra Espitia leyiniparra@ieee.org<br />

Region 10: Asia and Pacific<br />

Beijing Section, China GRS Chao Wang cwang@public.bta.net.cn<br />

Seoul Section, Korea GRS Yisok Oh yisokoh@hongik.ac.kr<br />

Japan Council GRS Motoyuki Sato sato@cneas.tohoku.ac.jp<br />

Taipei GRS Kun-Shan Chen dkschen@csrsr.ncu.edu.tw<br />

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Social Tours<br />

Social Tours<br />

Discover Barcelona landmarks and its surroudings!<br />

Barcelona Architecture & Design Sunday 22th (Afternoon - Half day)<br />

The 20th century was the era of design, a new<br />

way of understanding things around us, of<br />

giving functional objects originality and charm.<br />

Barcelona has been the cutting edge in industrial<br />

and architectural design and this is reflected in<br />

the city itself, making it a reference of design in<br />

Spain and indeed in Europe. Let an expert show<br />

you the buildings you really should not miss,<br />

some changed the concept of architecture.<br />

Itinerary:<br />

Plaça Espanya > Les Arenes (disused<br />

bullring) > Palau Nacional (Gae Aulenti) ><br />

Casaramona Factory (Puig i Cadafalch) > German Pavilion (Ludwig Mies Van der Rohe) ><br />

Olympic Ring (Gregotti, Margarit, Milà, Buxadé) > Calatrava Tower > Norman Foster Tower ><br />

Palau St. Jordi (Arata Izosaki) > World Trade Center (Pey) > Head of Barcelona (R.<br />

Liechtenstein) > Fish (Frank O. Ghery) > Olympic Port > Hotel Arts (Merryl and Owen) ><br />

Centre de Meteorologia (Álvaro de Siza) > Abraham Centre (Benedetti) > Beaches, Forum<br />

(Herzog & De Meuron) > Hotel Princess (Oscar Tusquets) > Diagonal Mar (Miralles i<br />

Benedetta Tagliabue) > Plaça de les Glòries > AGBAR Tower (Jean Nouvel) > Teatre Nacional<br />

de Catalunya (Ricard Bofill) > Auditori de Barcelona (Rafael Moneo) > Parc de L'Estació del<br />

Nord (Beverly Pepper)> El Raval > CCCB (Helio Piñón, Albert Viaplana) > MACBA (Richard<br />

Meier)<br />

Tour Price : 20,00 € per person.<br />

Duration: 4 hours approximately.<br />

Includes: Transfers from/to Conference Center/AC-Barcelona Hotel<br />

Licensed Guide in english language<br />

Entrance Fee to Ludwig Mies Van der Rohe Pavilion<br />

Barcelona Gaudí Tour Monday 23th (Afternoon - Half Day)<br />

The vision and genius of this world famous architect earned<br />

Barcelona, home to nearly all his buildings, a privileged place in<br />

the annals of the history of art.<br />

No other architect in history has ever had such an absolute<br />

influence on a city as Antoni Gaudí (1852-1926) has had on<br />

Barcelona.<br />

Be guided around his buildings and learn of the double-edged<br />

genius, aesthetic and technical, of his extraordinary imagination.<br />

Enter his world of fantasy and geometry.<br />

The Sagrada Familia in Barcelona is Gaudi's masterpiece and a<br />

symbol of Barcelona.<br />

Itinerary: Passeig de Gràcia > Façades of Casa Batlló and La<br />

Pedrera > Park Güell > Sagrada Familia<br />

Tour Price : 25,00 € per person.<br />

Duration: 4 hours approximately.<br />

Includes: Transfers from/to Conference Center/AC-Barcelona Hotel<br />

Licensed Guide in english language<br />

Entrance Fee to Sagrada Familia and Park Güell<br />

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Social Tours<br />

Barcelona Walking Tour + Bus Transfers Tuesday 24th (Morning - Half Day)<br />

Come to the core of the city, to where it all started 2000<br />

years ago, discover the elegant and inspiring Catalan<br />

Gothic architecture, enjoy its charming corners and<br />

squares hidden away down ancient narrow streets. From<br />

the Romans to the present day, the inhabitants have left<br />

their imprint on these stones, and the history is there for<br />

reading. You needn't waste time queuing at museums,<br />

your licensed guide will take you straight in. The Picasso<br />

Museum in Barcelona is a point of reference of the<br />

formative years of Pablo Ruiz Picasso and visit will outline<br />

the development of the young artist's genius. The<br />

museum, together with the Gothic Quarter and the Ribera<br />

district that surrounds it, reveal the close tie between the<br />

young artist and the city.<br />

Itinerary: Plaça Catalunya > Rambla > Boqueria Market<br />

> Plaça Reial > c/ Ferran > Plaça del Pi > Carrer Petritxol<br />

> The Old Jewish Quarter > la Plaça Sant Jaume (City Hall and Catalan Government) > Plaça<br />

del Rei > Plaça Sant Felip Neri > Cathedral.<br />

Tour Price : 30,00 € per person.<br />

Duration: 5-6 hours approximately.<br />

Includes: Transfers from/to Conference Center/AC-Barcelona Hotel<br />

Licensed Guide in english language.<br />

Entrance Fee to Cathedral.<br />

Entrance Fee to the permanent Collection of the Picasso Museum.<br />

Entrance Fee to the Barcelona's History Museum.<br />

Tarragona (Tarraco Imperial) Tour Wednesday 25th (Full Day)<br />

Tarragona is a city located 100km South of<br />

Barcelona.<br />

One of the greatest cities in the Roman Empire,<br />

Tarragona preserves much of the splendour of<br />

that classical period and was declared World<br />

Heritage by UNESCO in 2000. If you are<br />

interested in the Roman world, <strong>com</strong>e and<br />

discover the city, the romans called Tarraco.<br />

Itinerary: Barcelona > Roman Aqueduct ><br />

Fishermen's Quarter > Archeological Walk: City<br />

Walls, Forum, Roman Circus, Amphitheater ><br />

Cathedral > Balcony over the Mediterranean ><br />

Barcelona.<br />

Tour Price : 70,00 € per person.<br />

Duration: 8 hours approximately.<br />

Includes: Lunch<br />

Transfers from/to Conference Center/AC-Barcelona Hotel<br />

Licensed Guide in english language<br />

Entrance Fee to Cathedral. City Walls and Roman Circus<br />

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Social Tours<br />

Dalí Museum (Figueres) & Girona City Thursday 26th (Full Day)<br />

No matter what you know already, this provocative surrealist painter and<br />

writer from Empordà (Catalonia) (1904-1989) will surprise you. Dalí's<br />

early years were dominated by Impressionism at drawing school but he<br />

soon joined avant-garde movements together with Luis Buñuel and<br />

Federico García Lorca to finally embrace Surrealism where he developed<br />

his own naturalistic style, both modern and polemic.<br />

Girona is a jewel of culture and<br />

history acquired over 2000 years of<br />

existence. Many cultures have left<br />

their imprint on the streets of the<br />

city-Iberians, Greeks, Romans,<br />

Arabs, Jews, Christians… they have<br />

created unforgettable places such as the medieval<br />

quarter, the Arab baths, the best preserved medieval<br />

Jewish quarter in Europe, the houses on the Onyar<br />

river, the Cathedral, Saint Felix church and the walk<br />

around the city walls.<br />

Itinerary: Motorway (140 Km) to Figueres > Visit Dalí<br />

Museum > Visit Girona: Cathedral, Arab Baths, Força<br />

Street, Old Jewish Quarter, Sant Fèlix and Sant Pere de Galligans Churches > Return to<br />

Barcelona on the Motorway.<br />

Tour Price : 75,00 € per person.<br />

Duration: 8 hours approximately<br />

Includes: Lunch<br />

Transfers from/to Conference Center/AC-Barcelona Hotel<br />

Licensed Guide in english language<br />

Entrance Fee to Dalí Museum + Entrance Fee in Girona Cathedral,<br />

Creation Tapestry, Cloister and Arab Baths<br />

Montserrat, the Holy Mountain & Sitges Friday<br />

27th (Full Day)<br />

22<br />

A well rounded excursion: mountain and<br />

beach in the same day.<br />

Montserrat is a mountain,<br />

a unique Natural<br />

Park, a massive rock over 4000 feet high,<br />

visible for miles, with weird shapes and<br />

rounded peaks that jut into the sky; there<br />

are walks, paths, stairs, with caves and<br />

hermitages scattered over the mountain,<br />

and mysterious rocks and wonderful views.<br />

Sitges<br />

is situated 20 miles away from south<br />

of Barcelona, Sitges' beautiful beaches and<br />

peaceful mountains proved irresistible to the<br />

Catalan wealthy who made it a fashionable<br />

resort at the turn of the 19th-20th century.<br />

At the same time, Modernista artist Santiago Rusinyol discovered its charms and attracted a<br />

colony of Modernista artists and intellectuals to his house there, now the Museum Cau Ferrat.<br />

Sitges has wisely preserved its Modernista past in the streets and buildings of the old<br />

quarter, and the charm of this lively seaside town remains intact.

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Social Tours<br />

Itinerary: Barcelona > Montserrat Natural Park ><br />

Sanctuary<br />

(Monastery, Basilica, Chapel of the Virgin) ><br />

Boys' Choir (depending on the time and day) and free<br />

time > Sitges, Waterfront Promenade > Old Quarter ><br />

Quiet Corner > Visit to Cau Ferrat Museum > Sant<br />

Sebastià Beach > Barcelona<br />

Tour Price : 70,00 € per person.<br />

Duration: 8 hours approximately<br />

Includes: Lunch<br />

Transfers from/to Conference<br />

Center/AC-Barcelona Hotel<br />

Licensed Guide in english language<br />

Entrace Fee to Cau Ferrat Museum (Sitges).<br />

Palma de Mallorca 28jul - 01 aug<br />

28JUL - BARCELONA - PALMA DE MALLORCA<br />

Depart special flight to Palma. Arrival and<br />

transfer to hotel Riu Festival or similar. ****<br />

starts Half board at the hotel.<br />

29-30-31JUL PALMA DE MALLORCA<br />

Lodgement<br />

at<br />

the hotel. Half board. Options to visit the<br />

Island*<br />

01-AUG PALMA<br />

DE MALLORCA - BARCELONA<br />

Breakfast<br />

at the hotel. Transfer to airport. Flight<br />

to Barcelona<br />

Price : 635.00 € per person<br />

Price includes<br />

Flight Barcelona - Palma - Barcelona / Transfers<br />

airport - hotel - airport / Stay half board at<br />

the hotel. Insurance<br />

travel. Price no include tax *Price subject to change for a different hotel<br />

and increment fares or tax at moment to do the reservation.<br />

Optional tours: Coves del Drac: price 41.00 euro per person<br />

Tour Island price 65.00 euro per person<br />

Dinner and show at tipical restaurant 65.00 eur<br />

per person<br />

For reservations and questions, please contact with:<br />

Viajes<br />

Transglobal<br />

Elisenda Contell e.contell@viajestransglobal.<strong>com</strong><br />

Pedro Loré p.lore@viajestransglobal.<strong>com</strong><br />

Ph. 34 933342208<br />

Fx. 34 933349561<br />

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Tutorials and Workshops<br />

Tutorials and workshops<br />

Full day and half day tutorials are scheduled for Sunday 22th in parallel to the GEOSS<br />

workshop.<br />

FULL-DAY TUTORIALS<br />

FD-1: SAR Polarimetry: Basics, Processing Techniques and Applications<br />

Room: 121<br />

Schedule: 9:00 am to 1:00 p.m and 2:30 p.m to 6:30 p.m<br />

Instructors:<br />

Eric Pottier (University of Rennes 1, France)<br />

Jong-Sen Lee (Chair Professor, Center for Space and Remote Sensing,<br />

National Central University, Chung-Li, Taiwan). (Retired from Naval<br />

Research Laboratory, Washington DC, USA)<br />

FD-2: Information extraction and content analysis of high resolution EO<br />

images: Information Mining and Scene Understanding<br />

Room: 122<br />

Schedule: 9:00 am to 1:00 p.m and 2:30 p.m to 6:30 p.m<br />

Instructors:<br />

Mihai Datcu (German Aerospace Center, DLR Oberpfaffenhofen)<br />

Klaus Seidel (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, ETH Zurich)<br />

HALF-DAY TUTORIALS<br />

HD-1: Radio Regulation impact on sensor operations: a tutorial on the<br />

processes of the UN specialized agency International<br />

Tele<strong>com</strong>munications Union - Radio <strong>com</strong>munications Sector (ITU-R)<br />

and ITU-R World Radio Conference (WRC)<br />

Room: 131<br />

Schedule: 2:30 p.m to 6:30 p.m<br />

Instructor: Tom vonDeak (NASA HQ Spectrum Management Office)<br />

HD-2: SAR and InSAR Remote Sensing and Data Analysis<br />

Room: 132<br />

Schedule: 2:30 p.m to 6:30 p.m<br />

Instructor: Richard Bamler (German Aerospace Center, DLR<br />

Oberpfaffenhofen)<br />

HD-3: Application of Computational Electromagnetics in Scattering and<br />

Propagation in Random Media<br />

Room: 133<br />

Schedule: 2:30 p.m to 6:30 p.m<br />

Instructor: Kamal Sarabandi (The University of Michigan)<br />

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Tutorials and Workshops<br />

HD-4: Introduction to LIDAR (laser radar) remote sensing systems<br />

Room: 131<br />

Schedule: 9:00 am to 1:00 p.m<br />

Instructor: Francesc Rocadenbosch (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya)<br />

HD-5: What is Rapid Prototyping Capability for Earth Science?<br />

Room: 132<br />

Schedule: 9:00 am to 1:00 p.m<br />

Instructor: Verne Kaupp (ICREST-University of Missouri)<br />

HD-6: Data Models and Information Estimation in Multichannel Radar<br />

Remote Sensing Imagery<br />

Room: 133<br />

Schedule: 9:00 am to 1:00 p.m<br />

Instructor: Carlos López-Martínez (Remote Sensing Lab, Universitat<br />

Politècnica de Catalunya)<br />

GEOSS Workshop<br />

The IEEE, ISPRS, OGC and other participating organization and members of GEO<br />

have sponsored a series of workshops entitled “The User and the GEOSS<br />

Architecture” beginning in July 2005.<br />

IGARSS 2007 co-sponsors the "GEOSS Workshop Barcelona 2007"<br />

DATE: Sunday July 22nd 2007<br />

AGENDA: 9:00 TO 18:30 h<br />

SITE: IGARSS 2007 Convention Center<br />

FEES: Free. Pre-registration required.<br />

ATTENDANCE: Restricted to 70 people strictly assigned by registration order.<br />

LUNCH : Not hosted<br />

For further details visit GEOSS Web Site<br />

http://www.grss-ieee.org/menu.taf?menu=GEOSS&detail=geossworkshops<br />

U.S. National Research Council Spectrum Study Committee's meeting<br />

The U.S. National Research Council’s Spectrum Study Committee will hold a public<br />

oral session, chaired by Dr. Albin J. Gasiewski (University of Colorado at Boulder,<br />

U.S.), at the 2007 International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium<br />

(IGARSS) in Barcelona, Spain on Tuesday, July 24 at 18:00 – 20:00 local time. The<br />

meeting room will be announced soon.<br />

http://www7.nationalacademies.org/bpa/Spectrum_Study_Home.html<br />

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Student Prize Paper Competition<br />

Student Prize Paper Competition<br />

Don’t miss this special session, highlighting the best of the best student presentations<br />

this year! The ten finalists have been selected and will present their full papers on<br />

Tuesday morning. All finalists receive financial support to attend the conference, and<br />

the top three finalists will receive <strong>com</strong>plimentary IEEE GRSS Awards Banquet tickets<br />

where the top three cash prizes will be announced.<br />

Congratulations to all ten finalists!<br />

Hurricane Wind Field Estimation from SeaWinds at Ultra High Resolution<br />

Brent A. Williams, David G. Long<br />

Partially-Supervised Updating of Land-Cover Maps: A P2S2VM Technique and a<br />

Circular Validation Strategy<br />

Mattia Marconcini, Lorenzo Bruzzone<br />

Variants of Principal Components Analysis<br />

Wei-min Liu, Chein-I Chang<br />

Validation of a Backscatter Model for a River Ice Covers Using Radarsat-1 Images<br />

Imen Gherboudj, Monique Bernier, Robert Leconte<br />

Application of Persistent Scatterer InSAR and GIS for Urban Subsidence Monitoring<br />

Alex H. Ng, Linlin Ge<br />

An Ultra-Lightweight L-band Digital Lobe-Differencing Correlation Radiometer for<br />

Airborne UAV SSS Mapping<br />

Eric M. McIntyre, Al. J. Gasiewski<br />

Multibaseline POL-InSAR Analysis of Urban Scenes for 3D Modeling and Physical<br />

Feature Retrieval at L-Band<br />

Stefan Sauer, Laurent Ferro-Famil, Andreas Reigber, Eric Pottier<br />

An Investigation of PN Sequences for Multistatic SAR/InSAR Applications<br />

Karan Jumani, Kamal Sarabandi<br />

Obtaining A Ship’s Speed and Direction from Its Kelvin Wake Spectrum Using<br />

Stochastic Matched Filtering<br />

Andreas Arnold-Bos, Arnaud Martin, Ali Khenchaf<br />

Empirical Determination of the Soil Emissivity at L-band: Effects of Soil Moisture,<br />

Soil Roughness, Vine Canopy, and Topography<br />

Alessandra Monerris, Adriano Camps, Mercè Vall-llossera<br />

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Opening Ceremony / Plenary Session<br />

MONDAY July 23, 2007<br />

OPENING CEREMONY (9:30 – 10:40 AM) Room 117<br />

09:30 – 09:35 Wel<strong>com</strong>e to IGARSS 07<br />

Dr. Ignasi Corbella, General Chairman<br />

09:35 – 09:45 Wel<strong>com</strong>e from the “Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya”<br />

Dr. Antoni Giró, Chancellor<br />

09:45 – 09:50 Wel<strong>com</strong>e to Catalunya<br />

Mr. Ramón Moreno, Director General of Research.<br />

09:50 – 10:00 Wel<strong>com</strong>e from the IEEE-GRS Society<br />

Dr. Leung Tsang, President<br />

10:00 – 10:15 IEEE Vision for the Future: Increasing Global Outreach, Societal<br />

Benefi ts, and Contributions to Earth Observation<br />

Dr. Lewis Terman, President-Elect of IEEE<br />

10:15 – 10:45 IEEE Major Awards and Recognitions:<br />

· 2007 IEEE Fellows Recognition<br />

· 2007 IEEE Kiyo Tomiyasu Award<br />

· 2007 IEEE GRS-S Distinguished Achievement Award<br />

· 2007 IEEE GRS-S Outstanding Service Award<br />

· 2007 IEEE GRS-S Education Award<br />

· 2007 IEEE Dennis J. Picard Medal for Radar Technologies<br />

and Applications<br />

Dr. Rich Cox, IEEE Division IX Director<br />

Dr. Werner Wiesbeck, IEEE-GRSS Awards Chair<br />

10:45 – 11:00 Break<br />

PLENARY SESSION (11:00 – 12:40 AM) Room 117<br />

11:00 – 11:25 Operational Observations of Weather and Climate with Meteosat and<br />

Metop<br />

Dr. Johannes Schmetz. Head of Meteorological Division,<br />

EUMETSAT<br />

11:25 – 11:50 Challenges and Prospects for the European Earth Observation<br />

Landscape<br />

Dr. Volker Liebig, Director of ESA Earth Observation Programmes.<br />

11:50 – 12:15 The CloudSat Mission<br />

Dr. Graeme Stephens, Colorado State University<br />

12:15 –12:40 Global Earth Observation System of Systems: Progress and Plans<br />

Dr. José Achache, GEO Secretariat Director.<br />

12:40 –12:45 IEEE Committee on Earth Observation and GEOSS Report<br />

Dr. Jay Pearlman, Chair of ICEO<br />

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Technical Program and Conference Schedule<br />

IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium - IGARSS Barcelona 2007<br />

Conference Schedule<br />

Sunday 22nd July: Tutorials<br />

Room 132 Room 133<br />

Room 121 Room 122 Room 131<br />

Room 120<br />

Data Models and Information<br />

Estimation in Multichannel Radar<br />

Remote Sensing Imagery<br />

Carlos López-Martínez<br />

What is Rapid Prototyping<br />

Capability for Earth Science?<br />

Verne Kaupp<br />

Introduction to LIDAR (laser<br />

radar) remote sensing systems<br />

Francesc Rocadenbosch<br />

Information extraction and<br />

content analysis of high<br />

resolution EO images...<br />

Mihai Datcu, Klaus Seidel<br />

SAR Polarimetry: Basics,<br />

Processing Techniques and<br />

Applications<br />

Eric Pottier, Jong-Sen Lee<br />

GEOSS<br />

Workshop<br />

9:00<br />

13:00<br />

13:00 to 14:30 Lunch<br />

Application of Computational<br />

Electromagnetics in Scattering &<br />

Propagation in Random Media<br />

Kamal Sarabandi<br />

SAR and InSAR Remote<br />

Sensing and Data Analysis<br />

Richard Bamler<br />

SAR Polarimetry: Basics, Information extraction and<br />

Radio Regulation impact on<br />

14:30 GEOSS Processing Techniques and content analysis of high<br />

sensor operations ...<br />

18:20 Workshop<br />

Applications<br />

resolution EO images...<br />

Tom vonDeak<br />

Eric Pottier, Jong-Sen Lee Mihai Datcu, Klaus Seidel<br />

18:30 to 20:00 Ice Breaker Reception. Convention Center Hall<br />

Coffee breaks are served from 10:50 to 11:10 and from 16:20 to 16:40<br />

Monday 23rd July<br />

08:30 to 09:30 Chairpersons breakast. IGARSS 07 Host hotel: AC Barcelona. Room "Sagrada Família"<br />

09:30 to 10:40 Opening Ceremony. Room 117<br />

10:40 to 11:00 Coffe break<br />

11:00 to 12:40 Plenary Session. Room 117<br />

12:40 to 14:20 Lunch<br />

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Room 120 Room 121 Room 122 Room 123 Room 124 Room 128 Room 129 Room 130 Room 131 Room 132 Room 133<br />

Remote<br />

Sensing for<br />

Humanitarian<br />

Demining<br />

Feature<br />

Extraction and<br />

Reduction<br />

COSMO-<br />

SkyMed<br />

Mission and<br />

Applications<br />

Microwave<br />

Radiometer<br />

Technology<br />

Space<br />

Agencies<br />

Missions and<br />

Technologies<br />

GEOSS<br />

Challenges and<br />

Opportunities<br />

SAR<br />

Polarimetry:<br />

Theory and<br />

Applications<br />

SAR Data<br />

Processing<br />

Bistatic and<br />

Multistatic<br />

Radar<br />

Electromagnetic<br />

Methods in<br />

Remote<br />

Sensing I<br />

14:20 Ocean Surface<br />

16:00 Processes-I<br />

Image<br />

Information<br />

Mining<br />

Feature<br />

Extraction and<br />

Reduction<br />

Data Fussion II:<br />

Pan-sharpening<br />

and Resolution<br />

Enhancement<br />

Microwave<br />

Radiometer<br />

Technology<br />

SAR GEOSS Space<br />

SAR Data Polarimetry: Architecture Agencies<br />

Processing Theory and and Missions and<br />

Applications Implementation Technologies<br />

18:00 to 19:30 Interactive sessions. Foyer 2<br />

Bistatic and<br />

Multistatic<br />

Radar<br />

16:00 to 16:20 Coffe break<br />

Electromagnetic<br />

Ocean Surface Methods in<br />

Processes-I Remote<br />

Sensing I<br />

16:20<br />

18:00

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Conference Schedule<br />

Tuesday 24th July<br />

Room 120 Room 121 Room 122 Room 123 Room 124 Room 128 Room 129 Room 130 Room 131 Room 132 Room 133<br />

Active and<br />

Remote<br />

CLOUDSAT &<br />

Student Prize<br />

Passive Passive<br />

Sensing and<br />

CALIPSO and<br />

Educational<br />

Paper<br />

Pol-InSAR ENVISAT Microwave Microwave<br />

Data GIS Research<br />

9:00 Atmospheric<br />

the Potential of Land Cover<br />

activities in<br />

Competition<br />

Techniques and ASAR Land Remote Remote<br />

Compression and<br />

10:40 applications<br />

the A-Train Data Products<br />

Remote<br />

Award<br />

Applications Applications Sensing of Soil Sensing of<br />

Techniques Applications on<br />

Virtual<br />

Sensing<br />

Session<br />

Moisture I Terrestrial<br />

the African<br />

Observatory<br />

Snow - I<br />

Continent<br />

10:40 to 11:00 Coffe break<br />

Active and<br />

Remote<br />

CLOUDSAT &<br />

Student Prize<br />

Passive Passive<br />

Sensing and<br />

CALIPSO and<br />

Educational Image<br />

Paper<br />

Multisource Pol-InSAR ENVISAT Microwave Microwave<br />

GIS Research<br />

11:00 Atmospheric<br />

the Potential of<br />

activities in Calibration,<br />

Competition<br />

Land Cover Techniques and ASAR Land Remote Remote<br />

and<br />

12:40 applications<br />

the A-Train<br />

Remote Correction and<br />

Award<br />

Mapping Applications Applications Sensing of Soil Sensing of<br />

Applications on<br />

Virtual<br />

Sensing Registration<br />

Session<br />

Moisture I Terrestrial<br />

the African<br />

Observatory<br />

Snow - I<br />

Continent<br />

12:40 to 14:20 Lunch<br />

Active and<br />

Passive<br />

Microwave<br />

Remote<br />

Sensing of<br />

Terrestrial<br />

Snow - II<br />

ERS SAR and<br />

ENVISAT<br />

ASAR<br />

Performance,<br />

Calibration,<br />

Validation and<br />

Optimisation<br />

Special<br />

Session:<br />

Contributions to<br />

Remote<br />

Sensing of<br />

Tanos M.<br />

Elfouhaily<br />

29<br />

Hyperspectral<br />

Processing and<br />

Analysis<br />

Image<br />

Classification -<br />

Joint GRSS-<br />

ISPRS Session<br />

Image<br />

Processing<br />

Microwave<br />

Monitoring of<br />

Vegetation at<br />

both Local and<br />

Global Scales<br />

RADARSAT<br />

Measurementbased<br />

Data<br />

Systems<br />

Remote<br />

Sensing of the<br />

Cryosphere<br />

Environment<br />

Ocean Surface<br />

Process-2<br />

14:20<br />

16:00<br />

16:00 to 16:20 Coffe break<br />

Hyperspectral<br />

Processing and<br />

Analysis<br />

Image<br />

Classification -<br />

Joint GRSS-<br />

ISPRS Session<br />

Image<br />

Processing<br />

Active and<br />

Passive<br />

Microwave<br />

Remote<br />

Sensing of<br />

Terrestrial<br />

Snow - II<br />

Microwave<br />

Monitoring of<br />

Vegetation at<br />

both Local and<br />

Global Scales<br />

ERS SAR and<br />

ENVISAT<br />

ASAR<br />

Performance,<br />

Calibration,<br />

Validation and<br />

Optimisation<br />

RADARSAT<br />

Measurementbased<br />

Data<br />

Systems<br />

User<br />

Applications in<br />

Remote<br />

Sensing<br />

Technical<br />

Committee<br />

Contributions<br />

Special<br />

Session:<br />

Contributions to<br />

Remote<br />

Sensing of<br />

Tanos M.<br />

10:00 to 19:30 Exhibition. Room 111<br />

Ocean Surface<br />

Process-2<br />

16:20<br />

18:00<br />

Elfouhaily<br />

18:00 to 19:30 Interactive sessions. Foyer 2<br />

18:00 to 19:30 Exhibit Opening Reception. Room 111<br />

Starting at 21:00 IGARSS 07 Wel<strong>com</strong>e concert. "Palau de la Música Catalana"

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Conference Schedule<br />

Wednesday 25th July<br />

Room 120 Room 121 Room 122 Room 123 Room 124 Room 128 Room 129 Room 130 Room 131 Room 132 Room 133<br />

Rapid<br />

Prototyping: A<br />

Concept for<br />

Moving Earth<br />

Science to<br />

Operations for<br />

Societal Benefit<br />

Optical<br />

Calibration<br />

Geohazards-1<br />

Microwave<br />

Radiometer<br />

Calibration<br />

Passive<br />

Microwave<br />

Remote<br />

Sensing of Soil<br />

Moisture II<br />

ENVISAT<br />

MERIS/AATSR<br />

Applications<br />

Radar<br />

Polarimetry<br />

Change<br />

Detection and<br />

Multitemporal<br />

Analysis<br />

Forest Mapping<br />

with SAR<br />

Measurements<br />

Forest<br />

Applications<br />

Clouds and<br />

precipitation<br />

9:00<br />

10:40<br />

10:40 to 11:00 Coffe break<br />

Rapid<br />

Prototyping: A<br />

Concept for<br />

Moving Earth<br />

Science to<br />

Operations for<br />

Societal Benefit<br />

Surface Lidar<br />

Data Analysis<br />

Geohazards-1<br />

Microwave<br />

Radiometer<br />

Calibration<br />

Wetlands<br />

ENVISAT<br />

MERIS/AATSR<br />

Applications<br />

Pol-InSAR<br />

Applications<br />

and<br />

Methodology<br />

Change<br />

Detection and<br />

Multitemporal<br />

Analysis<br />

Forest Mapping<br />

with SAR<br />

Measurements<br />

Forest<br />

Applications<br />

Clouds and<br />

precipitation<br />

11:00<br />

12:40<br />

30<br />

Hyperspectral<br />

Programs &<br />

Applications<br />

Forest Mapping<br />

with VNIR<br />

Measurements<br />

Weather Radar<br />

Networks:<br />

Collaborative<br />

Adaptive<br />

Sensing of the<br />

Atmosphere<br />

14:20<br />

16:00<br />

Hyperspectral<br />

Programs &<br />

Applications<br />

Lidar Sensing<br />

of Forest<br />

Structure<br />

Weather Radar<br />

Networks:<br />

Collaborative<br />

Adaptive<br />

Sensing of the<br />

Atmosphere<br />

12:40 to 14:20 Lunch<br />

Frequency<br />

ESA´s Optical<br />

Allocation for<br />

Electromagnetic<br />

Repeat-Pass<br />

Mapping &<br />

Change<br />

Data Portfolio<br />

Remote<br />

Methods in Atmospheric<br />

Differential Pol-<br />

Urban Remote<br />

Ocean Winds 1<br />

Detection and<br />

and Application<br />

Sensing and<br />

Remote Lidar<br />

SAR<br />

Sensing<br />

Image Analysis<br />

in the Land<br />

RFI Mitigation<br />

Sensing II<br />

Interferometry<br />

Applications<br />

Domain<br />

for Microwave<br />

Radiometry<br />

16:00 to 16:20 Coffe break<br />

Frequency<br />

ESA´s Optical<br />

Allocation for<br />

Electromagnetic<br />

Repeat-Pass<br />

Mapping &<br />

Change<br />

Data Portfolio<br />

Remote<br />

Methods in Atmospheric<br />

Differential Pol-<br />

Urban Remote<br />

Ocean Winds 1<br />

Detection and<br />

and Application<br />

Sensing and<br />

Remote Lidar<br />

SAR<br />

Sensing<br />

Image Analysis<br />

in the Land<br />

RFI Mitigation<br />

Sensing II<br />

Interferometry<br />

Applications<br />

Domain<br />

for Microwave<br />

Radiometry<br />

18:00 to 19:30 Interactive sessions. Foyer 2<br />

Starting at 18:30 IGARSS 07 Soccer match. "Campo de futbol Agapito Fernández"<br />

Starting at 20:00 IEEE GRSS Technical Commitees and Chapters Dinner. IGARSS 07 Host Hotel: AC Barcelona. Room "22@"<br />

16:20<br />

18:00<br />

10:00 to 19:30 Exhibition. Room 111

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Conference Schedule<br />

Thursday 26th July<br />

Room 120 Room 121 Room 122 Room 123 Room 124 Room 128 Room 129 Room 130 Room 131 Room 132 Room 133<br />

Hyperspectral<br />

Data<br />

Classification<br />

Vegetation<br />

Fluorescence<br />

Geohazards-2<br />

Active<br />

Microwave<br />

Remote<br />

Sensing in<br />

Hydrology<br />

Agroecosystem<br />

s and Crop<br />

Monitoring<br />

SMOS (I):<br />

Instrument and<br />

Mission<br />

ALOS CALVAL<br />

Update 2007<br />

Radar Data<br />

Processing<br />

GPM<br />

Current and<br />

Future Altimetry<br />

Missions and<br />

their<br />

Performance<br />

Ocean Winds 2<br />

9:00<br />

10:40<br />

10:40 to 11:00 Coffe break<br />

Hyperspectral<br />

Data<br />

Classification<br />

Vegetation<br />

Fluorescence<br />

Geohazards-2<br />

Active<br />

Microwave<br />

Remote<br />

Sensing in<br />

Hydrology<br />

Agroecosystem<br />

s and Crop<br />

Monitoring<br />

SMOS (I):<br />

Instrument and<br />

Mission<br />

ALOS CALVAL<br />

Update 2007<br />

Radar Data<br />

Processing<br />

GPM<br />

Current and<br />

Future Altimetry<br />

Missions and<br />

their<br />

Performance<br />

Ocean Winds 2<br />

11:00<br />

12:40<br />

12:40 to 14:20 Lunch<br />

31<br />

Optical Sensors Hyperspectral<br />

Image Analysis<br />

Data Search,<br />

Access,<br />

Distribution and<br />

Specialized<br />

Services<br />

Remote<br />

Sensing of the<br />

Cryosphere<br />

Agricultural<br />

Applications of<br />

Remote<br />

Sensing<br />

SMOS (II):<br />

Science Issues<br />

TerraSAR-X:<br />

First Post-<br />

Launch Reports<br />

and Results<br />

Multitemporal<br />

Land Cover<br />

Mapping<br />

TRMM<br />

Radar Altimetry:<br />

On-board and<br />

On-ground<br />

Processing<br />

Techniques<br />

HR SAR<br />

14:20<br />

16:00<br />

16:00 to 16:20 Coffe break<br />

Hyperspectral<br />

Image Analysis<br />

Sensor<br />

Application to<br />

International<br />

Disaster<br />

Management<br />

Data Search,<br />

Access,<br />

Distribution and<br />

Specialized<br />

Services<br />

Remote<br />

Sensing of the<br />

Cryosphere<br />

Agricultural<br />

Applications of<br />

Remote<br />

Sensing<br />

SMOS (II):<br />

Science Issues<br />

TerraSAR-X:<br />

First Post-<br />

Launch Reports<br />

and Results<br />

Image<br />

Visualization<br />

TRMM<br />

Special<br />

Session: A<br />

Tribute to<br />

Professor Mikio<br />

Takagi<br />

HR SAR<br />

16:20<br />

18:00<br />

10:00 to 19:30 Exhibition. Room 111<br />

18:00 19:30 Interactive sessions. Foyer 2<br />

Starting at 20:00 Awards Banquet. "Reials Drassanes de Barcelona"

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Conference Schedule<br />

Friday 27th July<br />

Room 120 Room 121 Room 122 Room 123 Room 124 Room 128 Room 129 Room 130 Room 131 Room 132 Room 133<br />

Hyperspectral<br />

Imaging<br />

Training<br />

Spaceborne<br />

Lidar<br />

Geologic and<br />

Environmental<br />

Applications<br />

Remote<br />

Sensing of Soil<br />

Properties<br />

SAR and Radar<br />

Technology<br />

AMSR-E<br />

Radar<br />

Interferometry<br />

(I)<br />

Data Mining,<br />

Web and Grid<br />

Services<br />

Data Fusion I<br />

Detection and<br />

Object<br />

Recognition<br />

Inverse<br />

Problems and<br />

Parameters<br />

Estimation<br />

9:00<br />

10:40<br />

10:40 to 11:00 Coffe break<br />

Multichannel<br />

Coherent SAR<br />

Data<br />

Combination -<br />

Airborne<br />

Spaceborne<br />

Lidar<br />

Geologic and<br />

Environmental<br />

Applications<br />

Hydrologic<br />

Applications<br />

SAR and Radar<br />

Technology<br />

AMSR-E<br />

Radar<br />

Interferometry<br />

(I)<br />

Information<br />

Systems and<br />

GIS<br />

Data Fusion I<br />

Detection and<br />

Object<br />

Recognition<br />

Instruments<br />

and<br />

GPS/GNSS<br />

11:00<br />

12:40<br />

12:40 to 14:20 Lunch<br />

32<br />

Multichannel<br />

Coherent SAR<br />

Data<br />

Combination -<br />

Spaceborne<br />

Advances in<br />

Lidar Remote<br />

Sensing<br />

Carbon Fluxes<br />

and Kyoto<br />

Monitoring<br />

Passive<br />

Microwave:<br />

Missions and<br />

Calibration<br />

Land Use<br />

Change<br />

Radar and SAR<br />

Calibration<br />

Radar<br />

Interferometry<br />

(II)<br />

Applications of<br />

Joint Time-<br />

Frequency<br />

Analysis to<br />

SAR Image<br />

Processing<br />

Multisensor<br />

Analysis and<br />

Data Fusion<br />

Altimetry<br />

Applications<br />

GNSS-R<br />

Applications<br />

and<br />

Technologies<br />

14:20<br />

16:00<br />

16:00 to 16:20 Coffe break<br />

Multichannel<br />

Coherent SAR<br />

Data<br />

Combination -<br />

Spaceborne<br />

Advances in<br />

Lidar Remote<br />

Sensing<br />

Water<br />

Monitoring and<br />

Hazards<br />

Passive<br />

Microwave:<br />

Missions and<br />

Calibration<br />

Detection and<br />

Monitoring of<br />

Land<br />

Conversion<br />

Radar and SAR<br />

Calibration<br />

New Intruments<br />

in UAV<br />

Applications of<br />

Joint Time-<br />

Frequency<br />

Analysis to<br />

SAR Image<br />

Processing<br />

Multisensor<br />

Analysis and<br />

Data Fusion<br />

Altimetry<br />

Applications<br />

GNSS-R<br />

Applications<br />

and<br />

Technologies<br />

16:20<br />

18:00

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TECHNICAL PROGRAM LISTINGS

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SESSION INDEX<br />

Monday Afternoon<br />

Half Sessions 1 (14:20 - 16:00)......................................... 36<br />

Full Sessions (14:20 - 18:00) ............................................ 37<br />

Half sessions 2 (16:20 - 18:00) ......................................... 45<br />

Interactive Sessions (18:00 - 19:30) ..................................<br />

Tuesday Morning<br />

46<br />

Half Sessions 1 (09:00 - 10:40)......................................... 66<br />

Full Sessions (09:00 - 12:40) ............................................ 67<br />

Half sessions 2 (11:00 - 12:40) .........................................<br />

Tuesday Afternoon<br />

76<br />

Half Sessions 1 (14:20 - 18:00)......................................... 77<br />

Full Sessions (14:20 - 18:00) ............................................ 78<br />

Half sessions 2 (16:20 - 18:00) ........................................ 89<br />

Interactive Session (18:00 - 19:30)...................................<br />

Wednesday Morning<br />

89<br />

Half Sessions 1 (09:00 - 10:40)........................................ 111<br />

Full Sessions (09:00 - 12:40) ........................................... 113<br />

Half sessions 2 (11:00 - 12:40) ........................................<br />

Wednesday Afternoon<br />

121<br />

Half Sessions 1 (14:20 - 16:00)........................................ 123<br />

Full Sessions (14:20 - 18:00) ........................................... 124<br />

Half sessions 2 (16:20 - 18:00) ........................................ 134<br />

Interactive Session (18:00 - 19:30)..................................<br />

Thursday Morning<br />

134<br />

Full Sessions (09:00 - 12:40) ...........................................<br />

Thursday Afternoon<br />

156<br />

Half Sessions 1 (14:20 - 16:00)........................................ 167<br />

Full Sessions (14:20 - 18:00) ........................................... 169<br />

Half sessions 2 (16:20 - 18:00) ........................................ 177<br />

Interactive Session (18:00 - 19:30)..................................<br />

Friday Morning<br />

179<br />

Half Sessions 1 (09:00 - 10:40)........................................ 200<br />

Full Sessions (09:00 - 12:40) ........................................... 202<br />

Half sessions 2 (11:00 - 12:40) ........................................<br />

Friday Afternoon<br />

209<br />

Half Sessions 1 (14:20 - 16:00)........................................ 211<br />

Full Sessions (14:20 - 18:00) ........................................... 213<br />

Half sessions 2 (16:20 - 18:00) ........................................ 221

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Monday Afternoon<br />

Monday Afternoon (14:20 - 16:00)<br />

Room: 128 - Mo01AH1. GEOSS Challenges and Opportunities<br />

Co-Chairs: Helen Wood , Melba Crawford<br />

14:20 Observing System for Climate<br />

Jean-Louis Fellous<br />

14:40 Progress in Global Earth Observation System of Systems<br />

Helen Wood, Melba Crawford<br />

15:00 The Atmospheric Composition Constellation: A Proposed<br />

Example of an Integrated Earth Observing System for GEOSS<br />

Ernest Hilsenrath, Joerg Langen<br />

15:20 The Evolving World of Land Imaging Satellites: a GEOSS<br />

Opportunity<br />

William E. Stoney<br />

15:40 The CEOS/GEO Constellation Concept<br />

Bryant Cramer, Stephen Ungar<br />

Room: 131 - Mo02AH1. COSMO-SkyMed Mission and Applications<br />

Co-Chairs: Alessandro Coletta , Simona Zoffoli<br />

14:20 COSMO-SkyMed: An Advanced Dual System for Earth<br />

Observation<br />

Francesco Caltagirone, G. Angino, F. Impagnatiello, A. Capuzi, S. Fagioli, R.<br />

Leonardi<br />

14:40 Interopelability, Expandability and Multi Mission-Sensor<br />

COSMO-SkyMed Capabilities<br />

Giuseppe Francesco De Luca, G. Marano, M. Piemontese, B. Versini, F. Caltagirone,<br />

G. Casonato, A. Coletta, M. De Carlo<br />

15:00 High Resolution COSMO - SkyMed SAR Images for Oil Spills<br />

Automatic Detection<br />

Paolo Trivero, Walter Biamino, Francesco Nirchio<br />

15:20 High Resolution COSMO/SkyMed SAR Data Analysis for Civil<br />

Protection from Flooding Events<br />

G. Boni, F. Castelli, L. Ferraris, N. Pierdicca, Sebastiano Serpico, F. Siccardi<br />

15:40 The SBAS-InSAR Technique as a Tool for the Observation of<br />

Active Volcanic Areas: Results and Future Perspectives<br />

P. Berardino, F. Casu, G. Fornaro, R. Lanari, Michele Manunta, M. Manzo, A. Pepe,<br />

S. Pepe, E. Sansosti, F. Serafino, G. Solaro, P. Tizzani, G. Zeni<br />

Room: 133 - Mo03AH1. Remote Sensing for Humanitarian Demining<br />

Co-Chairs: Paul D. Gader , Joseph Wilson<br />

14:20 Possibilistic Multi-Sensor Fusion for Humanitarian Demining<br />

Nada Milisavljevic, Isabelle Bloch<br />

14:40 Hand Held Dual Sensor ALIS and Its Valuation Test in<br />

Cambodia<br />

Jun Fujiwara, Motoyuki Sato, Kazunori Takahashi<br />

15:00 Broadband Electromagnetic Induction Sensor for Detecting<br />

Buried Landmines<br />

Waymond R. Scott, Jr.<br />

15:20 Use of an Application-Specific Dictionary for Matching<br />

Pursuits Discrimination of Landmines and Clutter<br />

Raaz Mazhar, Joseph N. Wilson, Paul D. Gader<br />

15:40 Polarimetric Feature Fusion in GPR for Landmine Detection<br />

Vsevolod O. Kovalenko, Alexander G. Yarovoy, Leo P. Ligthart<br />

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Monday Afternoon<br />

Monday Afternoon (14:20 - 18:00)<br />

Room: 120<br />

Mo04AF. Ocean Surface Processes-I<br />

Co-Chairs: David E. Weissman , Vladimir Irisov<br />

14:20 Concept Design of a Near-Space Radar for Tsunami Detection<br />

Michele Galletti, Gerhard Krieger, Thomas Boerner, Nicolas Marquart,<br />

Johannes Schultz-Stellenfleth<br />

14:40 Towards an Ocean Salinity Error Budget Estimation within<br />

the SMOS Mission<br />

Roberto Sabia, Adriano Camps, Mercè Vall-llossera, Marco Talone, Jordi<br />

Font<br />

15:00 Oil Spill Detection and Tracking by Means of SAR and<br />

VIS/NIR Imagery<br />

Maria Adamo, Gia<strong>com</strong>o De Carolis, Vito De Pasquale, Guido Pasquariello<br />

15:20 Comparison of Modeled and Observed Microwave Emissivities<br />

of Water Surfaces in the Presence of Breaking Waves and Foam<br />

Sharmila Padmanabhan, Steven C. Reising, William E. Asher, Victor Raizer,<br />

Peter W. Gaiser<br />

15:40 Measurements of the Effect of Rain-Induced Sea Surface<br />

Roughness on the Satellite Scatterometer Radar Cross Section<br />

David E. Weissman, Mark A. Bourassa<br />

16:00 COFFEE BREAK<br />

16:20 NOAA Coral Reef Watch’s Near-Real-Time Satellite<br />

Monitoring of the 2005 Record Breaking Coral Bleaching Event in<br />

the Caribbean<br />

Gang Liu, C. Mark Eakin, Jessica Morgan, Tyler Christensen, Scott Heron,<br />

William Skirving, Alan E. Strong, Dwight Gledhill<br />

16:40 Computing Coastal Ocean Surface Currents from Ocean Color<br />

Satellite Imagery<br />

Roge Crocker, William Emery<br />

17:00 A Global Survey of Intense Surface Plankton Blooms Using<br />

MERIS MCI<br />

Jim Gower, Stephanie King, Pedro Goncalves<br />

17:20 Seasonal and Interannual Patterns of Chlorophyll Bloom<br />

Timing in the Gulf of Cádiz<br />

Gabriel Navarro, Laura Prieto, I. Emma Huertas, Javier Ruiz, Jesús Gomez-<br />

Enri<br />

17:40 A Multi-Channel Atmospheric Correction Algorithm For<br />

Remote Sensing of Coastal Waters<br />

Bo-Cai Gao, Marcos J. Montes, Rong-Rong Li<br />

37<br />

Monday

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Monday Afternoon<br />

Monday Afternoon (14:20 - 18:00)<br />

Room: 121<br />

Mo05AF. Electromagnetic Methods in Remote Sensing I<br />

Co-Chairs: Kamal Sarabandi , Jose Luis Alvarez-Perez<br />

14:20 Bistatic Scattering from a 3D Target above Rough Surface<br />

Ya-Qiu Jin, Hongxia Ye<br />

14:40 Application of the Stochastic Second-Degree Iterative<br />

Method to EM Scattering from Randomly Rough Surfaces<br />

Yang Du, J. A. Kong<br />

15:00 Frequency and Polarimetric Dependence of Active and<br />

Passive Microwave Remote Sensing Signatures in Rough Surface<br />

Problems with Small to Moderate rms Heights<br />

Peng Xu, Leung Tsang, Kuan Shan Chen<br />

15:20 Moment Method/ Monte Carlo Simulation of the Microwave<br />

Backscatter of Wet-Land Rice Fields<br />

Yisok Oh, Jin-Young Hong<br />

15:40 Extension of Advanced Integral Equation Model for<br />

Calculations of Fully Polarimetric Scattering Coefficient from Rough<br />

Surface<br />

Hung-Wei Lee Lee, Kun-Shan Chen, Jeng Chuan Wang, Tzong-Dar Wu,<br />

Jong-Sen Lee, J.C. Shi<br />

16:00 COFFEE BREAK<br />

16:20 Bistatic Scattering from Bare Soils: Sensitivity to Soil<br />

Moisture and Surface Roughness<br />

Marco Brogioni, Giovanni Macelloni, Simonetta Paloscia, Paolo Pampaloni,<br />

Simone Pettinato, Francesca Ticconi<br />

16:40 Derivation of Validity Region of SPM Simulation of One-<br />

Dimensional Two-Layer Rough Surfaces Using a Fast Solver and<br />

Simulated Annealing Method<br />

Alireza Tabatabaeenejad, Mahta Moghaddam, Eric Michielssen<br />

17:00 Comparison of Different Separable Basis Functions for the<br />

Application of the Method of Moments on Rough Surface Scattering<br />

Jose L. Alvarez-Perez, M. Vall-llossera, J.C. Nieto-Borge<br />

17:20 Improvement of 3D Radar Backscatter Model By Matrix-<br />

Doubling Methods<br />

Wenjian Ni, Zhifeng Guo, Guoqing Sun, Fang Wang<br />

17:40 Effective Dielectric Constant for a Random Medium with<br />

Different Scattering Species after Renormalization of the Helmholtz<br />

Equation<br />

Jose L. Alvarez-Perez<br />

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Monday Afternoon<br />

Monday Afternoon (14:20 - 18:00)<br />

Room: 122<br />

Mo06AF. Bistatic and Multistatic Radar<br />

Co-Chairs: Paco Lopez-Dekker , Francesc Junyent<br />

14:20 Feasibility of Spaceborne Bistatic Radar Missions for Land<br />

Applications<br />

Giuliano Della Pietra, Fabrizio Capobianco, Stefano Falzini, Nazzareno<br />

Pierdicca, Ludovico De Titta<br />

14:40 Phase and Temporal Synchronization in Bistatic SAR Systems<br />

Using Sources of Opportunity<br />

Paco López-Dekker, Jordi J. Mallorquí, Pau Serra-Morales, Jesus Sanz-<br />

Marcos<br />

15:00 Space-Based Moving Target Positioning Using Radar with a<br />

Switched Aperture Antenna<br />

Joachim H.G. Ender, Christoph Gierull, Delphine Cerutti-Maori<br />

15:20 Assessment of Interferometric Baseline Performances in a<br />

Multistatic Radar Formation Flight for High-Accurate DEM<br />

Generation<br />

Andreas Kohlhase, Remc Kroes<br />

15:40 Bistatic SAR Interferometry Using ENVISAT and a Ground<br />

Based Receiver: Experimental Results<br />

Paco Lopez-Dekker, Juan C. Merlano, Sergio Duque, Jesus Sanz-Marcos,<br />

Albert Aguasca, Jordi J. Mallorquí<br />

16:00 COFFEE BREAK<br />

16:20 Constraints of the Bistatic SAR Processing<br />

Koba Natroshvili, Otmar Loffeld, Holger Nies, Ulrich Gebhardt, Joachim<br />

Ender<br />

16:40 Experimental Investigation of Digital Beamforming SAR<br />

Performance Using a Ground-Based Demonstrator<br />

Jung-Hyo Kim, Alicja Ossowska, Werner Wiesbeck<br />

17:00 Position and Orientation Estimation of Two Airborne<br />

Platforms Towards Each Other<br />

Matthias Weiß, Giovanni Marino<br />

17:20 Performance Results of the SHARAD Instrument<br />

Franco Fois, Renato Croci, Roberto Seu, Giovanni Picardi, Enrico Flamini<br />

17:40 Bistatic SAR Imaging: A Novel Approach Using a Stationary<br />

Receiver<br />

Adib Nashashibi, Fawwaz Ulaby<br />

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Monday Afternoon<br />

Monday Afternoon (14:20 - 18:00)<br />

Room: 123<br />

Mo07AF. SAR Data Processing<br />

Co-Chairs: Jordi J Mallorqui , Pau Prats<br />

14:20 Improvement of Interferometric SAR Coherence Estimates by<br />

Slope-Adaptive Range Common-Band Filtering<br />

Maurizio Santoro, Charles Werner, Urs Wegmüller, Oliver Cartus<br />

14:40 Polarimetric Phase Gradient Autofocus<br />

Marco Martorella, Mark Preiss, Brett Haywood, Bevan Bates<br />

15:00 Delay/Doppler Altimeter Data Processing<br />

Davide D‘Aria, Pietro Guccione, Betlem Rosich, Robert Cullen<br />

15:20 Merging of the Stereogrametry and Interferometry<br />

Techniques as Relative Bandwidth Grows. Illustration with VHF<br />

Carabas SAR Images<br />

Hubert M.J. Cantalloube, Élise Colin-Koeniguer, P.O. Frölind, Lars M.H.<br />

Ulander<br />

15:40 Evaluation of the Bistatic Range Migration Processor<br />

Ingo Walterscheid, Andreas R. Brenner, Joachim H. G. Ender, Otmar Loffeld<br />

16:00 COFFEE BREAK<br />

16:20 A SAR Processing Algorithm for TOPS Imaging Mode Based<br />

on Extended Chirp Scaling<br />

Pau Prats, Rolf Scheiber, Josef Mittermayer, Adriano Meta, Alberto Moreira,<br />

Jesus Sanz-Marcos<br />

16:40 Investigations on the TOPSAR Acquisition Mode with<br />

TerraSAR-X<br />

Adriano Meta, Josef Mittermayer, Ulrich Steinbrecher, Pau Prats<br />

17:00 Tomographic Processing of Multi-Baseline P-Band SAR Data<br />

for Imaging of a Forested Area<br />

Othmar Frey, Felix Morsdorf, Erich Meier<br />

17:20 Accurate Phase-Preserving Processing of Spaceboene TOPS<br />

Mode Data<br />

Ole Morten Olsen<br />

17:40 Analysis of Non-Gaussian POLSAR Data<br />

Anthony Doulgeris, Stian Anfinsen, Normann Anfinsen, Torbjorn Eltoft<br />

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Monday Afternoon<br />

Monday Afternoon (14:20 - 18:00)<br />

Room: 124<br />

Mo08AF. SAR Polarimetry: Theory and Applications<br />

Co-Chairs: Carlos López-Martínez , Eric Pottier<br />

14:20 Classification Comparisons Between Dual-Pol and Quad-Pol<br />

SAR Imagery<br />

T. L. Ainsworth, J.-S. Lee, L.-W. Chang<br />

14:40 Analysis of Fully Polarimetric SAR Data Based on the Cloude-<br />

Pottier De<strong>com</strong>position and the Complex Wishart Classifier<br />

Fang Cao, Wen Hong, Yirong Wu, Eric Pottier<br />

15:00 Evaluation and Bias Removal of Multi-Look Effect on<br />

Entropy/Alpha/Anisotropy<br />

Jong-Sen Lee, Thomas Ainsworth, John Kelly, Carlos Lopez-Martinez<br />

15:20 Multidimensional Speckle Noise Reduction in Synthetic<br />

Aperture Radar Images<br />

Carlos López-Martínez, Xavier Fàbregas<br />

15:40 Review of Existing Monographs and Books on Radar<br />

Polarimetry and Polarimetric SAR with the Aim of Justifying the<br />

Need of Updates<br />

Wolfgang-Martin Boerner, Jong-Sen Lee<br />

16:00 COFFEE BREAK<br />

16:20 Monitoring Temperate Glaciers by High Resolution Pol-InSAR<br />

Data: First Analysis of Argentière E-SAR Acquisitions and In-Situ<br />

Measurements<br />

Tania Landes, Michel Gay, Emmanuel Trouvé, Jean-Marie Nicolas, Lionel<br />

Bombrun, Gabriel Vasile, Irena Hajnsek<br />

16:40 Sub-Band Interferometry on Polarimetric SAR Dataset<br />

Jean-Francois Nouvel, Pascale Dubois-Fernandez, Sébastien Angelliaume,<br />

Mimoun David<br />

17:00 Polarimetric Temporal Information for Urban Deformation<br />

Map Retrieval<br />

Luca Pipia, Xavier Fàbregas, Albert Aguasca, Carlos Lopez-Martinez, Jordi J.<br />

Mallorquí, Antoni Broquetas, Oscar Moraline<br />

17:20 Pol-DinSAR: Polarimetric SAR Differential Interferometry<br />

Using Coherent Scatterers<br />

Rafael Zandona Schneider, Konstantinos Papathanassiou<br />

17:40 Classification of Stricken Residential Houses by the Mid<br />

Niigata Prefecture Earthquake Based on POLSAR Image Analysis<br />

Ryoichi Sato, Koji Soma, Yuki Yajima, Yoshio Yamaguchi, Hiroyoshi Yamada<br />

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Monday Afternoon<br />

Monday Afternoon (14:20 - 18:00)<br />

Room: 129<br />

Mo09AF. Space Agencies Missions and Technologies<br />

Co-Chairs: David Kunkee , Shabeer Ahmed<br />

14:20 The Restructured NPOESS and NPP Programs: Their<br />

Projected Ability to Help Fulfill the Global Meteorological & Climate<br />

Missionsand Their Potential Contributions to these GEOSS Societal<br />

Benefit Areas<br />

Stephen A. Mango<br />

14:40 Global Change Observation Missions<br />

Haruhisa Shimoda<br />

15:00 The Contribution of the European Space Agency to the ALOS<br />

PRISM / Commissioning Phase<br />

Sébastien Saunier, Philippe Goryl, Marc Bouvet, Richard Santer, Armin<br />

Gruen, Kirsten Wolf, Francoise Viallefont<br />

15:20 The National Polar-Orbiting Operational Environmental<br />

Satellite System (NPOESS) Sensor Suite<br />

Hal Bloom<br />

15:40 ESA Future Earth Observation Explorer Missions<br />

Jean-Loup Bézy, Paolo Bensi, Chun-Chi Lin, Yannig Durand, F. Hélière,<br />

Amanda Regan, Paul Ingmann, Joerg Langen, Michael Berger, Malcolm<br />

Davidson, H. Rebhan<br />

16:00 COFFEE BREAK<br />

16:20 The C-SAR Instrument for the GMES Sentinel-1 Mission<br />

Friedhelm Rostan, Sebastian Riegger, Wolfgang Pitz, Andrea Torre, Ramon<br />

Torres<br />

16:40 SRAL SAR Radar Altimeter for Sentinel-3 Mission<br />

Yves Le Roy, Marc Deschaux-beaume, Constantin Mavrocordatos, Miguel<br />

Aguirre, Florence Hélière<br />

17:00 ENVISAT AP Mode Data and AIS Used for Ship Detection<br />

Tonje Nanette Arnesen<br />

17:20 The COSMO-SkyMed Satellites Development and Qualification<br />

Claudio Galeazzi, Edmondo Scorzafava, Claudia Fiorentino, Mauro Protto,<br />

Mauro Petruccioli, Paolo Venditti, Andrea Torre, Pasquale Capece,<br />

Alessandro Bonfiglietti, Aniceto Panetti<br />

17:40 COSMO-SkyMed: System End-to-End Verification<br />

Enrico Zampolini Faustini, Anna Notarantonio, Graziano Marano, Venturino<br />

Gualtieri, Vittorio Magna, Gianni Casonato, Fabio Covello, Giuseppe<br />

Francesco De Luca, Claudia Fiorentino, Edmondo Scorzafava<br />

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Monday Afternoon<br />

Monday Afternoon (14:20 - 18:00)<br />

Room: 130<br />

Mo10AF. Microwave Radiometer Technology<br />

Co-Chairs: Steven C. Reising , Adriano Camps<br />

14:20 GAS: The Geostationary Atmospheric Sounder<br />

Jacob Christensen, Anders Carlström, Hans Ekström, Anders Emrich, Johan<br />

Embertsen, Peter de Magt, Andreas Colliander<br />

14:40 Assimilation of Simulated Geostationary Passive Microwave<br />

Albin J Gasiewski, Bob L. Weber, Jian Wen Bao<br />

15:00 A Dual-gain Antenna Option for GeoSTAR<br />

Alan B. Tanner, Bjorn H. Lambrigsten, Todd C. Gaier<br />

15:20 The Hurricane Imaging Radiometer - An Octave Bandwidth<br />

Synthetic Thinned Array Radiometer<br />

Christopher Ruf, Ruba Amarin, M.C. Bailey, Boon Lim, Robbie Hood, Mark<br />

James, James Johnson, Linwood Jones, Vanessa Rohwedder, Karen<br />

Stephens<br />

15:40 Radiometric Analysis of the Rotating Synthetic Aperture<br />

Radiometers Utilizing Grid-Based Measurement Approach<br />

Hao Liu, Peter De Maagt, Jacob Christensen, Anders Emrich, Ji Wu<br />

16:00 COFFEE BREAK<br />

16:20 The Influence of Antenna Pattern on Faraday Rotation in<br />

Remote Sensing at L-band<br />

D. M. Le Vine, S. D Jacob, S. Abraham, E. Dinnat, P. de Matthaeis<br />

16:40 Radiometric Performance of Interferometric Synthetic<br />

Aperture Radiometer HUT-2D<br />

Juha Kainulainen, Kimmo Rautiainen, Martti T. Hallikainen, Matias Takala<br />

17:00 Synthetic Aperture PAU: A New Instrument to Test Potential<br />

Improvements for Future SMOSops<br />

Isaac Ramos-Perez, Adriano Camps, Xavi Bosch-Lluis, J.F. Marchan-<br />

Hernandez, Nerea Rodriguez-Alvarez, Enric Valencia, Fabio Frascella, Paolo<br />

Campigotto, Marco Donadio<br />

17:20 Estimation of 3-D Water Vapor Distribution Using a Network<br />

of Compact Microwave Radiometers<br />

Sharmila Padmanabhan, Steven C. Reising, Flavio Iturbide-Sanchez, J.<br />

Vivekanandan<br />

17:40 The Ground-Based Scanning Radiometer: A Tool for Arctic<br />

Atmospheric Research<br />

Ed R. Westwater, Domenico Cimini, Albin J. Gasiewski, Marian Klein,<br />

Vladimir Leuski<br />

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Monday Afternoon<br />

Monday Afternoon (14:20 - 18:00)<br />

Room: 132<br />

Mo11AF. Feature Extraction and Reduction<br />

Co-Chairs: Gregoire M. Mercier , Gustavo Camps-Valls<br />

14:20 Feature Extraction from Remote Sensing Data using Kernel<br />

Orthonormalized PLS<br />

Jerónimo Arenas-García, Gustavo Camps-Valls<br />

14:40 Feature Extraction of Gabled-Roofed Buildings Based on<br />

Multi-Aspect High-Resolution InSAR Data<br />

Antje Thiele, Erich Cadario, Karsten Schulz, Ulrich Thoennessen, Uwe<br />

Soergel<br />

15:00 An Efficient Wavelet Dictionary for Texture Separation<br />

Mohamed Anis Loghmari, Faten Katlane, Mohamed Saber Naceur<br />

15:20 A New Nonlinear Dimensionality Reduction Method with<br />

Application to Hyperspectral Image Analysis<br />

Shen-En Qian, Guangyi Chen<br />

15:40 Extract Roads from High Spatial Resolution Remotely Sensed<br />

Imagery: A Semi-automatic Method<br />

Min Wang<br />

16:00 COFFEE BREAK<br />

16:20 Quantitative Analysis of Texture Parameter Estimation in SAR<br />

Images<br />

Olivier D‘Hondt, Carlos López-Martínez, Laurent Ferro-Famil, Eric Pottier<br />

16:40 High Resolution Urban Feature Extraction for Global<br />

Population Mapping Using High Performance Computing<br />

Veeraraghavan Vijayaraj, Eddie A. Bright, Budhendra L. Bhaduri<br />

17:00 Unsupervised Band Selection for Hyperspectral Image<br />

Analysis<br />

Qian Du, He Yang<br />

17:20 Texture Retrieval Using Grey-Level Co-Occurrence Matrix for<br />

Ikonos Panchromatic Images of Earthquake in Java 2006<br />

Bingbing Liu, Soo Chin Liew<br />

17:40 Identification of Generalized Self-Similar Principal<br />

Components of Single Image for Image Filtering and Pattern<br />

De<strong>com</strong>position<br />

Qiuming Cheng<br />

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Monday Afternoon<br />

Monday Afternoon (16:20 - 18:00)<br />

Room: 128<br />

Mo12AH2. GEOSS Architecture and Implementation<br />

Co-Chairs: Granville Paules , Jay Pearlman<br />

16:20 GEOSS Architecture and Data Management: A global<br />

approach to Earth information<br />

Jay Pearlman<br />

16:40 The GEOSS Interoperability Process Pilot Project<br />

Siri Jodha Khalsa, Stefano Nativi, Ryosuke Shibasaki, Tim Ahern, David<br />

Thomas<br />

17:00 Experiments with User-Centric GEOSS Architectures<br />

Daniel Mandl, Rob Sohlberg, Chris Justice, Stephen Ungar, Troy Ames,<br />

Stuart Frye, Steve Chien, Pat Cappelaere, Danny Tran<br />

17:20 Automatic Co-Registration of GEOSS Imagery Products:<br />

Examples of Time-Series and Data Fusion Analysis<br />

Nevin Bryant, Walt Bunch, Rich Fretz, Thom Logan, Albe Zobrist<br />

17:40 Data Quality Guidelines for GEOSS Consideration - The CEOS<br />

Working Group on Calibration and Validation (WGCV)<br />

Stephen Ungar, Petya Campbell, Michael Rast, Changyoung Cao<br />

Monday Afternoon (16:20 - 18:00)<br />

Room: 131<br />

Mo13AH2. Data Fussion II: Pan-sharpening and Resolution<br />

Enhancement<br />

Co-Chairs: Jocelyn Chanussot , Paolo Gamba<br />

16:20 Pan-sharpening via the Contourlet Transform<br />

Vijay P. Shah, Nicolas H. Younan, Roger L. King<br />

16:40 Pan-Sharpening Using Induction<br />

Muhammad Murtaza Khan, Jocelyn Chanussot, Annick Montanvert, Laurent<br />

Condat<br />

17:00 Smoothing of Fused Spectral Consistent Satellite Images<br />

with TV-Based Edge Detection<br />

Johannes R. Sveinsson, Henrik Aanaes, Jon Atli Benediktsson<br />

17:20 Fusion of MeRIS and ETM Images for Coastal Water<br />

Monitoring<br />

Audrey Minghelli-Roman, Laurent Polidori, Sandrine Mathieu-Blanc, François<br />

Cauneau<br />

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Monday Afternoon<br />

Monday Afternoon (16:20 - 18:00)<br />

Room: 133<br />

Mo14AH2. Image Information Mining<br />

Co-Chairs: Mihai Datcu , Roger King<br />

16:20 A Bayesian Multi-Class Image Content Retrieval<br />

Ines Maria Gomez Muñoz, Mihai Datcu<br />

16:40 User-Specific Semantics for Modeling Content-Based<br />

Information in Geospatial Knowledge<br />

Adri Barb, Chi-Ren Shyu<br />

17:00 Semantics-Enabled Metadata Generation, Tracking and<br />

Validation in the Geospatial Web Service Composition for<br />

Distributed Images<br />

Peng Yue, Liping Di, Wenli Yang, Genong Yu, Peisheng Zhao, Jianya Gong<br />

17:20 Application of the Contourlet Transform for Image<br />

Information Mining in Earth Observation Data Archives<br />

Vijay Shah, Nicolas Younan, Surya Durbha, Roger King<br />

17:40 Image Information Mining for Coastal Disaster Management<br />

Surya Durbha, Roger King, Vijay Shah, Nicholas Younan<br />

Monday Interactive Session (18:00 - 19:30)<br />

Room: Foyer-2<br />

Mo03EP. Electromagnetic Models<br />

Co-Chairs: Alex Yarovoy , Valery U Zavorotny<br />

Global Analysis of Pyramidal Horn Antennas Using EFIEE and<br />

Fresnel Integral<br />

Ahcene Boualleg, Salah Redadaa, Malek Benslama<br />

Impact of Topography on Microwave Emissivity Retrieval from<br />

Satellite Radiometers<br />

Nazzareno Pierdicca, Luca Pulvirenti, Frank F. Marzano<br />

Model Study of Forests at L-Band: Active, Passive and Bistatic<br />

Systems<br />

Andrea DellaVecchia, Paolo Ferrazzoli, Leila Guerriero, Francesca Ticconi,<br />

Emanuele Santi<br />

Extension of Advanced Integral Equation Model for Calcultations of<br />

Fully Polarimetric Coefficient from Rough Surface<br />

Hong-Wei Lee, Kun-Shan Chen, Tzong-Dar Wu, Jong-Sen Lee, J. C. Shi,<br />

Jeng Chuan Wang<br />

Localizing Metallic Small Spheres by a Linear Distributional<br />

Approach<br />

Raffaele Solimene, Aniello Buonanno, Rocco Pierri, Leone Giovanni<br />

Measurement and Analysis of Depolarisation Generated by<br />

Scattering over Constructive Obstacles at 5.8 GHz<br />

Iñigo Cuiñas, Manuel García Sánchez, Ana Vázquez Alejos<br />

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Monday Afternoon<br />

Short-term rain attenuation prediction at EHF band using financial<br />

time series models<br />

Louis de Montera, Cécile Mallet, Laurent Barthès<br />

Microwave Spectroscopic Dielectric Model of Moist Soils using<br />

Physical and Hydrological Characteristics as Input Parameters<br />

Pavel P. Bobrov, Valery L. Mironov, Olga A. Ivchenko, Valentina N.<br />

Krasnoukhova<br />

Field Measurement of Gobi Surface Emissivity Using CE312 and<br />

Infragold Board at Dunhuang Calibration Site of China<br />

Yong Zhang, Zhiguo Rong , Xiuqing Hu, Jinging Liu, Lijun Zhang, Yuan Li,<br />

Xingying Zhang<br />

Novel Measurement of Backscatter Enhancement for Surface<br />

Scattering at EHF Band<br />

Chin-Yuan Hsieh<br />

How does multiple scattering affect the CloudSat measurements at<br />

ranges longer than the true surface range?<br />

Alessandro Battaglia, Clemens Simmer<br />

Wind Effect on the Scattering from Vegetation at Cellular Phone<br />

Frequencies<br />

Iñigo Cuiñas, Ana Vázquez Alejos, Manuel García Sánchez, Paula Gómez,<br />

Rafael F.S. Caldeirinha<br />

Monday Interactive Session (18:00 - 19:30)<br />

Room: Foyer-2<br />

Mo04EP. Image Calibration, Correction and Registration<br />

Co-Chairs: Javier Marcello , Francisco Eugenio<br />

Cloud-Contaminated Image Reconstruction with Contextual Spatio-<br />

Spectral Information<br />

Souad Benabdelkader, Farid Melgani, Mohammed Boulemden<br />

Combination of Feature-Based and Area-Based Image Registration<br />

Techniques for High Resolution Remote Sensing Image<br />

Gang Hong, Yun Zhang<br />

A Novel Approach to Automatic Registration of Point Clouds<br />

Rui Liu, Darius Burschka, Gerd Hirzinger<br />

A Novel Method for Multispectral Aerial Image Registration<br />

Jianying Jia, Qiming Zeng<br />

High Accurate Geometric Correction for NOAA AVHRR Data<br />

Considering Elevation Effect<br />

An Ngoc Van, Yoshimitsu Aoki<br />

Steerable Filter Based Multiscale Registration Method for JERS-1<br />

SAR and ASTER Images<br />

Qi Li, Isao Sato, Yutaka Murakami<br />

Affine Registration of Multimodality Images by Optimization of<br />

Mutual Information Using a Stochastic Gradient Approximation<br />

Technique<br />

Qi Li, Isao Sato, Yutaka Murakami<br />

Fractal Characteristics of Very High Resolution Satellite Imagery<br />

Yu Zeng, Jixian Zhang, Haitao Li<br />

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Monday Afternoon<br />

Monday Interactive Session (18:00 - 19:30)<br />

Room: Foyer-2<br />

Mo05EP. Feature Extraction and Reduction<br />

Co-Chairs: Francisco Eugenio , Javier Marcello<br />

A Feature Selection Algorithm for Class Discrimination<br />

Improvement<br />

Claudio De Stefano, Francesco Fontanella, Cristina Marrocco, Gilda Schirinzi<br />

GIFTS SM EDU Data Processing and Algorithms<br />

Jialin Tian, David G. Johnson, Robert A. Reisse, Michael J. Gazarik<br />

Classification of Landsat TM Image Based on Non-Negative Matrix<br />

Factorization<br />

Jiamian Ren, Xianchuan Yu, Bixin Hao<br />

Morphological Feature Extraction for Automatic Registration of<br />

Multispectral Images<br />

Antonio Plaza, Jacqueline Le Moigne, Nathan S. Netanyahu<br />

Texture Representation Through Fractal Singularity Spectrum<br />

Daniele Giusto, Valeria Orani<br />

Three-dimensional Tree with Spatial Features Modeling Based on<br />

Rules<br />

Zhangang Wang, Dafang Zhuang<br />

Knowledge Centred Earth Observation: Feature Extraction<br />

Amaia de Miguel, Gottfried Schwarz, Mihai Datcu, Andrea Colapicchioni<br />

Monday Interactive Session (18:00 - 19:30)<br />

Room: Foyer-2<br />

Mo06EP. Detection and Object Recognition<br />

Co-Chairs: Javier Marcello , Francisco Eugenio<br />

Target recognition in SAR images with Support Vector Machines<br />

(SVM)<br />

Céline Tison, Nadine Pourthié, Jean-Claude Souyris<br />

Object Recognition Algorithms for Weather Radar<br />

Felix Yanovsky, Vita Marchuk, Yaro Ostrovsky<br />

The Analysis on Spectral Information of Green Area Covered by the<br />

City Shadow<br />

Jianhua Ren, Zhenyu Cai, Wei Wang<br />

Cloud Detection with SVM Technique<br />

Christophe Latry, Chantal Panem, Philippe Dejean<br />

Particle Swarm Optimization as an Inversion Tool for a Nonlinear<br />

UXO Model<br />

Jack Stalnaker, Eric Miller<br />

Semi-Automatic Fast Recognition of Areas of Interest for SAR<br />

Image Interpretation<br />

Gemma Pons Bernad, Léonard Denise, Philippe Réfrégier<br />

Surface Roughness Estimation towards a Buried Target<br />

Characterization<br />

Octavien Cmielewski, Herve Tortel, Amelie Litman, Marc Saillard<br />

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Monday Afternoon<br />

Uunsupervised Sealed Surface Detection in LANDSAT and SPOT-5<br />

Imagery<br />

Mattia Stasolla, Paolo Gamba, Andrea Baraldi<br />

Self-Organized Maps-Based Spectral Prediction of Rotylenchulus<br />

Reniformis Numbers<br />

Rushabh Doshi, Roger King, Gary Lawrence<br />

Road Extraction from ETM Panchromatic Image Based on Dual-Edge<br />

Following<br />

Haijian Ma, Qiming Qin, Shihong Du, Lin Wan, Chuan Jin<br />

Target Separation in SAR Image with the MUSIC Algorithm<br />

Philip Thompson, Matteo Nannini, Rolf Scheiber<br />

Application of 3D-SAR Nearfield Imaging Algorithms to GPR Data<br />

Uschkerat Udo<br />

Automatic Counting of Fission Tracks Using Object-Based Image<br />

Analysis for Dating Applications<br />

Judith Lippold, Prashanth R. Marpu, Richard Gloaguen, Raymond Jonckheere<br />

Ship detection in ENVISAT ASAR Alternating Polarization images<br />

Harm Greidanus, Francois-xavier Thoorens, Tony Bauna, Marte Indregard,<br />

Tonje-Nanette Arnesen<br />

Automatic Extraction of Lineament Map from DEM<br />

Reza Nekovei<br />

A New Robust Affine Invariant Feature Detector<br />

Cheng Liang, Han Peng, Gong Jianya, Yang Zhigao<br />

Monday Interactive Session (18:00 - 19:30)<br />

Room: Foyer-2<br />

Mo07EP. Data Compression Techniques<br />

Co-Chairs: James Fowler , Adriano Meta<br />

Observation Sequences and Onboard Data Processing Unit of<br />

Japanese Venus Observation Program, Planet-C<br />

Makoto Suzuki, Takeshi Imamura, Takahiro Yamada, Masato Nakamura,<br />

Hiroki Hihara, Masahiro Hamai, Jun Takada, Shuji Senda, Munetaka Ueno,<br />

Satoshi Ichikawa<br />

An Automatic Approach to Lossy Compression of AVIRIS Images<br />

Nikolay N. Ponomarenko, Vladimir V. Lukin, Mikhail S. Zriakhov,<br />

Arto Kaarna, Jaakko T. Astola<br />

A Fast Progressive Lossless Image Compression Method for Space<br />

and Satellite Images<br />

Jun Takada, Shuji Senda, Hiroki Hihara, Masahiro Hamai, Takeshi Oshima,<br />

Shinji Hagino, Makoto Suzuki, Satoshi Ichikawa<br />

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Monday Afternoon<br />

Monday Interactive Session (18:00 - 19:30)<br />

Room: Foyer-2<br />

Mo08EP. SAR Data Processing<br />

Co-Chairs: Antoni Broquetas, R. Keith Raney<br />

Range Migration Algorithm for Real Measured SAR Data<br />

Junjie Wu, Xiaozhen none Xiong, Yuli Huang, Jian Yang<br />

The Analysis and Compensation for the Unwrapped Phase Error<br />

Raised by the Dynamic Baseline of DSS-INSAR<br />

Hui Liu, Yinqing Zhou, Huaping Xu, Chunsheng Li, Muha Sun, Guohui Liu<br />

Spaceborne SAR Raw Signal Simulation of Ocean Scene<br />

Zhihua He, Zhen Dong, Haifeng Huang, Anxi Yu<br />

Speckle Denoising Based on Bivariate Shrinkage Functions and<br />

Dual-tree Complex Wavelet Transform<br />

Xing Shuai, Xu Qing, Jin Guowang, He Yu, Sun Wei<br />

Relationship between Antenna Pointing Stability and Spaceborne<br />

ScanSAR Scalloping Calibration<br />

Jie Wei<br />

CAESAR-XInSAR: a New Software for Interferometric SAR<br />

Processing<br />

Yixian Tang, Hong Zhang, Chao Wang, Tao Wu<br />

ISAR Imaging of Targets with Moving Parts using Micro-Doppler<br />

Detection on the Range Profile Image<br />

Hwee Siang Tan, Chanzheng Ma, Tat Soon Yeo, Qun Zhang, Chun Sum Ng,<br />

Bin Zou<br />

A Multiprocessng Framework for SAR Image Processing<br />

Christian Andres, Torben Keil, Raik Hermann, Rolf Scheiber<br />

Evaluation of the Single and Two Data Set STAP Detection<br />

Algorithms using Measured Data<br />

Elias Aboutanios, Bernard Mulgrew<br />

Combined Wavelet and Curvelet Denosing of SAR Images Using TV<br />

Segmentation<br />

Johannes R. Sveinsson, Jon Atli Benediktsson<br />

A New for Doppler Centroid Estimation for Spaceborne SAR Based<br />

on Chirp Scaling Algorithm<br />

Yunhua Zhang, Wenshuai Zhai<br />

Ortho-rectification of Radarsat Image in High Mountain Areas<br />

Mingjun Liu, Zong Lin, Jixi Zhang, Qin Yan, Guom Huang<br />

Clutter Analysis of High Resolution Millimeter-Wave SAR-Data in<br />

the Spatial and Wavelet Domain<br />

Peter Wellig, Konrad Schmid, Helmut Essen, Anika Kurz, Hartmut Schimpf,<br />

Thorsten Brehm<br />

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Monday Afternoon<br />

Fine Micro-Doppler Analysis in ISAR Imaging<br />

Antoine Ghaleb, Luc Vignaud, Jean-Marie Nicolas<br />

Region Feature Extraction Based on Improved Regularization<br />

Method in SAR Image<br />

Feng Xu, Chao Wang, Hong Zhang<br />

Reconstruction of 3D Stereo Building Objects from Multi-Aspect<br />

Metric-Resolution SAR Images<br />

Ya-Qiu Jin, Feng Xu, Erya Dai<br />

The Extraction of Ocean Wind, Wave, and Current Parameters Using<br />

SAR Imagery<br />

Moon-Kyung Kang, Hoonyol Lee, Moonjin Lee, Yong-Wook Park, Wang-Jung<br />

Yoon<br />

Unsupervised Land Cover Classification of SAR Image by Contour<br />

Tracing<br />

Vijaya V. Chamundeeswari, Dharmendra Singh, Kuldip Singh<br />

Blending SAR Wind into Numerical Models<br />

Will Perrie, Weiqing Zhang, Hui Shen, Mark Bourassa, Paris Vachon<br />

Parallel Computation of SAR Raw Data<br />

Marc Kalkuhl, Peter Droste, Wolfgang Wiechert, Holger Nies, Otmar Loffeld,<br />

Martin Lambers<br />

A Velocity Vector Estimation Algorithm Tested on Simulated SAR<br />

RAW Data<br />

Andrea Radius, Domenico Solimini<br />

The Equivalence of Cameron’s Unit Disc and Poincaré’s Sphere for<br />

Symmetric Scattering Characterisation and Classification<br />

Elisa Giusti, Marco Martorella, Fabrizio Berizzi, Carlo Petronio<br />

Effects of Attitude Error on Spaceborne ScanSAR Mosaic<br />

Jie Wei<br />

Phase Distortion Modelling Due to Motion in Wave Scattering<br />

Mechanism Applied to SAR Images Analysis<br />

Vincent Gras, Christophe Sintes, René Garello<br />

Geological Lineament and Shoreline Detection in SAR Images<br />

Tzong-Dar Wu, Min-Tzer Lee<br />

A Distributed Approach to Efficient Time-Domain SAR Processing<br />

Andreas Reigber, Marc Jäger, Andreas Dietzsch, Ronny Hänsch, Michael<br />

Weber, Heiko Przybyl, Pau Prats<br />

Three Dimensional SAR Image Focusing from Non-Uniform Samples<br />

Federica Meglio, Gaetano Panariello, Gilda Schirinzi<br />

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Design of GMTI Combining Networks<br />

Florian Schulz, Olaf Saalmann<br />

Monday Afternoon<br />

SAR Interferogram Filtering in the wavelet domain using a<br />

coherence map mask<br />

Aymen BOUZID, Riadh Abdelfattah<br />

Dyadic Resolution Multilook Image Generation by Wavelet Packet<br />

Transform Correlation of Complex SAR Signals<br />

C. Bhattacharya<br />

Spotlight-Mode SAR Data Focusing Using a Modified Wavenumber<br />

Domain Algorithm<br />

Wang Yu, Otmar Loffeld, Stefan Knedlik<br />

Speckle Reduction Of SAR Images in the Bandelet Domain<br />

Johannes R. Sveinsson, Jon Atli Benediktsson<br />

Contrast Optimization Autofocus Algorithm Based on Linear<br />

Optimization Methods<br />

Deng Yun-kai, Wang Yu, Zhang Zhi-min, Guo Zhen-yong<br />

Monday Interactive Session (18:00 - 19:30)<br />

Room: Foyer-2<br />

Mo09EP. Instrumentation and Techniques I (Active)<br />

Co-Chairs: Alberto Moreira , Antoni Broquetas<br />

A Combined Sensor System of Digital Camera with LiDAR<br />

Wenling Xuan, Zhaoqiang Huang, Xiuwan Chen, Zongjian Lin<br />

A Compact Passive Broadband Hexagonal Spiral Array Antenna for<br />

VHF Remote Sensing<br />

Richard J. Barton, Peter J. Collins, Paul E. Crittenden, Michael J. Havrilla,<br />

Andrew J. Terzuoli<br />

A High Resolution SAR Sensor for Space and Airborne Applications<br />

Rudolf Zahn, Kosmas Weidmann, Joachim Boukamp<br />

Advanced NASA Earth Science Mission Concept for Vegetation 3D<br />

Structure, Biomass and Disturbance<br />

Jon Ranson, Diane Wickland, Bryan Blair, Sassan Saatchi, William Emanuel,<br />

Andrea Razzaghi<br />

An Advanced Airborne Multisensor Imaging System for Fast<br />

Mapping and Change Detection Applications<br />

Xiuhong Sun, Robert Fischer, James Eichholz, Peter Shu, William Chen<br />

Applications of GPS-RTK Technique in a New Digital<br />

Photogrammetric Camera System<br />

Hongyou Liang, Xingfa Gu, Tao Yu, Liuzhao Wang, Chaofei Qiao<br />

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Monday Afternoon<br />

Application of Spaceborne P-band SAR for Global Estimation of<br />

Above Ground Forest Biomass<br />

Sassan Saatchi<br />

Disaster Monitoring and Environmental Alert in Taiwan by Repeat-<br />

Pass Spaceborne SAR<br />

Chih-Tien Wang, Kun-Shen Chen, Hong-Wei Lee, Jong-Sen Lee, Woflgam M.<br />

Boerner, Ruei-Yuan Wang, Hong-Sen Wan<br />

Investigation of H.264 Intra Coding for SAR Image<br />

Xingsong Hou, Yujie Dun, Rongjing Ji<br />

Optimum Design of Antenna Pattern for Spaceborne SAR<br />

Performance Using Improved NSGA-II<br />

Jiang Xiao, Yongqiang Chen, Xiaoqing Wang, Minhui Zhu, Xiao Liu<br />

Safe Driving System Based on Wireless Sensor Technology<br />

Jungsook Kim, Dohyun Kim, Kyungbok Sung, Byungtae Jang<br />

Study on Shooting Control Algorithm of Remote Sensing Control<br />

System for UAV<br />

Pengqi Gao, Lei Yan, Hongying Zhao, Shuqiang Lu<br />

Surface Clutter Analysis and Ranging Sidelobe Level Requirements<br />

for Spaceborne Meteorological Radars<br />

Xiaolong Dong, Honggang Yin, Di Zhu, Heguang Liu, Jingshan Jiang<br />

Scientific Use of TerraSAR-X<br />

Achim Roth, Ursu Marschalk<br />

The Bistatic Aspect of the TanDEM-X Mission<br />

Holger Nies, Otmar Loffeld, Koba Natroshvili, Marc Kalkuhl<br />

The Device for 3D Measurement of Speed and Direction of<br />

Turbulent Air Movement<br />

Igor B. Shirokov, Sergey N. Polivkin, Andrey Korobitsyn, Vladimir K. Dyurba<br />

UAV Based Collision Avoidance Radar Sensor<br />

Young K Kwag, Chul H. Jung<br />

Policy-Based Dynamic Privacy Protection Framework for Mobile<br />

RFID Sensor Networks<br />

Namje Park, Dongho Won<br />

A UAV Avionics System to Facilitate VHF Depth Sounding and SAR<br />

William A. Blake, Kai Siegele, Robert Burns<br />

COSMO-SkyMed Operations Management Innovative Concepts<br />

Giuseppe F. De Luca, Fabrizio Battazza, Alessandro Coletta, Fabio Covello,<br />

Mario Profili, Elvira Caliò, Francesca Spataro, Silvia Abete, Attilio Santellocco<br />

A P-Band SAR Mission for Biomass Monitoring<br />

Thuy Le Toan, Shaun Quegan<br />

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Monday Afternoon<br />

Monday Interactive Session (18:00 - 19:30)<br />

Room: Foyer-2<br />

Mo10EP. Mapping & Urban Remote Sensing Applications<br />

Co-Chairs: Guido Lemoine , Thomas Knudsen<br />

Retrieval and Analysis of Surface Albedo of Nanjing Area Based on<br />

ETM+ Remote Sensing Data<br />

Wei Zheng, Chuang Liu, En Long<br />

Study on Characteristics of Rural Settlements in the Northeast<br />

Loess Plateau of China by RS&GIS<br />

Wenyong Feng, Nai-ang Wang, Cuiyun Wang, Gang Li, Chunhui Zhang<br />

Urban Environmental Evaluation in Beijing’s Residential Districts<br />

and Communities<br />

Yin Weihong, Duan Meiyan, Zhang Xiaojun<br />

Evaluation and Transformation Analysis of Ecological Environment<br />

in Beijing Based on Remote Sensing<br />

Zhuowei Hu, Wenji Zhao, Xiaojuan Li, Ying Chen, Liying Zhu, Songmei<br />

Zhang, Fusheng Wang<br />

Study on Urban Spatial Morphology with RS & Fractal: The Case of<br />

Wuwei in Arid Region of Northwest China from 1967 to 2004<br />

Chunhui Zhang, Gang Li, Nai-ang Wang, Yong Huang, Cuiyun Wang<br />

Monitoring and Modeling Urbanization across Chesapeake Bay<br />

Watershed (USA) and Assessing the Impacts on Resource Lands and<br />

Stream Biota<br />

Scott Goetz, Patr Jantz, Greg Fiske, Clai Jantz<br />

Analysis of Thermal Environment and Urban Heat Island Using<br />

Remotely Sensed Imagery over the Nord and South Slope of the<br />

Qinling Mountain,China<br />

Dengzhong Zhao, Wanchang Zhang, Bing Yong<br />

Calibration of the Sleuth Model Based on the Historic Growth of<br />

Houston<br />

Hakan Oguz, Andr Klein, Ragh Srinivasan<br />

An Estimate of the City Population in China Using DMSP Night-Time<br />

Satellite Imagery<br />

Liyu Cheng, Yi Zhou, Litao Wang, Shixin Wang, Cong Du<br />

Spatial Distribution Mapping of Vegetation Cover in Urban<br />

Environment Using TDVI for Quality of Life Monitoring<br />

Abdou Bannari, Ayse Ozbakir, Andr Langlois<br />

A Novel Approach Based on the Combination Image of Fraction<br />

Image and Normalized MNF Image to Urban Land Use/Cover<br />

Mapping<br />

Li Su, Zhou Jianjun, Li Wenzheng, Zhuang Dafang, Wang Yong<br />

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Monday Afternoon<br />

Inspiration of Foreign Metropolis Development on Arable Land<br />

Protection of Beijing<br />

Pan Gong, Zhongxin Chen, Huajun Tang<br />

A Research on Temporal and Spatial Change of Urban Heat Field in<br />

Beijing by Remote Sensing and Ground Measurements<br />

Qijiang Zhu, Jiacong Hu, Donghui Xie, Hua Wu<br />

Multi-Objective Processing of ASTER Image for Urban<br />

Environmental Analysis<br />

Peijun Du , Pei Liu , Huapeng Zhang , Hairong Zhang<br />

Research on Dynamic Evolvement of Desertification in Beijing and<br />

its Neighboring Areas by Remote Sensing<br />

Dan Meng, Zhiqiang Zhang, Tao Yang, Huili Gong, Wenji Zhao, Xiaojuan Li,<br />

Zhaoning Gong, Yanhui Wang, Zhuowei Hu, Yonghua Sun<br />

A New Method For GPS-Based Urban Vehicle Tracking Using Pareto<br />

Frontier And Fuzzy Comprehensive Judgment<br />

Yikai Chen, Yuncai Liu<br />

Research on the Relationship between Vegetation and Urban Land<br />

Surface Heat Field in Beijing City<br />

Shenghai Chen, Qijiang Zhu, Donghui Xie<br />

Urban Land Use Change of Nanjing, China, Using Multitemporal<br />

Satellite Data<br />

Chang-Qing Ke<br />

Spatial and Spectral Comparison among IKONOS, CBERS, and<br />

ASTER Images to Identify and Detect Land Occupation Changes<br />

around Urban Railway in Säo Paulo - Brazil<br />

Jose A. Quintanilha, Leonardo Ercolin Filho, Alessandra M. K. Beltrame<br />

Application of very High-Resolution Satellite Imagery for<br />

Vulnerability Assessment in Mega Cities: A Case Study in Delhi /<br />

India<br />

Niebergall Susan, Loew Alexander, Mauser Wolfram<br />

The Role of Explicit Modeling for Inferring Traffic Activity from<br />

Remote Sensing Data<br />

Stefan Hinz<br />

Towards High Accuracy Road Maps Generation from Massive GPS<br />

Traces Data<br />

Tao Guo, Kazuaki Iwamura, Masashi Koga<br />

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Monday Afternoon<br />

Monday Interactive Session (18:00 - 19:30)<br />

Room: Foyer-2<br />

Mo11EP. Electromagnetic scattering<br />

Co-Chairs: Jose Luis Alvarez-Perez, Kun Shan K.S. Chen<br />

Dielectric Spectroscopic Model for Tussock and Shrub Tundra Soils<br />

Valery L. Mironov, S. V. Savin, Roger D. De Roo<br />

An Enhanced Description of Multiple Scattering within the Flair<br />

Model Using the Photon Re-Collision Probability Approach<br />

K. Omari, H.P. White, K. Staenz<br />

A New Hybrid Series Expansion for 3D Forward Scattering Problems<br />

Michele D‘urso, Ilaria Catapano, Lorenzo Crocco, Tommaso Isernia<br />

Diffraction by a Rough Knife Kedge: A First Step toward a<br />

Stochastic Theory of Diffraction<br />

Giorgio Franceschetti, Antonio Iodice, Antonio Natale, Daniele Riccio<br />

Dielectric Spectroscopy of Bound Water in the Bentonite Clay<br />

Yurij I. Lukin, Sergey A. Komarov<br />

Avalanche Beacon Magnetic Field Calculations for Rescue<br />

Techniques Improvement<br />

Natalia Ayuso, José Antonio Cuchí, Francisco Lera, José Luis Villarroe<br />

Cassini RADAR: Investigation of Titan‘s Surface Parameters by<br />

Means of Bayesian Inversion Technique and Gravity-Capillary Waves<br />

Modelling of Liquid Hydrocarbons Surfaces<br />

Bartolomeo Ventura, Domenico Casarano, Notarnicola Claudia, Francesco<br />

Pos<br />

Assessment of Different Topographic Correction Methods and Their<br />

Applications<br />

Jianguang Wen, Qiuhuo Liu, Qing Xiao , Xiaowen Li, Guijun Yang, Jie Che<br />

Closed Form Expressions for Scattering Matrix of Simple Targets in<br />

Multilayer Structures<br />

Sidnei João Siqueira Sant‘Anna, J. C. da S. Lacava, David Fernandes<br />

Monday Interactive Session (18:00 - 19:30)<br />

Room: Foyer-2<br />

Mo12EP. Electromagnetic Problems<br />

Co-Chairs: Simonetta Paloscia , Santo V. Salinas<br />

The Semi-Analytic Mode Matching (SAMM) Algorithm for Efficient<br />

Computation of Nearfield Scattering in Lossy Ground from Borehole<br />

Sources<br />

Ann Morgenthaler, He Zhan, Carey Rappaport<br />

Parameterization of the Angular Distribution of Multiple Scattering<br />

Radiation Using Photon Re-Collision Probability<br />

Khalid Omari, Richard Fernandes, Nadia Rochdi, Karl Staenz, H Peter White<br />

Pulse Electromagnetic Sounding of the Petroleum-Containing<br />

Layered Medium<br />

Sergey A. Komarov, Valery L. Mironov, Konstantin V. Muzalevsky<br />

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Monday Afternoon<br />

Validation of the Soil Dielectric Spectroscopic Models with Input<br />

Parameters Based on Soil Composition<br />

Valery L. Mironov, Lyudmila G. Kosolapova, Sergey V. Fomin<br />

Polarimetric Microwave Emission from Snow Surfaces: 4th Stokes<br />

Component Analysis<br />

Parag S. Narvekar, Georg Heygster, Thomas J. Jackson, Rajat Bindlish<br />

On the Possible Retrieval of Wind–Wave States from Optical and<br />

NearIR Remote Sensing Imagery of the Ocean<br />

Santo V. Salinas<br />

Remote Sensing Estimation of FPAR Using Monte Carlo Method<br />

Zhou bin, Chen Liangfu, Gao yanhua<br />

RAMI: A Practical Approach to RT Model Benchmarking<br />

Jean-Luc Widlowski , Bernard Pinty, Malcolm Taberner, Monica Robustelli<br />

Propagation and Distortion of a Gaussian Pulse in a Gyromagnetic<br />

Medium<br />

Seungyup Rhee, Eunseok Park, Jay K. Lee<br />

Simulation of Atmospheric Radiation Transfer for High-Resolution<br />

Thermal Infrared Imaging<br />

Yang Gui-Jun, Liu Qin-Huo, Liu Qiang, Wen Jian-Guang, Cheng Jie, Gu Xing-<br />

Fa<br />

Scattering from 2D-Dielectric Random Surfaces Effect of Roughness<br />

and Moisture of Seedbed Surfaces upon the Bistatic Scattering<br />

Coeffecient<br />

Karim Aït , Richard Dusséaux, Odile Taconet, Edwige Vannier, Gérard<br />

Granet<br />

Simulation of Terrain Propagation and Diffraction Using a 2D High-<br />

Order Accurate FMM-Accelerated Nystrom‘s Solver<br />

DaHan Liao, Eric Michielssen, Kamal Sarabandi<br />

Monday Interactive Session (18:00 - 19:30)<br />

Room: Foyer-2<br />

Mo13EP. Electromagnetics<br />

Co-Chairs: Yang Du , Jay K Lee<br />

Study of Millimeter-Wave Radar for Helicopter Assisted Landing<br />

System<br />

Mustafa Rangwala, Feinian Wang, Kamal Sarabandi<br />

Scattering from Rough Heterogeneous Surfaces, Test of a Splitting<br />

Rule for Three Dimensional Geometries<br />

Pierre Mallet, Charles-Antoine Guérin, Patrick Chaumet, Anne Sentenac,<br />

Jean-Pierre Segaud<br />

The Effect of Polarization Ratio on RADARSAT Wind Vector<br />

Retrievals<br />

Yijun He, Biao Zhang, Hui Shen, William Perrie, Jie Guo<br />

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Monday Afternoon<br />

Simulation of Thermal Remote Sensing Systems Based on Common<br />

Land Model<br />

Xue Feng, Bin Shen, Guangjian Yan, Sibo Duan, Wuming Zhang, Zhaoliang<br />

Li<br />

A Simulator for SAR Sea Surface Waves Imaging<br />

Ferdinando Nunziata, Attilio Gambardella, Maurizio Migliaccio<br />

Studying on BRF and BINDVI from Heterogeneous Scenes Based on<br />

Radiosity-Graphic Combined Model<br />

Donghui Xie, Qijiang Zhu, Jindi Wang<br />

TAIC Algorithm for the Visibility of the Elliptical Orbits’ Satellites<br />

Rongfu Tang, Dongyun Yi, Jubo Zhu, Qiang Luo, Jing Yao<br />

Monday Interactive Session (18:00 - 19:30)<br />

Room: Foyer-2<br />

Mo14EP. Agriculture<br />

Co-Chairs: Yann H. Kerr , Brian K. Hornbuckle<br />

Mapping Saline Soil Using Landsat Imagery in Arid Irrigated Lands<br />

Yousef Aldakheel<br />

The Expansion of Agriculture in Para State, Brazil<br />

Adriano Venturieri, Andr Coelho, Marc Thales, Deni Bacelar<br />

Study on the Agroecosystem Health Assessment in Western China<br />

Bo Li, Hualin Xie, Jianzhai Wu, Rui Hong, Jie Chong, Chuangshen Wang<br />

Detecting Date Palm Trees Health and Vegetation Greenness<br />

Change in the Eastern Coast of the United Arab Emirates Using SAVI<br />

Mohamed Alhammadi, Edwa Glenn<br />

Irrigation Requirement Estimation Using MODIS Vegetation Indices<br />

and Inverse Biophysical Modeling<br />

Marc Imhoff, Laho Bounoua, Robe Harriss, Gord Wells, Vict Dukhovny, Leah<br />

Orlovsky<br />

Estimating Maize Yield From MODIS NDVI and Spatial Rainfall Data<br />

Celeste Frost, Joha Malherbe, Tali Germishuyse, Terr Newby, Harold<br />

Annegarn, Mala Kneen<br />

Three Regionalised Analyses of a Time-series of Annual Pasture<br />

Production for Southwest Western Australia<br />

Rebecca N. Handcock, Graham E. Donald, Stefano G. Gherardi<br />

Monitoring the Growth of Large-Area Tobacco with MODIS Data<br />

Wu Mengquan<br />

Estimation of Winter Wheat Yield in Hebei Plain of China by<br />

Improved CASA Model<br />

Xia Li, Xiao-bing Li, Hong Wang, Yong-qin Ge, Hui-ling Long, Cheng Zhang<br />

The Analysis of Long - Term Time and Spatial Variations Of<br />

Vegetation Productivity Using of Remote Sensing Data<br />

Lev Spivak, Irina Vitkovskaya, Madina Batyrbayeva<br />

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Monday Afternoon<br />

Digital Camera Based Measurement of Crop Cover for Wheat Yield<br />

Prediction<br />

Gang Pan, Feng-min Li, Guo-jun Sun<br />

Management Decision-Making Support System of Precision<br />

Agriculture Based on CNCS<br />

Qingyuan Ma, Zhenghua Chen, Chao Zhang, Zhen Yang<br />

Agriculture Remote Sensing<br />

Xiaocheng Zhou, Xiao Wang, Tian Xiang<br />

Regional Yield Prediction for Winter Wheat Based on Crop Biomass<br />

Estimation Using Multi-Source Data<br />

Jianqiang Ren, Su Li, Zhongxin Chen, Qingbo Zhou, Huajun Tang<br />

An Optimized Rule Based Approach for Acreage Estimations of<br />

Winter Crops: A Case Study in South-Western Rostov Region of<br />

Russia<br />

Steffen Fritz<br />

The Climate Change and Its Ecosystem in the Upper Yellow River<br />

Jiangying Feng, Zhizong Yao, Ni Guo, Mingling Gu, Hui Guo<br />

Plant Growth Monitoring and Within-Field Variability Assessment by<br />

Means of High Resolution E.O. Data<br />

Katja Richter, Francesco Vuolo, Luigi Dini<br />

A Global Crop Growth Monitoring System Based on Remote Sensing<br />

Meng Jihua, Wu Bing-fang<br />

Study on the Crop Condition Monitoring Methods with Remote<br />

Sensing<br />

Meng Jihua, Wu Bing-fang<br />

A New Winter Wheat Yield Estimation Model Using NOAA AVHRR<br />

Data<br />

Xingang Xu, Bingfang Wu, Jihua Meng, Wenjing Cao<br />

Regional Crop Yield Estimation Using a Simplified Crop Growing<br />

System and Remote Sensing Data<br />

Jose L. Gomez-Dans, Alfredo Sotelo-Arcos, Juan P. Ruiz-Castellano, Carmen<br />

Navarro-Mezquita, Antonio J. Rodriguez-Perez<br />

Assimilating MODIS Data into a Crop Growth Model in Andalusia<br />

(Spain)<br />

Jose L. Gomez-Dans, Alfredo Sotelo-Arcos, Juan P. Ruiz-Castellano, Carmen<br />

Navarro-Mezquita, Antonio J. Rodriguez-Perez<br />

Classification of Remotely Sensed Images for Agricultural Land Use<br />

Mapping<br />

Helena M. R. Alves, Tiago Bernardes, Tatiana G. C. Vieira, Marilusa P. C.<br />

Lacerda<br />

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Monday Afternoon<br />

Estimation of Crop Evapotranspiration Using Spectral Vegetation<br />

Indices and Thermal Infrared Remote Sensing<br />

Maria P. Gonzalez-Dugo, Christopher M. U. Neale, Luciano Mateos, William<br />

P. Kustas, Fuquin Li<br />

Crop Classification in the U.S. Corn Belt Using MODIS Imagery<br />

Paul Doraiswamy, Alan Stern, Bakhyt Akhmedov<br />

Application of NASA Climate Models and Missions to Agriculture<br />

DSS.<br />

Cynthia Rosenzweig, Radley Horton<br />

Crop Backscattering Coefficient Simulation<br />

Wang Fang<br />

Monday Interactive Session (18:00 - 19:30)<br />

Room: Foyer-2<br />

Mo15EP. SAR Image Processing Techniques<br />

Co-Chairs: Alberto Moreira, Jordi J. Mallorqui<br />

Shape from Shading of SAR Imagery in Fourier Space<br />

Shaheen Ghayourmanesh , Yun Zhang<br />

High Resolution SAR Imaging along Circular Trajectories<br />

Hubert M.J. Cantalloube, Élise Colin-Koeniguer, Hélène Oriot<br />

Automobile-Based Bistatic SAR Processing and Experimental<br />

Results<br />

Gong Zhenqiang, Tian Zhong, Zhang Xiaoling<br />

Frequency Domain Imaging Algorithm for Spaceborne/Airborne<br />

Hybrid Bistatic SAR<br />

Zhe Liu, Jianyu Yang, Xiaoling Zhang, Yiming Pi<br />

A Quadtree Algorithm for High Squint SAR Imaging<br />

Sanyuan Xu, Jianguo Wang<br />

Comparison of Brightness Temperature Values over Rajasthan<br />

using OCEANSAT-1 MSMR<br />

O.P.N.n Calla, Vikas Parihar, Naveen Dutt Joshi, Gitanjali Chakravorty, Usha<br />

Rathore<br />

ISAR Imaging of Helicopter<br />

Chang Zheng Ma, Tat Soon Yeo, Hwee Siang Tan, Zhoufeng Liu, Xiujie<br />

Dong, Bin Zou<br />

Monday Interactive Session (18:00 - 19:30)<br />

Room: Foyer-2<br />

Mo16EP. Ocean Surface Process Interactive Session s<br />

Co-Chairs: William J. Emery , David E. Weissman<br />

Kuroshio-Induced Cold Eddy Streets in the Lee of Isolated Islands<br />

Osamu Isoguchi, Masanobu Shimada, Futoki Sakaida, Hiroshi Kawamura<br />

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Monday Afternoon<br />

A Coupled Atmosphere-Ocean Radiation Transfer Model<br />

Ying Xi, Keping Du, Yonggang Gao, Jindi Wang<br />

Surface Signature of Ocean Convection in the Greenland Sea as<br />

Detected by SAR and Enhanced by Statistical Pattern Analysis<br />

Flavio Parmiggiani, David Morales, Miguel Moctezuma<br />

The Effects of Calibration Errors on Ocean Retrievals from<br />

Polarimetric Microwave Radiometers<br />

Michael H. Bettenhausen, Peter W. Gaiser<br />

Complex dielectric constant of sea foam for microwave remote<br />

sensing applications<br />

Magdalena Anguelova, Peter Gaiser<br />

Oil Spill Detection from Thermal Anomaly Using ASTER Data in<br />

Yinggehai of Hainan, China<br />

Guoyin Cai, Jian WU, Yong Xue, Wei Wan, Xiaoxia Huang<br />

Robust Model for Simulating Sea Surface Current from RADARSAT-1<br />

SAR Data<br />

Maged Marghany, Mohamed Maiys, Mazlan Hashim, Shattri Mansor<br />

Morphometric Characterisation of Rocky Reef Using Multibeam<br />

Acoustic Bathymetric Data<br />

Vanessa Lucieer<br />

Analysis of ocean current features in spaceborne SAR images<br />

Xiaofeng Li, William Pichel<br />

Semi-Analytic Algorithm for Retrieving Pigment Concentrations In<br />

the Red Tides Areas of the East China Sea<br />

Zhongfeng Qiu, Yijun He, Jun-wu Tang, Hongyan Xu<br />

The calculation method of sea surface scene coherent time for SAR<br />

imaging<br />

Qing Dong<br />

Atmospheric Correction of Directional Polarized Ocean Color<br />

Sensors<br />

Xiaofeng Yang, Xingfa Gu , Liangfu Chen, Haibo Zhang<br />

Distributed Target Detection in SAR Images Using Improved Chaos-<br />

Based Method<br />

Yafei Zhang, Minhui Zhu, Jinsong Chong<br />

Exact Electromagnetic Modeling of the Scattering of Realistic Sea<br />

Surfaces for HFSWR Applications<br />

Yaël Demarty, Vincent Gobin, Laetitia Thirion-Lefevre, Régis Guinvarc‘h,<br />

Marc Lesturgie<br />

Integration of wave curvature in calculating Reflectivity from onedimensional<br />

rough surfaces by ray tracing technique including<br />

multiple reflections<br />

Pier Schott<br />

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Monday Afternoon<br />

A Case Study on Swell Modulation Caused by Surface Winds Using<br />

Spaceborne Synthetic Aperture Radar<br />

Jian Sun , Hiroshi Kawamura<br />

Integrated Satellite Tracking of Pollution : A New Operational<br />

Program<br />

Marie-France Gauthier, Laurie Weir, Ziqiang Ou, Matt Arkett, Roger De<br />

Abreu<br />

Monitoring of oil pollution by Remote Rensing and GIS and<br />

assesment of hydrocarbons<br />

Aicha Benmecheta, A. Lansari<br />

A Robust Model for Extracting Sea Surface Current Patterns from<br />

SAR<br />

Shattri Mansor, Mohamed Maiyas, Maged Marghany, Helm Mohd Shafri,<br />

Zailani Khuzimah<br />

Microwave Emission Fluctuations Induced by Sea Foam and Spray<br />

Victor Raizer<br />

High Resolution Millimeterwave SAR for the Remote Sensing of<br />

Wave Patterns<br />

Helmut Essen, Hans-Hellmuth Fuchs, Anke Pagels<br />

An Angular-Dependent Split-Window Equation for SST Retrieval<br />

from Off-Nadir Observations<br />

Raquel Niclòs, César Coll, Vicente Caselles, María Jose Estrela<br />

A FEXP Model Short Range Dependence Analysis for Improving Oil<br />

Slicks and Low-wind Areas Discrimination in Sea SAR Imagery<br />

Massimo Bertacca<br />

The Contribution of ASTER, CBERS, R99/SIPAM e OrbiSAR-1 Data to<br />

Improve the Oceanic Monitoring – An Example of Oil and Frontal<br />

Eddy Detection<br />

Cristina Maria Bentz, Alexandre Tadeu Politano, Patricia Genoves, João<br />

Antônio Lorenzzetti, Milton Kampel<br />

Applications of SMOS data in Canadian waters.<br />

Jim Gower, Elizabeth Simms, Brenda Topliss, Youyu Lu, Jim Helbig<br />

Synthetic Aperture Radar for ocean Current feature Retrievals and<br />

surface velocity Estimates - SARCURE.<br />

Johnny A. Johannessen, Vlad Kudryavtsev, Bertrand Chapron, Fabrice<br />

Collard, Knut Dagestad, Dmit Akimov<br />

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Monday Afternoon<br />

Microwave Radiometric Signatures of Ocean Internal Waves<br />

Victor Raizer<br />

Sunlight Reflectance And Polarization Components Simulation With<br />

BRDF Over Wind-Roughed Water Surface<br />

Guanhua Zhou, Qinh Liu, Guol Tian, Zhig Liu<br />

Sea Surface Temperature Retrieval Using IR-Radiometry and<br />

Atmospheric Modeling: Simulation and Experimental Results Using<br />

PAU-IR<br />

Nereida Rodríguez-Álvarez, Adriano Camps, Xavi Bosch-Lluis, Isaac Ramos-<br />

Perez, Juan Marchan-Hernandez<br />

Methodology for the Estimation of Ocean Surface Currents using<br />

Region Matching and Differential Algorithms<br />

Javier Marcello, Francisco Eugenio, Ferran Marqués<br />

Performance of Region-based Matching Techniques to Compute the<br />

Ocean Surface Motion<br />

Javier Marcello, Francisco Eugenio, Ferran Marqués<br />

Automatic Recognition of Coastal and Oceanic Environmental<br />

Events with Orbital Radars<br />

Cristina Maria Bentz, Alexandre Tadeu Politano, Nelson Francisco F. Ebecken<br />

Bistatic SAR Simulation for Ocean<br />

Wang Xiaoqing, Yu Ying, Chen Yongqiang , Jiang Xiao, Zhu Minhui<br />

Vertical Variability of Sea Surface Salinity and Influence on L-Band<br />

Brightness Temperature<br />

Claire Henocq, Jacqueline Boutin, François Petitcolin, Sabine Arnault,<br />

Philippe Lattes<br />

A Multi-Sensor Approach and Ranking Analysis Procedure for Oil<br />

Seeps Detection in Marine Environments<br />

Enrico Campos Pedroso, Fernando Pellon de Miranda, Karen Bannerman,<br />

Carlos Henrique Beisl, Miguel Herrera Rodriguez, Ricardo Gomez Cáceres<br />

Evaluation of Underwater Rainfall Measurements during the Ionian<br />

Sea Rainfall Experiment<br />

Marios N Anagnostou, Jeff A Nystuen, Emmanouil N Anagnostou, Efthymios<br />

I. Nikolopoulos, Eyal Amitai<br />

Using MODIS and ERS-2 SAR to Detect Oil Spill<br />

Shi Lijian<br />

Study of the Hyperspectral Remote Sensing of Shallow Waters<br />

Bathymetry with Artificial Neural Network Technology<br />

Shi Yingni, Zhang Tinglu, Shi Lijian<br />

Airborne Passive Microwave Measurements of Sea Surface Salinity,<br />

Temperature and Roughness, and Implications for Satellite Salinity<br />

Retrieval.<br />

Derek M. Burrage, Joel C. Wesson, David W. Wang, Stephan D. Howden<br />

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Monday Afternoon<br />

Ocean Water Vapor and Cloud Burden Trends Derived from the<br />

Topex Microwave Radiometer<br />

Shannon Brown, Shailen Desai, Stephen Keihm, Wenwen Lu, Christopher<br />

Ruf<br />

Exstreme Wind Conditions in Tropical Cyclones Observed from<br />

Synthetic Aperture Radar Images<br />

Antonio Reppucci, Susanne Lehner, Johannes Schulz-Stellenfleth, Helko<br />

Breit<br />

Synchronous Atmospheric Correction and SST Retrieval by AATSR<br />

Data<br />

Wenjie Fan, Zhaoliang Li, Xiru Xu<br />

Determination of Environmental Parameters From Hyperspectral<br />

Imagery Using a Look-Up-Table Approach<br />

Jeffrey Bowles, Ellen Bennert, David Gillis, Daniel Korwan, Gia Lamela,<br />

David Miller, Marcos Montes, Joseph Rhea, William Snyder<br />

A derivative Spectrum Algorithm for Determination of Chlorophyll-a<br />

Concentration in the Pearl River Estuary<br />

Chuqun Chen, Shilin Tang, Qianguo Xing, Jinkun Yang, Haigang Zhan, Heyin<br />

Shi<br />

Remotely-Sensed Estimation of the Euphotic Depth in South China<br />

Sea<br />

Shilin Tang, Chuqun Chen, Haigang Zhan, Dazhi Xu<br />

Analysis Of The Disturbances In Interferometric Radar<br />

Measurements<br />

Salah Redadaa, Fouzia Maamri, Malek Benslama<br />

Textural Analysis of Sea SAR Images for Oil Spill Detection<br />

Bahia Lounis, Aichouche Belhadj Aïssa<br />

An Anisotropic Ocean Surface Emissivity Model based on a Twoscale<br />

Code Tuned to WindSat Polarimetric Brightness Observations<br />

Dean F. Smith, Bob L. Weber, Albin J. Gasiewski<br />

Determine the Location of a Thermal Front in the Iroise Sea by<br />

Using HF Radar Data and Tide Model Results<br />

Iris Ehlert, Thomas Schlick, Klaus-Werner Gurgel, Benoit Seille<br />

High Quality Sea Surface Temperatures from the WindSat<br />

Radiometer: Algorithm and Validation<br />

Thomas Meissner, Frank Wentz<br />

Development of an Ocean Surface Emissivity Model for Wide Swath<br />

Imaging of Wind Speed to Hurricane Force<br />

Salem F. El-Nimri, James W. Johnson, W. Linwood Jones, Eric W. Uhlhorn<br />

Atmospheric Correction of IKONOS with Cloud and Shadow Image<br />

Features<br />

Chew Wai Chang, Santo V. Salinas, Soo Chin Liew, Z.P Lee<br />

Simulation of SAR Image Cross Spectra from Mixed Ocean Waves<br />

Jingsong Yang, He Wang, Qingmei Xiao, Weigen Huang<br />

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Monday Afternoon<br />

Multi-sensor sea surface observations in severe weather conditions<br />

Yves Quilfen, Catherine Prigent, Bertrand Chapron, Alexis Mouche, Naima<br />

Houti<br />

Internal Waves in South China Sea<br />

Hui Shen, Yijun He<br />

Analysis of the SMOS Ocean Salinity Inversion Algorithm<br />

Carolina Gabarró, Marcos Portabella, Marco Talone, Jordi Font<br />

Evaluation of ocean color algorithms in the Cape Bathurst polynya<br />

using MODIS and SeaWiFS spectral bands<br />

Sélima Ben Mustapha, Pierre Larouche<br />

Effect of Spectral Resolution in Hyperspectral Data Analysis<br />

Elena Torrecilla, Ismael F. Aymerich, Sergi Pons, Jaume Piera<br />

Study of Rain Events over the South China Sea by Synergistic Use of<br />

Werner Alpers, Cho-ming Cheng<br />

Wave Measurements under the Typhoon by 9.25MHz Ocean Radar<br />

Shoichiro Kojima, Motohiko Kashima<br />

Remote Sensing of Waved Sea Surface: Combined Passive and<br />

Active Microwave Measurements During the CAPMOS‘05 Experiment<br />

Emanuele Santi, Paolo Pampaloni, Michael N. Pospelov, Alexey V. Kuzmin ,<br />

Stefano Zecchetto, Francesco De Biasio, Niels Skou, Sten Sobjaerg<br />

Evolution of Internal Solitary Waves near a turning point in the<br />

South China Sea using SAR imagery and numerical models<br />

Duk-jin Kim, David R. Lyzenga, Wooyoung Choi<br />

Measurement of Extreme Wave Height by ERS-2/SAR and<br />

Numerical Wave Model (WAM)<br />

Xiao-Ming Li, Thomas Koenig, Susanne Lehne, Johannes Schulz-Stellenfleth<br />

Wavelet Polarimetric SAR Signature Analysis of Sea Oil Spills and<br />

Look-alike Features<br />

Attilio Gambardella, Maurizio Migliaccio, Gianfranco De Grandi<br />

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Tuesday Morning<br />

Tuesday Morning (09:00 - 10:40)<br />

Room: 123<br />

Tu01MH1. Land Cover Data Products<br />

Co-Chairs: Fernando Camacho<br />

09:00 ECOCLIMAP-II: A Climatologic Global Data Base of<br />

Ecosystems and Land Surface Parameters at 1 km Based on the<br />

Analysis of Time Series of Vegetation Data<br />

Stéphanie Faroux, Valéry Masson, Jean-Louis Roujean<br />

09:20 Improving Access to MODIS Biophysical Science Products for<br />

NACP Investigators<br />

Robert E. Wolfe, Feng Gao, Jeffrey T. Morrisette, Gregory A. Ederer, Jeffrey<br />

A. Pedelty<br />

09:40 Prototyping Algorthm for Retrieving FAPAR Using MSG Data<br />

in the Context of the LSA SAF Project<br />

Fernando Camacho de Coca, Javier García Haro, Joaquin Meliá, Jean Louis<br />

Roujean<br />

10:00 Generating a Long-Term Land Data Record from the AVHRR<br />

and MODIS Instruments<br />

Jeffrey Pedelty, Sadashiva Devadiga, Edward Masuoka, Molly Brown, Jorge<br />

Pinzon, Compton Tucker, Eric Vermote, Stephen Prince, Jyotheshwar Nagol,<br />

Christopher Justice, David Roy, Junchang Ju, Crystal Schaaf, Jicheng Liu,<br />

Jeffrey Privette, Ana Pinheiro<br />

10:20 TerraLook: Providing Easy, No-Cost Access to Satellite<br />

Images for Busy People and the Technologically Disinclined<br />

Gary N. Geller, Eugene A. Fosnight, Sujoy Chaudhuri<br />

Tuesday Morning (09:00 - 10:40)<br />

Room: 132<br />

Tu02MH1. Data Compression Techniques<br />

Co-Chairs: James Fowler , Adriano Meta<br />

09:00 Sampling Quantization Analysis and Results for FMCW SAR<br />

Adriano Meta, Peter Hoogeboom, Leo P. Ligthart<br />

09:20 Hyperspectral Image Compression with the 3D Dual-Tree<br />

Wavelet Transform<br />

Joseph B. Boettcher, Qian Du, James E. Fowler<br />

09:40 Image Data Compression Scheme for a Future MARS Lander<br />

Peter Rueffer, Jan-Pierre Jaspers<br />

10:00 Spectral-Decorrelation Strategies for the Compression of<br />

Hyperspectral Imagery<br />

Hrishikesh Tamhankar, James E. Fowler<br />

10:20 Two New Tasseled Cap Vegetation Indices for Landsat and<br />

MODIS Data.<br />

Warren Cohen, Zhiqiang Yang<br />

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Tuesday Morning<br />

Tuesday Morning (09:00 - 12:40)<br />

Room: 120<br />

Tu03MF. Atmospheric applications<br />

Co-Chairs: Peter Schluessel , Gail M Skofronick-Jackson<br />

09:00 Differential Absorption Microwave Radar Measurements for<br />

Remote Sensing of Atmospheric Pressure<br />

Roland Lawrence, Dion Fralick, Steve Harrah, Bing Lin, Yongxiang Hu,<br />

Patrica Hunt<br />

09:20 Advanced Processing Algorithms For GRAS Instrument Data<br />

J. J. W. Wilson, J-P. Luntama<br />

09:40 Detection of the May 2006 Saharan Dust Outbreak over<br />

Granada, Spain, by Combination of Active and Passive Remote<br />

Sensing<br />

Lucas Ala, Juan Luis Guerrero Rascado, Hassan Lyamani, Jaime Elías Gil,<br />

Alberto Cazorla, Francisco José Olmo<br />

10:00 The Vertical Distribution of Saharan Dust over the Western<br />

and Central Mediterranean through Dust Modelling and Lidar<br />

Observations<br />

Maria Grazia Frontoso, Nicola Spinelli, Carlos Pérez, Michaël Sicard, Adolfo<br />

Comerón, José Maria Baldasano<br />

10:20 Examination of Hygroscopic Properties of Aerosols Using a<br />

Combined Multiwavelength Elastic – Raman Lidar<br />

Daniela Viviana Vladutescu, Yonghua Wu, Barry Gross, Leona Charles, Fred<br />

Moshary, Samir Ahmed<br />

10:40 COFFEE BREAK<br />

11:00 IASI on MetOp: Advanced Temperature and Humidity<br />

Sounding<br />

Peter Schluessel, Thomas August, Xavier Calbet, Tim Hultberg, Olusoji<br />

Oduleye, Arlindo Arriaga<br />

11:20 Ground-Based Integrated Profiling Stations Ground-Based<br />

Integrated Profiling Stations for Temperature, Humidity and Cloud<br />

Tim J. Hewison, Catherine Gaffard, John Nash, Tim Oakley<br />

11:40 Passive and Active Microwave Sensing of Cold Air Outbreaks<br />

over the Northwest Pacific Ocean<br />

Leonid M. Mitnik, Maia L. Mitnik<br />

12:00 End to End Simulation for Normalized Differential Spectral<br />

Attenuation (NDSA) Measurements between Two LEO Satellites:<br />

Performance Analysis in the Ku/K Bands<br />

Fabrizio Cuccoli, Luca Facheris<br />

12:20 Analysis of Historical AVHRR PATMOS Aerosol Data in<br />

Support of the Long-term Trend Study<br />

Tom X. P. Zhao, Istvan Laszlo, Wei Guo, Andrew Heidinger, Changyong<br />

Cao, Aleksandar Jelenak, Dan Tarpley, Jerry Sullivan<br />

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Tuesday Morning<br />

Tuesday Morning (09:00 - 12:40)<br />

Room: 121<br />

Tu04MF. Student Prize Paper Competition Award Session<br />

Co-Chairs: Werner Wiesbeck , Tony A K Milne<br />

09:00 Hurricane Wind Field Estimation from SeaWinds at Ultra High<br />

Resolution<br />

Brent A. Williams, David G. Long<br />

09:20 Partially-Supervised Updating of Land-Cover Maps: A<br />

P2S2VM Technique and a Circular Validation Strategy<br />

Mattia Marconcini, Lorenzo Bruzzone<br />

09:40 Variants of Principal Components Analysis<br />

Wei-Min Liu, Chein-I Chang<br />

10:00 Validation of a Backscatter Model for a River Ice Covers<br />

Using Radarsat-1 Images<br />

Imen Gherboudj, Monique Bernier, Robert Leconte<br />

10:20 Application of Persistent Scatterer InSAR and GIS for Urban<br />

Subsidence Monitoring<br />

Alex H. Ng, Linlin Ge<br />

10:40 COFFEE BREAK<br />

11:00 An Ultra-Lightweight L-band Digital Lobe-Differencing<br />

Correlation Radiometer for Airborne UAV SSS Mapping<br />

Eric M. McIntyre, Al. J. Gasiewski<br />

11:20 Multibaseline POL-InSAR Analysis of Urban Scenes for 3D<br />

Modeling and Physical Feature Retrieval at L-Band<br />

Stefan Sauer, Laurent Ferro-Famil, Andreas Reigber, Eric Pottier<br />

11:40 An Investigation of PN Sequences for Multistatic SAR/InSAR<br />

Applications<br />

Karan Jumani, Kamal Sarabandi<br />

12:00 Obtaining A Ship’s Speed and Direction from Its Kelvin Wake<br />

Spectrum Using Stochastic Matched Filtering<br />

Andreas Arnold-Bos, Arnaud Martin, Ali Khenchaf<br />

12:20 Empirical Determination of the Soil Emissivity at L-band:<br />

Effects of Soil Moisture, Soil Roughness, Vine Canopy, and<br />

Topography<br />

Alessandra Monerris, Adriano Camps, Mercè Vall-llossera<br />

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Tuesday Morning<br />

Tuesday Morning (09:00 - 12:40)<br />

Room: 122<br />

Tu05MF. CLOUDSAT & CALIPSO and the Potential of the A-<br />

Train Virtual Observatory<br />

Co-Chairs: Stephen Volz , Dave M Winker<br />

09:00 An Overview of CloudSat and the A-Train – A New Resource<br />

for the Study of Earths Clouds<br />

Vane Debora, Graeme Stephens Stephens<br />

09:20 Cloud Profiling Radar Performance<br />

Eastwood Im, Simone Tanelli, Stephen Durden, Kyung Pak<br />

09:40 The Vertical Distribution and Occurrence Statistics of Clouds<br />

as Derived From<br />

Jay Mace, Qiuq Zhang, Roger T. Marchand, Char Trepte, Graeme Stephens,<br />

Dave M. Winker<br />

10:00 CALIPSO Mission Overview<br />

Dave M Winker<br />

10:20 CALIPSO Lidar Performance<br />

William Hunt<br />

10:40 COFFEE BREAK<br />

11:00 CALIOP Algorithm Development and Data Products<br />

Mark Vaughan, Zhao Liu, Ralp Kuehn, Davi Winker, Stuart Ashleigh Young,<br />

Kath Powell, Ali Omar, Chri Hostetler, Kam- Lee, J. C Currey<br />

11:20 Augmented and Improved Scene Classifications for the<br />

MODIS Swath Derived Using Data Fusion Techniques Applied to<br />

Collocated CALIPSO and MODIS Nadir Track Measurements<br />

Sharon Rodier, Yongxiang Hu, Robe Holz, Mark Vaughan<br />

11:40 A-Train Data Depot: Integrating and Exploring Data Along<br />

the A-Train Tracks<br />

Gregory Leptoukh, Steven Kempler, Peter Smith, Andrey Savtchenko,<br />

Robert Kummerer, A. Galopan, J. Farley, Aijun Chen<br />

12:00 Characterizing the Radiation Fields in the Atmosphere Using<br />

a Cloud-Aerosol-Radiation Product from Integrated CERES, MODIS,<br />

CALIPSO and CloudSat Data<br />

Patrick Minnis, Bruce Wielicki, Charles A. Trepte, Sunny Sun-Mack, Yan<br />

Chen, Sharon Gibson, Seiji Kato, Graeme Stephens<br />

12:20 Missouri Satellite Air Quality Project<br />

Verne Kaupp, Tim Haithcoat, Robert Reed, Nichole Hilstrom, Connor Henley,<br />

Jacob Mueth, Jordan Parshall, Joe Engeln, Jeff Bennett, Leanne Tippett-<br />

Mosby<br />

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Tuesday Morning<br />

Tuesday Morning (09:00 - 12:40)<br />

Room: 124<br />

Tu06MF. Pol-InSAR Techniques and Applications<br />

Co-Chairs: Konstantinos Papathanassiou , Elise K. Colin<br />

09:00 X-band Extinction in Boreal Forest: Estimation by Using E-<br />

SAR POLInSAR and HUTSCAT<br />

Jaan Praks, Martti Hallikainen, Florian Kugler, Konstantinos Papathanassiou<br />

09:20 Potential of Forest Height Estimation Using X Band by Means<br />

of Two Different Inversion Scenarios<br />

Florian Kugler, Konstantinos Papathanassiou, Irena Hajnsek, Angelo Coscia<br />

09:40 Compact PolInSAR for Vegetation Characterisation<br />

Sébastien Angelliaume, Pascale Dubois-Fernandez, Jean-Claude Souyris<br />

10:00 POLINSAR for FOPEN Using Flashlight Mode Images Along<br />

Circular Trajectories<br />

Hubert Cantalloube, Élise Colin-Koeniguer<br />

10:20 Exploring Pol-InSAR in C-band for Agricultural Parameter<br />

Estimation<br />

Irena Hajnsek, Chri Andres<br />

10:40 COFFEE BREAK<br />

11:00 Volume and Double-Bounce Decorrelation Effects in the OVoG<br />

Model for Single-Tx PolInSAR<br />

Juan M. Lopez-Sanchez, J. David Ballester-Berman, Yolanda Marquez-<br />

Moreno<br />

11:20 Vertical Profile Reconstruction with PolInSAR Data of a<br />

Subpolar Glacier<br />

Jayanti J. Sharma, Irena Hajnsek, Konstantinos P. Papathanassiou<br />

11:40 PolInSAR Signatures of Alpine Snow<br />

Keith Morrison, Helmut Rott, Thomas Nagler, Irena Hajnsek, Kost<br />

Papathanassiou, Rolf Scheiber<br />

12:00 A Polarimetric Interferometric Study of an Urban Area Using<br />

an X-band Ground-Based Sensor<br />

Luca Pipia, Xavier Fabregas, Albert Aguasca, Carlos Lopez-Martinez, Jordi J.<br />

Mallorqui, Antoni Broquetas, Jord Marturià<br />

12:20 Ship Detection with the Fuzzy C-Mean Clustering Algorithm<br />

Using Fully Polarimetric SAR<br />

Haiyan Li, Yijun He, Hui Shen<br />

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Tuesday Morning<br />

Tuesday Morning (09:00 - 12:40)<br />

Room: 128<br />

Tu07MF. ENVISAT ASAR Land Applications<br />

Co-Chairs: Yves-Louis Desnos , Marcus E. Engdahl<br />

09:00 Large Plain Flood Mapping and Monitoring Based on EO data:<br />

Five Years of Improvement from ERS SAR to ENVISAT MERIS ASAR<br />

Synergy<br />

Herve Yesou, Remi Andreoli, Kader Fellah, Nadinr Tholey, Stephen<br />

Clandillon, Stephanie Batiston, Bernard Allenbach, Colette Meyer, Claude<br />

Bestault, Paul de Fraipont<br />

09:20 Sixteen Years of Land Cover Mapping with ESA‘s ERS-1/-2<br />

and ASAR<br />

Christiana Schmullius, Maurizio Santoro, Tanja Riedel, Oliver Cartus<br />

09:40 Rice Monitoring Using SAR Data<br />

Le Toan Thuy<br />

10:00 Surface Deformation Analysis of the Campi Flegrei Caldera,<br />

Italy, by Exploiting the ENVISAT ASAR Data with the SBAS-DInSAR<br />

Technique<br />

Paolo Berardino, Francesco Casu, Gianfranco Fornaro, Riccardo Lanari,<br />

Michele Manunta, Mariarosaria Manzo, Antonio Pepe, Susi Pepe, Eugenio<br />

Sansosti, Francesco Serafino, G. Solaro, P. Tizzani, G. Zeni<br />

10:20 Optimizing Interferogram Generation, Pixel Selection and<br />

Data Processing for High Non-Linear Deformation Monitoring with<br />

Orbital DInSAR<br />

Pablo Blanco-Sánchez, Sergio Duque, Jordi J. Mallorquí, Dani Monells<br />

10:40 COFFEE BREAK<br />

11:00 SPN Examples of Long and Short TERM ERS/ENVISAT<br />

Subsidence Monitoring and Validation<br />

Alain Arnaud, Moni Sanchez, Nuno Miranda, Gera Cooksley, Javi Duro<br />

11:20 ASAR Parallel-Track PS Analysis in Urban Sites<br />

Daniele Perissin, Claudio Prati, Fabio Rocca<br />

11:40 Uncertainty Analysis in Advanced Differential Interferometric<br />

SAR Processing<br />

M. Crosetto, O. Monserrat, M. Agudo, B. Crippa, G. Rossi<br />

12:00 Research on Land Use and Land Cover Change Pattern in<br />

Fuzhou Area Based on ERS SAR and ENVISAT ASAR Data<br />

Henglin Chen, Xiaoqin Wang, Feilong Ling, Huiguo Li<br />

12:20 Increased Export of Grounded Ice After the Collapse of<br />

Northern Larsen Ice Shelf, Antarctic Peninsula, Observed by Envisat<br />

ASAR<br />

Helmut Rott, Thomas Nagler, Wolfgang Rack<br />

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Tuesday Morning (09:00 - 12:40)<br />

Room: 129<br />

Tu08MF. Passive Microwave Remote Sensing of Soil Moisture I<br />

Co-Chairs: Jasmeet Judge , Jean-Pierre Wigneron<br />

09:00 Development of A Soil Moisture Retrieval Algorithm for<br />

Spaceborne Passive Microwave Radiometers and Its Application to<br />

AMSR-E and SSM/I<br />

Hui Lu, Toshio Koike, Tetsu Ohta, David Kuria, Tobias Graf, Hiroyuki<br />

Tsutsui, Hideyuki Fujii, Katsunori Tamagawa<br />

09:20 Calibration of AMSR-E Soil Moisture Retrieval Algorithms<br />

Using MIRS and LDAS Simulations<br />

Xiwu Zhan, Sid Boukabara, Thomas Jackson, Dan Tarpley, Fuzhong Weng<br />

09:40 Validation of AMSR Soil Moisture Algorithms with Ground<br />

Based Networks<br />

Thomas Jackson, Michael Cosh, Rajat Bindlish, Jinyang Du<br />

10:00 NPOESS Soil Moisture Satellite Data Assimilation: Progress<br />

Using WindSat Data<br />

Andrew Jones, Cynthia Combs, Tarendra Lakhankar, Scott Longmore,<br />

Thomas H. Vonder Haar, Gary McWilliams, Michael Mungiole, George Mason<br />

10:20 WindSat Soil Moisture Algorithm and Validation<br />

Li Li, Peter Gaiser, Tom Jackson, Rajat Bindlish, Jinyang Du<br />

10:40 COFFEE BREAK<br />

11:00 Algorithm for High-Resolution Soil Moisture Retrieval With<br />

Coincident Active and Passive L-Band Measurements<br />

Dara Entekhabi, Eni G. Njoku<br />

11:20 Surface Temperature Effect on Soil Moisture Retrieval from<br />

AMSR-E<br />

Ying Guo, Jiancheng Shi, Kebiao Mao<br />

11:40 In Situ Soil Moisture Observations for the CAL/VAL of SMOS:<br />

The SMOSMANIA Network<br />

Jean-Christophe Calvet, Noureddine Fritz, Françis Froissard, David Suquia,<br />

Alain Petitpa, Bruno Piguet<br />

12:00 Validating Observations of Soil Moisture: Some Theoretical<br />

Considerations<br />

Cihan Erbas, Brian Hornbuckle<br />

12:20 Estimates of Surface Soil Moisture in Prairies Using L-Band<br />

Passive Microwaves<br />

Kauzar Saleh, Jean-Pierre Wigneron, Patricia de Rosnay, Maria Jose<br />

Escorihuela, Yann H. Kerr, Jean-Christophe Calvet, M. Schwank, Philippe<br />

Waldteufel<br />

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Tuesday Morning (09:00 - 12:40)<br />

Room: 130<br />

Tu09MF. Active and Passive Microwave Remote Sensing of<br />

Terrestrial Snow - I<br />

Co-Chairs: Jiancheng J.C. Shi , Leung Tsang<br />

09:00 Core-H2O – A Dual-Frequency SAR Mission for Hydrology and<br />

Climate Research<br />

Helmut Rott, Don Cline, Thomas Nagler, Jouni T Pulliainen, Helge Rebhan,<br />

Simon H Yueh<br />

09:20 The SARALPS-2007 Measurement Campaign on X- and Ku-<br />

Band Backscatter of Snow<br />

Keith Morrison, Helmut Rott, Thomas Nagler, Helge Rebhan, Patrick<br />

Wursteisen<br />

09:40 Overview of the Second Cold Land Processes Experiment<br />

(CLPX-II)<br />

Don Cline, Kell Elder, Simon H Yueh, Jare Entin, Helmut Rott, Thomas<br />

Nagler<br />

10:00 Airborne Ku-Band Radar Remote Sensing of Terrestrial Snow<br />

Cover<br />

Simon Yueh, Dona Cline, Kelly Elder<br />

10:20 Modeling Multilayer Effects in Microwave Remote Sensing of<br />

Dry Snow Using Dense Media Radiative Transfer Theory (DMRT)<br />

Based on Quasicrystalline Approximation<br />

Ding Liang, Edward G. Josberger, Xiaolan Xu, Leung Tsang, Konstantinos<br />

M. Andreadis, Edward G. Josberger<br />

10:40 COFFEE BREAK<br />

11:00 A Multi-Scattering and Multi-Layer Snow Model and Its<br />

Validation<br />

Jiny Du, Jiancheng Shi, Saibun Tjuatja, Kunshan Chen<br />

11:20 Microwave Remote Sensing of Alpine Snow<br />

Andreas Wiesmann, Tazio Strozzi, Charles Lincoln Werner, Urs Wegmüller,<br />

Maurizio Santoro<br />

11:40 Use of QuikScat Ku-Band Scatterometer Data for Retrieval of<br />

Seasonal Snow Characteristics in Finland<br />

Martti Hallikainen, Pauli Sievinen, Yuanzhi Zhang, Pekka Halme<br />

12:00 Airborne Measurements of Snow Depths over Sea Ice Using<br />

an Ultra-Wideband FMCW Radar<br />

Carl Leuschen, Prasad Gogineni, Thorsten Markus<br />

12:20 Combined use of InSAR and ICESat / GLAS Data for High<br />

Accuracy DEM Generation on Antarctica<br />

Tsutomu Yamanokuchi, Koichiro Doi, Kazuo Shibuya<br />

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Tuesday Morning<br />

Tuesday Morning (09:00 - 12:40)<br />

Room: 131<br />

Tu10MF. Educational activities in Remote Sensing<br />

Co-Chairs: Andrew J Blanchard , Nina Jackson<br />

09:00 Satellite Eye for the Galathea 3 Ship Expedition: Global Tour<br />

2006-2007<br />

Charlotte Hasager, Merete Christiansen, Peter Sørensen, Jürg Lichtenegger,<br />

Leif Pedersen, Ole Andersen, Jacob Høyer, Pete Jørgensen, Niels Højerslev,<br />

Rune Nielsen, Michael Rasmussen, Lote Nyborg<br />

09:20 The Weather RATS: K-12 Educational Outreach of CASA<br />

Missy Taft, Julie Conlonova<br />

09:40 GeoBrain: Facilitating Remote Sensing Education With<br />

Innovative Technologies<br />

Meixia Deng, Liping Di, Mark Abolins, Hongmian Gong, Guoqing Zhou,<br />

Robert E. Ford<br />

10:00 Remotely Sensed Ocean Surface Winds - A Collaborative<br />

Educational Effort<br />

Zorana Jelenak, Joan M. VonAhn, Michael Brennan, Joseph Sienkiewicz, Paul<br />

S. Chang<br />

10:20 An Internet-Based Remote Sensing Educational Activity in<br />

China<br />

Shengbo Chen, Zhiguo Meng, Xuqing Zhang, Xizhou Yan, Xiang Wang<br />

10:40 COFFEE BREAK<br />

11:00 Development of Educational Partnerships Dedicated to<br />

Remote Sensing of Ice Sheets Cyberinfrastructure<br />

Linda B. Hayden, David Braaten<br />

11:20 A Model for Frequency Management Method of Improving<br />

Remote Sensing Capabilities<br />

Tuncay Ercan, Tohid Ahmed Rana<br />

11:40 Global Earth Observation – Benefit Estimation: Now, Next<br />

and Emerging<br />

Michael Obersteiner, Florian Kraxner, Steffen Fritz, Ian McCallum<br />

12:00 PolarView@FIMR: WWW-based Delivery of Baltic Sea Ice<br />

Products to End-Users<br />

Juha Karvonen, Jari Haapala, Jonni Lehtiranta, Ari Seinä<br />

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Tuesday Morning<br />

Tuesday Morning (09:00 - 12:40)<br />

Room: 133<br />

Tu11MF. Remote Sensing and GIS Research and Applications<br />

on the African Continent<br />

Co-Chairs: Mohamed A. Mohamed , Charles Luther<br />

09:00 An Environmental Information System for the Spatial<br />

Modelling of Land Use Dynamics in the North Region of Cameroon<br />

Eric Fotsing , Maurice Tchuente, Wouter T. De Groot<br />

09:20 Spatial and Temporal Analysis of Brushfire in the Provinces<br />

of Burkina Faso during the Fire Seasons from 2004 to 2006<br />

Amani Massalabi, Louis Blanc Traoré<br />

09:40 Comparative Analysis of Reflectance Spectroscopy and<br />

Laboratory Based Assessment of Asbestos Pollution in the<br />

Rehabilitated Mining Environment, South Africa<br />

Brilliant M. Petja, Yaw A. Twumasi, George T. Tengbeh<br />

10:00 Simulation of the Impact of Climate Change on Crop<br />

Productivity<br />

Gamal Salah El Afandi<br />

10:20 Assessment of Prosopis Juliflora Using Geoinformation<br />

Techniques<br />

Hussein O. Farah, M.K. Muuo, J.M. Gathemya<br />

10:40 COFFEE BREAK<br />

11:00 Spectroscopy to Characterize Expansive Soils<br />

Fekerte Arega, F. D. van der Meer, Harald van der Werff, Wolt Zigterman<br />

11:20 Monotoring the Interaction of Human Activities and Hearth<br />

Surface Proceses in the Coastal Area Located between Gamasa<br />

Drain and El-Gharbeya Drain, North Nil Delta, Egypt, through the<br />

Last Two Decades<br />

E. A. Hermas, H. M. Ahmed, S. B. El-Kafrawy, M. A. El-Demerdash, A. A.<br />

Khedr, W. E. Asi<br />

11:40 The TIGER Initiative: Improving Water Governance in Africa<br />

Using Earth Observation<br />

Diego Fernandez-Prieto, Francesco Palazzo<br />

12:00 Remote Sensing Applications for Sustainable Aquaculture in<br />

Africa<br />

Joseph E. Quansah , Gilbert L. Rochon, Kwamena K. Quagrainie, Steve<br />

Amisah, Mucai Muchiri, Charles Ngugi<br />

12:20 Mapping Rural Savanna Woodlands in Malawi: a Comparison<br />

of Maximum Likelihood and Fuzzy Classifiers<br />

Lobina Palamuleni, Harold Annegarn, Melaine Kneen, Tobias Landmann<br />

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Tuesday Morning<br />

Tuesday Morning (11:00 - 12:40)<br />

Room: 123<br />

Tu12MH2. Multisource Land Cover Mapping<br />

Co-Chairs: Melba Crawford , Hugo Carrão<br />

11:00 Extraction of Forest Parameters in a Mire Biotope Using High-<br />

Resolution Digital Surface Models and Airbone Imagery<br />

Lars T. Waser, Ch. Ginzler, M. Kuechle, P. Thee, E. Baltsavias, H. Eisenbeiss<br />

11:20 Retrieving Land Cover Information from MERIS and MODIS<br />

Data: A Comparative Study for Landscape Characterization in<br />

Portugal<br />

Hugo Carrão, Pedro Sarmento, António Araújo, Mário Caetano<br />

11:40 Comparison of Multisource Data Support Vector Machine<br />

Classification for Mapping of Forest Cover<br />

Arief Wijaya, Richard Gloaguen<br />

12:00 Mapping and Modelling the Snowmelt and Greenup Pattern in<br />

Southern Norway by Combining Microwave and Optical Remote<br />

Sensing Sensors<br />

Stein Rune Karlsen, Eirik Malnes, Jörg Haarpaintner, Rune Solberg<br />

12:20 Qualitative Approaches to Rapidly Identify Completely<br />

Submerged Rice Due to Tropical Cyclone Using Satellite Data<br />

Abhijat Abhyankar, Anand Patwardhan, Arun Inamdar<br />

Tuesday Morning (11:00 - 12:40)<br />

Room: 132<br />

Tu13MH2. Image Calibration, Correction and Registration<br />

Co-Chairs: Jordi Inglada , Adele Fusco<br />

11:00 The Role of Spatial Interactions for Prediction of the Spectral<br />

Structure of the Atmospheric Phase Screen<br />

Giovanni Cuozzo, Maurizio di Bisceglie, Adele Fusco<br />

11:20 Image Data Cleaning: Detection of Aliasing<br />

Alexandre Mallet, Alain Giros, Mihai Datcu<br />

11:40 How many bits? Radiometric Resolution as a Factor in<br />

Obtaining Forestry Information with Remotely Sensed<br />

Measurements<br />

Shannon Franks, Jeffrey G. Masek<br />

12:00 Automatic Monitoring of Autumn Colours Using MODIS Data<br />

Yrjo Rauste, H. Astola, T. Häme, R. Berglund, L. Sirro, T. Veijonen, B.<br />

Veikkanen, E. Kubin, O. Aulamo<br />

12:20 Investigation of Rigorous Sensor Models and Adjustment<br />

Parameters for Modeling Satellite Orbits<br />

Taejung Kim<br />

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Tuesday Afternoon<br />

Tuesday Afternoon (14:20 - 18:00)<br />

Room: 122<br />

Tu01AH1. Remote Sensing of the Cryosphere Environment<br />

Co-Chairs: Ellsworth LeDrew , Pablo Clemente-Colón<br />

14:20 Process Process Linkages Between Vorticity Patterns in the<br />

Polar Sea Ice and the Upper Atmosphere<br />

Ellsworth LeDrew<br />

14:40 Monitoring Changes in Arctic Sea Ice, Radiation, and Wind<br />

Field<br />

S. Nghiem, Pablo Clemente-Colón, Yi Chao, Donald K. Perovich, Ernesto<br />

Rodriguez, John W. Weatherly, Peggy Li, Gregory Newman<br />

15:00 Arctic Sea Ice Melt: Synthesis of satellite, submarine and<br />

model data<br />

Wieslaw Maslowski, Terry McNamara, Jay Zwally, Jaclyn Clement-Kinney,<br />

Jaromir Jakacki, Ron Kwok<br />

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Tuesday Afternoon<br />

Tuesday Afternoon (14:20 - 18:00)<br />

Room: 120<br />

Tu02AF. Ocean Surface Process-2<br />

Co-Chairs: Mark A. Bourassa , Werner Alpers<br />

14:20 X-Band Backscatter from the Ocean at Low-Grazing Angles<br />

William J. Plant, William C. Keller, Kenneth Hayes<br />

14:40 Recent Advances in the Use of Spaceborne Along-Track<br />

InSAR Data for River Runoff Monitoring<br />

Roland Romeiser, Steffen Grünler, Detlef Stammer<br />

15:00 Bora Events in the Adriatic Sea and Black Sea Studied by<br />

Multi-Sensor Satellite Imagery and In-Situ Measured Meteorological<br />

Data<br />

Werner Alpers, Ivanov Andrei<br />

15:20 SAR Simulation of Ocean Scenes Covered by Oil Slicks With<br />

Arbitrary Shapes<br />

Alessandro Danisi, Gerardo Di Martino, Antonio Iodice, Daniele Riccio,<br />

Giuseppe Ruello, Marivì Tello, Jordi Mallorquí, Carlos Lopez-Martinez<br />

15:40 Oil Spill Segmentation of SAR Images Via GRAPH Cuts<br />

Sonia A. Pelizzari, José B. Dias<br />

16:00 COFFEE BREAK<br />

16:20 A Physically Consistent Stochastic Model to Observe Oil Spills<br />

and Strong Scatterers on SLC SAR Images<br />

Maurizio Migliaccio, Giuseppe Ferrara, Attilio Gambardella, Ferdinando<br />

Nunziata, Antonio Sorrentino<br />

16:40 Identification of Oil Spills Based on Ratio of Alternating<br />

Polarization Images from ENVISAT<br />

Vladimir Malinovsky, Stein Sandven, Alexey Mironov, Aleksander Korinenko<br />

17:00 Retrieved Sea Surface Salinity Spatial Variability Using High<br />

Resolution Data within the Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity (SMOS)<br />

Mission<br />

Roberto Sabia, Adriano Camps, Christine Gommenginger, Meric Srokosz<br />

17:20 Sun Glint and Sea Surface Salinity Remote Sensing<br />

Emmanuel P. Dinnat, Paolo De Matthaeis, David M. Le Vine<br />

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Tuesday Afternoon<br />

Tuesday Afternoon (14:20 - 18:00)<br />

Room: 121<br />

Tu03AF. Special Session Celebrating the Contributions to<br />

Remote Sensing Science of Tanos Mikhaël Elfouhaily<br />

Co-Chairs: Donald R Thompson , Joel T. Johnson<br />

Tanos "Tony" Elfouhaily, our friend and colleague, passed away on<br />

the evening of July 26, 2006 at Doctors' Hospital in Miami Florida.<br />

Tony was interested in a broad range of scientific topics and<br />

published widely in numerous journals. His many contributions to the<br />

field of ocean remote sensing during his brief career range from<br />

theoretical aspects of microwave scattering physics and surface wave<br />

hydrodynamics to the description of nonlinear statistical processes.<br />

Tony's contributions have already had a profound influence on the<br />

field.<br />

Born in Kléa, Lebanon, on Oct. 20, 1968, Tony earned his<br />

Baccalauréat C from the Sacré-Coeur school (Lebanon) in physics and<br />

general sciences. He continued his education studying ocean remote<br />

sensing at IFREMER, Centre de Brest, and earned his PhD at the<br />

University of Paris VII. From 1997-2000, Tony was a NASA postdoctoral<br />

fellow and later a staff scientist in the Space Department at<br />

the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory. In 2000, he<br />

moved to CNRS in Marseille where he remained until 2004 when he<br />

joined the Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science at<br />

the University of Miami as an associate professor.<br />

A sudden death like Tony's reminds us of the fragility of human life<br />

and makes us reflect more deeply on how precious each life is. When<br />

we lose such a special human being as Tony, we must honour his life<br />

and shining example by attempting to live our own lives more fully<br />

and generously. Because he gave so much of his mind to science and<br />

so much of his attention to his family and friends, Tony's life is an<br />

excellent example of what can be ac<strong>com</strong>plished in a short span of<br />

time if one focuses on one's work with an eagerness to understand<br />

and a willingness to share and explore with others. It is clear that just<br />

as Tony's numerous scientific contributions will be influential for many<br />

years to <strong>com</strong>e, his love for his family, his sincerity, good nature and<br />

permanent smile will guide not only the lives of his young daughters<br />

Lucie and Beatrice into adulthood, but will also the serve as a<br />

standard for all who knew him.<br />

We'll miss you Tony!<br />

D. Thompson.<br />

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Tuesday Afternoon<br />

14:20 Tonas M. Elfouhaily: Student Researcher at NASA Wallops<br />

Flight Facility.<br />

Larry Bliven<br />

14:40 A tribute to Tony Elfouhaily from NOC<br />

Christine Gommenginger, Meric Srokosz, Peter Challenor, Graham Quartly<br />

15:00 Retrieval of Wind Speed Using an L-Band Synthetic Aperture<br />

Radar<br />

Frank M. Monaldo, Donald R. Thompson, Merete B. Christiansen<br />

15:20 Computation of Doppler spectra in the microwave range:<br />

which model for sea surface ?<br />

Gabriel Soriano, Marc Saillard, Mamirina Joelson<br />

15:40 Application of an airborne laser scanner as in-situ<br />

verification data for bistatic GNSS measurements<br />

James L. Garrison, Jill Parrin<br />

16:00 COFFEE BREAK<br />

16:20 Sea Surface Slopes‘ PDF from GNSS Reflected Signals<br />

Estel Cardellach, Antonio Rius<br />

16:40 Probability Density Function of Ocean Surface Slopes from<br />

Radar Observations<br />

Daniele Hauser, Gérard Caudal, Sébastien Guimbard, Alexis Mouche<br />

17:00 Comparison of Geometric Optics and Diffraction Effects in<br />

Radar Scattering From Steep and Breaking Waves<br />

Valery U. Zavorotny, Alexander G. Voronovich<br />

17:20 The Reduced Local Curvature Approximation for Rough<br />

Surface Scattering<br />

Tanos Elfouhaily, Joel Johnson<br />

17:40 The GO-SSA Two-scale Model for ocean surfaces<br />

Soriano Gabriel, Guérin Charles-Antoine<br />

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Tuesday Afternoon (14:20 - 18:00)<br />

Room: 123<br />

Tu04AF. Measurement-based Data Systems<br />

Co-Chairs: Liping Di , Mathew Schwaller<br />

14:20 Vision for Earth Science Measurement-Based Data Systems<br />

Martha Maiden, Fran Lindsay, Math Schwaller<br />

14:40 The French National Framework for the Processing of Science<br />

Space Borne Data<br />

Michel Duplaa, Paul Kopp<br />

15:00 Distributed Data Integration Prototype System for Satellite,<br />

In-situ and Model Data<br />

Satoko Miura, Kengo Aizawa<br />

15:20 A General Model of Data Service in Spatial Information Grid<br />

Dingsheng Liu, Yi Zeng, Guoqing Li, Fang Huang<br />

15:40 A service-based reconfigurable measurement system for<br />

supporting sensor webs<br />

Liping Di<br />

16:00 COFFEE BREAK<br />

16:20 Autonomous Objectively Optimized Observing Systems<br />

David J. Lary<br />

16:40 NASA‘s NPOESS Property Project Science Data Segment: A<br />

Framework for Measurement-Based Earth Sciences Data Systems<br />

Mathew Schwaller, Robert Schweiss<br />

17:00 Atmospheric Composition Processing System (ACPS):<br />

Evolution from Instrument-Based to Measurement-Based<br />

Processing<br />

Curt A. Tilmes, Albert J. Fleig, Mike Linda<br />

17:20 The Atmosphere Product and Evaluation and Test Element<br />

(PEATE) for the NPOESS Preparatory Project (NPP)<br />

Liam Gumley, Hank Rever<strong>com</strong>b, Scot Mindock, Paol Antonelli, Richard Frey,<br />

Stev Dutcher, Bryan Baum, Robe Holz<br />

17:40 A Measurement-based System for Producing Long-term Land<br />

Data Records<br />

Robert Wolfe, Edwa Masuoka, Mich Teague, Jeff Pedelty, Eric Vermote, Sada<br />

Devadiga, Davi Roy, Chris Justice, Jeffrey Thomas Morisette<br />

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Tuesday Afternoon<br />

Tuesday Afternoon (14:20 - 18:00)<br />

Room: 124<br />

Tu05AF. RADARSAT<br />

Co-Chairs: Shabeer Ahmed , Paris Vachon<br />

14:20 RADARSAT 1: Mission Performance and Plans<br />

Surendra Parashar, Dani Showalter, Ahme Mahmood, Satish Srivastava<br />

14:40 RADARSAT-2 Program Update<br />

Luc Brule, Hans Baeggli, Cath Casgrain, Tony Hillman, Jill Smyth, Phil<br />

Rolland<br />

15:00 Image Quality Control Operations at CSA for RADARSAT<br />

Satellites<br />

Satish Srivastava, Stephane Cote, Robert K Hawkins<br />

15:20 The RADAR Constellation Payload Design<br />

Ralph Girard, Patrick Plourde, Guy Séguin<br />

15:40 RADARSAT-2 SOAR Program Update<br />

Daniel De Lisle, Jill Smyth, Wendy Branson, Gordon Staples, Diane Thibault<br />

16:00 COFFEE BREAK<br />

16:20 Ship Signatures in Synthetic Aperture Radar Imagery:<br />

Validation Using Automatic Identification System Data<br />

Paris W. Vachon, Ryan A. English, John Wolfe<br />

16:40 Operational Ice and Pollution Surveillance in Canadian<br />

Coastal Waters with RADARSAT-2<br />

Roger De Abreu, Dean Flett, Mari Gauthier<br />

17:00 The Value of SAR Multi-Polarization Data in Delivering Annual<br />

Crop Inventories<br />

Heather McNairn, Catherine Champagne, Jiali Shang<br />

17:20 Potential Application of RADARSAT Constellation<br />

Vern Singhroy, Francois Charboneau, Guy Seguin, Dirk Geudtner<br />

17:40 RADARSAT-2 Commercialization Plan and Operational<br />

Applications<br />

Gordon Staples<br />

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Tuesday Afternoon<br />

Tuesday Afternoon (14:20 - 18:00)<br />

Room: 128<br />

Tu06AF. ERS SAR and ENVISAT ASAR Performance,<br />

Calibration, Validation and Optimisation<br />

Co-Chairs: Betlem Rosich , Andrea Monti Guarnieri<br />

14:20 Ocean<br />

surface currents estimation using ASAR scansar<br />

Doppler grid<br />

Fabrice Collard, Bertrand Chapron, Fabrice ARDHUIN, Celine DANILO,<br />

Johnny Johannessen, Vladimir Kudryavtsev, Dmitry Akimov, Knut-Frode<br />

Dagestad, Betlem Rosich<br />

14:40 ASAR Instrument Performance and Product Quality Evolution<br />

Betlem Rosich, Peter Meadows, Massimo Tranfaglia, Mirko Santuari, Andrea<br />

Monti-Guarnieri, D. D‘Aria, I. Navas Traver<br />

15:00 ERS-2 SAR performance, product evolution and<br />

interferometric exploitation of zero gyro mode data<br />

Peter Meadows, Betlem Rosich, Alan Pilgrim, Massimo Tranfaglia<br />

15:20 Antenna calibration technique exploiting Permanent<br />

Scatterers.<br />

Davide D‘Aria, ANDREA Monti Guarnieri, Betlem Rosich, Davi Giudici<br />

15:40 Optimising EnviSat ASAR interferometry opportunities by<br />

orbit maintenance<br />

Dirk Kuijper, Itziar Barat, Berthyl Duesmann<br />

16:00 COFFEE BREAK<br />

16:20 ASAR ScanSAR Interferometry: availability and results<br />

Andrea Monti Guarnieri, Davide D‘Aria, Paolo Pasquali, Betlem Rosich<br />

16:40 SAR Ocean Wind and Waves projects: developments and<br />

validations results<br />

Vincent Kerbaol, Fabrice Collard, Harald Johnsen, Jochen Horstmann<br />

17:00 Envisat ASAR Wave Mode Upgrade, Reprocessing and<br />

Validation<br />

Fabrice Collard, Harald Johnsen, Bertrand Chapron<br />

17:20 Generation of ENVISAT ASAR Mosaics Accessible on-line<br />

Christophe Caspar, Olivier Colin, Henri Laur, Betlem Rosich Tell, Emmanuel<br />

Mathot, Giuseppe Tandurella, Pedro Goncalves, Fabrice Brito<br />

17:40 Error Analysis of Envisat ASAR Level 2 Algorithm Based on<br />

Simulation Technique<br />

Jingsong Yang, He Wang, Weigen Huang, Qingmei Xiao<br />

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Tuesday Afternoon<br />

Tuesday Afternoon (14:20 - 18:00)<br />

Room: 129<br />

Tu07AF. Microwave Monitoring of Vegetation at both Local and<br />

Global Scales<br />

Co-Chairs: Simonetta Paloscia , Thomas Jackson<br />

14:20 Microwave Vegetation Indices Derived from Satellite<br />

Microwave Radiometers<br />

Jiancheng Shi, Thomas Jackson, Jing Tao, Jingyang Du, Rajat Bindlish<br />

14:40 Improved Treatment of Vegetation Scattering in the tauomega<br />

Model<br />

Brian Hornbuckle<br />

15:00 Ground-Based Microwave Investigations of Forest Plots in<br />

Italy<br />

Emanuele Santi, Simonetta Paloscia, Paolo Pampaloni, Simone Pettinato<br />

15:20 ComRAD Active / Passive Microwave Measurements of Tree<br />

Canopies<br />

Peggy O‘Neill, Alicia Joseph, Ross Nelson, Roger H. Lang, Mehm Kurum,<br />

Michael Cosh, Thomas Jackson, Mark Spicknall<br />

15:40 A Statistical and Theoretical Study About Radar Sensitivity to<br />

Crop Growth from S to X Band<br />

Andrea Della Vecchia, Paolo Ferrazzoli, Leila Guerriero, Tazio Strozzi, Urs<br />

Wegmuller<br />

16:00 COFFEE BREAK<br />

16:20 Estimating Forest Parameters and Underlying Layers of Soil<br />

Moisture with Low-Frequency Radar.<br />

Mahta Moghaddam, Yuri Goykhman, Alir Tabatabaenejad<br />

16:40 Characterising and correcting ionospheric effects on P-band<br />

biomass measurements from space<br />

Shaun Quegan<br />

17:00 Estimation of Leaf Area Index of Qinghai Spruce (Picea<br />

Crassifolia) Forest using Remote Sensing in Qilian Mountains,<br />

Northwest China<br />

Chuanyan Zhao, Yanhong Jia, Guodong Cheng, Shoubo Li<br />

17:20 Microwave Signature and its Sensitivity to Soil Moisture<br />

Changes for Dynamic Vegetation<br />

Jasmeet Judge, Kai-Jen C. Tien<br />

17:40 Vegetation Water Content Retrieval Using MERIS and AATSR<br />

Data over the Loess Plateau<br />

Rong Liu, Jun Wen, Tangtang Zhang, Yuanyong Liu, Zhengchao Li<br />

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Tuesday Afternoon<br />

Tuesday Afternoon (14:20 - 18:00)<br />

Room: 130<br />

Tu08AF. Active and Passive Microwave Remote Sensing of<br />

Terrestrial Snow - II<br />

Co-Chairs: Leung Tsang , Jiancheng J.C Shi<br />

14:20 Emissivities of Rough Surface over Layered Media in<br />

Microwave Remote Sensing of Snow<br />

Peng Xu, Leung Tsang, Li Li, Kuan Chen<br />

14:40 Programming-Faced Discrete Version of the QCA-DMRT<br />

Equation and Its Solutions for Passive and Active<br />

Jin Pan, Leung Tsang<br />

15:00 Validation of Microwave Emission Models by Simulating<br />

AMSR-E Brightness Temperature Data from Ground-Based<br />

Observations<br />

Anna Kontu, Jouni Pulliainen, Pauli Heikkinen, Hanne Suokanerva, Matias<br />

Takala<br />

15:20 Empirical SWE Retrieval Using Airborne Microwave and in<br />

Situ Snow Measurements<br />

B. Boba Stankov, Donald Cline, Marco Tedesco<br />

15:40 Monitoring Snow Cover in Alpine Regions with Multi-<br />

Frequency Microwave Sensors<br />

Marco Brogioni, Giovanni Macelloni, Simo Paloscia, Paolo Pampaloni, Simo<br />

Pettinato , Em Santi, Stefano Zecchetto<br />

16:00 COFFEE BREAK<br />

16:20 Snow Microwave Modeling and Retrievals: Performance,<br />

Resolution, and Evolution<br />

Edward Kim, Marco Tedesco<br />

16:40 The Contribution of Multi-Scale Passive Microwave Data for<br />

Resolving Satellite Scale Snow Water Equivalent Retrieval Issues in<br />

a Canadian Open Tundra Environment<br />

Andrew Rees, Chris Derksen, Michael English, Anne Walker<br />

17:00 Modelling of Snow Hydrology of Siberia for Carbon Budget<br />

Calculations<br />

Noel Robertson, Shaun Quegan<br />

17:20 GB Microwave Interferometric Measuerements Over a Snow<br />

Covered Slope: An Experimental Data Collection in Tyrol (Austria)<br />

Guido Luzi, Massimiliano Pieraccini, Linhsia Noferini, Daniele Mecatti,<br />

Giovanni Macaluso, Carlo Atzeni, Philipp Joerg, Rudolf Sailer<br />

17:40 Operational Snow Map Production for whole Eurasia Using<br />

Microwave Radiometer and Ground-Based Observations<br />

Juha-Petri Kärnä, Juha Lemmetyinen, Martti Hallikainen, Panu Lahtinen,<br />

Jouni Pulliainen, Matias Takala<br />

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Tuesday Afternoon<br />

Tuesday Afternoon (14:20 - 18:00)<br />

Room: 131<br />

Tu09AF. Image Processing<br />

Co-Chairs: John Richards , Yoshikazu Iikura<br />

14:20 Deconvolution Algorithms in Image Reconstruction for<br />

Aperture Synthesis Radiometers<br />

María Piles, Adriano Camps, Mercè Vall-llossera, Alessandra Monerris, Marco<br />

Talone, José Luis Álvarez-Pérez<br />

14:40 Improved IBP with Super Resolution for Remote Sensing<br />

Images<br />

Feng Li, Dona Fraser, Xiuping Jia<br />

15:00 Landcover Classification of Satellite Imagery with Tesselated<br />

Spatial Structure Model<br />

Yoshikazu Iikura<br />

15:20 Automated Detection of Objects Using Multiple Hierarchical<br />

Segmentations<br />

H. Gokhan Akcay, Selim Aksoy<br />

15:40 Identification Scales for Urban Vegetation Classification<br />

Using High Spatial Resolution Satellite Data<br />

Zhang Youjing, Fan Hengtong<br />

16:00 COFFEE BREAK<br />

16:20 Shape Description via Amoebas for Very-High Resolution<br />

Satellite Images<br />

Leyden Martinez-Fonte, Rik Bellens, Sidharta Gautama, Wilfried Philips<br />

16:40 Speckle Noise Reduction in SAR Imaging Using Lattice Filters<br />

Based Subband De<strong>com</strong>position<br />

Gokhan Karasakal, Isin Erer<br />

17:00 Segmentation of High-resolution Multispectral Image Based<br />

on Extended Morphological Profiles<br />

Peijun Li, Hongtao Hu, Jiancong Guo<br />

17:20 Dynamical Post-Processing of Environmental Electronic Maps<br />

Extracted from Large Scale Remote Sensing Imagery<br />

Ivan E. Villalon-Turrubiates, Yuriy Shkvarko<br />

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Tuesday Afternoon<br />

Tuesday Afternoon (14:20 - 18:00)<br />

Room: 132<br />

Tu10AF. Image Classification - Joint GRSS-ISPRS Session<br />

Co-Chairs: Roman Arbiol , John A. Richards<br />

14:20 A SVM Ensemble Approach for Spectral-Contextual<br />

Classification of Optical High Spatial Resolution Imagery<br />

Maciel Zortea, Michaela De Martino, Sebastiano Serpico<br />

14:40 Boundary-Adaptive MRF Classification of Optical Very High<br />

Resolution Images<br />

Giovanna Trianni, Paolo Gamba<br />

15:00 A Joint Spatial and Spectral SVM‘s Classification of<br />

Panchromatic Images<br />

Fauvel Mathieu, Chanussoit Jocelyn, Benediksson Jon Atli<br />

15:20 On the Complementarity of an Ontology and a Nearest<br />

Neighbour Classifier for Remotely Sensed Image Interpretation<br />

Sébastien Derivaux, Nicolas Durand, Cédric Wemmert<br />

15:40 Thematic Mapping with Sensor Formations<br />

John Richards<br />

16:00 COFFEE BREAK<br />

16:20 Combination of One-Class Remote Sensing Image Classifiers<br />

Jordi Munoz-Mari, Gustavo Camps-Valls, Luis Gómez-Chova, Javier Calpe-<br />

Maravilla<br />

16:40 The Use of ASAR Data for Class Cover Identification from<br />

Small Swatches<br />

Giorgos Christoulas, Vassilis Anastassopoulos, Maria Petrou<br />

17:00 Evaluation of Asar and Optical Data Synergy for High<br />

Resolution Land Cover Mapping in Portugal<br />

André Pinheiro, Hugo Carrão, Mário Caetano<br />

17:20 Semi-Supervised Cloud Screening with Laplacian SVM<br />

Luis Gómez-Chova, Gustavo Camps-Valls, Jordi Muñoz-Marí, Javier Calpe<br />

17:40 A Parallel Positive Boolean Function Approach to Supervised<br />

Multispectral Image Classification<br />

Yang-Lang Chang, Jyh-Perng Fang, Long-Shin Liang, Li-De Chen, Kun-Shan<br />

Chen<br />

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Tuesday Afternoon<br />

Tuesday Afternoon (14:20 - 18:00)<br />

Room: 133<br />

Tu11AF. Hyperspectral Processing and Analysis<br />

Co-Chairs: David Goodenough , Stephen Ungar<br />

14:20 Imaging Spectroscopy Measurement Requirements for<br />

Ecosystem Research and Status of a Recent NASA Spaceborne<br />

Imaging Spectrometer Mission Concept<br />

Robert Green, Gregory P Asner, Step Ungar<br />

14:40 EO-1 Mission: Transition from Technology Demonstration to<br />

Science Path Finder<br />

Stephen Ungar, Daniel Mandl, Stuart Frye, Lawrence Ong, Joseph Young<br />

15:00 Forest Information Products from Hyperspectral Data –<br />

Victoria and Hoquiam Test Sites<br />

David Goodenough, Andrew Dyk, Geor Hobart, Hao Chen<br />

15:20 Integration of First and Last Return LiDAR with<br />

Hyperspectral data to Characterize Forested Environments<br />

K. Olaf Niemann, Gordon Frazer, Rafael Loos, Fabio Visintini, Roger Stephen<br />

15:40 Local Intrinsic Dimensionality of Hyperspectral Imagery from<br />

Non-linear Manifold Coordinates<br />

T. L. Ainsworth, C. M. Bachmann, R. A. Fusina<br />

16:00 COFFEE BREAK<br />

16:20 A CHRIS Triplet for Forest Attributes<br />

Andrew Dyk, David Goodenough, K. O Niemann, Geordie Hobart, Hao Chen<br />

16:40 Bathymetric Retrieval from Manifold Coordinate<br />

Representations of Hyperspectral Imagery<br />

Charles M. Bachmann, Thomas L. Ainsworth, Robert A. Fusina, Marcos J.<br />

Montes, Jeffrey H. Bowles, Daniel R. Korwan<br />

17:00 A Novel Non-Parametric Weighted Feature Extraction Method<br />

for Classification of Hyperspectral Image with Limited Training<br />

Samples<br />

Jinn-Min Yang, Pao-Ta Yu, Bor-Chen Kuo, Hsiao-Yun Huang<br />

17:20 Investigation of Nonlinearity in Hyperspectral Remotely<br />

Sensed Imagery: A Nonlinear Time Series Analysis Approach<br />

Tian Han, David G. Goodenough<br />

17:40 Hyperspectral Classification Using Markov Random Field and<br />

“Spatial Probability Density Function“<br />

Ahmad Keshavarz, Hass Ghassemian<br />

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Tuesday Afternoon<br />

Tuesday Afternoon (16:20 - 18:00)<br />

Room: 122<br />

Tu12AH2. User Applications in Remote Sensing Technical<br />

Committee Contributions<br />

Co-Chairs: Ellsworth LeDrew , Lixin Wu<br />

16:20 Towards The Virtual Remote Sensing Laboratory: Simulation<br />

Software For Intelligent Post-Processing Of Large Scale Remote<br />

Sensing Imagery<br />

Yuriy V. Shkvarko, Juan Gutierrez, Luis G. Guerrero<br />

16:40 Wind energy: user applications in remote sensing<br />

Charlotte Hasager, Mark Ahlstrom, Thierry Ranchin, Fran van Hulle<br />

17:00 Informing Decision Making in the Energy Sector Using NASA<br />

Spaceborne Observations and Models<br />

Richard Eckman, Paul Stackhouse<br />

17:20 Study of Arctic and Antarctic Ice Dynamics and Wind Field by<br />

Using Formosat-2 Satellite Data<br />

Yuei-An Liou, Jasson Lin, An-ming Wu, G.S. Chang<br />

17:40 Ocean winds from SAR used in offshore wind energy<br />

planning<br />

Merete B. Christiansen, Charlotte B. Hasager, Morten Nielsen, Lars B.<br />

Hansen, Frank M. Monaldo, Donald R. Thompson<br />

Tuesday Interactive Session (18:00 - 19:30)<br />

Room: Foyer-2<br />

Tu01EP. Radar and SAR Calibration<br />

Co-Chairs: Rainer Lenz , Paco Lopez-Dekker<br />

Parameter Based SAR Simulator for Image Quality Evaluation<br />

Chul H. Jung, Min. S Choi, Young K. Kwag<br />

ALOS PALSAR Calibration and Validation Results from Sweden<br />

Leif E. B. Eriksson, Gustaf Sandberg, Lars M. H. Ulander, Gary Smith-<br />

Jonforsen, Björn Hallberg, Klas Folkesson, Johan E. S. Fransson, Mattias<br />

Magnusson, Hakan Olson, Anders Gustavsson, Björn Flood<br />

Transpolarizing Surfaces for Polarimetric SAR Systems Calibration<br />

Pere J. Ferrer, Carlos López-Martínez, Xavier Fàbregas, Jose M. González-<br />

Arbesú, Jordi Romeu, Albert Aguasca, Christophe Craeye<br />

New Polarimetric Calibration Proposal and Its Evaluation Using<br />

ALOS PALSAR Calibration Campaign Measurements<br />

Hajime Fukuchi, Tomohiro Furuya, Hidekazu Noda, Makoto Satake<br />

Polarimetric Calibration Experiment of ALOS PALSAR with<br />

Polarization-Selective Dihedrals<br />

Makoto Satake, Takeshi Matsuoka, Toshihiko Umehara, Akitsugu Nadai,<br />

Seiho Uratsuka, Hajime Fukuchi<br />

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Tuesday Afternoon<br />

A Comparison of Internal Calibration Schemes for Spaceborne<br />

Single-pass InSAR Applications<br />

Yu Wang, Xing-dong Liang, Yi-rong Wu<br />

Analysis of Dual Channels Phase Imbalance for Single-Pass<br />

Spaceborne InSAR Applications<br />

Yu Wang, Liang-jiang Zhou, Xing-dong Liang, Yi-rong Wu<br />

COSMO-SkyMed Active Calibrator: A Sophisticated Tool for SAR<br />

Image Calibration<br />

Stefano Falzini, Victor Speziale, Elena De Viti<br />

Overview of The Active TerraSAR-X Calibrators and First Results<br />

Rainer Lenz, Werner Wiesbeck<br />

The Role of Performance Modelling in Active Phased Array SAR<br />

Luigi Cereoli, Andrea Torre<br />

Geometric Correction of ASAR and PALSAR Data With and Without<br />

Ground Control Points<br />

Philip Cheng<br />

Tuesday Interactive Session (18:00 - 19:30)<br />

Room: Foyer-2<br />

Tu02EP. Pol-InSAR Applications<br />

Co-Chairs: Jong-Sen Lee , Carlos López-Martinez<br />

Comparison of PolInSAR methods and strategies for trees height<br />

estimation<br />

Paolo Pasquali, Andrea Monti Guarnieri, Davide D‘Aria, Betlem Rosich<br />

Ortho-Rectification and Terrain Correction of Polarimetric SAR Data<br />

Applied in the ALOS/Palsar Context<br />

Yrjo Rauste, Anne Lönnqvist, Matthieu Molinier, Jean-Baptiste Henry,<br />

Tuomas Häme<br />

A Sub-Canopy Soil Moisture Estimation Method Study Using<br />

PolinSAR<br />

Xinwu Li, Zhen LI, Qing Dong<br />

Robust Forest Height Extraction using Polarimetry SAR<br />

Interferometry<br />

Xi Chen, Chao Wang, Hong Zhang<br />

An Improved RVoG Scattering Model for Parameters Inversion<br />

using PolInSAR Images<br />

Bin Zou, Hongjun Cai, Lamei Zhang, Junping Zhang<br />

Study of Ground Surface Displacement Estimation Using<br />

ALOS/PALSAR D-InSAR Interferometry<br />

Atsushi Iwashita, Marina Kudo, Hisatoshi Baba, Toshikazu Morohoshi,<br />

Masanao Hara, Yu-Feng Lin, Wen-Qing Jiang<br />

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Tuesday Afternoon<br />

SHARAD Design and Operation<br />

Renato Croci, Franco Fois, Diego Calabrese, Enrico Zampolini, Roberto Seu,<br />

Giovanni Picardi, Enrico Flamini<br />

Evaluation of the Interaction between L-BAND SAR Signal and<br />

Structural Parameters of Forest Cover<br />

Igor S. Narvaes, Arnaldo Q. Silva, João Roberto dos Santos<br />

Tuesday Interactive Session (18:00 - 19:30)<br />

Room: Foyer-2<br />

Tu03EP. Geological Applications<br />

Co-Chairs: Rainer Lenz , Oscar Mora<br />

Assessing Spatial-Temporal Variation of Heavy Metals<br />

Contamination of Sediments Using GIS 3D Spatial Analysis Methods<br />

in Dexing Mines, Jiangxi Province, China<br />

Cuihua Chen, Shijun Ni, Chengjiang Zhang, Binbin He<br />

Surface Approximation with Faults: Application to Geophysical<br />

Surfaces<br />

Christian Gout, Mathieu Lefebvre, Lucia Romani<br />

Regional probabilistic and statistical mineral potential mapping of<br />

copper deposits using GIS in the Southeast area, Mongolia<br />

Saro Lee, Hyun-Joo Oh, Minjinsor Tsogtsaihkhan<br />

Using ASTER TIR Radiance and Surface Emissivity Data to Map<br />

Lithology and Silica Abundance in a Metamorphic Terrain<br />

Ashish Misra, Ravi P. Gupta, Amit K. Sen<br />

Fracture analysis using extracted data from ASTER and IRS-Pan<br />

images, and DEM: a case study of the Kuh-e Asmari anticline in the<br />

Zagros fold-thrust belt, SW Iran<br />

Mehran Azizzadeh , Sohrab Shahriari<br />

Application of A Physical Model to Topographic and Atmosphic<br />

Correction In Jiangxi Rugged Area,China<br />

Jianguang Wen, Qinhuo Liu, Qing Xiao , Xiaowen Li, Guijun Yang, Jie Chen<br />

Digital image processing of multi-spectral ASTER data and SIG<br />

applied in geology and geomorphology for wine terroir identification<br />

in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil: Encruzilhada do Sul and Pinheiro<br />

Machado<br />

Rosemary Hoff, Jorge R. Ducati, Carlos M. F. Iglesias<br />

Fusion of optical and radar remote sensing imagery to aid<br />

geological mapping: an example from mapping in Madagascar<br />

Jeanine Engelbrecht, Paul H. Macey<br />

Assessment of Surface Weathering Degree on Granite Bedrock<br />

Using Reflectance Spectroscopy<br />

Chang-Uk Hyun, Hyeong-Dong Park<br />

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Tuesday Afternoon<br />

A Digital Geological Mapping System Based on Geographic<br />

Information System<br />

Weifeng Ma, Xiao Wang, Chon Xue, Lin Li, Jian Cui , Hong Chang<br />

Remote Sensing Potential for Oil Exploration. Example of the<br />

Zagros Mountains (Iran)<br />

Richard Gloaguen, Ken McClay, Tim Dooley<br />

Classification of Satellite Images Applied to Geological Mapping<br />

(Douro Region – Northeastern Portugal)<br />

Ana M.P Vicente, T. Rabaça, Alcides J.S.C. Pereira<br />

Assessing Environment Quality of Soils Using GIS Methods in<br />

Dexing Mines, Jiangxi Province, China<br />

Cuihua Chen, Shijun Ni, Chengjiang Zhang, Binbin He<br />

Assessing Potential Ecological Risk of Sediments Using GIS<br />

Methods in Dexing, Jiangxi Province, China<br />

Cuihua Chen, Shijun Ni, Chengjiang Zhang, Binbin He<br />

Remote Sensing Analysis of Recent Tectonics in the Eger Rift<br />

(Czech Republic)<br />

Alexandra Käßner, Richard Gloaguen, Klaus-Peter Stanek<br />

Uplift Rates from River Profiles: Methodology and Case Study,<br />

Oriente, Cuba<br />

Florian Wobbe, Klaus P. Stanek, Richard Gloaguen<br />

Statistical Modeling of a Fold System Southeast of ZAGROS (Iran)<br />

Richard Gloaguen, Davod Poreh<br />

Recognizing Salt-Structures on the Basis of Geophysical and<br />

Remote Sensing Data: The Case of Monte Real Salt-Structure<br />

(Onshore West-Central Portugal)<br />

Fernando C. Lopes, Alcides J. S. C. Pereira, Ana M. P. Vicente<br />

Structural Lineaments in a Volcanic Island Evaluated through<br />

Remote Sensing Techniques: The Case of Santiago Island (Cape<br />

Verde)<br />

Alcides J. S. C. Pereira, Sónia Victória, Ana M. P. Vicente, Luis J. P. F. Neves<br />

Application of Optical and Microwave Remote Sensing Data to the<br />

Tectonics and Lithostratigraphy of Metasedimentary Rocks: The<br />

Case of Douro Region (Northeastern Portugal)<br />

António Sequeira, Ana M. P. Vicente, Alcides J. S. C. Pereira, Luís C. G.<br />

Pereira<br />

Preliminary Studi on Monitoring of Land Surface Temperature at<br />

Coal Mine District by Thermal Remote Sensing<br />

Peng Nan, Qiming Qin, Yun-jun Yao, Chuan Jin<br />

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Tuesday Afternoon<br />

Tuesday Interactive Session (18:00 - 19:30)<br />

Room: Foyer-2<br />

Tu04EP. Atmospheric applications<br />

Co-Chairs: Georg Heygster , Tim J. Hewison<br />

A Improvement for the Surface Solar Insolation Retrieval from<br />

Geostationary Sensor<br />

Jong-Min Yeom, Kyung-Soo Han, Youn-Young Park, Chang-Suck Lee,<br />

Young-Seup Kim<br />

Climate Characteristics Analysis<br />

Hongyu Wu, Qian Wang<br />

A Neural Network Algorithm to Retrieve Near-Surface Air<br />

Temperature from Landsat ETM+Imagery over the Hanjiang River<br />

Basin, China<br />

Dengzhong Zhao, Wanchang Zhang, Xu Shijin<br />

Methodology of Cloud Height Estimation over Rugged Terrain Using<br />

Landsat TM Imagery<br />

Yoshikazu Iikura<br />

Mono-Window Algorithm for Retrieval of Land Surface Net Long-<br />

Wave Radiation in Mountainous Area<br />

Wanchang Zhang, Yefei Zhu, Shijin Xu<br />

Calibration and validation of IASI temperature and humidity<br />

soundings<br />

Xavier Calbet, Peter Schluessel, Arlindo Arriaga, Tim Hultberg, Thomas<br />

August, Olusoji Oduleye<br />

Estimating evapotranspiration of Haihe basin: An operational<br />

processing chain for MODIS 1B and meteorological data<br />

Xiong Jun, Wu Bingfang , Yan Nana, Li Jing, Zeng Yuan<br />

The Earth Surface Reflectance Retrieval by Exploiting the Synergy<br />

of TERRA and AQUA MODIS Data<br />

Jiakui Tang, Aijun Zhang, Zhengmin He<br />

Stratospheric Ozone Layer Observations over Tsukuba, Japan by<br />

NIES Ozone DIAL<br />

Boyan I. Tatarov, Chan B. Park, Hideaki Nakane, Nobuo Sugimoto, Ichiro<br />

Matsui, Yasuhiro Sasano<br />

The climate focused 5-year Terra-based monthly CERES radiative<br />

flux and cloud products.<br />

David R. Doelling, Dennis F. Keyes, Fred G. Rose, Takmeng Wong<br />

Dedicated Neural Networks Algorithms for Direct Estimation of<br />

Tropospheric Ozone from Satellite Measurements<br />

Pasquale Sellitto, Alessandro Burini, Fabio Del Frate, Domenico Solimini,<br />

Stefano Casadio<br />

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Tuesday Afternoon<br />

Comparison of Total Water Vapor Columns Retrieved from Satellite<br />

Measurements: Microwave Radiances from AMSU-B and Visible<br />

Spectra from GOME/SCIAMACHY<br />

Christian Melsheimer, Sebastian Mieruch, Stefan Noël, Georg Heygster<br />

Neural Networks for Tropospheric Profiling from GPS-LEO Radio<br />

Occultation<br />

Patrizia Basili, Stefania Bonafoni , Vinia Mattioli, Fabrizio Pelliccia, Piero<br />

Ciotti<br />

Potential of CO2 retrieval from IASI<br />

Pascal Prunet, Laure Chaumat, Olivier Lezeaux, Sandrine Bijac, Jerome<br />

Donnadille, Dorothée Coppens, Bernard Tournier<br />

Return from Insects in the Clear-Air Convective Boudary Layer<br />

Robert Contreras, Stephen Frasier<br />

Retrieval of Atmospheric Water Vapor Column Content with CE318<br />

Measurements Based on Differential Absorption Method<br />

Zifeng Wang, Liangfu Chen, Zhongting Wang, Xingfa Gu<br />

Atmospheric Vertical Profiles Obtained by Lidar over Évora During<br />

CAPEX Project<br />

Juan Luis Guerrero-Rascado, Hassan Lyamani, Lucas Alados-Arboledas, Ana<br />

María Silvia, Frank Wagner, Sergio Pereira<br />

Tuesday Interactive Session (18:00 - 19:30)<br />

Room: Foyer-2<br />

Tu05EP. Water Monitoring and Hazards<br />

Co-Chairs: C. Gout , Tim Malthus<br />

Integrating Dual Frequency Side Scan Sonar and High Spatial<br />

Resolution Satellite Imagery for Monitoring Coral Reef Benthic<br />

Communities<br />

Evanthia Karpouzli, Tim J. Malthus<br />

Calculation and Analysis of Sea Background Radiance in Infrared<br />

Band<br />

Esra Erdem, Feza Arikan, Cemil B. Erol<br />

Comparison of the waterline characteristics on the intertidal flats<br />

appeared on the image observed by satellite and ground camera.<br />

Taerim Kim<br />

Duckweed at Lake Maracaibo, Venezuela: a multisensor approach to<br />

monitor and understand the dynamics of a large aquatic plant<br />

invasion<br />

Eduardo Klein, Carlos Castillo, Iliana Chollett, Federico Troncone, Frank E.<br />

Müller-Karger<br />

Revision of the CREPAD Products. Description and Results of the<br />

New Algorithms<br />

Alix Fernández-Renau, Cristina Robles González, Mª Angeles Domínguez<br />

Barroso<br />

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Tuesday Afternoon<br />

The Development of the St. Lawrence Observing System (SLOS)<br />

Guy Aube, Yves Crevier<br />

New Tide Gauge and GPS Technologies at l‘Estartit for Monitoring<br />

Sea level<br />

Marina Martinez-Garcia, Miquel Angel Ortiz-Castellon, Roman Leckzinsky,<br />

Elena Tel, Maria Jesus Garcia, Begoña Perez, Josep Pascual, Juan<br />

Jose Martinez-Benjamin<br />

Change Detection of Hongze Lake Wetland Using Rule-Based<br />

Inferring<br />

Renzong Ruan, Liliang Ren<br />

Spatial Modeling and Analysis of the Wetland Dynamic Change in<br />

Minjiang River Estuary<br />

Dongshui Zhang, Zhangren Lan, Xiaoqin Wang, Qinmin Wang<br />

Seafloor Surfaces Approximation from Rapidly Varying Bathymetric<br />

Data Using Pre-Processing<br />

Daniel Cervantes Cabrera, Pedro Gonzalez-Casanova, Christian Gout<br />

Identification Mode of ChemicaL Oxygen Demand in Water Based<br />

on Remotely Sensing Technique and Its Application<br />

Miaofen Huang, Xu-feng Xing, Xiao-ping Qi, Wu-yi Yu, Yi-mi Zhang<br />

An Adaptative Technology Geoinformation Monitoring of the<br />

Environment<br />

Ferdenant Mkrtchyan, Vlad Krapivin<br />

Vulnerability Assessment of the Mountain-Basin System in the<br />

Northern Tianshan Mountains, China<br />

Bo Li, Jianzhai Wu, Jie Chong, Rui Hong, Xinshi Zhang<br />

Research on the Landscape Change of YeYaHu Wetland Based on<br />

Remote Sensing Fusion<br />

Wenji Zhao, Zhaoning Gong, Huili Gong, Xiaojuan Li, Zhuowei Hu, Songmei<br />

Zhang, Fusheng Wang<br />

Tuesday Interactive Session (18:00 - 19:30)<br />

Room: Foyer-2<br />

Tu06EP. Hyperspectral Data Classification<br />

Co-Chairs: Antonio J Plaza<br />

Vegetation Classification Using Hyperspectral and Multi-Angular<br />

Remote Sensing Data<br />

Baoxin Hu, James Freemantle, John R. Miller, Anne Smith<br />

Hierarchical Classification Systems for Hyperspectral Image<br />

Classification<br />

Bor-Chen Kuo, Min-Hung Chi, Jinn-Min Yang, Chih-Wei Yang<br />

Why is it good to be slightly naive? - A look at the effect of ignoring<br />

correlation when estimating covariance matrices for hyperspectral<br />

image classification<br />

Asbjørn Berge, Are C. Jensen, Anne S. Solberg<br />

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Tuesday Afternoon<br />

A Binary Decision Tree Classifier Implementing Logistic Regression<br />

as a Feature Selection and Classification Method and Its Comparison<br />

with Maximum Likelihood<br />

Helio Radke Bittencourt, Denis A. O. Moraes, Victor Haertel<br />

Hyperspectral Image Classification by Recursive Spatial Boosting<br />

Based on the Bootstrap Method<br />

Shuji Kawaguchi, Ryuei Nishii<br />

Nonnegative Principal Components for Hyperspectral Imaging<br />

Peter Bajorski<br />

Hyperspectral Image Classification Using Wavelet Networks<br />

Pai-Hui Hsu, Hsiu-Han Yang<br />

Hyperspectral Classification Fusion for Classifying Different Military<br />

Targets<br />

Ting Liu, George A. Lampropoulos<br />

Hyperspectral Data Classification Using RVM with Pre-<br />

Segmentation and RANSAC<br />

Begüm Demir, Sarp Ertürk<br />

Applications of Components Analysis in Hyperspectral Image<br />

Classification<br />

Xiaoli Jiao, Chein-I Chang<br />

A New Scheme for De<strong>com</strong>position of Mixed Pixels Based on<br />

Nonnegative Matrix Factorization<br />

Xuetao Tao, Bin Wang, Liming Zhang, Jian Qiu Zhang<br />

Tuesday Interactive Session (18:00 - 19:30)<br />

Room: Foyer-2<br />

Tu07EP. Agricultural Applications of Remote Sensing<br />

Co-Chairs: Josée Lévesque , Abdou Bannari<br />

Relationship Between the Land Cover Change and the Thermal<br />

Environment in An Agricultural Region of Japan Using Multi-<br />

Temporal Airborne MSS<br />

Akinobu Murakami, Akira Hoyano, Keehan Kim<br />

Testing and Evaluation of Annualized Agricultural Nonpoint Source<br />

Pollution Model in Miyun Reservoir Watershed, China<br />

Qinghui Lin, Xiaoyan Wang, Zhixian Li<br />

Remote Sensing Native Vegetation Condition<br />

S D Jones, K Sheffield, K J Reinke, N Miura, A Lechner<br />

Desertification Process Monitoring Based on New Meteorological<br />

Parameter.<br />

Yuriy Petrov, A‘lo Abdullaev, Svetlana Nikolaeva<br />

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Tuesday Afternoon<br />

Assessing Value of Grassland Ecosystem Services in Gansu<br />

Province, Northwest of China<br />

Zhenghua Chen, Qingyuan Ma, Jian Wang, Zhen Yang<br />

LAI and fPAR spatial and temporal trends in the Brazilian savanna<br />

region<br />

Laerte Ferreira, Fabio Lobo, Mercedes Bustamante, Greg Asner, Manuel<br />

Ferreira, Nilson Ferreira<br />

Analysis of Climate Change from Dry to Wet Phase in NW China<br />

with An Aridity-Wetness Homogenized Index<br />

Pengxiang Wang, Youfei Zheng , Jinhai He , Qiang Zhang, Baojian Wang<br />

Land Use and Land Cover Changes Based on Remote Sensing and<br />

GIS in Heihe River Basin, China<br />

Fu Kun, Chen Xingpeng, Liu Qingguang, Li Chunhua<br />

Study on the variation of NDVI and the relationship between<br />

precipitation in Zulihe basin, Northwest China<br />

Han Hui, Zhao Chuanyan, Ma SHiying<br />

Assessing Vegetation Degradation in Loess Plateau by Using<br />

Potential Vegetation Index<br />

Jianguo Sun , Tinghua Ai, Chuayan Zhao, Haowen Yan<br />

The Research on Ecological Environment Change and Its Spatial<br />

Extension in Frontier Zone Based on RS and GIS<br />

Gan Shu, He Daming, Chen Wenhua, Wang Dandan<br />

Effects of Agro-Activities on the Soil Organic Carbon and Soil<br />

Properties in the Middle Reaches of Heihe River, Northwestern<br />

China<br />

Zhongren Nan, Junhua Zhang, Guozhen Zhang, Chuanyan Zhao<br />

Tuesday Interactive Session (18:00 - 19:30)<br />

Room: Foyer-2<br />

Tu08EP. Modeling<br />

Co-Chairs: Rui Liu , Buhe Aosier<br />

Real Time Landscape Modelling and Visualization<br />

Rui Liu, Darius Burschka, Gerd Hirzinger<br />

GPP seasonal dynamic and interannual variation in Poyang Lake<br />

Basin based on remote sensing and model simulation<br />

Qian Zhang, Jiyuan Liu, Tianxiang Yue<br />

Comparison of NDVI of Ground Measurement, Atmospheric<br />

Corrected ASTER L1B Data and ASTER Surface Reflectance Product<br />

(AST07) Data<br />

Buhe Aosier, Takada Masayuki, Kaneko Masami<br />

The Application of RS and GIS in Landscape Analysis of Frontier<br />

Zone<br />

Yang Feiling, Zhang Peng, Gan Shu<br />

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Tuesday Afternoon<br />

Expert System for the Operative Environmental Diagnostics<br />

Vlad Krapivin, Ferdenant Mkrtchyan<br />

Research of the Coordinated Development on the Economy and<br />

Ecological Environment in Northwest China<br />

Cuiyun Wang, Bo Shao, Wenyong Feng, Gang Li, Chunhui Zhang<br />

The application and practice of region-ecological-economy theory in<br />

western China<br />

Zhang Xiaojun, Xiao Bilin<br />

The Evolutional Analysis of Coupling Relationship between<br />

Population and Resource-Environment in Gansu Province, China<br />

Wenheng Wu, Shuwen Niu, Zhen Yang, Gang Li<br />

Dinamica EGO software, a platform for environmental system<br />

modeling<br />

Britaldo Soares-Filho, Herm Rodrigues, Will Lelles<br />

Tuesday Interactive Session (18:00 - 19:30)<br />

Room: Foyer-2<br />

Tu09EP. Soil Moisture<br />

Co-Chairs: Jasmeet Judge , Peggy E. O'Neill<br />

Effective Single Scattering Albedo of Corn at C and X-Band<br />

Zhongjun Zhang, Jiancheng Shi, Andrea Della Vecchia<br />

Temporal and Spatial Dynamics of C-Band Brightness Temperature<br />

over the Brazilian Tropical Savanna<br />

Angélica Giarolla, Edson E. Sano, Marcos Adami, Thomas J. Jackson<br />

Ku-Band, Polarimetric, Combined, Short Pulse Scatterometer-<br />

Radiometer System for Stationary Fixed Platform, Vessel and<br />

Airborne Applications<br />

Artashes Arakelyan, Arse Arakelyan, S. A. Darbinyan, Mela Grigiryan, Izab<br />

Hakobyan, Astg Hambaryan, Vani Karyan, Mush Manukyan, Gagi<br />

Hovhannisyan, Nuba poghosyan, Stev Clifford<br />

Vegetation Water Inversion Using MODIS Satellite Data<br />

Xiaoning Song , Qinhuo Liu, Shifeng Huang, Xiaotao Li<br />

Estimation of Land Surface Temperature and Emissivity from AMSR-<br />

E Data<br />

Yuan-Yuan Jia, Bohui Tang, Xiaoyu Zhang, Zhao-Liang Li<br />

Two-Dimensional Synthetic Aperture Radiometry during Soil<br />

Moisture Experiment in 2003 (SMEX03)<br />

Dongryeol Ryu, Thomas J. Jackson, Rajat Bindlish, David LeVine, Michael<br />

Haken<br />

Using Microwave Satellite Data to Study the Spatial Soil Moisture<br />

Changes on the Tibetan Plateau<br />

Tzu-Yin Chang, Yuei-An Liou<br />

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Tuesday Afternoon<br />

Study of Atmospheric Effects on AMSR-E Microwave Brightness<br />

Temperature over Tibetan Plateau<br />

Yubao Qiu, Jiancheng Shi, Lingmei Jiang, Kebiao Mao<br />

Assessing Pine Barrens Soil Moisture Regimes using Synthetic<br />

Aperture Radar (SAR) Techniques<br />

Michael A. Edwards, Margaret Winslow, Reginald Blake<br />

Aggregation and Disaggregation of Synthetic L-Band Soil Moisture<br />

Data over South-Western France in Preparation of SMOS<br />

Christoph Rüdiger, Jean-Christophe Calvet, Aurore Brut, Jean-Pierre<br />

Wigneron, Beatrice Berthelot, Andre Chanzy, Sylvain Cros, Michael Berger<br />

Measurement and Simulation of Diurnal Radiobrightness Variations<br />

for a Bare Unfrozen Soil<br />

Valery L. Mironov, Sergey A. Komarov, Aleksey A. Bogdanov, Alexander S.<br />

Komarov, Vsevolod V. Scherbinin<br />

Retrieval of corn field soil moisture during the growing cycle from<br />

ENVISAT-ASAR AP data<br />

Wang Fang, Sun Guoqing<br />

Short Vegetation Influence on Surface Parameter Estimations<br />

Sandrine Daniel, Sophie Allain, Eric Pottier<br />

A New Long-term Experimental Site for the Validation and Scaling<br />

of Soil Moisture Observations<br />

Brian Hornbuckle, Witold Krajewski, Amy Kaleita, Anton Kruger, William<br />

Eichinger, Sally Logsdon, Tom Sauer<br />

Surface Soil Moisture Status over the Mackenzie River Basin Using a<br />

Temperature/Vegetation Index<br />

Naira Chaouch, Robert Leconte, Ramata Magagi, Marouane Temimi<br />

The SMOS Mediterranean Ecosystem L-Band characterisation<br />

EXperiment (MELBEX) over Natural Shrubs<br />

Aurelio Cano, Jean-Pierre Wigneron, C. Millán-Scheiding, Carmen Antolín,<br />

Jan E. Balling, Jennifer Grant, Alain Kruszewski, Kauzar Saleh, Sten<br />

Sobjaerg, Niels Skou, Ernesto Lopez-Baeza<br />

Retrieving soil moisture of agricultural fields in Northern Italy from<br />

ENVISAT/A-SAR data<br />

C. Bignami, N. Pierdicca, L. Pulvirenti, F. Ticconi<br />

Modeling of Soil Roughness Using Terrestrial Laser Scanner for Soil<br />

Moisture Retrieval<br />

Carlos Perez-Gutierrez, Jesus Alvarez-Mozos, Jose Martinez-Fernandez,<br />

Nilda Sanchez<br />

The 2005 and 2006 Australian National Airborne Field Experiments:<br />

Edward Kim, Jeff Walker, Rocco Panciera, Olivier Merlin, Jetse Kalma<br />

A Method to Retrieve Soil Moisture Using ERS Scatterometer Data<br />

Ruijing Sun, Jiancheng Shi, Lingmei Jiang<br />

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Tuesday Afternoon<br />

Tuesday Interactive Session (18:00 - 19:30)<br />

Room: Foyer-2<br />

Tu10EP. Image Processing<br />

Co-Chairs: Roman Arbiol , Francesca Bovolo<br />

Automated Underwater Image Restoration and Retrieval of Related<br />

Optical Properties<br />

Weilin Hou, Deric J. Gray, Alan D. Weidemann, Georges R. Fournier, J. L.<br />

Forand<br />

A Feasible Atmospheric Correction Method to Remote Sensing<br />

Image and It’s Application to TM Image<br />

Wei Zheng, Chuang Liu, En Long<br />

High Spatial Resolution Remote Sensing Image Segmentation Using<br />

Temporal Independent Pulse-Coupled Neural Network<br />

Li Liwei, Ma Jianwen, Chen Xue, Wen Qi, Xi Xiaoyan<br />

Using P2DHMM to Detect Airplane Variations in Remote Sensing<br />

Image<br />

Ma Jianwen, Xi Xiaoyan, Wen Qi, Li Liwei<br />

Improved Polarimetric Whitening Speckle Filter Based on C-Mean<br />

Value Classification for SAR Imagery<br />

Xiaojun Wang, Shusheng Yan, Hong Sun<br />

A Cloudless Land Atmosphere Radiosounding Database for<br />

Generating Land Surface Temperature Retrieval Algorithms<br />

Joan Miquel Galve, César Coll, Vicente Caselles, Raquel Niclòs, Enric Valor,<br />

Juan Manuel Sánchez, Maria Mira<br />

A New Method to Reduce the Sun Angle Effects and Noise<br />

Contamination in Extracting the Vegetation Indices from Satellite<br />

Images<br />

Mohammad Hassan Anvar, S.M.T. Almodarresi<br />

A Hierarchical Segmentation Algorithm for Multiresolution Satellite<br />

Images<br />

Raffaele Gaetano, Giuseppe Scarpa, Giovanni Poggi<br />

A Fuzzy Logic Based Solution for Supervised Image Segmentation<br />

Travis Maxwell, Yun Zhang<br />

Optical/SAR Sensors Stereo Positioning<br />

Xing Shuai, Xu Qing, Zhang Yan, He Yu, Jin Guowang<br />

Obtaining and Monitoring of Global Oceanic Circulation Patterns by<br />

Multifractal Analysis of MicroWave Sea Surface Temperature Images<br />

Antonio Turiel, Jordi Sole, Veronica Nieves, Emilio Garcia-Ladona<br />

Identification of Individual Tree Crowns from Satellite Image and<br />

Image-to-Map Rectification<br />

Mamoru Kubo, Shu Nishikawa, Eiji Yamamoto, Ken-ichiro Muramoto<br />

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Tuesday Afternoon<br />

A Method for Speckle noise reduction of remote sensing image<br />

based on SUSAN<br />

Xiaobing Zang, Yijin Chen, Shuqing Wang<br />

Unsupervised Image Segmentation by Identifying Natural Clusters<br />

Prashanth R. Marpu, Irmgard Niemeyer, Richard Gloaguen<br />

Resolution Enhancement of Multispectral Remote Sensing Imagery<br />

by Modified Super-Resolution Reconstruction and Blind<br />

Deconvolution<br />

Chia-Wei Hsu, Pi-Fuei Hsieh, Ching-Weei Lin<br />

Mapping Land Cover Change in the Taita Hills, Kenya, Utilising<br />

Multi-Scale Segmentation and Object Oriented Classification of<br />

SPOT Satellite Imagery<br />

Barnaby Clark, Petri Pellikka<br />

Tuesday Interactive Session (18:00 - 19:30)<br />

Room: Foyer-2<br />

Tu11EP. Change Detection and Multitemporal Analysis<br />

Co-Chairs: Roger King<br />

Multitemporal Change Detection by Spectral and Multivariate<br />

Texture Information<br />

Peijun Li, Tao Cheng, Gabriele Moser, Sebastiano Serpico, Defeng Ma<br />

Hybrid Change Detection for Watershed Impervious Surface Using<br />

Multi-Time Remotely Sensed Data<br />

Zhang Youjing, Ma Xuemei, Chen Liang<br />

Co-Registration of Optically Sensed Images and Correlation (COSI-<br />

Corr): An Operational Methodology for Ground Deformation<br />

Measurements<br />

Sebastien Leprince, Francois Ayoub, Yann Klinger, Jean-Philippe Avouac<br />

Land-Cover Change Detection Using Multi-Temporal MODIS NDVI<br />

Data<br />

Ross Lunetta, Joseph F Knight, Jay Ediriwickrema, John Lyon, L. D Worthy<br />

Inference on Time Series based on Change Points<br />

Hong Wang, Jun Zhang, Hong Zhao<br />

Change Detections from SAR Images for Damage Estimation Based<br />

on a Spatial Chaotic Model<br />

Yu-Chang Tzeng, S. H Chiu, Dana Chen, Kun-Shan Chen<br />

A kind of change detection method<br />

Guozhuang Shen, Huad Guo, Jing Liao<br />

Parallel algorithms for change detection based on Spatial/Spectral<br />

Multitemporal Endmember Extraction<br />

P. Martínez, R. Pérez, J. Merino, D. Valencia, A. Plaza, J. Plaza<br />

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Tuesday Afternoon<br />

Application of Projection Pursuit Learning Network to Subpixel<br />

Classification<br />

Bo Wu<br />

Wavelets Transform and Linear Spectral Mixture Model Applied to<br />

MODIS Time Series for Land Cover Change Analysis<br />

Ramon Freitas, Yosio Shimabukuro, Reinaldo Rosa<br />

Self-Organizing Property of Nonlinear Mapping for Change<br />

Detection<br />

Kuniaki Uto, Yukio Kosugi<br />

Usage of Multitemporal Filtering of SAR Images for Change<br />

Detection<br />

Rosana Romero, Jesus Sanz-Marcos, Daniel Carrasco, Victoriano Moreno,<br />

Juan Luis Valero, Marc Lafitte<br />

Estimation of Bare Surface Soil Moisture Using Geostationary<br />

Satellite Data<br />

Xiaoyu Zhang, Bohui Tang, Yuan-Yuan Jia, Zhao-Liang Li<br />

Change Detection using Spatial Data: Problems and Challenges<br />

Markus Törmä, Pekka Härmä, Elise Järvenpää<br />

Glacier-Lake variations in the Tibetan Plateau<br />

Yanhong WU, Liping ZHU, Qinghua YE<br />

Spectral Change Detection<br />

Osmar A. Carvalho Júnior, Renato F. Guimarães, Roberto A. T. Gomes,<br />

Nilton C. Silva<br />

Time Series Interpolation<br />

Osmar A. Carvalho Júnior, Renato F. Guimarães, Roberto A. T. Gomes,<br />

Nilton C. Silva<br />

Computing Invariants for Structural Change Detection in Urban<br />

Areas<br />

F.F. Tang, Veronique Prinet<br />

Tuesday Interactive Session (18:00 - 19:30)<br />

Room: Foyer-2<br />

Tu12EP. Digital Elevation and Surface Models<br />

Co-Chairs: Masanobu Shimada<br />

Research on the macroscopically topographic factors based on<br />

1:10000 Scaled DEMs ——A case study in the Loess Plateau of North<br />

Shaanxi Province<br />

Hongchun Zhu, Guoan Tang, Lin sun, Yulin Cai<br />

The Mega Capture of the Negro River, Central Amazônia, Brazil: A<br />

Novel Feature Revealed by SRTM Data<br />

Raimundo Almeida Filho, Fernando Pellon Miranda, Carlos Beisl<br />

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Tuesday Afternoon<br />

Accuracy Comparison of Differential Interferometric Synthetic<br />

Aperture Radar Using LiDAR Digital Elevation Model<br />

Junghum Yu, Linlin Ge, Sungheuk Jung, Jeakee Lee<br />

High Resolution DSM Generation from ALOS PRISM<br />

Junichi Takaku, Noriko Futamura, Tetsuji Iijima, Takeo Tadono, Masanobu<br />

Shimada<br />

Extraction of Landform Information in Changbai Mountains Based<br />

on Srtm-DEM and TM Data<br />

En Long, Wei-ming Cheng, Cheng-hu Zhou, Yong-hui Yao, Hai-jiang Liu<br />

Assessment of Different Topographic Correction Effects for Forest<br />

Classification<br />

Huabing Huang, Peng Gong<br />

Tuesday Interactive Session (18:00 - 19:30)<br />

Room: Foyer-2<br />

Tu13EP. Urban Applications<br />

Co-Chairs: Paolo Gamba , Tom G Farr<br />

Land Cover Classification using IKONOS PAN and Pan-Sharpen<br />

Images<br />

Mitsuharu Tokunaga<br />

Expansion of Urban Area in the Yellow River Zone, Inner Mongolia<br />

Autonomous Region, China from DMSP OLS Nighttime Lights Data<br />

Xiaoming Qi, Mark Chopping<br />

Blended Remote Sensing Tools for House Management<br />

Mu-Lin Wu, Yu-Ming Wang, Deng-Ching Wong, Ming-Hon Hwang, Ching-Mei<br />

Chu<br />

Measuring and Modeling Urban Dynamics: Impact on Quality of Life<br />

and Hydrology. Objectives and Methodology<br />

Frank Canters, Tim Van de Voorde, Okke Batelaan, Jef Dams, Yves Cornet,<br />

Marc Binard, Rudi Goossens, Dennis Devriendt, Frederik Tank, Guy Engelen,<br />

Carlo Lavalle, José Barredo<br />

Urban Land Cover Classification: Potential of High and Very-High<br />

Resolution SAR Imagery<br />

Fabio Pacifici, Fabio Del Frate, Domenico Solimini, Alessandro Burini<br />

A strategy for Analyzing Urban Forest Using Landsat ETM+ Imagery<br />

Chudong Huang, Yun Shao, Jinsong Chen, Jinghui Liu, Jieqiong Chen, Jing Li<br />

Detecting Urban Vegetation Using a Object-oriented Method with<br />

QUICKBIRD Imagery<br />

Chang-Qing Ke, Guo-Dong Tang, Xue Cao<br />

Analysis of Spatial Expansion and Distribution of Industrial Land<br />

Based on RS and GIS<br />

Xinbo Li, Jinmin Hao, Hongyong Sun, Minxin Men, Fuzhang Zhang<br />

103<br />

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Tuesday Afternoon<br />

Using the Sleuth Urban Growth Model to Simulate the Impacts of<br />

Future Policy Scenarios on Urban Land Use in the Houston-<br />

Galveston-Brazoria CMSA<br />

Hakan Oguz, Andr Klein, Ragh Srinivasan<br />

Study on Village Pattern Evolution in the Middle Region of Huang-<br />

Huai-Hai Plain<br />

Lingling Yuan, Yuanqing He, Wenheng Wu, Gang Li, Zhen Yang<br />

Tuesday Interactive Session (18:00 - 19:30)<br />

Room: Foyer-2<br />

Tu14EP. Image Classification<br />

Co-Chairs: Roman Arbiol , Sara Vidal<br />

A New Artificial Immune System Algorithm for Pattern Recognition<br />

in Remote Sensing Image Analysis<br />

Zuohua Miao, Hong Xu, Yaol Liu<br />

Improvement estimation of abundances via spectral feature<br />

extraction and using total least square<br />

Bo Wu<br />

Urban textures from high resolution satellite images: a multiscale<br />

analysis of slums<br />

Mauro N. M. Barros Filho<br />

Optimal Cluster Numbers of Unsupervised Classification in<br />

Minkowski Spaces<br />

Ming-Der Yang, Chan-Hsiang Hsu, Tung-Ching Su<br />

De<strong>com</strong>position of Mixed Pixels Using Bayesian Self-Organizing Map<br />

(BSOM) Neural Networks<br />

Lifan Liu, Bin Wang, Liming Zhang, Jian Qiu Zhang<br />

A New Endmember Extraction Algorithm Based on Orthogonal<br />

Bases of Subspace Formed by Endmembers<br />

Xuetao Tao, Bin Wang, Liming Zhang, Jian Qiu Zhang<br />

Automatic Classification Algorithm for NOAA-AVHRR Data Using<br />

Mixels<br />

Yoichi Kageyama, Ikuma Sato, Makoto Nishida<br />

Public Health choroplethic mapping techniques based on spatial<br />

clusters.<br />

Fei LI, Chenghu Zhou, Rongguo Chen<br />

SAR Images Classification using Case-based Reasoning Method<br />

Fulong Chen, Chao Wang, Hong Zhang, Bo Zhang, Fan Wu<br />

Visualization and Analysis of Multispectral Patterns Using Growing<br />

Self-Organizing Maps<br />

Soledad Delgado, Consuelo Gonzalo, Estibaliz Martinez, Agueda Arquero<br />

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Tuesday Afternoon<br />

Hierarchical Object-Oriented Classification for Images of High<br />

Spatial Resolution using Spatials and Spectrals Datas<br />

Marlos Batista, Vito Haertel<br />

Study on the Land Cover and Land Change Using Time-Series TM in<br />

Zulihe basin, Northwest China<br />

Han Hui, Zhao Chuanyan, Ma SHiying<br />

Extraction of Building Roofs from High Resolution Satellite Imagery<br />

Based on Colour Morphology and Mark Point Process<br />

Yu Li, Jona Li, Mich Chapman, Yipe Yuan<br />

Classification of Fully Polarimetric SAR Images Using MRF-Based<br />

Segmentation<br />

Yong-hui Wu, Ke-feng Ji, Wen-xian Yu, Yi Su<br />

Study of Support Vector Machine Learning Parameters<br />

Anil Kumar, V. K Dadhwal, S. K Ghosh<br />

A Possibilistic C Repulsive Medoids Clustering Approach to Mixed-<br />

Pixel Classification for Remotely Sensed Imagery<br />

Dai Xiaoyan, Xu J Jianhua, Dong Shan, Wang Zhihai<br />

A Wavelet Based Targets Detection Method for High Resolution<br />

Airborne SAR Data<br />

Sirui Tian, Chao Wang, Hong Zhang, Bo Zhang, Fan Wu<br />

Adaptive Filtering Approaches for Multispectral Image<br />

Classification<br />

Lena Chang, Ching-Min Cheng, Fu-Chuan Ni<br />

Application of Random Set-Based Clustering to Landmine Detection<br />

with Hyperspectral Imagery<br />

Jeremy Bolton, Paul Gader<br />

Clustering Method to Extract Buildings from Airborne Laser Data<br />

Mitsuharu Tokunaga, Thuy T. Vu<br />

A Two-Stage Subpixel Classification Method for Multispectral<br />

Remote Sensing Images<br />

Hsuan Ren, Yang-Lang Chang<br />

Multispectral Image Classification Using Rough Set Theory and the<br />

Comparison with Parallelepiped Classifier<br />

Chih-Cheng Hung, Hendri Purnawan, Bor-Chen Kuo<br />

Methodology for the definition and delimitation of validation areas<br />

for remote sensing algorithms and low-resolution products.<br />

Application to the Valencia and Alacant Anchor Stations<br />

Sara Vidal, Cecilia Narbón, Aurelio Cano, Ernesto López-Baeza<br />

Combining Modern Techniques for Urban 3D Modelling<br />

Georgeta Pop (Manea), Alexander Bucksch<br />

Visualization of Hyperplanes for SVM Classification<br />

Arko Lucieer<br />

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Tuesday Afternoon<br />

Influence of Training Sampling Protocol and of Feature Space<br />

Optimization Methods on Supervised Classification Results<br />

Sylvie Durrieu, Thierry Tormos, Pascal Kosuth, Catherine Golden<br />

Hierarchical Classification of Land-Cover Types using RAG-Based<br />

Merging<br />

Sang-Hoon Lee<br />

Pol-SAR Image Classification Based on Wavelet SVM<br />

Bin Zou, Caihong Pei, Lamei Zhang, Junping Zhang<br />

Classification of Clouds in the Japan Sea Area Using NOAA AVHRR<br />

Satellite Images and Self-Organizing Map<br />

Mamoru Kubo, Ken-ichiro Muramoto<br />

Remote Sensing Image Classification Based on Dot Density<br />

Function Weighted FCM Clustering Algorithm<br />

Xiaofana Liu, Xiaowen Li, Ying Zhang, Cunjian Yang, Wenbo Xu, Min Li,<br />

Huanmin Luo<br />

Satellite Mapping of the Demolition of the Rocky Flats Nuclear<br />

Weapons Plant<br />

Marco Chini, William J. Emery, Fabio Pacifici<br />

On the Use of Ancillary Data by Applying the Concepts of the Theory<br />

of Evidence to Remote Sensing Digital Image Classification<br />

Rodrigo Lersch, Victor Haertel, Yosio E. Shimabukuro<br />

The Methodology of Detailed Vegetation Classification Based on<br />

Environmental Knowledge and Remote Sensing Images<br />

Zhigang Xu, Dafang Zhuang<br />

Performance of different learning algorithms for object-based<br />

mapping of urban land cover using high-resolution satellite imagery<br />

Tim De Roeck, Frank Canters<br />

Tuesday Interactive Session (18:00 - 19:30)<br />

Room: Foyer-2<br />

Tu15EP. Differential Interferometry<br />

Co-Chairs: Daniel Carrasco , Pau Prats<br />

Innovations in Corner Reflector Design for Permanent Scatterer<br />

and Geolocation Studies<br />

Don Atwood, Wade Albright, Orion Sky Lawlor, Joe Lovick<br />

Using Artificial Point Targets for Monitoring Landslides With<br />

Interferometric Processing<br />

Adrian McCardle, Bernhard Rabus, Parw Ghuman, Lis Rabaco, Clau Amaral,<br />

Rena Rocha<br />

Urban Subsidence Observed by InSAR in Tianjin Region<br />

Shiyu Zhang, Tao Li, Jingnan Liu, Youwen Liu, Lianjun Shao, Ye Xia,<br />

Yanxiang Jiang, Xu Lu<br />

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Tuesday Afternoon<br />

Evaluation of Accuracy in PS-Based Radar Interferometry with<br />

Simulated Data<br />

Qiang Chen, Xiaoli Ding, Guoxiang Liu, Yongshu Li<br />

Glacier Displacement Field Estimation Using Airborne SAR<br />

Interferometry<br />

Pau Prats, Christian Andres, Rolf Scheiber, Karlus A. C. de Macedo, Jens<br />

Fischer, Andreas Reigber<br />

A Stability Analysis of the Lambda Estimator for Solving the<br />

Ambiguity Problem in Persistent Scatterer Interferometry<br />

Stefan Gernhardt, Franz Meyer, Richard Bamler, Nico Adam<br />

Point Target Interferometry for Natural and Artificial Scatterers<br />

Valentin Poncos, Shilong Mei, Vernon Singhroy<br />

Monitoring of Mining Induced Land Subsidence Using L- and C-Band<br />

SAR Interferometry<br />

Tomonori Deguchi, Masatane Kato, Hakan Akcin, Hakan Kutoglu<br />

A Novel Simulator of Random Interferogram Generation for InSAR<br />

Systems<br />

Jing Yao, Peng-cheng Nie, Dong-yun Yi, Ju-bo Zhu<br />

Deformation Monitoring over a Large Area Via the ESD Technique<br />

with Data Takes on Adjacent Tracks<br />

G. Fornaro, F. Serafino, A. Pauciullo<br />

Radar Interferometry for 3-D Mining Deformation Monitoring<br />

Hsing-Chung Chang, Linlin Ge, Chris Rizos, Tony Milne<br />

Six Years of Land Subsidence in Shanghai Revealed by JERS-1 SAR<br />

Data<br />

Peter Damoah-Afari, Xiao-li Ding, Zhiwei Li, Zhong Lu, Makoto Omura<br />

Correction of Tropospheric Water Vapour Effect on ASAR<br />

Interferogram Using Synchronous MERIS Data<br />

Qiming Zeng, Ying Li, Xiaofan Li<br />

A Modified Algorithm for Permanent Scatterers Candidates<br />

Selection<br />

Yusen Dong, Zhi Zhang, Kui Zhang, Linlin Ge, Hsing-Chun Chang<br />

A Terrestrial Real-Aperture Interferometer for Measurement of<br />

Surface Deformation.<br />

Charles Werner, Andreas Wiesmann, Urs Wegmüller, Tazio Strozzi<br />

Development of a Open Source Permanent Scatterer System<br />

Joseph Lovick, Orion Lawlor, Don Atwood, Ken Dean<br />

Persistent Scatterer Density Improvement Using Adaptive<br />

Deformation Models<br />

Freek J. van Leijen, Ramon F. Hanssen<br />

Research on Differential Interferometry for Spaceborne Bistatic<br />

SAR<br />

Xilong Sun, Anxi Yu, Zhen Dong, Diannong Liang<br />

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Tuesday Afternoon<br />

Tuesday Interactive Session (18:00 - 19:30)<br />

Room: Foyer-2<br />

Tu16EP. Bistatic and Multistatic Radar<br />

Co-Chairs: Albert Aguasca , Francesc Junyent<br />

Elevation-Dependent Motion Compensation for Frequency-Domain<br />

Bistatic SAR Image Synthesis<br />

Hubert M.J. Cantalloube, Gerhard Krieger<br />

Performance Analysis of Bistatic SAR Configurations<br />

Giovanni Nico, Manlio Tesauro<br />

First Results from Flight Tests of the NASA/JPL UAVSAR Radar<br />

Scott Hensley, Kevin Wheeler, Greg Sadowy, Scott Shaffer, Joanne<br />

Shimada, Cathleen Jones, Tim Miller, Ken Vines, David Robinson, Howard<br />

Zebker<br />

Bistatic Forward-looking SAR Imaging Using ISFFT<br />

Kefeng Yang, Feng He, Diannong Liang<br />

A Bistatic SAR Interferometric Simulator for Fixed Receiver<br />

Configurations<br />

Sergi Duque, Paco López-Dekker, Jordi J. Mallorquí, Carlos Lopez<br />

Second-Order Motion Compensation in Bistatic Airborne SAR Based<br />

on a Geometrical Approach<br />

Amaya Medrano Ortiz, Otmar Loffeld, Holger Nies, Stefan Knedlik<br />

Influence of Mechanical Antenna Distortions on the Performance of<br />

the HRWS SAR System<br />

Alicja Ossowska, Jung-Hyo Kim, Werner Wiesbeck<br />

Synchronization Techniques for the Bistatic Spaceborn/Airborne<br />

SAR Experiment with TerraSAR-X and PAMIR<br />

Thomas Espeter, Ingo Walterscheid, Jens Klare, Joachim H. G. Ender<br />

Performance Analysis of a Hybrid Bistatic SAR System Operating in<br />

the Double Sliding Spotlight Mode<br />

Ingo Walterscheid, Thomas Espeter, Joachim H. G. Ender<br />

Translational Variant Bi-Static SAR Signal Space-Time Feature and<br />

Processing Method<br />

Shi Jun, Zhang Xiaoling, Yang Jianyu<br />

Vehicleborne Bistatic Synthetic Aperture Radar Imaging<br />

Yulin Huang, Jianyu Yang, Li Xian, Haiguang Yang, Zhong Tian<br />

Study on Clutter Cancellation for Space Borne Bistatic SAR<br />

Giovanni Picardi, Marc Iorio, Artu Masdea<br />

Comparison between MARSIS & SHARAD Results<br />

Franco Fois, Riccardo Mecozzi, Marco Iorio, Diego Calabrese, Ornella<br />

Bombaci, Clau Catallo, A. Croce, R. Croci, M. Guelfi, Enri Zampolini, D.<br />

Ravasi, M. Molteni, P. Ruggeri, A. Ranieri, M. Ottavianelli, Enrico Flamini,<br />

Giovanni Picardi, Roberto Seu, D. Biccari, R. Orosei, M. Cartacci, A.<br />

Cicchetti, A. Masdea, E. Gia<strong>com</strong>oni, M. Cutigni, M. Provenziani, O. Fuga, G.<br />

Alberti, S. Mattei, C. Papa, P. Marras, B. Tattarletti, D. Vicari, F.<br />

Bonaventura, T. Paternò, A. Di Placido, A. Morlupi<br />

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Tuesday Afternoon<br />

Tuesday Interactive Session (18:00 - 19:30)<br />

Room: Foyer-2<br />

Tu17EP. Education and Policy --Remote Sensing applications<br />

Co-Chairs: Charles Luther , Laerte Guimaraes Ferreira<br />

A Low Cost Testbed for Synthetic Aperture Techniques<br />

Paulo Marques, Inene Dias, Élio Fernandes<br />

GLOBE Students in Sunland Park, New Mexico Study Satellite<br />

Images to Decipher August 2006 Flood Damage<br />

Robin L. Hoffer, Albert Ortiz, Joel Gilbert<br />

A Study on Population Distribution Characteristics and Pattern in<br />

Mountainous Region<br />

Guozhu Li<br />

Evaluation on the Eco-economic Benefits of Rural Energy<br />

Construction and Sloping Land Conversion to Forest Program<br />

Guozhu Li, Shuwen Niu, Zhengguang Liu, Zhen Yang<br />

Region Selection of Converting Slope Farmlands into Forestlands<br />

and Grasslands Based on Relationship Between Land Gradient and<br />

Soil Erosion Data: A Case Study of Yellow River Basin, China<br />

Yang Zhen, Shuwen Niu, Guozhu Li<br />

Study on Mechanism of Landuse Conversion in Metropolitan Area: A<br />

Case Study of Lanzhou Metropolitan Area, China<br />

Yang Zhen, Shuwen Niu, Huimin Liu, Guozhu Li<br />

Universal Map for Spatial Information Society by Using REAL TIME<br />

GIS, GPS and Remote Sensing<br />

Sota Shimano, Mitoshi Moriya, Masaaki Shikada, Tatsuo Azuma<br />

Map Renewal Technique by Using Collaboration of GPS, GIS and<br />

Remote Sensing<br />

Mitoshi Moriya, Sota Shimano, Masaaki Shikada<br />

Interactive Software Tools to Process ALOS Satellite Images<br />

Makoto Ono<br />

Handheld Microwave Radiometer (HMR) into Classroom<br />

Environment –An Introduction<br />

Eric Chikando, Jeffrey R. Piepmeier, Jame Whitney, Carl White<br />

Benchmarking: The End of the Process<br />

Verne Kaupp, Tim Haithcoat, Vlad Likholetov, Charles Hutchinson, Sam<br />

Drake, Wim Van Leeuwen<br />

MERIT Erasmus Mundus: An Opportunity for International<br />

Cooperation in Remote Sensing Education in Europe<br />

Francesc Torres, Werner Wiesbeck, Claudio Beccari, Benoit Macq<br />

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Tuesday Afternoon<br />

Development of Web-Based SAR Processor for Education<br />

Yosuke Ito, Yuuhei Teramoto, Kenji Abe<br />

City Air Temperature Observations used as Educational Resources<br />

Kazuya Takemata, Yoshiyuki Kawata, Tsugio Chiba<br />

An Integrated Approach to Using NASA Earth Science Climate Data<br />

in Science Classrooms<br />

Erica J. Alston, Lin H. Chambers, Susan W. Moore, Penny C. Oots, Dennis D.<br />

Diones, Carrie S. Phelps<br />

Interagency Collaborations in the United States: USGEO<br />

Architecture and Data Management Working Group<br />

Kathy Fontaine<br />

Blended Tools for Remote Sensing Education<br />

Mu-Lin Wu, Yu-Ming Wang, Deng-Ching Wong, Ming-Hon Hwang, Ching-Mei<br />

Chu<br />

Remote Sensing of Ice Sheets for Underrepresented and<br />

Handicapped Middle School Students<br />

Linda B. Hayden, Terrance Hughes, Darnell Johnson<br />

Integrating Applied Remote Sensing Methodology in Secondary<br />

Education<br />

Kerstin Voss, Roland Goetzke, Florian Thierfeldt, Gunter Menz<br />

Lidar Education at Georgia Tech<br />

Gary G. Gimmestad, Leanne L. West<br />

Remote Sensing Information Visualization Using Volume Based<br />

Objects in World Wind<br />

Tobias Spies, Robert Moorhead, Manfred Brill<br />

Multi-waveform Radar for Ice Sheet Measurements and Classroom<br />

Demonstration<br />

Cameron Lewis, Heather Owen, Deebu Abi, Jon Hecker, James Sulzen<br />

A review and analysis of remote sensing capability for air quality<br />

measurements as a potential decision support tool conducted by the<br />

NASA DEVELOP Program<br />

Elbe Cox<br />

Effects of climate change and urbanization on energy demand.<br />

William Crosson, Maur Estes, Maud Khan, Dale Quattrochi<br />

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Wednesday Morning<br />

Wednesday Morning (09:00 - 10:40)<br />

Room: 124<br />

We01MH1. Radar Polarimetry<br />

Co-Chairs: Wolfgang-Martin Boerner , Eric Pottier<br />

09:00 Application of Bootstrap Techniques for the Estimation of<br />

Target De<strong>com</strong>position Parameters in RADAR Polarimetry<br />

Samuel Foucher, Grégory Farage, Goze B. Bénié<br />

09:20 Comments on Hybrid-Polarity SAR Architecture<br />

R. Keith Raney<br />

09:40 Unsupervised Classification of Polarimetric SAR Data Using<br />

Graph Cut Optimization<br />

Marc Jaeger, Andreas Reigber, Olaf Hellwich<br />

10:00 The Use of Multidimensional Copulas to Describe Amplitude<br />

Distribution of Polarimetric SAR Data<br />

Gregoire M. Mercier, Lynda Bouchemakh, Youcef Smara<br />

10:20 Segmentation of Polarimetric SAR Data using Contour<br />

Information via Spectral Graph Partitioning<br />

Kaan Ersahin, Ian G. Cumming, Rabab K. Ward<br />

Wednesday Morning (09:00 - 10:40)<br />

Room: 129<br />

We02MH1. Passive Microwave Remote Sensing of Soil<br />

Moisture II<br />

Co-Chairs: Thomas Jackson , Brian K. Hornbuckle<br />

09:00 Topography Effects on the L-band Emissivity of Soils: TuRTLE<br />

2006 Field Experiment<br />

Alessandra Monerris, Pablo Benedicto, Mercè Vall-llossera, Adriano Camps,<br />

Maria Piles, Enric Santanach, Ricard Prehn<br />

09:20 Calibration of L-MEB for Soil Moisture Retrieval over Forests<br />

Jennifer Grant, Jean-Pierre Wigneron, Adriaan A. Van de Griend, Massimo<br />

Guglielmetti, Kauzar Saleh, Mike Schwank<br />

09:40 Introducing CMEM, a <strong>com</strong>munity microwave emission model<br />

Thomas R. H. Holmes, Matthias Drusch, Richard de Jeu<br />

10:00 Impact of Surface Heterogeneity on Surface Soil Moisture<br />

Retrievals from Passive Microwave Data at the Regional Scale: The<br />

Upper Danube Case<br />

Alexander Loew<br />

10:20 First Results from the Finnish SMOS AO Project for Northern<br />

Areas (NORA)<br />

Martti T. Hallikainen, Juha Lemmetyinen, Juha Kainulainen, Simo<br />

Tauriainen, Kimmo Rautiainen, Andreas Colliander, Jörgen Pihlflyckt, Tuomo<br />

Auer, Jouni Pulliainen, Bertel Vehviläinen<br />

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Wednesday Morning<br />

Wednesday Morning (09:00 - 10:40)<br />

Room: 132<br />

We03MH1. Optical Calibration<br />

Co-Chairs: Dennis Helder , Xiangqian Wu<br />

09:00 An Overview of Four Decades of Landsat Calibration<br />

Ronald W. Hayes, Gyanesh Chander, Jon B. Christopherson<br />

09:20 Radiometric Trending of Landsat TM Using Pseudo-Invariant<br />

Sites<br />

Dennis Helder, Rimy Malla, Gyanesh Chander, Julia Barsi, Brian Markham<br />

09:40 Sensor On-Orbit Calibration and Characterization Using<br />

Spacecraft Maneuvers<br />

Xiaoxiong Xiong, Jim Butler, William Barnes, Bruce Guenther<br />

10:00 Intercalibrating MetOP/AVHRR and Aqua/MODIS with<br />

Improved SNO Accuracy<br />

Changyong Cao, Aisheng Wu, Xiaoxiong Xiong, Xiangqian Wu<br />

10:20 Report on the First Meeting of Global Space-based Inter-<br />

Calibration System (GSICS) Research Working Group<br />

Xiangqian Wu<br />

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Wednesday Morning<br />

Wednesday Morning (09:00 - 12:40)<br />

Room: 120<br />

We04MF. Clouds and precipitation<br />

Co-Chairs: Kultegin Aydin , Frank S. Marzano<br />

09:00 Dual-Polarization and Dual-Frequency Radar Scattering From<br />

Ice Crystals<br />

Kultegin Aydin, Enrique Santiago<br />

09:20 Modeling of multiple scattering effects for spaceborne Wband<br />

pulsed radar<br />

Alessandro Battaglia, Satoru Kobayashi, Simone Tanelli, Clemens Simmer,<br />

Eastwood Im<br />

09:40 Cloud Particle Size Measurements in Arctic Clouds Using<br />

Lidar and Radar Data<br />

Edwin W. Eloranta, Taneil Uttal, Matthew Shupe<br />

10:00 Preciptation Retrieval Over Land from SSMIS<br />

Nai-Yu Wang, Ralph Ferraro<br />

10:20 Processing Disdrometer Raindrop Spectra Time Series from<br />

Various Climatological Regions Using Estimation abd Autoregressive<br />

Methods<br />

Mario Montopoli , Gianfranco Vulpiani , Marios N Anagnostou, Emmanouil N<br />

Anagnostou, Frank S Marzano<br />

10:40 COFFEE BREAK<br />

11:00 A Networked Radar Approach for Resolving Range Ambiguity<br />

Nitin Bharadwaj, V. Chandrasekar<br />

11:20 Neural Network Retrieval of Precipitation Using NPOESS<br />

Microwave Sensors<br />

Frederick Chen, Laura Bickmeier, William Blackwell, Laura Jairan, Vince<br />

Leslie<br />

11:40 Short-Wave Infrared Hyperspectral Determination and<br />

Mapping of Cloud Water Phase During the AIRS II Program<br />

George E. Leblanc<br />

12:00 A Neural Network Based Approach for Multi-Spectral<br />

Snowfall Detection and Estimation<br />

Yajaira Mejia, Hosni Ghedira, Shayesteh Mahani, Reza Khanbilvardi<br />

12:20 Preliminary Quantitative Analysis of S-Band FMCW Radar<br />

Data from Atmospheric Observation<br />

Turker Ince<br />

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Wednesday

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Wednesday Morning (09:00 - 12:40)<br />

Room: 121<br />

We05MF. Forest Applications<br />

Co-Chairs: Lars Waser<br />

Wednesday Morning<br />

09:00 Algorithm of Retrieving Needle Leaf Chlorophyll Content from<br />

Hyperspectral Remote Sensing<br />

Yongqin Zhang, Jing M. Chen, John R. Miller, Thomas L. Noland<br />

09:20 Modeling Fractional SHRUB/Tree Cover and Multitemporal<br />

Changes in Mire Ecosystems Using High-Resolution Digital Surface<br />

Models and CIR Aerial Images<br />

Lars T. Waser, Christian Ginzler, Meinrad Kuechler, Emmanuel Baltsavias,<br />

Henri Eisenbeiss<br />

09:40 Spatial Patterns of the Canopy Stress During 2005 Drought in<br />

Amazonia<br />

Liana O. Anderson, Yadvinder Malhi, Luiz E.O.C. Aragao, Sassan Saatchi<br />

10:00 Using Phenological Information Derived from MODIS-data to<br />

Aid Nutrient Modeling. First Experiences<br />

Markus Törmä, Katri Rankinen, Pekka Härmä<br />

10:20 The Evaluation of the Mangrove Ecosystem Services Value<br />

Change in Zhangjiang River Estuary Based on Remote Sensing<br />

Dongshui Zhang, Zhangren Lan, Qinmin Wang, Xiaoqin Wang, Wei Zhang,<br />

Zheng Li<br />

10:40 COFFEE BREAK<br />

11:00 Using MODIS and GLAS Data to Develop Timber Volume<br />

Estimates in Central Siberia<br />

Jon Ranson, Daniel Kimes, Guoqing Sun, Ross Nelson, Viatcheslav Kharuk,<br />

Paul Montesano<br />

11:20 Aboveground biomass estimation in Alaska-Yukon Porcupine<br />

Caribou habitat area from coarse resolution satellite data<br />

Junhua Li, Wenjun Chen<br />

11:40 Deforestation Due to Population and Relief Energy through<br />

Spatially-Correlated Logit Models<br />

Shojiro Tanaka, Ryuei Nishii<br />

12:00 Vegetation Identification and Classification in the Domain<br />

Limits of Powerlines in Brazilian Amazon Forest<br />

Alessandra M. K. Beltrame, Mauricio G. M. Jardini, Rogeiro M. Jacobsen,<br />

Jose A. Quintanilha<br />

12:20 Near Real Time Detection of Hot Spots on Meteosat Second<br />

Generation Images: from Forest Fires to Volcanic Eruptions<br />

Laurent Beaudoin, Antoine Gademer, Ahmed Amir, Loïca Avanthey, Vincent<br />

Germain, Alexandre Pocheau<br />

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Wednesday Morning<br />

Wednesday Morning (09:00 - 12:40)<br />

Room: 122<br />

We06MF. Forest Mapping with SAR Measurements<br />

Co-Chairs: Masanobu Shimada , Tazio Strozzi<br />

09:00 Estimation of Tropical Forest Structure and Aboveground<br />

Biomass from P-band SAR<br />

Sassan Saatchi, Davi Clark, Robi Chazdon, Miri Marlier, Jero Chave, Thom<br />

Gillespie<br />

09:20 Vegetation Modelling for Height Inversion Using InSAR/Pol-<br />

InSAR Data<br />

Franck Garestier, Thuy Le Toan<br />

09:40 Forest monitoring with JERS-1/SAR and ALOS/PALSAR<br />

Manabu Watanabe, Masanobu Shimada, Kazuo Ouchi, Haipeng Wang,<br />

Masayuki Matsuoka, Motoyuki Sato<br />

10:00 Detection of Forest Changes Using ALOS PALSAR Satellite<br />

Images<br />

Johan E.S. Fransson, Mattias Magnusson, Håkan Olsson, Leif E.B. Eriksson,<br />

Gustaf Sandberg, Gary Smith-Jonforsen, Lars M.H. Ulander<br />

10:20 Estimation of the Bidirectional Reflectance Distribution<br />

Function of Subarctic Boreal Forest Using C-Band SAR<br />

Aku Riihelä, Terhikki Manninen<br />

10:40 COFFEE BREAK<br />

11:00 JERS-1 SAR Data in Forest Biomass Mapping in Northern<br />

Taiga Zone<br />

Yrjo Rauste, Heikki Ahola, Terhikki Manninen, Heikki Smolander, Pekka<br />

Voipio<br />

11:20 Analysis of Airbone SAR data (L-BAND) for Discrimination<br />

Land Use / Land Cover Types in the Brazilian Amazon Region<br />

João Roberto dos Santos, Fábio G. Gonçalves, Luciano V. Dutra, José C.<br />

Mura, Waldir R. Paradella<br />

11:40 Backscatter and Interferometry for Estimating Above-Ground<br />

Biomass inTropical Savanna Woodland<br />

Karin M. Viergever, Iain H. Woodhouse, Neil Stuart<br />

12:00 Mapping of Wind-Thrown Forests Using VHF/UHF SAR<br />

Images<br />

Johan E.S. Fransson, Mattias Magnusson, Klas Folkesson, Björn Hallberg,<br />

Gustaf Sandberg, Gary Smith-Jonforsen, Anders Gustavsson, Lars M.H.<br />

Ulander<br />

12:20 Bistatic Border Effect Modeling in Forest Scattering<br />

Ludovic Villard, Pierre Borderies, Pascale Dubois-Fernandez, Jean-François<br />

Nouvel<br />

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Wednesday Morning<br />

Wednesday Morning (09:00 - 12:40)<br />

Room: 123<br />

We07MF. Change Detection and Multitemporal Analysis<br />

Co-Chairs: Lorenzo Bruzzone , Gregoire M. Mercier<br />

09:00 Comparison of Similarity Measures of Multi-Sensor Images<br />

for Change Detection Applications<br />

Vito Alberga, Maha Idrissa, Vinc Lacroix, Jordi Inglada<br />

09:20 A Probabilistic Generative Model for Unsupervised Invariant<br />

Change Detection in Remote Sensing Images<br />

Fernando P. Nava, Alejandro P. Nava<br />

09:40 Normalized Difference Reflectance: An Approach to<br />

Quantitative Change Detection<br />

Paolo Villa, Giovanmaria Lechi<br />

10:00 An Unsupervised Change-Detection Technique Based on<br />

Bayesian Initialization and Semi-Supervised SVM<br />

Francesca Bovolo, Lorenzo Bruzzone, Mattia Marconcini<br />

10:20 Change Detection Using the Object Features<br />

Irmgard Niemeyer, Prashanth Reddy Marpu, Sven Nussbaum<br />

10:40 COFFEE BREAK<br />

11:00 A Robust Neural Network Design for Detecting Changes from<br />

Multispectral Satellite Imagery<br />

Fabio Pacifici, Fabio Del Frate, Chiara Solimini, William J. Emery<br />

11:20 Large Scale Change Detection Techniques Dedicated to Flood<br />

Monitoring Using ENVISAT Wide Swath Mode Data<br />

Rémi Andreoli, Hervé Yésou<br />

11:40 Comparison and Evaluation of Polarimetric Change Detection<br />

Techniques in Aerial SAR Data<br />

Matthieu Molinier, Yrjö Rauste<br />

12:00 Detecting Changes in Polarimetric SAR Data with Content-<br />

Based Image Retrieval<br />

Matthieu Molinier, Jorma Laaksonen, Yrjö Rauste, Tuomas Häme<br />

12:20 Conditional Copula for Change Detection on Heterogeneous<br />

SAR Data<br />

Gregoire M. Mercier, Gabriele Moser, Sebastiano B. Serpico<br />

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Wednesday Morning (09:00 - 12:40)<br />

Room: 128<br />

We08MF. ENVISAT MERIS/AATSR Applications<br />

Co-Chairs: Peter Regner , Roland Doerffer<br />

09:00 Decadal Changes in Global Ocean Colour<br />

David Antonie, Fabrizio D‘Ortenzio, Annick Bricaud<br />

09:20 GlobCOLOUR: Global Ocean Colour Time Series for Carbon<br />

Cycle Research<br />

Odile Fanton d‘Andon, Anto Mangin, Samantha Lavender, Andr Morel, Davi Antoine,<br />

Gilb Barrot, Juli Demaria, Yasw Pradhan, Domi Durand, Stép Maritoréna<br />

09:40 Remote Sensing of Optical Properties of Coastal Waters: A<br />

Regional Modular Procedure for MERIS data<br />

Roland Doerffer, Helmut Schiller, Carsten Brockmann, Marco Peters, Peter<br />

Regner<br />

10:00 Application of AATSR‘s dual-view to measurements of precise<br />

sea surface temperature, atmospheric properties and climate<br />

change<br />

David Llewellyn-Jones<br />

10:20 AATSR data contributes through the Medspiration project to<br />

enhancement of global SST data quality.<br />

Ian S. Robinson, Jean-Francois Piollé, Pierre Le Borgne, David J. S. Poulter,<br />

Craig J. Donlon, Olivier Arino<br />

10:40 COFFEE BREAK<br />

11:00 New Applications of AATSR Land Surface Temperature<br />

Elizabeth Noyes, Gary Corlett, John Remedios, Xin Kong, David Llewellyn-<br />

Jones<br />

11:20 Validation of the Operational MERIS FAPAR<br />

Nadine Gobron, Bernard Pinty, Ophélie Aussedat, Thomas Lavergne,<br />

Frédéric Mélin, Monica Robustelli, Malcolm Taberner<br />

11:40 ALBEDOMAP: MERIS Land Surface Albedo Retrieval using<br />

Data Fusion with MODIS BRDF and its Validation using<br />

Contemporaneous EO and In Situ Data Products<br />

Jan-Peter Muller, Réné Preusker, Jürgen Fischer, Marco Zühlke, Carsten<br />

Brockmann, Peter Regner<br />

12:00 The GLOBCARBON Initiative: Global Biophysical Products for<br />

Terrestrial Carbon Studies<br />

Stephen Plummer, Olivier Arino, Franck Ranera, Kevin Tansey, Jing Chen,<br />

Gerard Dedieu, Hugh Eva, Isidoro Piccolini, Roland Leigh, Geert Borstlap,<br />

Bart Beusen, Walter Heyns, Riccardo Benedetti<br />

12:20 GlobCover: ESA Service for Global Land Cover from MERIS<br />

Olivier Arino, Dorit Gross, Franck Ranera, Marc Leroy, Patrice Bicheron, Carsten<br />

Brockman, Pierre Defourny, Christine Vantcuntsen, Frederic Achard, Laurent<br />

Durieux, Ludovic Bourg, John Lathan, Antonio Di Gregorio, Ron Witt, Martin Herold,<br />

Jacqueline Sambale, Stephen Plummer, Jean-Louis Weber<br />

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Wednesday Morning (09:00 - 12:40)<br />

Room: 130<br />

We09MF. Microwave Radiometer Calibration<br />

Co-Chairs: Christopher S Ruf , Niels Skou<br />

09:00 On-Orbit Calibration of WindSat Brightness Temperatures<br />

Michael Bettenhausen, Elizabeth M Twarog, Peter Gaiser<br />

09:20 Validating the Calibration of Satellite Microwave Radiometers<br />

on Decadal Time Scales<br />

Frank Wentz, Kyle Hilburn, Lucr Ricciardulli<br />

09:40 An approach for spaceborne aperture synthesis radiometer<br />

calibration<br />

Markus Peichl, Volk Wittmann<br />

10:00 Lessons Learned from the Aquarius Radiometer Engineering<br />

Model<br />

Jeffrey Piepmeier, Fernando Pellerano, Mich Triesky, Josh Forgione, Jame<br />

Caldwell<br />

10:20 Characterization of the Aquarius and Juno Radiometers Using<br />

a Programmable Digital Noise Source<br />

Jinzheng Peng, Christopher S. Ruf, Shannon T. Brown, Jeffrey R. Piepmeier<br />

10:40 COFFEE BREAK<br />

11:00 Calibration and Performance Analysis of the PAU-RAD<br />

Instrument<br />

Xavier Bosch-Lluis, Adriano Camps, Juan F. Marchan-Hernandez, Isaac<br />

Ramos-Perez, Nereida Rodríguez-Álvarez, Xavi Banqué, Miguel A. Guerrero<br />

11:20 Calibration of a Ground Based Radiometer for a One-Year<br />

Experiment in Antarctica : A Contribution to SMOS Calibration<br />

Giovanni Macelloni, Marco Brogioni, Sylvain Vey<br />

11:40 Field Tests of the GeoSTAR Demonstrator Instrument<br />

Alan B. Tanner, Shannon T. Brown, Todd C. Gaier, Bjorn H. Lambrigsten,<br />

Boon H. Lim, Christopher S. Ruf, Francisco Torres<br />

12:00 Active Cold Noise Reference for Radiometer Calibration<br />

Janne Lahtinen, Vill Kangas, Mikk Lapinoja, Vill Kilpiä, Petr Piironen<br />

12:20 Performance Measurements on Active Cold Loads for<br />

Radiometer Calibration<br />

Niels Skou, Sten Søbjærg, Jan Balling<br />

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Wednesday Morning (09:00 - 12:40)<br />

Room: 131<br />

We10MF. Geohazards-1<br />

Co-Chairs: Waldir Renato Paradella , Darka Mioc<br />

09:00 Flood Disaster Response and Decision-Making Support<br />

System Based On Remote Sensing and GIS<br />

Zhuowei Hu, Xiaojuan Li, Yonghua Sun, Zhaoning Gong, Yanhui Wang,<br />

Liying Zhu<br />

09:20 Decision Support for Flood Event Prediction and Monitoring<br />

Darka Mioc, Francois Anton, Genseng Liang, Bradford Nickerson<br />

09:40 Providing Satellite-based Early Warnings of Fires to Reduce<br />

Fire Flashovers on South Africa’s Transmissions Lines<br />

Philip Frost, Harold Annegarn<br />

10:00 Assessing use of SAR imagery for end of season fire<br />

perimeter mapping in Alaska.<br />

Richard M. Guritz, Parker Martyn, Laura Bourgeau-Chavez, Don Atwood<br />

10:20 Quality Assessment of the Fire Hazard Forecast based on a<br />

Fire Potential Index for the Mediterranean Area by Using a<br />

MSG/SEVIRI Based Fire Detection System<br />

Giovanni Laneve, Enrico G. Cadau<br />

10:40 COFFEE BREAK<br />

11:00 InSAR Monitoring of Landslides on Permafrost Terrain in<br />

Canada<br />

Vern Singhroy, Pierre-Jean Alasset, Rejean Couture, Valentin Poncos<br />

11:20 Generation and WebGIS Representation of Landslide<br />

Susceptibility Maps Using VHR Satellite Data<br />

Klaus Granica, A. Almer, M. Hirschmugl, H. Proske, M. Wurm, Th. Schnable,<br />

L.W. Kenyi, M. Schardt<br />

11:40 Application of Remote Sensing Data and GIS Tools for<br />

Regional Landslide Hazard Analysis at Cameron Highland, Malaysia<br />

by Using Logistic Regression Model<br />

Biswajeet Pradhan, Shattri Mansor<br />

12:00 Application of Neuro-Fuzzy System for Landslide<br />

Susceptibility Mapping using Remote Sensing and GIS<br />

Saro Lee, Hyun-Joo Oh<br />

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Wednesday Morning (09:00 - 12:40)<br />

Room: 133<br />

We11MF. Rapid Prototyping: A Concept for Moving Earth<br />

Science to Operations for Societal Benefit<br />

Co-Chairs: Verne Kaupp , E. Lucien Cox<br />

09:00 Extending NASA Research Results to Benefit Operational<br />

Systems<br />

E. Lucien Cox<br />

09:20 Integration of NASA’s Aura OMI-derived NO2 observations<br />

with EPA ground network data for improved air quality forecasting:<br />

An RPC validation experiment.<br />

Margaret Pippin, Mary Kleb, Pete Parker, Ray Rhew, Dore Neil<br />

09:40 A Rapid Synthesis of Measurements and Models to Assess<br />

Regional Influences on Local Air Quality During the 2006 TexAQS<br />

Campaign<br />

R. B Pierce, Jassim Al-Saadi, Kevin Bowman, Wall McMillan, Chri Hostetler, Davi<br />

Winker, Brya Lambeth, Chie Kittaka, Todd Schaack, Arli da Silva<br />

10:00 WaterNet: The NASA Water Cycle Solution Network<br />

P. R. Houser, D. R. Belvedere, W. Pozzi, B. Imam, R. Schiffer, C. Welty, R. Lawford,<br />

C. A. Schlosser, H. V. Gupta, C. Vorosmarty, D. Matthews<br />

10:20 Evolving a Solutions Network of Resource Conservation and<br />

Development Councils, Watershed Management Teams, and NASA<br />

Research Institutions Across the Nation<br />

Mr. Howard V. "Mike" Doherty, Mr. Jeffrey Ward, Dr. Mark Wigmosta, Dr. David<br />

Garen, Ms. Roberta Jeanquart, Ms. Cathy Lear, Mr. Gerald Sehlke, Dr. Jerry Freilich,<br />

Dr. William Eaton<br />

10:40 COFFEE BREAK<br />

11:00 Evaluation of Integrating the Invasive Species Forecasting<br />

System to Support National Park Service Decisions on Fire<br />

Management Activities and Invasive Plant Species Control<br />

Peter Ma, Jeffrey T. Morisette, Ann Rodman, Craig McClure, Jeff Pedelty,<br />

Nate Benson, Kara Paintner, Neal Most, Asad Ullah, Weijie Cai, Moni Rocca,<br />

Joel Silverman, John Schnase<br />

11:20 The Model Web: A Concept for Ecological Forecasting<br />

Gary Geller, Woody Turner<br />

11:40 Enhancing the EPA’s Pest Infestation Risk Management<br />

Program in Transgenic Corn Using NASA’s EO-1 Hyperion<br />

Instrument<br />

Ashutosh Limaye, John Glaser, Charles Laymon, Jose Casas<br />

12:00 Use of remote sensing and dust modelling to evaluate<br />

ecosystem phenology and pollen dispersal<br />

jeffrey Luvall, Bill Sprigg, Caro Watts, Patr Shaw<br />

12:20 Implementing an Applied Science Program<br />

Doug Rickman, Joan Presson<br />

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Wednesday Morning (11:00 - 12:40)<br />

Room: 124<br />

We12MH2. Pol-InSAR Applications and Methodology<br />

Co-Chairs: R. Keith Raney , Giorgio Franceschetti<br />

11:00 Analysis of the Temporal Behavior of Coherent Scatterers<br />

(CSs) in ALOS PalSAR Data<br />

Luca Marotti, Rafael Zandona Schneider, Konstantinos Papathanassiou<br />

11:20 DTM Extraction Beneath Tropical Canopy Using X-, L-, and P-<br />

Band Polarimetric InSAR Data from the INDREX-II Campaign in<br />

Indonesia<br />

Bryan Mercer, Qiaoping Zhang, Parivash Lumsdon<br />

11:40 Inversion Algorithms Comparison Using L-Band Simulated<br />

Polarimetric Interferometric Data for Forest Parameters Estimation<br />

Emanuele Angiuli, Fabio Del Frate, Andrea Della Vecchia, Marco Lavalle,<br />

Domenico Solimini, Giorgio Licciardi<br />

12:00 Multi-Track PS-InSAR Datum Connection<br />

Gini Ketelaar, Freek van Leijen, Petar Marinkovic, Ramon Hanssen<br />

12:20 The Comparison of the V-Fold and the Monte-Carlo Cross<br />

Validation to Estimate the Number of Clusters for the Fully<br />

Polarimetric SAR Data Segmentation<br />

Fang Cao, Wen Hong, Yirong Wu, Eric Pottier<br />

Wednesday Morning (11:00 - 12:40)<br />

Room: 129<br />

We13MH2. Wetlands<br />

Co-Chairs: Pere Serra<br />

11:00 Wetlands Map of Alaska Using L-Band Radar Satellite<br />

Imagery<br />

Jane Whit<strong>com</strong>b, Mahta Moghaddam, Kyle McDonald, Erika Podest, Josef<br />

Kellndorfer<br />

11:20 Two-Dimensional Surface River Flow Patterns Measured With<br />

Paired RiverSondes<br />

Calvin C. Teague, Donald E. Barrick, Peter M. Lilleboe, Ralph T. Cheng<br />

11:40 Monitoring Winter Flooding of Rice Fields on the Coastal<br />

Wetland of Ebre Delta with Multitemporal Remote Sensing Images<br />

Pere Serra, Gerard Moré, Xavier Pons<br />

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Wednesday Morning (11:00 - 12:40)<br />

Room: 132<br />

We14MH2. Surface Lidar Data Analysis<br />

Co-Chairs: John P. Kerekes , Clint Slatton<br />

11:00 Exploiting Full-Waveform Lidar Data and Multiresolution<br />

Wavelet Analysis for Vertical Object Detection and Recognition<br />

Christopher E. Parrish<br />

11:20 Detection of Foliage-Obscured Vehicle Using a<br />

Multiwavelength Polarimetric Lidar<br />

Songxin Tan, Jason Stoker, Susan Greenlee<br />

11:40 Automatic Extraction of Salient Geometric Entities from<br />

LIDAR Point Clouds<br />

Stefan Auer, Stefan Hinz<br />

12:00 Automatic Feature Extraction from Airborne Lidar<br />

Measurements to Identify Cross-Shore Morphologies Indicative of<br />

Beach Erosion<br />

Mike Starek, R. K. Vemula, K. Clint Slatton, Ramesh Shrestha, Bill Carter<br />

12:20 ICESat laser altimetry near Ibiza, Spain<br />

Bob Schutz, Timothy Urban, Amy Neuenschwander, Juan Jose Benjamin<br />

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Wednesday Afternoon<br />

Wednesday Afternoon (14:20 - 16:00)<br />

Room: 122<br />

We01AH1. Forest Mapping with VNIR Measurements<br />

Co-Chairs: H. Peter White , Mark Chopping<br />

14:20 Remote Sensing of Air Pollution and Climate Change Impacts<br />

on Pinus uncinata in the Pyrenees of Catalonia.<br />

Shawn Kefauver, Angela Ribas, Josep Penuelas<br />

14:40 Advances in Mapping Woody Plant Canopies Using the NASA<br />

MISR Instrument on Terra<br />

Mark Chopping, Lihong Su, Naushad Kollikkathara, Libertad Urena<br />

15:00 Monitoring Native Foresters in Southern Brazil.<br />

Dejanira Luderitz Saldanha, Laurindo Guasselli, Maria do Carmo Lima e<br />

Cunha, Paulo Brack, Vitor Haertel, Jorge Ricardo Ducati, José Luis<br />

Rockembach, Rodrigo Nascimento Silva, Mônica Tagliari Kreling<br />

15:20 Monitoring of an Andean Rainforest Environment with<br />

Remote Sensing<br />

Anna Goerner, Richard Gloaguen, Franz Makeschin<br />

15:40 Impact of Off-Nadir Surface Reflectance Retrieval on the<br />

Determination of Equivalent Water Thickness of a Vegetation<br />

Canopy<br />

H. P. White, A. Abuelgasim<br />

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Wednesday Afternoon<br />

Wednesday Afternoon (14:20 - 18:00)<br />

Room: 120<br />

We02AF. Ocean Winds 1<br />

Co-Chairs: Zorana Jelenak , Donald R Thompson<br />

14:20 A Geophysical Model Function for WindSat Polarimetric<br />

Radiometer Wind Retrievals Using Linear Polarizations<br />

Seubson Soisuvarn, Zorana Jelenak, Paul Chang<br />

14:40 A Statistical Comparison of QuikSCAT Wind Fields to<br />

Satellite-derived Sea Surface Temperature Fronts<br />

Timothy P. Mavor, Seubson Soisuvarn, Laurence N. Connor<br />

15:00 A Comparison of Models for Retrieving High Wind Speeds<br />

Yijun He, Hui Shen, Jie Guo, William Perrie<br />

15:20 On SAR Hurricane Wind Speed Ambiguities<br />

Hui Shen, William Perrie, Yijun He<br />

15:40 Airborne Observations of High-Incidence C-band Ocean<br />

Surface Backscatter<br />

Daniel Esteban Fernandez, Tao Chu, Robert Contreras, Paul S Chang,<br />

James R Carswell<br />

16:00 COFFEE BREAK<br />

16:20 Satellite Winds for Climate Research<br />

Frank J. Wentz, Deborah Smith<br />

16:40 Dependency Analysis of Normalized Radar Cross Section of<br />

Ocean Surface on Ocean Winds Using an Airborne Dual-Frequency<br />

Polarimetric SAR<br />

Akitsugu Nadai, Toshihiko Umehara, Takeshi Matsuoka, Makoto Satake,<br />

Seiho Uratsuka<br />

17:00 Investigation of Tropical Cyclones Using Synthetic Aperture<br />

Radar<br />

Jochen Horstmann, Donald R. Thompson, Wolfgang Koch, Frank Monaldo,<br />

Hans C. Graber<br />

17:20 Extracting Geophysical Parameters from Multi-Polarization<br />

SAR Imagery of the Ocean Surface<br />

Donald R. Thompson, Frank M. Monaldo, Jochen Horstmann<br />

17:40 ASCAT Scatterometer Ocean Calibration<br />

Marcos Portabella, Ad Stoffelen, Jeroen Verspeek, Anton Verhoef, Jur<br />

Vogelzang<br />

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Wednesday Afternoon<br />

Wednesday Afternoon (14:20 - 18:00)<br />

Room: 121<br />

We03AF. Electromagnetic Methods in Remote Sensing II<br />

Co-Chairs: Simon Yueh , Albin J Gasiewski<br />

14:20 Scattering from Sahelian Grassland: A Coherent Modeling<br />

Alejandro Monsivais-Huertero, Isabelle Chenerie, Kamal Sarabandi<br />

14:40 Forward and Inverse Scattering Problems: Convenience and<br />

Limitations of the Contrast Source-Extended Born Model<br />

Michele d‘Urso, Tommaso Isernia<br />

15:00 Measurement and Analysis of Scattering from Periodic<br />

Surfaces at 5.8 GHz<br />

Iñigo Cuiñas, Manuel García Sánchez, Ana Vázquez Alejos, Emmanuel Van<br />

Lil, Iris De Coster, Dave Trappeniers, Antoine Van de Capelle<br />

15:20 Half-Space Born Approximation Modeling and Inversion for<br />

Cross-Well Radar Sensing of Contaminants in Soil<br />

He Zhan, Ann Morgenthaler, Qiuzhao Dong, Carey Rappaport, Eric Miller<br />

15:40 Canopy Bidirectional Reflectance Calculation Based on<br />

Adding Method and SAIL Formalism<br />

Abdelaziz Kallel, Sylvie Le Hégarat-Mascle, Catherine Ottlé, Laurence<br />

Hubert-Moy<br />

16:00 COFFEE BREAK<br />

16:20 Refocusing Through Single Layer Building Wall Using<br />

Synthetic Aperture Radar<br />

Mojtaba Dehmollaian, Kamal Sarabandi<br />

16:40 Simulation Studies of Forest Structure Using 3D Lidar and<br />

Radar Models<br />

Guoqing Sun, Jon Ranson, Dawei Liu, Benjamin Koetz<br />

17:00 Two-Dimensional Full-Wave Scattering from Discrete<br />

Random Media in Layered Rough Surfaces<br />

Chih-hao Kuo, Mahta Moghaddam<br />

17:20 Inversion Model Validation of Ground Emissivity.<br />

Contribution to the Development of SMOS Algorithm<br />

François Demontoux, Bénédicte Le Crom, Gilles Ruffié, Jean Pierre<br />

Wigneron, Jennifer Grant, Daniel Medina Hernandez<br />

17:40 Space - Time and Frequency - Polarization Variations in the<br />

Electromagnetic Wave Interacting with the Forest Canopy<br />

Valery L. Mironov, Eugene D. Telpukhovsky, Vladimir P. Yakubov, Sergey N.<br />

Novik, Andrew V. Klokov<br />

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Wednesday Afternoon (14:20 - 18:00)<br />

Room: 123<br />

We04AF. Change Detection and Image Analysis<br />

Co-Chairs: Ryuei Nishii , Farid MELGANI<br />

14:20 Change Detection of Buildings in Urban Environment from<br />

Very High Spatial Resolution Satellite Images Using Existing<br />

Cartographic Data and Prior Knowledge<br />

Mourad Bouziani, Kalifa Goïta, Dong-Chen He<br />

14:40 Semi-Supervised Multitemporal Classification with Support<br />

Vector Machines and Genetic Algorithms<br />

Noureddine Ghoggali, Farid Melgani<br />

15:00 Testing an Automated Unsupervised Classification Algorithm<br />

with Diverse Land Covers<br />

John Cipar, Ronald Lockwood, Thomas Cooley, Peggy Grigsby Grigsbsy<br />

15:20 Abrupt Change Detection on Multitemporal Remote Sensing<br />

Images: A Statistical Overview of Methodologies Applied on Real<br />

Cases<br />

Tarek Habib, Jocelyn Chanussot, Jordi Inglada, Grégoire Mercier<br />

15:40 Reducing the Impacts of Intra-Class Spectral Classification<br />

and its Implications for Super-Resolution Mapping<br />

Huong T. X. Doan, Giles M. Foody<br />

16:00 COFFEE BREAK<br />

16:20 Change Detection and Analysis with Radarsat-1 SAR Image<br />

Fan Wu, Chao Wang, Hong Zhang, Bo Zhang<br />

16:40 Area Spatial Object Co-Registration between Imagery and<br />

GIS data for Spatial-Temporal Change Analysis<br />

Deyan Zhang, Guoqing Zhou<br />

17:00 Coherent Change Detection and Classification in Synthetic<br />

Aperture Radar Imagery Using Canonical Correlation Analysis<br />

Mahmood R Azimi-Sadjadi, Sarv Srinivasan<br />

17:20 SAR-Based Estimation of the Baltic Sea Ice Motion<br />

Juha Karvonen, Markku Simila, Jonni Lehtiranta<br />

17:40 Technique of Remote Sensing Image Processing in Active<br />

Faults Survey<br />

Aixia Dou, Xiaoqing Wang, Guoyan Wang, Dongliang Wang<br />

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Wednesday Afternoon (14:20 - 18:00)<br />

Room: 124<br />

We05AF. Repeat-Pass Differential Pol-SAR Interferometry<br />

Co-Chairs: Wolfgang-Martin Boerner , Kun Shan K.S. Chen<br />

14:20 Need for Developing Repeat-Pass Differential POL-SAR<br />

Interferometry<br />

Wolfgang-Martin Boerner, Kun-Shan Chen<br />

14:40 Quad-Polarimetry and Interferometry from Repeat-Pass<br />

Dual-Polarimetric SAR Imagery<br />

T. L. Ainsworth, M. Preiss, N. Stacy, J.-S. Lee<br />

15:00 Multi-Baseline Polarimetrically Optimised Phases and<br />

Scattering Mechanisms for InSAR Applications<br />

Andreas Reigber, Maxim Neumann, Esra Erten, Marc Jäger, Pau Prats<br />

15:20 Multibaseline POLInSAR Coherence Modelling and<br />

Optimization<br />

Maxim Neumann, Laurent Ferro-Famil, Andreas Reigber<br />

15:40 Disaster Monitoring and Environmental Alert in Taiwan<br />

Chih-Tien Wang, Kun-Shen Chen, Hong-Wei Lee, Jong-Sen Lee,<br />

WOLFGANG-MARTIN Boerner, Ruei-Yuan Wang, Hong-Sen Wan<br />

16:00 COFFEE BREAK<br />

16:20 Application of Polarimetric SAR Images Acquired in Square-<br />

Loop Flights<br />

Motoyuki Sato, Koichi Iribe, Takashi Hamasaki<br />

16:40 Coherence Dependency of the PALSAR POLinSAR on Forest in<br />

Japan and Amazon<br />

Masanobu Shimada<br />

17:00 Estimation of Physical Properties of Persistent Scatters Using<br />

JERS-1 Data<br />

Jun-su Kim, Wooil M. Moon<br />

17:20 PolSAR Image Filtering based on Feature Detection using the<br />

Wavelet Transform<br />

Gregory Farage, Samuel Foucher, Goze Bénié<br />

17:40 Snow Wetness Monitoring using Multi-Temporal Polarimetric<br />

ASAR Data and Multi-Layer Hybrid Model<br />

Nicolas Longépé, Sophie Allain, Eric Pottier<br />

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Wednesday Afternoon<br />

Wednesday Afternoon (14:20 - 18:00)<br />

Room: 128<br />

We06AF. ESA´s Optical Data Portfolio and Application in the<br />

Land Domain<br />

Co-Chairs: Bianca Hoersch , Francesco Sarti<br />

14:20 Inter<strong>com</strong>parison of multispectral imagers over natural<br />

targets<br />

Marc Bouvet<br />

14:40 Analyses of Hyperspectral Directional Data from<br />

CHRIS/PROBA Using Land Surface Models<br />

Heike Bach, Silke Begiebing<br />

15:00 The use of high resolution optical data in land surface<br />

studies: science and applications with Proba/CHRIS data<br />

Jose F. Moreno, Luis Alonso, Luis Guanter, Glor Fernandez, Sole Gandia,<br />

Juan Fortea, Mari Gonzalez, Jesu Delegido, Luis Gomez-Chova, Javier Calpe<br />

15:20 IMAGE2006: A Component of the GMES Precursor Fast Track<br />

Service on Land Monitoring<br />

Maria Vanda Nunes de Lima, Conrad Bielski, Joanna Nowak<br />

15:40 Integrated Water Resouces Management for Zambia:<br />

satellite-derived geo-information to support policy- and decisionmaking<br />

processes<br />

Mirko Gregor, Imas Nyambe, Jona Kampata, Jack Nkhoma, Rees<br />

Mwasambili, Chri Chileshe, Geor Phiri, Greg D’Hulst, Manu Löhnertz<br />

16:00 COFFEE BREAK<br />

16:20 Preliminary Radiometric Calibration Assessment of ALOS<br />

AVNIR-2<br />

Marc Bouvet, Philippe Goryl, Gyanesh Chander, Richard Santer, Sebastien<br />

Saunier<br />

16:40 Monitoring Glaciers and Related Hazards using the ALOS<br />

PRISM Instrument. Approaches, Accuracy, Applications.<br />

Andreas Kääb<br />

17:00 Stereo Evaluation of ALOS/PRISM Data on ESA-AO Test Sites<br />

- First DLR Results<br />

Manfred Lehner, Rupe Mueller, Pete Reinartz<br />

17:20 Sentinel-2 Optical High Resolution Mission for GMES<br />

Operational Services<br />

Philippe Martimort, Olivier Arino, Michael Berger, Roberto Biasutti, Bernardo<br />

Carnicero, Umberto Del Bello, Valérie Fernandez, Ferran Gascon, Bruno<br />

Greco, Pierluigi Silvestrin, François Spoto, Omar Sy<br />

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Wednesday Afternoon<br />

Wednesday Afternoon (14:20 - 18:00)<br />

Room: 129<br />

We07AF. Mapping & Urban Remote Sensing Applications<br />

Co-Chairs: Paolo Gamba , Tom G Farr<br />

14:20 Building Feature Extraction via a Deterministic Approach:<br />

Application to Real High Resolution SAR Images<br />

Giorgio Franceschetti, Raffaella Guida, Antonio Iodice, Daniele Riccio,<br />

Giuseppe Ruello, Uwe Stilla<br />

14:40 Mapping Urban Areas using the Fusion of 500 m MODIS<br />

Satellite Imagery and Ancillary Data Sources<br />

Annemarie Schneider, Mark Friedl<br />

15:00 Classification of Man-made Structures using IKONOS<br />

Imagery for Urban Stormwater Pollution Management<br />

Mi-Hyun Park, Michale K. Stenstrom<br />

15:20 Spatial Syntactic Configuration of Urban Land Use Patterns<br />

Victor Mesev<br />

15:40 P-band Radar Images of Desert Landforms<br />

Tom G Farr<br />

16:00 COFFEE BREAK<br />

16:20 Mapping Subsurface Geology in Arid Africa using L-band SAR<br />

Philippe Paillou, Sylv Lopez, Yannick Lasne, Ake Rosenqvist, Tom G Farr<br />

16:40 Radar Imaging of Urban Areas by Means of Very High<br />

Resolution SAR and Interferometric SAR<br />

Andreas R. Brenner, Ludwig Roessing<br />

17:00 Building Characterisation in VHR SAR Data Acquired under<br />

Controlled EMSL Conditions<br />

Dominik Brunner, Guido Lemoine, Joaquim Fortuny, Lorenzo Bruzzone<br />

17:20 Automatic change detection using a cluster covariance<br />

distance metric, for image based revision of GIS data<br />

Thomas Knudsen<br />

17:40 Potential Problems with Using Reconstruction in<br />

Morphological Profiles for Classification of Remote Sensing Images<br />

from Urban Areas<br />

Rik Bellens, Leyden Martinez-Fonte, Sidharta Gautama, Jonathan Cheung-<br />

Wai Chan, Frank Canters<br />

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Wednesday Afternoon (14:20 - 18:00)<br />

Room: 130<br />

We08AF. Frequency Allocation for Remote Sensing and RFI<br />

Mitigation for Microwave Radiometry<br />

Co-Chairs: Joel Johnson , Thomas vonDeak<br />

14:20 A Survey of the Scientific Usage of Microwave Frequencies<br />

for NASA Earth Science remote sensing Satellites<br />

Fritz Policelli, Robe Ryan, Troy Frisbie<br />

14:40 Spectrum Allocation Issues Affecting Remote Sensing for the<br />

2007 World Radio<strong>com</strong>munication Conference (WRC-07)<br />

John E. Zuzek<br />

15:00 Sensitivity of the Kurtosis Statistic as a Detector of Pulsed<br />

Sinusoidal Radio Frequency Interference in a Microwave Radiometer<br />

Receiver<br />

Roger D. De Roo, Sidharth Misra, Christopher S. Ruf<br />

15:20 Analog RFI Detectors for Microwave Radiometers<br />

Jeffrey Piepmeier, Pris Mohammed, Jose Knuble<br />

15:40 Cross-frequency Blanking for RFI Mitigation: A C-band Case<br />

Study<br />

Joel T. Johnson, Baris Guner<br />

16:00 COFFEE BREAK<br />

16:20 CoSMOS: Performance of Kurtosis Algorithm for Radio<br />

Frequency Interference Detection and Mitigation<br />

Sidharth Misra, Steen S. Kristensen, Sten S. Søbjærg, Niels Skou<br />

16:40 An L-Band Radio Frequency Interference (RFI) Detection and<br />

Mitigation Testbed for Microwave Radiometry<br />

Roger D. De Roo, Christopher S. Ruf, Kazem Sabet<br />

17:00 Detection of Radio Frequency Interference with the Aquarius<br />

Radiometer<br />

Christopher Ruf, Sidharth Misra<br />

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Wednesday Afternoon<br />

Wednesday Afternoon (14:20 - 18:00)<br />

Room: 131<br />

We09AF. Weather Radar Networks: Collaborative Adaptive<br />

Sensing of the Atmosphere<br />

Co-Chairs: Charles Luther , Steven C. Reising<br />

14:20 Rainfall Estimation and Rain Gauge Comparison for X-Band<br />

Polarimetric CASA Radars<br />

Jorge M. Trabal, David J. McLaughlin<br />

14:40 Radar Network Characterization<br />

Francesc Junyent, V. Chandrasekar<br />

15:00 Simulation of Minimal Infrastructure Short-Range Radar<br />

Networks<br />

Brian C. Donovan, David J. McLaughlin, Michael Zink, Jim Kurose<br />

15:20 Evaluation of First Generation CASA Radar Waveform in the<br />

IP1 Testbed<br />

Nitin Bharadwaj, V. Chandrasekar , Francesc Junyent<br />

15:40 Implementation of a New Refractivity Estimation Algorithm<br />

on a Network of S-Band Radars<br />

Jason Fritz, V. Chandrasekar<br />

16:00 COFFEE BREAK<br />

16:20 Low Cross-Polarization Antenna Array for CASA Student Test<br />

bed Radar<br />

Víctor J. Marrero-Fontánez, Rafael A. Rodríguez-Solís<br />

16:40 Phase Shifter System Using Vector Modulation For X-Band<br />

Phased Array Radar Applications<br />

Jose Colom, Luis Giraldo Castañeda, Eric Knapp 17:00 Real-Time Three-Dimensional Radar Mosaic in CASA IP1<br />

Testbed<br />

Yuxiang Liu, Yanting Wang, V. Chandrasekar, V.N. Bringi<br />

17:20 A Grid Based Weather Radar Data Retrieval and Processing<br />

Framework*<br />

Diego Arias, Cesar Sandoval, Wilson Rivera<br />

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Wednesday Afternoon<br />

Wednesday Afternoon (14:20 - 18:00)<br />

Room: 132<br />

We10AF. Atmospheric Lidar<br />

Co-Chairs: John A. Reagan , Gary Gimmestad<br />

14:20 Ground- and Space-Based Polarization Lidar Sensing of Asian<br />

Dust Transport: AFARS and CALIPSO Studies<br />

Kenneth Sassen, Jiang Zhu, Javier Fochesatto<br />

14:40 Inter<strong>com</strong>parison of Spanish Advanced Lidars in the<br />

Framework of EARLINET<br />

Michael Sicard, Nadzri Reba, Francesc Rocadenbosch, Eduard Gregorio, D.<br />

Kumar, Francesc Molero, A. Comerón, S. Tomàs, Manuel Pujadas, Juan Luis<br />

Guerrero-Rascado, Lucas Alados-Arboledas, Roberto Pedros, José Antonio<br />

Martínez<br />

15:00 Regional Aerosol Transport Study Using a Compact Aircraft<br />

Lidar.<br />

Jasper R. Lewis, Russell J. DeYoung, Kurt Severance<br />

15:20 Lidar Determination of the Frequency of Variations of the<br />

Boundary-Layer Top<br />

Giovanni Martucci, Renaud Matthey, Valentin Mitev, Hans Richner<br />

15:40 Statistical Considerations on the Extinction Error Variance for<br />

the Raman Lidar Inversion Algorithm<br />

Francesc Rocadenbosch, Adolfo Comerón, Michaël Sicard, Mohd Nadzri Md<br />

Reba<br />

16:00 COFFEE BREAK<br />

16:20 Speed Measurements with a Continuous Wave Lidar<br />

Prototype<br />

Constantino Muñoz, Alejandro Rodríguez, Adolf Comerón, Òscar Batet,<br />

David Garcia, Francesc Rocadenbosch, Michäel Sicard<br />

16:40 A Wind Speed and Fluctuation Simulator for Characterizing<br />

the Wind Lidar Correlation Method<br />

Sergio Tomás, Michaël Sicard, Jordi Masjuan, Mohd. Nadzri Md. Reba,<br />

Constantino Muñoz, Francesc Rocadenbosch<br />

17:00 Numerical Simulation of a Heterodyne Doppler LIDAR for<br />

Wind Measurement in a Turbulent Atmospheric Boundary Layer<br />

Sébastien Brousmiche, Laurent Bricteux, Piotr Sobieski, Benoît Macq,<br />

Grégoire Winckelmans<br />

17:20 Coherent Lidar Modulated with Frequency Stepped Pulse<br />

Trains for Unambiguous High Duty Cycle Range and Velocity Sensing<br />

in the Atmosphere<br />

Petter Lindelöw, Johan J. Mohr<br />

17:40 Inter<strong>com</strong>parison of Calibration Techniques for the 1064nm<br />

Channel on a Nd:YAG Elastic Lidar<br />

Shuki Chaw, Yonghua Wu, Barry Gross, Fred Moshary, Samir Ahmed<br />

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Wednesday Afternoon<br />

Wednesday Afternoon (14:20 - 18:00)<br />

Room: 133<br />

We11AF. Hyperspectral Programs & Applications<br />

Co-Chairs: Thomas Cooley , John P. Kerekes<br />

14:20 Remote Sensing of Crop Residue Cover Using Hyperion (EO-<br />

1) Data<br />

Abdou Bannari, Karl Staenz, Shahid Khurshid<br />

14:40 Mapping Physical Properties of Mudflat sSdiments using<br />

Hperspectral DAIS 7915 and ROSIS Airborne Spectrometer Data,<br />

Bourgneuf Bay (South West France)<br />

Charles Verpoorter, Véronique Carrere , M. Robin<br />

15:00 Spectral Image Utility Prediction<br />

Marcus Stefanou, John Kerekes<br />

15:20 Use of CHRIS PROBA Images for Land Use Products<br />

Fabio Del Frate, Riccardo Duca, Pasquale Sellitto, Domenico Solimini<br />

15:40 An Operational Land Imager for the Landsat Data Continuity<br />

Mission<br />

James R. Irons, Jeanine Murphy-Morris<br />

16:00 COFFEE BREAK<br />

16:20 Geological Mapping on Mars by Segmentation of<br />

Hyperspectral OMEGA Data<br />

Harald van der Werff, Frank van Ruitenbeek, Freek van der Meer<br />

16:40 Combined Microwave and Hyperspectral Infrared Retrievals<br />

of Atmospheric Profiles in the Presence of Clouds Using Nonlinear<br />

Stochastic Methods<br />

William Blackwell, Frederick Chen, Laura Jairam<br />

17:00 Wavelet-SOM in Feature Extraction of Hyperspectral Data for<br />

Classification of Nematode Species<br />

Rushabh Doshi, Roger King, Gary Lawrence<br />

17:20 Phase Correlation Based Supervised Classification of<br />

Hyperspectral Images Using Multiple Class Representatives<br />

Begum Demir, Sarp Ertürk<br />

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Wednesday Afternoon<br />

Wednesday Afternoon (16:20 - 18:00)<br />

Room: 132<br />

We12AH2. Lidar Sensing of Forest Structure<br />

Co-Chairs: Adolfo Comeron , Francesc Rocadenbosch<br />

16:20 Automatic Extraction of Forest Fuel and Terrain Variables<br />

with Airborne LiDAR for the Determination of Spatial Fire Risk<br />

Luis Gonçalves-Seco, Bruño Fraga-Bugallo, David Miranda, Rafael Crecente<br />

16:40 3D Mapping of Mangrove Forest Canopy: a Comparison<br />

Between SRTM C-band, SRTM X-band, AIRSAR, ICEsat/GLAS<br />

Waveforms and Airborne Lidar Data<br />

Marc Simard, Keqi Zhang, Victor H. Rivera-Monroy<br />

17:00 Comparison of SRTM–NED Data to LIDAR Derived Canopy<br />

Metrics<br />

Lado W. Kenyi, R. Dubayah, Michelle A. Hofton, J.B. Blair, Mathias Schardt<br />

17:20 Extracting Tree Crown Properties from Ground-Based<br />

Scanning Laser Data<br />

Inian Moorthy, John R. Miller, Baoxin Hu, Jose A. Jimenez Berni, Pablo J.<br />

Zarco-Tejada, Qingmou Li<br />

17:40 Retrieving 3D Canopy Structure from Synergistic Analysis of<br />

Multi-Angle and Lidar Data<br />

Mitchell Schull, Sangram Ganguly, Arindam Samanta, Julian Jenkins, Yuri<br />

Knyazikhin, Ranga Myneni, Dong Huang<br />

Wednesday Interactive Session (18:00 - 19:30)<br />

Room: Foyer-2<br />

We01EP. Optical Techniques<br />

Co-Chairs: John P. Kerekes<br />

Improved Outgassing Models for the Landsat-5 Thematic Mapper<br />

Esad Micijevic, Gyanesh Chander, Ronald Hayes<br />

Temporal Air Quality Monitoring Using Surveillance Camera<br />

C. J. Wong, M. Z. MatJafri, K. Abdullah, H. S. Lim, K. L. Low<br />

Multispectral Absorption Algorithm for Retrieving TSS<br />

Concentrations in Water<br />

Sami Gumaan Daraigan, Syahril Amin Hashim, Mohd. Zubir Mat Jafri,<br />

Khiruddin Abdullah, Wong Chow Jeng, Nasirun Mohd. Saleh<br />

Validation of POLDER Surface BRDF and Albedo Products Based on<br />

a Review of other Satellites, Ground and Climate Databases<br />

Olivier Hautecoeur, Jean-Louis Roujean<br />

Improvement of the Thermal Emissivity Calculated with the<br />

Vegetation Cover Method by Using Optical Atmospherically<br />

Corrected Images<br />

Lucas Martínez, Vicenç Palà, Roman Arbiol, Vicente Caselles, Enric Valor<br />

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Wednesday Afternoon<br />

Methods of MODIS Level 1B Data Processing<br />

Zhiming GUI, Wenjie FAN<br />

Numeric Simulation of Viewing Geometry of Multi-Directional<br />

Polarimeteric Sensor Influence on the Retrieval of Aerosols over<br />

Land Surfaces<br />

Zhongting Wang, Liangfu Chen, Xingfu Gu<br />

Reflectance Spectroradiometer Measurement System in 30 Meter<br />

Mast for Validating Satellite Images<br />

Timo Sukuvaara, Jouni Pulliainen, Esko Kyrö, Hanne Suokanerva, Pauli<br />

Heikkinen, Juha Suomalainen<br />

Accurate Geometric References from Low B/H Stereoscopic<br />

Airborne Acquisition<br />

Jean-Marc Delvit, Christophe Latry<br />

Validation of Airborne Hyperspectral Scanner (AHS) surface<br />

reflectance obtained with water vapor and visibility scene derived<br />

Marcos Jimánez, Cristina Robles, Eduardo de Miguel, José A. Gómez, Alix<br />

Fernández, Almudena García, Elena Prado<br />

Fire monitor<br />

Xiaocheng Zhou, Xiao Wang<br />

Land Surface Temperature and Emissivity Determination from<br />

AVHRR Data<br />

Sanjaa Tuya, Koji Kajiwara, Yoshiaki Honda<br />

BRDF Calibration of Natural Samples in Support of Remote Sensing<br />

Georgi T. Georgiev, Charles K. Gatebe, James J. Butler, Michael D. King<br />

An Experimental Study on IMU/DGPS/Camera System Calibration<br />

Dahai Guo Guo, Qiu Li Li<br />

Comparision Research on Positioning Ways of Photogrammetry<br />

Lijun Zhang, Qiu Li, Dahai Guo<br />

Estimation of Height Measurement Accuracy for ALOS PRISM Triplet<br />

Images<br />

Makoto Maruya, Hiroshi Ohyama<br />

Global sensitivity analysis for the 6S atmospheric correction model.<br />

Nicholas A. S. Hamm, Edward J. Milton, Peter M. Atkinson<br />

A Rapid Meshing Technique for Simulations of Near-Surface<br />

Phenomena Involving Remote Sensing Technology<br />

Owen J. Eslinger, Jerrell R. Ballard, Jr., Amanda M. Hines<br />

The Implications of Non-Uniformity in Fields-of-View of Commonly<br />

Used Field Spectroradiometers<br />

Alasdair A. Mac Arthur, Chris MacLellan, Tim J. Malthus<br />

MRTWeb: Enhanced MODIS Data Discovery and Delivery Services<br />

from the LP DAAC<br />

Thomas K. Maiersperger<br />

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Wednesday Afternoon<br />

Semi-Automatic True Orthophoto Production by Using LIDAR Data<br />

Arif Günay, Hossein Arefi, Michael Hahn<br />

Sensitivity Study for Sensor Optical and Electric Cross-talk Based<br />

on Spectral Measurements:An Application to Developmental Sensors<br />

Using Heritage Sensors Such As MODIS<br />

Hassan Oudrari, Sanxiong Xiong, Nianzeng Che, Xiaoxiong Xiong, James J.<br />

Butler<br />

AHS: Operational Use and Quality Assessment<br />

Alix Fernández-Renau, José A. Gómez, Eduardo de Miguel, Alberto Amaro,<br />

Óscar Gutiérrez de la Cámara, Marcos Jiménez, Elena Prado<br />

Wednesday Interactive Session (18:00 - 19:30)<br />

Room: Foyer-2<br />

We02EP. Instrumentation and Techniques II (Passive)<br />

Co-Chairs: Ignasi Corbella , Serni Ribó<br />

Operational Derivation of Surface Albedo and Downwelling<br />

Shortwave Radiation Based on MSG Observations in the Frame of<br />

the SAF Programme on Land Surface Analysis<br />

Dominique Carrer, Bernhard Geiger, Jean-Louis Roujean, Olivier<br />

Hautecoeur, Catherine Meurey<br />

PAU One-Receiver Ground-based and Airbone Instruments<br />

Adriano Camps, Albert Aguasca, Xavier Bosch-Lluis, Juan F. Marchan-<br />

Hernandez, Isaac Ramos-Perez, Nereida Rodríguez-Álvarez, Francesc Bou,<br />

Carlos Ibañez, Xavier Banqué, Ricard Prehn<br />

PAU-RAD Instrument Web-Based Remote Control<br />

Xavier Bosch-Lluis, Maruan Moussaif, Adriano Camps, Juan-Fernando<br />

Marchan-Hernández, Isaac Ramos-Pérez, Nereida Rodríguez-Álvarez<br />

Implementing Assisted Navigation in Hybrid Sensor Networks<br />

Franco Frattolillo, Nicola Quarantiello, Silvia Liberata Ullo<br />

An Airborne Multi-Angle Power Line Inspection System<br />

Guangjian Yan, Junfa Wang, Qiang Liu, Lin Su, Pengxin Wang, Junming Liu,<br />

Wuming Zhang, Zhiqiang Xiao<br />

Accuracy Evaluation on Technologies of Photogrammetry<br />

Lijun Zhang, Qiu Li, Dahai Guo<br />

Spatial Decision Support System for Tobacco Enterprise based on<br />

Spatial Data Mining<br />

Mei Xin, Liu Junyi, Wu Mengquan, Yang Xiaodong<br />

ASAP, Towards a PARIS Instrument for Space<br />

Serni Ribó, Juan Carlos Arco, Estel Cardellach, Oleguer Nogués-Correig,<br />

Antonio Rius, María Teresa Álvarez, Jesús Tabero<br />

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Wednesday Afternoon<br />

Automatic Block Generation and 3D Line Extraction in<br />

Photogrammetric Power Line Inspection<br />

Wuming Zhang, Guangjian Yan, Ning Wang, Qiaozhi Li, Wei Zhao<br />

Constrained-Trajectory Based GPS/INS Integration for Reliable<br />

Position and Attitude Determination<br />

Pakorn Ubolkosold, Stefan Knedlik, Ezzaldeen Edwan, Otmar Loffeld<br />

K-Band Radiometer Designed for Academic Purposes:<br />

Inter<strong>com</strong>parison of Performances as Total Power, Dicke or Noise<br />

Injection Radiometers<br />

Jose Miguel Tarongi, Adriano Camps, Jose Antonio Pulido<br />

Distributed Cooperative Sensor Networks using Intelligent Adaptive<br />

Antennas<br />

Emma Jones<br />

From Sensor Net to Sensor Grid: A Survey and Taxonomy on Sensor<br />

Web<br />

Dafei Yin, Yu Fang<br />

Geometric Correction and Automatic DEM Extraction of High<br />

Resolution Data<br />

Philip Cheng<br />

UAV Remote Sensing Grounded Simulation System Based on DM270<br />

and TCP/IP<br />

Shi-hu Zhao, Lei Yan, Zhou-hui Lian, Hui Zhou<br />

High Performance Computing for Vegetation Parameters Retrieval<br />

Luigi Dini, Giovanni Milillo, Guido D’Urso , Antonio Valentino<br />

Internal Approach for the Geometric Accuracy Evaluation of Some<br />

Orthorectification Models Applied to QuickBird Images<br />

Carlos Pérez, Nilda Sánchez<br />

Laboratory Characterization of Scanning Radiometers<br />

Charles K. Gatebe, Michael D. King, John W. Cooper, James J. Butler<br />

Non Ideal behaviour of TXA Equipment: Simulated BER<br />

Performance<br />

Mario Cossu, Michelangelo L‘Abbate, Adriano Lupi, Ugo Pattacini, Paolo<br />

Venditti<br />

Perspective of Remote Optical Measurement Techniques (ROMTs)<br />

Eduard Gregorio, Francesc Rocadenbosch<br />

The Environmental Mapping and Analysis Program (EnMAP) -<br />

Current Status<br />

Hermann Kaufmann, Karl Segl, Stefan Hofer, Timo Stuffler, Andreas<br />

Mueller, Rudolf Richter, Christian Chlebek<br />

The Impact of Surface Meteorological Measurements on GPS Height<br />

Determination<br />

Chuan-Sheng Wang, Yuei-An Liou, Ta-Kang Yeh<br />

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Wednesday Afternoon<br />

Urban Ecotope Mapping Using QuickBird Imagery<br />

Renzong Ruan, Liliang Ren<br />

Multiple Aperture Imaging of Millimeter Sources via Image-Plane<br />

Interferometry<br />

Dennis Prather, Indraneil Biswas, Christopher Schuetz, Richard Martin,<br />

Mark Mirotznik<br />

Technologies For Distributed Aperture Millimeter-Wave Radiometric<br />

Imaging Using Optical Upconversion<br />

Christopher A. Schuetz, Richard D. Martin, Indraneil Biswas, Mark S.<br />

Mirotznik, Dennis W. Prather<br />

Wednesday Interactive Session (18:00 - 19:30)<br />

Room: Foyer-2<br />

We03EP. Solid Earth 1<br />

Co-Chairs: Kiyo Tomiyasu , Diane Evans<br />

Landslide Susceptibility Mapping using RS & GIS<br />

Ezatallah Ghanavati, Zahr Peiryai<br />

Evalutation of the Forest Damage by a Typhoon Using Remote<br />

Sensing Technique<br />

Buhe Aosier, Masayuki Takada, Masami Kaneko<br />

Automatic Landslide Detection from Remote Sensing Images Using<br />

Supervised Classification Methods<br />

Gaelle Danneels, Eric Pirard, Hans-Balder Havenith<br />

An Quantitative Model for Tectonic Activity Analysis And<br />

Earthquake Magnitude Predication Based on Satellite Thermal<br />

Infrared Anomaly<br />

Jinping Li, Lixin Wu, Yanqing Dong, Xianbo Yang, Shanjun Liu<br />

A novel method for earthquake-related thermal anomalies detection<br />

Yali Wang, Guihua Chen, Qian Zhang, Chunli Kang<br />

Applying NDVI as vegetation recovery index in Jiou-Jiou Mountain,<br />

Taiwan<br />

Ming-Der Yang, Zhe-Chuan Xiou, Tung-Ching Su<br />

Forest Monitoring of Fire-Damaged Areas by Using IKONOS<br />

Multispectral Data<br />

Choen Kim, Sung-Hoo Hong<br />

Identification of the Affected Areas by Mass Movement through a<br />

Physically Based Model of Landslide Hazard Combined with a Two-<br />

Dimensional Flood Routing Model for Simulating Debris Flow<br />

Renato F. Guimarães, Roberto A. T. Gomes, Osmar A. Carvalho Júnior,<br />

Nelson F. Fernandes, Eurípedes A. Vargas Júnior, Éder S. Martins<br />

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Wednesday Afternoon<br />

Extraction of landslide-related factors from ASTER imagery and its<br />

application to landslide susceptibility mapping using GIS<br />

Saro Lee, Hyun Oh, No-W Park, Sung Lee<br />

Applying Fire Spread Simulation over Two Study Sites in California.<br />

Lessons Learned and Future Plans<br />

Alan Forghani, Bob Cechet, John Radke, Mark Finney, Bret Butler<br />

Mars ionosphere data inversion by MARSIS Subsurface Signals<br />

analysis<br />

Giovanni Picardi, Robe Seu, Dani Biccari, Andr Cicchetti, Artu Masdea, Marc<br />

Cartacci, Marc Iorio, Marc Provenziani, Marc Cutigni<br />

Subsidence and Landslide Monitoring using D- and CR-INSAR<br />

Ye Xia, Herm Kaufmann, Xiao Guo, Daqi Ge<br />

Alteration Mineral Mapping Using Masking Technique and Fusion<br />

With Geochemical Data For Mineral Exploration: A Case Study In<br />

Areletuobie, Xinjiang (China)<br />

Lei Liu, Jun Zhou, Yu Wang, Bao- Liu, Yan- Xu<br />

Modeling Depth Displacement of Rupture Zone of Ms8.1Kunlun<br />

Earthquake by Boundary Conditions of D-InSAR Co-Seismic<br />

Deformation Field<br />

Ma Chao, Ma Xuedong, Shan Xinjian<br />

Extracting the Flood Inundated Area on basis of ASAR Image and<br />

TM Image<br />

Wei Zheng, Chuang Liu, En Long<br />

Local Times of Major Earthquakes in Coastal Regions<br />

Kiyo Tomiyasu<br />

Geographic Information Systems applied to Teziutlán México’s<br />

Debris Flow<br />

Guillermo Cardoso<br />

Fuzzy Risk Evaluation of Geological Hazard<br />

Zhaoqiang Huang, Hongxi Li<br />

Mapping Subsidence in Tianjin Area Using ASAR Images Based on<br />

PS Technique<br />

Jinghui Fan, Xiaofang Guo, Huadong Guo, Zhengmin He, Daqing Ge,<br />

Shengwei Liu<br />

Earthquake Damage Detection Using Remote Sensing Data<br />

Masafumi Hosokawa, Byeong-pyo Jeong, Osamu Takizawa<br />

Improvement and Validation of MODIS Performance in Automated<br />

Detection and Extent Estimate of Wildfires<br />

Barbara Hirn, Concettina Di Bartola, Fabrizio Ferrucci<br />

3-D Tsunami Coastal Hazard Mapping in Sri Lanka by Very-High<br />

Resolution, Airborne and Spaceborne Remote-Sensing<br />

Fabrizio Ferrucci, Gianluca Calabretta, Franco Coren, Barbara Hirn, Fabio<br />

Rocca, Giuliano Savio, Paolo Sterzai<br />

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GIS Support for Flood Rescue<br />

Genseng Liang, Darka Mioc, Francois Anton<br />

Wednesday Afternoon<br />

Early Warning Monitoring and Management of Disasters<br />

Wenling Xuan, Xiuwan Chen, Gang Zhao<br />

DInSAR Monitoring of Land Subsidence in Orihuela City, Alicante,<br />

Spain: Comparison with Geotechnical Data<br />

Roberto Tomas, Juan M. Lopez-Sanchez, Jose Delgado, Fernando Vicente,<br />

Artemio Cuenca, Jordi J. Mallorquí, Pablo Blanco, Sergi Duque<br />

Statistical Landslide Hazard Mapping Using Remote Sensing Data<br />

and GIS: Case Study in Northeastern Region of Rio Grande do Sul<br />

State, Brazil<br />

Silvia B. A. Rolim, Roberto N. Vanacôr<br />

Landslide Interpretation Based on Data Fusion Techniques in<br />

Region Research<br />

Lijun Zhang<br />

ENSO impact on vegetation patterns in Indonesia during 1982-2003<br />

Pavel A. Propastin, Martin Kappas, Oleg Parfyonov, Stefan Erasmi<br />

Assessment of Different Classification Algorithms for Burnt Land<br />

Discrimination<br />

Olivier Zammit, Xavier Des<strong>com</strong>bes, Josiane Zerubia<br />

Investigation and Evaluation of Geological Disasters Using Remote<br />

Sensing in the Tibetan Part of National Highway 317<br />

Lin-qing Yu, An-xin Lu, Li-hong Wang, Zhi-yu Jia, De-fu Ran<br />

Evaluation of RADARSAT-1 image and digital techniques to identify<br />

landslide scars in Brazil<br />

Alessandra R. Gomes, Paulina S. Riedel<br />

Investigation and Evaluation of Geological Hazards Using Remote<br />

Sensing in the Tibetan Part of National Highway 214<br />

An-xin Lu, Li-hong Wang, Zhi-yu Jia, Lin-qing Yu, De-fu Ran<br />

Harmonic Analysis of Time-Series NOAA/AVHRR Images for<br />

Hotspot Detection and Land Features Classification<br />

Rohit Singh Gautam, Dharmendra Singh, Ankush Mittal, Sumit Bhatia<br />

Ground deforamtion monitoring survey project with SAR<br />

Interferometry.<br />

Kozin Wada, Shigeru Matsuzaka, Midori Fujiwara, Tomomi Amagai, Mikio<br />

Tobita, Hiroshi Yarai<br />

Analysis of Hyperspectral Characters of Winter Wheat under<br />

Different Nitrogen and Water Stress<br />

Yunhao Chen , Jinbao Jiang, Guifei Jing, Jing Li<br />

Monitoring landslides with Differential SAR Interferometry Using<br />

Corner Refletors.<br />

Jinghui Fan, Xiaofang Guo, Guang Liu, huadong Guo, Daqing Ge, Shengwei<br />

Liu<br />

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Wednesday Afternoon<br />

Wednesday Interactive Session (18:00 - 19:30)<br />

Room: Foyer-2<br />

We04EP. Data Mining and Archival<br />

Co-Chairs: Roger King , Hampapuram Ramapriyan<br />

A Disk-Based System for Producing and Distributing Science<br />

Products from MODIS<br />

Edward J. Masuoka, Robert E. Wolfe, Scott S. Sinno, Gang Ye, Michael J.<br />

Teague<br />

Semi-Automatic Metadata Extraction from Imagery and<br />

Cartographic Data<br />

Laura Díaz, Cristian Martín , Michael Gould, Carlos Granell, Miguel Ángel<br />

Manso<br />

The Data Management Technology of the Sustainable Development<br />

Information Sharing System of China<br />

Dawei Zhong, Tianhe Chi, Xin Zhang, Xiaofeng Zhao, Qinghui Sun<br />

A Map-based Geographic Information Retrieval System for Geo-<br />

Tagged Web Content<br />

You-Heng Hu, Linlin Ge<br />

The Realization of Fast Importing and Exporting Remote Sensing<br />

Images Database<br />

Peidong Jin, Yingjie Zhou, Du Xiao, Jianchao Wang<br />

Spatial Outlier Analysis for Optimal Planning<br />

Kiran mai Cherukuri, Mura I.V<br />

Study on Method of Time Series with Missing Data<br />

Jun Zhang, Hong Wang<br />

Legal Protection and Data Access of Remote Sensing and GIS<br />

Database<br />

Yi-Ping Chen, Ming-Der Yang<br />

Wednesday Interactive Session (18:00 - 19:30)<br />

Room: Foyer-2<br />

We05EP. Weather Radar Networks: Collaborative Adaptive<br />

Sensing of the Atmosphere<br />

Co-Chairs: Madhu Chandra , Steven C. Reising<br />

Student Developed Meteorological Radar Network for the Western<br />

Part of Puerto Rico: First Node<br />

Manuel A. Vega, Jose G. Colom<br />

An Algorithm to Improve the NEXRAD Rain Rate Estimates<br />

Nazario Ramirez, Sandra Cruz-Pol, Xiomara Ortiz, Joan M. Castro, Robert<br />

Kuliwoski<br />

Reflectivity Retrieval in a Networked Radar Environment:<br />

Demonstration from the CASA IP1 Radar Network<br />

Sanghun Lim, V. Chandrasekar, Panhoo Lee, A.P. Jayasumana<br />

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Wednesday Interactive Session (18:00 - 19:30)<br />

Room: Foyer-2<br />

We06EP. Multisensor Analysis and Data Fusion<br />

Co-Chairs: Lori Mann Bruce , Jocelyn Chanussot<br />

Wavelet Image Fusion based on the High Order Polynominal<br />

Regression<br />

Xiaobin Cai, Xiaoling Chen, Shoujin Yin, Chuqun Chen<br />

A Study on Optical and SAR Data Fusion For Extracting Flooded<br />

Area<br />

Sun Yonghua, Li Xiaojuan, Gong Huili, Zhao Wenji, Gong Zhaoning<br />

Multisource Remote Sensing Images Classification/ Data Fusion<br />

Using a Multiple Classifiers System Weighted by a Neural Decision<br />

Maker<br />

Yu-Chang Tzeng, S. H Chiu, Dana Chen, Kun-Shan Chen<br />

Toward a Semi-Automatic Interpretation of Scenes Issued from<br />

Multisensor Satellite Images<br />

Saheb Ettabaa Karim, Farah Imed Riadh, Soulaiman Bassel, Ben Ahmed<br />

Mohamed<br />

Object-Based Classification of Multi-Sensor Optical Imagery to<br />

Generate Terrain Surface Roughness Information for Input to Wind<br />

Risk Simulation<br />

Alan Forghani, Bob Cechet, Krishna Nadimpalli<br />

Remote Sensing Image Fusion Based on the Scale-invariant<br />

Predictive Model<br />

Junping Zhang, Chen Qi, Bin Zou, Weny Tang<br />

Spatial Aspects of Multi-Sensor Data Fusion: Aerosol Optical<br />

Thickness<br />

Gregory Leptoukh, Viktor Zubko, Arun Gopalan<br />

A Zero Saturation Distortion Image Fusion Method Based on the<br />

GCOS Framework<br />

Ying Zhang, Xiaowen Li, Qiang Liu, Cunjian Yang, Xiaofang Liu, Min Li,<br />

Huanmin Luo<br />

Pansharpening - A Contribution towards Quantitative Evaluation.<br />

Uwe Weidner<br />

Wavelet Image Fusion based on Local High Order Polynomial<br />

Regression<br />

xiaobin cai, Xiaoling Chen<br />

Multsensor Fusion Based On Dempster-Shaefer Evidence Using Beta<br />

Mass Function<br />

Sang-Hoon Lee<br />

Unmixing Based Landsat ETM+ and ASTER Image Fusion For Hybrid<br />

Multispectral Image Analysis<br />

Nouha Mezned, Saadi Abdeljaoued, M. Rached Boussema<br />

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An Adaptive Multi- Resolution Image Fusion<br />

Hassan Ghassemian<br />

Classification of Natural Areas in Northern Finland Using Optical<br />

Remote Sensing Images and Data Fusion<br />

Markus Törmä<br />

Lidar Application in Selection and Design of Power Line Route<br />

Lijun Zhang, Qiu Li, Zizheng Wang, Huijie Liu, Zhongsheng Li, Yao Gui,<br />

Robert Kletzli, Xiaodong Yang, Shuming Chen, Yanjing Liu<br />

Fusion of MODIS, AVHRR and ASTER Data Using Curvelet Transform<br />

for Land Cover Classification<br />

Harish Kumar, Dharmendra Singh, Ankush Mittal<br />

The Role of Spectral and Spatial Resolution in the Fusion of ALI<br />

Data<br />

Konstantinos G. Nikolakopoulos<br />

Multisensor Comparison and Data Fusion of Total Column Ozone<br />

Mohan L. Nirala<br />

Hyper<strong>com</strong>plex Principle Component Weighted Approach to<br />

Multiplespectral and Panchromatic Images Fusion<br />

Huijuan Yang, Jian Qiu Zhang, Bin Wang<br />

Wednesday Interactive Session (18:00 - 19:30)<br />

Room: Foyer-2<br />

We07EP. Soil Properties<br />

Co-Chairs: Alessandra Monerris Belda , Jean-Pierre Wigneron<br />

Field and laboratory spectrometry (optical – reflexive) for mapping<br />

and monitoring soil degradation and for setting satellite image<br />

analysis in the Turbolo River catchment (Calabria, south Italy)<br />

Massimo Conforti, Antonio Leone, Pietrp Patrizio Ciro Aucelli, Carmine<br />

Maffei, Gaetano Robustelli, Fabio Scarciglia<br />

Assessment of Land Salinization Change Using Remote Sensing<br />

Technequies in Minqin Basin, Northwest China<br />

Youhao E, Jihe Wang, Ping Yan, Hui Han, Dekui Zhang<br />

Monitoring and Analyzing the Soil Erosion Changes In Northern<br />

China During the Latest Twenty Years. A Case Study in Upper Chao<br />

River Basin of China<br />

Qinghui Lin, Zhixian Li<br />

Neural Network-Based Experimental Study on Shaft Water Sealing<br />

by Grouting<br />

Lijun Zhang, Qiu Li, Yanbo Song<br />

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Wednesday Afternoon<br />

Using point spectrometry and geostatistical analysis for detailed<br />

soil mapping. An example for a Mediterranean agro-forestry system<br />

of Molise region, southern Italy.<br />

Antonio P. Leone, Pietro P.C. Aucelli, Angelo De Angelis, Carmine Maffei,<br />

Carmen M. Rosskopf<br />

Comparison of Measured Scattering Coefficient of Dry Soil at Xband<br />

with the Scattering Coefficient Estimated using the Dielectric<br />

Constant<br />

O.P.N. Calla, K.C. Harit, Rajesh Vyas, Dinesh Bohra, Sanjeev Kumar Mishra<br />

Permittivity Estimation in TDR: A Numerical Study<br />

Phil Neveux<br />

Evaluation of Five Algorithms for Extracting Soil Emissivity from<br />

Hyperspectral FTIR Data<br />

Jie Cheng, Qing Xiao , Xiaowen Li, Qinhuo Liu, Yongming Du, Aixiu Nie<br />

Algorithm Study on Mid-Infrared Emissivity Extraction from Field<br />

Measurements: A Case Study of Soil<br />

Jie Cheng, Qing Xiao , Xiaowen Li, Qinhuo Liu, Lin sun<br />

Preliminary Measurements of Polarization and Correlative Features<br />

between Ruffled Water Surface, Snow and Bare Soil Microwave<br />

Reflective and Emissive Characteristics at 15GHz<br />

Artashes Arakelyan, Arse Arakelyan, Sarg Darbinyan, Mela Grigoryan, Izab<br />

Hakobyan, Vani Karyan, Mush Manukyan, Gagi Hovhannisyan, Astg<br />

Hambaryan, Stev Clifford<br />

Quantitative Assessment of Regional Soil Erosion in Chengdu Plain<br />

of Sichuan Province<br />

Jianxi Huang, Feng Maol, Wenbo Xu, Jinqiu Zou<br />

Researches Radiophysical and Dielectric Behaviors of Ore Minerals<br />

in the Microwave Range<br />

Olga Polyakova, Vasiliy Tikhonov, Dmitriy Boyarskii<br />

Study on Complex Dielectric Properties of Frozen Soil<br />

Liying Li, Lixi Zhang, Shao Zhao, kebi mao<br />

Research on Factors Analysis Model of Dualistic Soil Salinization<br />

Sensitivity in Typical Northwestern Arid Area<br />

Tao Sun, Shibing Pan, Shifeng Huang, Haiying Deng<br />

Wednesday Interactive Session (18:00 - 19:30)<br />

Room: Foyer-2<br />

We08EP. Lidar<br />

Co-Chairs: Francesc Rocadenbosch , Barry Lienert<br />

Piece-Wise Variance Method for Signal-to-Noise Ratio Estimation in<br />

Elastic/Raman Lidar Signals<br />

Mohd Nadzri Md Reba, Francesc Rocadenbosch, Michaël Sicard, Constantino<br />

Muñoz, Sergio Tomás<br />

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Wednesday Afternoon<br />

Design Methodology of a Ceilometer Lidar Prototype<br />

Eduard Gregorio, Francesc Rocadenbosch, Adolfo Comerón<br />

Statistical Classification Methodology of SHOALS 3000 Backscatter<br />

to Mapping Coastal Benthic Habitats<br />

Antoine Collin, Antoine Cottin, Bernard Long, Philippe Archambault, Pim<br />

Kuus, John H. Clarke, Gunho Sohn, John Miller<br />

What Optech‘s Bathymetric Lidar Sees Underwater<br />

Bernard Long, Antoine Cottin, Antoine Collin<br />

Laser Sounder Approach for Global Measurement of CO2<br />

Concentrations in the Troposphere<br />

James Abshire, Haris Riris, S. Randy Kawa, Xiaoli Sun, Michael Krainak,<br />

Jianping Mao, Pey-Schuam Jian, Graham Allan, G. James Collatz, Mark<br />

Stephen<br />

Morphological Segmentation of Lidar Digital Elevation Models to<br />

Extract Stream Channels in Forested Terrain<br />

Hyun-chong Cho, Kittipat Kampa, K. Clint Slatton<br />

River water surface effects on minimum water depth detection<br />

from LiDAR: a theoretical study on waveforms<br />

Jean-Stéphane Bailly, Audrey Lesaignoux, Denis Feurer<br />

Sensitivity studies of three Lidar configurations<br />

Julia Walterspiel, John N. Porter, David Bates<br />

CALIPSO-AERONET Combined Application for Weather and Climate<br />

Research<br />

Wei Gong, Yingying Ma, Zhongmin Zhu, Pingxiang Li, Shalei Song, Mengyu<br />

Liu, Zhongyu Hao, Jun Li<br />

Modeling of small footprint airborne laser scanning returns using<br />

radiative-transfer modeling and fractal tree models<br />

Felix Morsdorf, Othmar Frey, Benjamin Koetz, Erich Meier<br />

LIDAR Detection of Plankton in the Ocean<br />

James Churnside<br />

Wednesday Interactive Session (18:00 - 19:30)<br />

Room: Foyer-2<br />

We09EP. Hyperspectral Image Analysis<br />

Co-Chairs: Antonio J. Plaza , Andrew Dyk<br />

A Physics-Based Statistical Signature Model for Hyperspectral<br />

Target Detection<br />

Trym V. Haavardsholm, Torbjørn Skauli, Ingebjørg Kåsen<br />

A Simulated Annealing Feature Extraction Approach for<br />

Hyperspectral Images<br />

Yang-Lang Chang, Jyh-Perng Fang, Jin-Nan Liu, Hsuan Ren, Wen-Yew Liang<br />

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Wednesday Afternoon<br />

Integration of Field Work and Hyperspectral Data for Oil and Gas<br />

Exploration<br />

Daqi Xu, Guoqiang Ni, Tao Jiang, Lili Jiang, Mingmin Chi<br />

Blind Separation of Component Information from Mixed Pixels in<br />

Hyperspectral Imagery<br />

Xin Tao, Wenjie Fan, Xiru Xu<br />

Hyperspectral Signal Subspace Estimation<br />

Jose M. P. Nascimento, Jose M. Bioucas-Dias<br />

Parallel projected gradient nonnegative factorization for<br />

hyperspectral images<br />

Stefan Robila, Lukasz Maciak<br />

Radiative Modeling and Characterization of Aerosol Plumes in<br />

Hyperspectral Imagery<br />

Alexandre Alakian, Rodolphe Marion, Xavier Briottet<br />

Study on Inversion Models for the Severity of Winter Wheat Stripe<br />

Rust Using Hyperspectral Remote Sensing<br />

Jinbao Jiang, Yunhao Chen, Adu Gong, Jing Li<br />

A Classification Based Linear Projection of Labeled Hyperspectral<br />

Data<br />

Lior Weizman, Jacob Goldberger<br />

Computational Load Reduction for Anomaly Detection in<br />

Hyperspectral Images: An Experimental Comparative Analysis<br />

Nicola Acito, Giovanni Corsini, Marco Diani<br />

SLEX-NWFE Feature Extraction Method for Hyperspectral Image<br />

Classification<br />

Hsiao-Yun Huang, Bor-Chen Kuo, Hsiang-Chuan Liu, Yu-Lung Liu<br />

A Compact Inversion Algorithm for Hyperspectral Data<br />

Xu Liu, Peter Schluessel, Dan Zhou, allen Larar, William smith, Stephen<br />

Mango<br />

A New Approach for Atmospheric Effects Removal in Endmember<br />

Extraction from Hyperspectral Data<br />

Mario Costantini, Claudio Testa, Massimo Zavagli<br />

Reconfigurable Acceleration for Hyperspectral Target Detection<br />

Reza Nekovei, Mohammad Ashtijou<br />

New Paradigm for Hyperspectral Data Analysis<br />

Barat Mojaradi, Hamid Abrishami Moghadam, Mohamad Javad Valadan Zoej<br />

Impact of Spectrally Dependent Gain Errors in Hyperspectral Data<br />

on the Determination of Chlorophyll Concentrations in Vegetation<br />

R. J. Soffer, R. A. Neville, K. Staenz, H. P. White<br />

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Wednesday Interactive Session (18:00 - 19:30)<br />

Room: Foyer-2<br />

We10EP. Evapotranspiration<br />

Co-Chairs: Pablo Zarco-Tejada , Xiwu Zhan<br />

Estimating Actual Evapotranspiration by means of Remote Sensing<br />

Data and Sap Flow Measurements in Pinus Sylvestris Forest Stands<br />

in a Mediterranean Mountain Region<br />

Jordi Cristóbal, Miquel Ninyerola, Xavier Pons, Rafael Poyatos, Pilar Llorens<br />

A Modified S-SEBI Algorithm to Estimate Evapotranspiration Using<br />

Landsat ETM+ Image and Meteorological Data over the Hanjiang<br />

Basin, China<br />

Dengzhong Zhao, Wanchang Zhang, Chuansheng Liu<br />

Remotely-sensed Evapotranspiration of Typical Oasis in the<br />

Southern Edge of Tarim Basin and its Relationship to Land Cover<br />

Changes<br />

Chuansheng Liu, Wanchang Zhang, Dengzhong Zhao, Yongnian Gao<br />

A New Algorithm for Estimating Evapotranspiration Based on<br />

Thermal Inertial<br />

Miaofen Huang, Xu-feng Xing, Shan-shan Hu, Jian-cheng Li<br />

Application Research of Using TM to Evaluate Evapotranspiration in<br />

Zulihe basin, Northwest China<br />

Han Hui, Zhao Chuanyan, Li Shoubo<br />

Estimating Daily Evapotranspiration Using Remote Sensing<br />

Shoubo Li, Chua Zhao<br />

Estimation of Evapotranspiration on Discontinuous Crop Canopies<br />

using High Resolution Thermal Imagery<br />

Jose A. Jiménez-Berni, Pablo J. Zarco-Tejada, Elias Fereres, Guadalupe<br />

Sepulcre-Canto, Luca Testi, Fernando Iniesta, Francisco J. Villalobos,<br />

Francisco Orgaz, David A. Goldhamer, Mario Salinas<br />

Wednesday Interactive Session (18:00 - 19:30)<br />

Room: Foyer-2<br />

We11EP. Ocean Wind Interactive Session s<br />

Co-Chairs: David E. Weissman , William Emery<br />

Measurements of Eddies in the Ocean Surface Wind Field by a Mix<br />

of Single and Multiple Frequency HF Radars on Monterey Bay<br />

California<br />

John F. Vesecky, Jessica A. Drake, Kenneth E. Laws, Frank L. Ludwig, Calvin<br />

C. Teague, Jeff Paduan, Douglas Sinton<br />

Active Beamforming Improves Uncertainty And Ambiguity Of<br />

Ocean-Surface Wind Estimation From Space<br />

Pasquale Lombardi<br />

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Global Analysis of a 2 Year ERS-2 Wavemode Dataset Over the<br />

Oceans<br />

Thomas König, Susanne Lehner, Johannes Schulz-Stellenfleth<br />

A Novel Method for Estimating Offshore Wind Fields Using Synthetic<br />

Aperture Radar and Meteorological Model Data<br />

Iain Cameron, Iain Woodhouse, Nick Walker<br />

Validation of a New Empirical SAR Algorithum<br />

Guiting Song, Susanne Lehner, Johannes Schulz-Stellenfleth, Helko Breit,<br />

Hartmut Grassl<br />

Refined Measurements and Wind Vector Retrievals from WindSat<br />

Instrument in Storm Environments<br />

Zorana Jelenak, Paul Chang, Qi Zhu, Seubson Soisuvarn<br />

Validation of an X Band SAR Wind Algorithm by SIR C/X SAR Data<br />

Susanne Lehner, Johannes Schulz-Stellenfleth, Stephan Brusch, Michael<br />

Eineder<br />

Cantarell Natural Seep Modelation Using SAR Derived Ocean<br />

Surface Wind and Meteo-Oceanographic Buoy Data<br />

Miguel Herrera Rodríguez, Ricardo Gómez Cáceres, Karen Bannerman,<br />

Fernando Pellon de Miranda, Enrico Campos Pedroso<br />

ASCAT Near Real-Time Processing and Validation at NOAA<br />

Paul S. Chang, Zorana Jelenak, Gordana Rancic, Stephen Hunt, Gene Legg,<br />

Jeffrey Augenbaum<br />

Use of Tandem Pairs of ERS-2 and ENVISAT SAR Data for the<br />

Analysis of Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes<br />

Johannes Schulz-Stellenfleth, Susanne Lehner, Thomas König, Antonio<br />

Reppucci, Stephan Brusch<br />

Instrument Design Simulations for Synthetic Aperture Microwave<br />

Radiometric Imaging of Wind Speed and Rain Rate in Hurricanes<br />

Ruba A. Amarin, Salem F. El-Nimri, James W. Johnson, W. Linwood Jones,<br />

Boon H. Lim, Christopher S. Ruf<br />

Computation of Wind Direction from SAR Images without External a<br />

Priori Information<br />

Stefano Zecchetto, Francesco De Biasio, Paolo Trivero<br />

Hurricane winds from spaceborne SAR and their applications in<br />

numerical weather prediction<br />

Xiaofeng Li, William Pichel, Cheng-zhi Zou, Cheng-zhi Zou<br />

Simultaneous X-Band Radar and Ka-Band Radiometer Observations<br />

of the Ocean<br />

Vladimir Irisov, William J. Plant<br />

L-band Doppler spectra: modelling and <strong>com</strong>parison with data<br />

Marc Saillard, Gabriel Soriano, Phil Forget, Mami Joelson<br />

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Wednesday Afternoon<br />

Wednesday Interactive Session (18:00 - 19:30)<br />

Room: Foyer-2<br />

We12EP. Hyperspectral Applications<br />

Co-Chairs: Antonio J. Plaza<br />

Indices-based Approach for Crop Chlorophyll Content Retrieval<br />

from Hyperspectral Data<br />

Driss Haboudane, John R. Miller, Nicolas Tremblay, Philippe Vigneault<br />

Research on Hyperspectral Reflectance Characteristics for Spring<br />

Wheat in Rainfed Agriculture Areas of Loess Plateau<br />

Xiaoping Wang, Ni Guo, Jing Wang<br />

Forest Structure Mapping Using Spectral Linear Mixing Model and<br />

an Inverted Geometric-Optical Model in Three Gorges Region of<br />

China<br />

Yuan Zeng, Michael E. Schaepman, Bingfang Wu, Jan G.P.W. Clevers,<br />

Arnold K. Bregt<br />

Soybean LAI estimation with in-situ collected hyperspectral data<br />

based on BP-neural networks<br />

Li Guozhu, Niu Shuwen, Song Kaishan<br />

Wednesday Interactive Session (18:00 - 19:30)<br />

Room: Foyer-2<br />

We13EP. Clouds and precipitation<br />

Co-Chairs: Shannon Brown , Luca Baldini<br />

A New High-Altitude Airborne Millimeter-Wave Radar for<br />

Atmospheric Research<br />

Gordon Farquharson, Eric Loew, Jothiram Vivekanandan, Wen-Chau Lee<br />

Radar application for MJO study in the equatorial region<br />

Eddy Hermawan , Tri Hadi, Find Renggono, Mega Puspawardhany, Sopi<br />

Lestari, Fikr Muhammad A.W<br />

Optimal Estimation of Cross-correlation Function to Improve<br />

Polarimetric Radar Measurements in the Presence of Noise<br />

Guifu Zhang, Qing Cao, Richard J. Doviak, Dusan S. Zrnic<br />

Numeric Simulation of Flow Field Construct of Meso-�Cloud Clusters<br />

Yun Chen, Qiang Li, Zechun Li<br />

Cloud Detection Based on the Spectral, Multi-Angular, and Polarized<br />

Characteristics of Cloud<br />

Tianhai Cheng, Xingfa Gu, Liangfu Chen, Tao Yu, Guoliang Tian<br />

Numerical Simulation Analysis of Rainstorm in South China based<br />

on FY-2C satellite cloud drift wind<br />

Yun Chen, Qiang Li, Baogui Bi, Tao Chen, Bin Huang<br />

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Mining the Features of Mesoscale Convective Systems over the<br />

Tibetan Plateau Based on Spatial Association Rule<br />

Zhongyang Guo, Xiaoyan Dai<br />

An Improved Method for MODIS Cloud Detecting<br />

Sun Lin, Liu Qinhuo, Chen Liangfu, Liu Qiang<br />

Spatially and Temporally Varying Thresholds for Cloud Detection in<br />

Satellite Imagery<br />

Gary Jedlovec, Stephanie Haines<br />

Observations of Tropical Cyclones with a 60, 118 and 183 GHz<br />

Microwave Sounder<br />

Shannon Brown, Bjorn Lambrigtsen, Alan Tanner, John Oswald, Douglas<br />

Dawson, Richard Denning<br />

Comparison of Rainfall Estimates from a Distributed Collaborative<br />

Adaptive Sensing Network and Rain Gauges in Western Puerto Rico<br />

Eric Harmsen, Sandra Cruz Pol, Jose G. Colom<br />

Application of Single Drop Scattering Algorithms to Rain Related<br />

Retrieval<br />

Dirk Klugmann, Ondrej Fiser<br />

A Time Domain Clutter Filter for Staggered PRT and Dual-PRF Radar<br />

Measurements<br />

Cuong Nguyen, Dmitri Moisseev, V. Chandrasekar<br />

Dual-Polarization Spectral De<strong>com</strong>positions: Application to Radar<br />

Parameter Estimation and Quality Control<br />

V. Chandrasekar, Dmitri N. Moisseev, Jim George<br />

Seven-year Variation of Tropical Deep Convective Clouds from<br />

AMSU-B<br />

Hong Gang, Georg Heygster, Stefan A. Buehler<br />

IDRA: A New Instrument for Drizzle Monitoring<br />

Jordi Figueras i Ventura, Herman Russchenberg<br />

Microwave Extinction and Scattering by Complex Snow Aggregates<br />

Grant Petty, Wei Huang<br />

Wednesday Interactive Session (18:00 - 19:30)<br />

Room: Foyer-2<br />

We14EP. Land Cover<br />

Co-Chairs: Simonetta Paloscia , Jose Moreno<br />

Validation of MODIS Land Surface Temperature Product as a<br />

Drought Indicator in China<br />

Xi Yang, Jian-jun Wu, Pei-jun Shi, Hong Xia<br />

Comparison between AVHRR and MODIS VIs in Seasonal<br />

Information<br />

Chengyuan Hao, Chunguo Liu<br />

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Wednesday Afternoon<br />

Lands use and cover and correlations with soil and water quality, in<br />

Descoberto River watershed, Distrito Federal, Brazil.<br />

Marilusa Lacerda, Auré Chaves, Hele Alves, Tati Vieira<br />

Area Precision of the Features Abstracted from SPOT5 Image<br />

Xiuli Feng, Ke Wang, Peng Luo<br />

Assessing Land Cover Performance in North Piedmont of Yinshan<br />

Mountain Using Time-Series NDVI Data<br />

Wenbo Xu, Jinlong Fan, Jianxi Huang<br />

Using Lacunarity Index and Wavelet Analysis to Characterize Scaledependent<br />

Landscape Heterogeneity of Hotan Oasis in China<br />

Chuansheng Liu, Wanchang Zhang, Bin Yong<br />

The Climatic Characteristics of Length of Extreme Drought Period<br />

and Its Relation with NDVI in Northwest China<br />

Jinsong Wang, Feng Wei, Jianying Feng<br />

Mapping and Monitoring Land Cover in Corumbiara Area, Brazilian<br />

Amazônia, Using JERS-1 SAR Multitemporal Data<br />

Yosio Shimabukuro, Raimundo Almeida-Filho, Tatiana Kuplich, Ramon<br />

Freitas<br />

Comparisons of Normalized Difference Vegetation Index from<br />

MODIS Terra and AQUA Data in Northwestern China<br />

Jing Wang, Ni Guo, Xiaoping Wang, Jia Yang<br />

Habitat mapping in rugged terrain using multispectral IKONOS<br />

images<br />

Janet E Nichol, Man Sing Wong<br />

Comparison of Vegetation Index from ASTER, CBERS and Landsat<br />

ETM+<br />

Peijun Du , Huapeng Zhang , Linshan Yuan , Pei Liu , Hairong Zhang<br />

Impacts of the Climate Change on the Vegetation in Maqu County in<br />

the Upper Reaches of Yellow River<br />

Xiaoping Wang, Ni Guo, Jing Wang, Jia Yang<br />

Estimating Vegetation Fractional Coverage for Temperate Grassland<br />

in Northern China Based on Remotely Sensed Data and Rainfall Time<br />

Series<br />

Xiaobing Li, Hong Wang, Na Fu, DanDan Wang, Li Zhang<br />

An Analysis about Seasonal Vegetation Variety in Fujian Province<br />

(China) Using ENVISAT MERIS Vegetation Index<br />

Xiaocheng Zhou, Xiaoqin Wang, Bo Wu, Huiguo Li<br />

Analysis on Spatial Pattern Change of Land Use Types and its<br />

Influences on Ecosystem Services Value: A Case Study of Wuchuan<br />

County in China<br />

Zhigang Xu, Dafang Zhuang<br />

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Wednesday Afternoon<br />

Evaluation of Low Resolution Land Cover Data Sets Over the<br />

Tundra–Taiga Transition Zone in Northernmost Finland<br />

Janne Heiskanen<br />

Land Cover Classification Based on Vegetation Phenology and<br />

MODIS Time Series Data in Northeastern China<br />

Pan Gong, Zhongxin Chen, Huajun Tang<br />

Adaptive Bayesian Algorithm for Vegetated Field Parameters<br />

Extraction by Using Multi-Frequency and Multi-Polarimetric SAR<br />

Images<br />

Claudia Notarnicola, Bartolomeo Ventura, Francesco Posa<br />

HIDROLIM, a Franco-Spanish study on the vegetation water tress<br />

diagnostic by satellite in the Midi- Pyrénées and Calalunia regions<br />

from 1998 to 2005.<br />

Philippe Maisongrande, Agustin Lobo<br />

Linking Spatial Patterns of Deforestation to Land Use Using<br />

Satellite and Field Data<br />

Rodrigo Lorena, Eric Lambin<br />

A New Land Cover Map at 1 km Resolution over Korea<br />

Youn-Young Park, Kyung-Soo Han, Jong-Min Yeom, Chang-Suk Yee<br />

Vegetation Monitoring with Surface Bi-Directional Reflectivities in<br />

MODIS Near-IR and Mid-IR Channels<br />

Bohui Tang, Yuan-Yuan Jia, Xiaoyu Zhang, Zhao-Liang Li<br />

Retrieving LAI in the Heihe and the Hanjiang River Basins Using<br />

Landsat Images for Accuracy Evaluation on MODIS LAI Product<br />

Wanchang Zhang, Yanhua Chen, Shaoying Hu<br />

Application of a Coherent Modeling on Sahelian Grassland<br />

Alejandro Monsivais-Huertero, Isabelle Chenerie, Kamal Sarabandi, Frederic<br />

Baup<br />

Land Cover Analysis at a Regional Scale Exploiting Low and Medium<br />

Resolution ENVISAT ASAR Data: Application to Poyang Lake Area<br />

(Jiangxi, P.R. China)<br />

Rémi Andreoli, Hervé Yésou, Shifeng Huang, Jiren Li, Desnos Y-L.<br />

Updating the Landuse Data by Remote Sensing Images and GIS<br />

Cunjian Yang, Jieming Zhou, He Huang, Lili Deng, Rong He<br />

Knowledge-Based Multi-layer Synthesis Image Classification<br />

Approach in Land Use and Land Cover Mapping<br />

Liye Ou, Huabing Huang<br />

The influences of land cover and land use in the local and regional<br />

climate of Piracicaba, Brazil.<br />

Priscila P. Coltri, Nelson J. Ferreira, Valdemar A. Demetrio, Saulo R. Freitas<br />

Radiometric Signature of the Vegetation Coverage of a Boreal<br />

Forest<br />

Jules R. Dim, Koji Kajiwara, Yoshiaki Honda<br />

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Wednesday Afternoon<br />

Comparison and Evaluation Between MODIS Vegetation Indices in<br />

Northwest China<br />

Ni Guo, Xiaoping Wang, Dihua Cai, Jia Yang<br />

Supervised Farm Classification from Remote Sensing Images Based<br />

on Kernel Adatron Algorithm<br />

Adrian Gonzalez, Graham Russell, Astrid Márquez, José Alí Moreno, Cristina<br />

Garcia, Carlos Domínguez, Omar Colmenares, Juan José Machado<br />

Lidar Remote Sensing of Habitat Heterogeneity as a Predictor of<br />

Bird Species Richness<br />

Scott Goetz, Daniel C Steinberg, Ralp Dubayah, Bryan Blair<br />

Wednesday Interactive Session (18:00 - 19:30)<br />

Room: Foyer-2<br />

We15EP. Land Use Change<br />

Co-Chairs: Roland Goetzke , Beatriz Martinez<br />

Grassland Resources Degradation of the Loess Plateau Based on<br />

Remote Sensing and GIS<br />

Fu Kun, Chen Xingpeng, Liu Qingguang<br />

Land Use Change and Regional Differences in the Farming-pastoral<br />

Zone of Northern China.<br />

Jing Liu, Jint Zhao, Jing Wang<br />

Hydrological responses of a semiarid catchment to land use change<br />

in North China: case study the Laohahe River Basin<br />

Xiuqin Fang, Liliang Ren, Qiongfang Li, Fei Yuan<br />

Integration of Remote Sensing and GIS Techniques for Updating<br />

the Land Use Map - Riyadh City - Case Study -<br />

Ahmed. H. Al-Ashaikh, Abdulrahman A. Al-Sultan, Mohamed M. Ali<br />

Monitoring Grassland Degradation in Yiminhe Mine of China using<br />

TM Remotely Sensed Data<br />

Hong Wang, Xiaobing Li, Xia Li, Huiling Long, Xu Xu<br />

Application of SPOT5 Images to the Project of returning land for<br />

farming to forest<br />

Boji Yan, Chun Zhao, Hongmei Yin<br />

The Research and Realization of the Land-Use Change Forecasting<br />

Model in Development Zones Based on RS and GIS<br />

Dan Yin , Xiuwan Chen, Lei Yan, Zhaoqiang Huang<br />

the analysis of land use changes<br />

Xiaoxia Sun, Ji X Zhang, Zhen Liu<br />

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Wednesday Afternoon<br />

Study on the Rainfall Effect on Vegetation Change in the North<br />

Piedmont of Yin Mountain<br />

Xia Hong, Wu Jian-jun, Fan Jin-long<br />

Land Use and Land Cover Changes and Farmer Vulnerability in<br />

Xishuangbanna Prefecture in Southwestern China<br />

Fu kun, Chen Xingpeng, Liu Qingguang<br />

Land Cover Change in the Aral Sea basin<br />

Galina Stulina, Yele Roshenko<br />

Study on Land Cover Remote Sensing Monitoring and LUCC Analysis<br />

in Frontier Small River Basin<br />

Wang Dandan, Yuan Xiping, Gan Shu<br />

Land Use Changes Driven by 2008 Beijing Olympic Playground<br />

Constructions and Depicted by LANDSTAD Temporal Data<br />

Ma Jianwen, Chen Xue, Dai Qin, Li Liwei<br />

Grassland Degradation and Some Proposals for Sustainable<br />

Development -----A Case Study in Madoi County, Yellow River<br />

Source Regions, China<br />

Chunhua Li , Xing Chen , Qing Liu, Kun Fu, Hong Miao<br />

Land Desertification and Some Proposals for Promoting Sustainable<br />

Development in Qinghai Lake Area, China<br />

Chunhua Li , Xingpeng Chen, Yong Chen, Kun Fu, Qingguang Liu<br />

LULC Classification of Landsat -7 ETM+ Image from Rugged Terrain<br />

Using TC, CA and SOFM Neural Network<br />

Yongnian Gao, Wanchang Zhang, Jing Wang, Chuansheng Liu<br />

Fractal Studies on Changes of Land Use Structure and Urban Form<br />

in Tianjin city<br />

Xinping Bai, z<br />

Statistical Analysis and Feedback Exploration of Land Use Change<br />

Determinants at Local Scale in the Brazilian Amazon<br />

Luciana de Souza Soler, Peter Verburg, Antonie Veldkamp, Maria Isabel<br />

Sobral Escada, Gilberto Câmara<br />

Analysis of Land Use Changes in Manasi region, northwestern China<br />

Using Remote Sensing and GIS<br />

XiaoHong Gao, XiaoLei Zhang, Xi Chen, GePing Luo, ShiXin Wu<br />

Monitoring of Vegetation Changes Using Multi-Temporal NDVI in<br />

Peripheral Regions around Minqin Oasis, Northwestern China<br />

Youhao E, Jihe Wang, Shangyu Gao, Ping Yan, Zihui Yang<br />

Urban Landuse Change and Its Impacts on Travel Demand<br />

Hu Peng, Huapu Lu, Jifeng Wang<br />

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Wednesday Afternoon<br />

A Comparison of the Methods for the Urban Land Cover Change<br />

Detection by High-Resolution SAR Data<br />

Takashi Nonaka, Takashi Shibayama, Hiroko Umakawa, Seiho Uratsuka<br />

Monitoring of Cultivated and Woods Land and Simulating of the<br />

Changes based on GeoCA Model in typical area of Three Gorges<br />

Lixin Dong, Binfang Wu<br />

Studies on the Changes and Driving Forces of Landscape Pattern of<br />

Urban Land Use in Tianjin city<br />

Xinping Bai, Zhenxin Song<br />

Unsupervised Change Detection of Multitemporal Landsat Imagery<br />

to Identify Changes in Land Cover Following the Chernobyl Accident<br />

Corine Davids, Anthony Doulgeris<br />

Agent-based approaches to land use change in eastern China<br />

Chang-Qing Ke<br />

The changes of land use and land cover and its influences factors in<br />

upriver key regions of the Yellow river<br />

Lixin Dong, Binfang Wu, Yuan Zeng<br />

An Analysis On the Degradation Pattern of the Steppe Grassland On<br />

Different Slope in North China<br />

Su-ying Li, Xiao-bing Li, Na Fu, Dan-dan Wang, Hong Wang, Hui-ling Long<br />

Implementation of 3D Discrete Wavelet Scheme for Space-Borne<br />

Imagery Classification and Its Application<br />

Hee-Young Yoo, Kiwon Lee, Byung-Doo Kwon<br />

Procedure for the Regional Scale Mapping of FVC and LAI over Land<br />

Degradated Areas in the DeSurvey Project<br />

Beatriz Martínez, Aleixandre Verger, Javier García-Haro, Mª Amparo Gilabert<br />

Navarro, Joaquín Meliá<br />

A Multiresolution Analysis (MRA) Based on the Wavelet Transform<br />

to Study Vegetation Dynamics. A Case Study on a Desertification<br />

Hot Spot Area<br />

Beatriz Martinez Diaz, Jaime Gimeno Ferrer, Mª Amparo Gilabert Navarro<br />

Evaluation of Driving Forces of Land-Use Change and Urban Growth<br />

in North Rhine-Westphalia (Germany)<br />

Roland Goetzke, Michael Judex, Matthias Braun, Gunter Menz<br />

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Thursday Morning<br />

Thursday Morning (09:00 - 12:40)<br />

Room: 120<br />

Th01MF. Ocean Winds 2<br />

Co-Chairs: Jochen Horstmann , David E. Weissman<br />

09:00 Canadian Space Agency‘s Hurricane Watch Program: Archive<br />

Contents, Data Access and Improved Planning Strategies<br />

Sonya Banal, Steve Iris, Robert Saint-Jean<br />

09:20 Estimating Scatterometer Wind Speeds from a Spatially<br />

Varying Wind Field<br />

Ernesto Rodriguez<br />

09:40 Mapping of Northern Adriatic Bora winds using SAR data<br />

Jochen Horstmann, Richard P. Signell, Jacopo Chiggiato, James D. Doyle,<br />

Julie Pullen<br />

10:00 Oceanic Rainfall Retrievals Using Passive and Active<br />

Measurements from Sea Winds Remote Sensor<br />

Khalil Ahmad, Linwood Jones, Takis Kasparis<br />

10:20 Operational Wind Field Retrieval from Synthetic Aperture<br />

Radar<br />

Jochen Horstmann, Wolfgang Koch<br />

10:40 COFFEE BREAK<br />

11:00 QuikSCAT and SSM/I Ocean Surface Winds for Wind Energy<br />

Charlotte Hasager, Poul Astrup, Per Nielsen<br />

11:20 Scatterometer Wind and Stress Model Function Applicable to<br />

Varying Sea States<br />

Mark Bourassa, David E. Weissman<br />

11:40 Towards a High-Resolution ASCAT Scatterometer Wind<br />

Product<br />

Marcos Portabella, Ad Stoffelen, Jur Vogelzang, Anton Verhoef, Jeroen<br />

Verspeek<br />

12:00 Statistical Characterization of Radar Sea Scatter for Breaking<br />

Wave Detection<br />

Paul A. Hwang, Mark A. Sletten , Jakov V. Toporkov<br />

12:20 Wind Jet Transition and Its Localized Impact on Wave Height<br />

Distribution along the Pacific Coast of Northern Japan<br />

Teruhisa Shimada, Hiroshi Kawamura<br />

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Thursday Morning<br />

Thursday Morning (09:00 - 12:40)<br />

Room: 121<br />

Th02MF. Current and Future Altimetry Missions and their<br />

Performance<br />

Co-Chairs: Mònica Roca , Seymour Laxon<br />

09:00 ESA Altimetry Missions Status<br />

Pierre Féménias<br />

09:20 ICESat Measurements of Ice Sheets and Sea Ice: Recent<br />

Results and Future Mission Planning<br />

H. Jay Zwally<br />

09:40 An Assessment of the Ka Band Interferometric Radar<br />

Altimeter for Monitoring Rivers and Lakes with the WatER Mission<br />

Vivien Enjolras, Ernesto Rodriguez<br />

10:00 CryoSat: from disaster to rebirth<br />

Richard Francis<br />

10:20 The Sentinel-3 Mission and its Topography Element<br />

Constantin Mavrocordatos, Bruno Berruti, Miguel Aguirre, Mark Drinkwater<br />

10:40 COFFEE BREAK<br />

11:00 Re-Tracking of SAR Altimeter Ocean Power-Waveforms and<br />

Related Accuracies of the Retrieved Sea Surface Height, Significant<br />

Wave Height and Wind Speed<br />

Laurent Phalippou, Vivien Enjolras<br />

11:20 Validating CryoSat-2/Sentinel-3 altimeter retrievals using<br />

the Airborne SAR/Interferometric Radar Altimeter System (ASIRAS)<br />

Robert Cullen, Malcolm W. J. Davidson, Constantin Mavrocordatos, Dunc<br />

Wingham<br />

11:40 Mapping Ocean Surface Topography and Water Levels of<br />

Rivers, Lakes, and Wetlands from a Wide-Swath Satellite Altimetry<br />

Mission<br />

Lee-Lueng Fu, Ernesto Rodriguez, Doug Alsdorf, Nelly Mognard<br />

12:00 An Advanced Concept of Radar Altimetry over Oceans with<br />

Improved Performances and Improved Ocean Sampling : AltiKa<br />

Jacques Richard, Laurent Phalippou, Frédéric Robert, Nathalie Stenou, Eric<br />

Thouvenot, Pierre Sengenès<br />

12:20 The RA-2 Individual Echoes Processing Description and some<br />

Scientific Results<br />

Mònica Roca, Daniel Martínez, Mercedes Reche<br />

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Thursday Morning<br />

Thursday Morning (09:00 - 12:40)<br />

Room: 122<br />

Th03MF. GPM<br />

Co-Chairs: V. Chandrasekar , Shuji Shimizu<br />

09:00 The Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) Mission:<br />

Overview and U.S. Science Status<br />

Arthur Hou<br />

09:20 The Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) Mission<br />

development status<br />

Ardeshir Art Azarbarzin, Paul H. Hwang<br />

09:40 Prototype of NASA‘s Global Precipitation Measurement<br />

Ground Validation System<br />

Mathew R. Schwaller, K. Robert Morris, Walter A. Petersen<br />

10:00 Level 1 algorithm development of spaceborne dual-frequency<br />

precipitation radar (DPR) for GPM<br />

Shuji Shimizu, Hiro Hanado, Naof Yoshida, Tomo Higashiuwatoko<br />

10:20 Preliminary Design of the Spaceborne Dual-Frequency<br />

Precipitation Radar for the Global Precipitation Measurement<br />

Kinji Furukawa, Hiroshi Hanado, Yasutoshi Hyakusoku, Yasuyuki Ishii,<br />

Masahiro Kojima, Nobuhiro Takahashi, Toshio Iguchi, Minoru Okumura<br />

10:40 COFFEE BREAK<br />

11:00 Tests of spaceborne rain retrieval algorithms using airborne<br />

radar data<br />

Robert Meneghini, Liang Liao<br />

11:20 Towards a Fully Parametric Rainfall Algorithm for GPM<br />

Christian Kummerow, Sara Finn, Jani Bytheway, Joe Munchak<br />

11:40 Rain Microphysics Estimation Using X-Band Dual Polarization<br />

Radar Measurements<br />

Eugenio Gorgucci, Luca Baldini, V. Chandrasekar<br />

12:00 Investigating the Sensitivity of TRMM to the Onset of Rainfall<br />

Using Data from CloudSat<br />

Wesley Berg, Tristan L‘Ecuyer, Christian Kummerow<br />

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Thursday Morning<br />

Thursday Morning (09:00 - 12:40)<br />

Room: 123<br />

Th04MF. Radar Data Processing<br />

Co-Chairs: Antoni Broquetas, Marco Martorella<br />

09:00 Waveform Coding for Dual Polarization Weather Radars<br />

Chandraseakr V. Chandra, Nitin Bharadwaj, Jim George<br />

09:20 Radar Sounding of Fast Flowing Outlet Glaciers and Ice<br />

Margins<br />

Chandini Veeramachaneni, Jilu Li, Sahana Raghunandan, Carl Leuschen,<br />

Sivaprasad Gogineni<br />

09:40 Surface Clutter Suppression for Ice Sounding Radars by<br />

Coherent Combination of Repeat-Pass Data<br />

Rolf Scheiber, Pau Prats<br />

10:00 Wide Area Traffic Monitoring with the PAMIR System<br />

Delphine Cerutti-Maori, Jens Klare, Wolfram Bürger, Andreas Brenner,<br />

Joachim Ender<br />

10:20 Synthetic Range Profile Focusing Via Contrast Optimization<br />

Fabrizio Berizzi, Marco Martorella, Andrea Cacciamano<br />

10:40 COFFEE BREAK<br />

11:00 Cross hole radar imaging with full waveform inversion of<br />

interferometric processed data<br />

Seiichiro Kuroda, Hee Joon Kim, Mutsuo Takeuchi<br />

11:20 Evaluation of X-Band Polarimetric Radar Estimates of Drop<br />

Size Distributions from Coincident S-Band Polarimetric Estimates<br />

and Measured Raindrop Spectra<br />

Marios N. Anagnostou, Emmanouil N. Anagnostou , Gianfranco Vulpiani ,<br />

Mario Montopoli , Frank S. Marzano, Jothiram Vivekanandan<br />

11:40 Ground penetrating radar resolution enhancement by<br />

wavelet dispersion removal<br />

Sixin Liu, Bo Xu<br />

12:00 Elimination of Oil Spill Like Structures from Radar Image<br />

using MODIS Data<br />

Liis Sipelgas, Rivo Uiboupin<br />

12:20 Survey of Bathymetry and Current Fields by Radar Image<br />

Series Acquired by Shore Based X-Band Radar<br />

Stylianos Flampouris, Friedwart Ziemer, Joerg Seemann<br />

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Thursday Morning<br />

Thursday Morning (09:00 - 12:40)<br />

Room: 124<br />

Th05MF. ALOS CALVAL Update 2007<br />

Co-Chairs: Masanobu Shimada , Richard Lucas<br />

09:00 Advanced Land Observing Satellite (ALOS): On-Orbit Status<br />

and Platform Calibration<br />

Takanori Iwata<br />

09:20 ALOS Mission Operation Status<br />

Shinichi Suzuki, Mitsuhiro Tsuchiya, Satoko Miura<br />

09:40 InSAR Results from PALSAR: Southern San Andreas Fault and<br />

Hawaii<br />

David Sandwell, Masanobu Shimada, Benj Brooks<br />

10:00 PALSAR CALVAL Summary and Update 2007<br />

Masanobu Shimada, Osamu Isoguchi, Takeo Tadono, Riko Higuchi, Kazuo<br />

Isono<br />

10:20 Pol-InSAR Results from ALOS-PalSAR<br />

Konstantinos P. Papathanassiou, Luca Marotti, Rafael Schneider, Irena<br />

Hajnsek<br />

10:40 COFFEE BREAK<br />

11:00 Relationship between Wind Vectors and L-Band Radar Cross<br />

Sections Examined Using PALSAR<br />

Osamu Isoguchi, Masanobu Shimada<br />

11:20 Results of calibration and validation of ALOS Optical Sensors,<br />

and their Accuracy Assessments<br />

Takeo Tadono, Masanobu Shimada, Toshiaki Hashimoto, Junichi Takaku,<br />

Akira Mukaida, Sach Kawamoto<br />

11:40 DSM Generation with ALOS/PRISM Data Using SAT-PP<br />

Armin Gruen, Kirsten Wolff<br />

12:00 ALOS PALSAR for Characterising Wooded Savannas in<br />

Northern Australia<br />

Richard Lucas, John Armston<br />

12:20 The ALOS Kyoto & Carbon Initiative<br />

A. Rosenqvist, M. Shimada, Anthony K. Milne<br />

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Thursday Morning<br />

Thursday Morning (09:00 - 12:40)<br />

Room: 128<br />

Th06MF. SMOS (I): Instrument and Mission<br />

Co-Chairs: Achim Hahne , Manuel Martin-Neira<br />

09:00 Overview of the SMOS Mission and System<br />

Hubert M.J.P. Barre<br />

09:20 SMOS Payload: MIRAS<br />

Manuel Martin-Neira, Kevin McMullan, Willy Rits, Sten Ekholm, Joel Marti,<br />

Jerzy Lemanczyk, Francois Garat<br />

09:40 Design and Technical Implementation of MIRAS Payload<br />

Andrés Borges<br />

10:00 MIRAS In-Orbit Calibration<br />

Ignasi Corbella, Francesc Torres, Nuria Duffo, Adriano Camps, Mercè Vallllossera,<br />

Verónica González<br />

10:20 SMOS L1 Processor Prototype: From Digital Counts to<br />

Brightness Temperatures<br />

Antonio Gutiérrez, José Barbosa, Nuno Almeida, Nuno Catarino, José<br />

Freitas, Marco Ventura, José Reis, Michele Zundo<br />

10:40 COFFEE BREAK<br />

11:00 High-Accuracy Calibration of the SMOS Radiometer Antenna<br />

Patterns at the DTU-ESA Spherical Near-Field Antenna Test Facility<br />

S. Pivnenko, J. M. Nielsen, C. Cappellin, G. Lemanczyk, Olav Breinbjerg<br />

11:20 Ground Calibration of SMOS: NIR and CAS<br />

Andreas Colliander, Juha Lemmetyinen, Josu Uusitalo, Jani Suomela,<br />

Katriina Veijola, Anna Kontu, Sami Kemppainen, Jörgen Pihlflyckt, Kimmo<br />

Rautiainen, Martti Hallikainen, Janne Lahtinen<br />

11:40 Spaceborne L-band Radiometry: Problems with the<br />

Ionosphere, the Atmosphere, Extra-Terrestrial Radiation and RFI<br />

Niels Skou, Sidh Misra, Sten Søbjærg, Stee Kristensen<br />

12:00 Helsinki University of Technology Synthetic Aperture<br />

Radiometer - HUT-2D<br />

Kimmo Rautiainen, Juha Kainulainen, Tuomo Auer, Simo Tauriainen, Martti<br />

T. Hallikainen<br />

12:20 Some Results of the MIRAS-SMOS Demonstrator Campaigns<br />

Nuria Duffo, Francesc Torres, Ignasi Corbella, Verónica González, Sebastian<br />

Blanch, Adriano Camps, Mercè Vall-llossera, J.L. Álvarez, Serni Ribó, Manuel<br />

Martin-Neira<br />

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Thursday Morning<br />

Thursday Morning (09:00 - 12:40)<br />

Room: 129<br />

Th07MF. Agroecosystems and Crop Monitoring<br />

Co-Chairs: Guadalupe Sepulcre , P. Ferrazzoli<br />

09:00 Detecting Crop Irrigation Status in Orchard Canopies with<br />

Airborne and ASTER Thermal Imagery<br />

Guadalupe Sepulcre-Canto, Pablo J. Zarco-Tejada, Jose A. Jimenez-Berni,<br />

Juan C. Jimenez-Muñoz, Jose A. Sobrino, Antonio J. Rodriguez, Victor<br />

Cifuentes<br />

09:20 Remote Sensing Data Assimilation for Regional Crop Growth<br />

Modelling in the Region of Bonn (Germany)<br />

Vanessa Heinzel, Björn Waske, Matthias Braun, Gunter Menz<br />

09:40 Sensitivity of Multi-Temporal High Resolution Polarimetric C<br />

and L-Band SAR to Grapes in Vineyards<br />

Giovanni Schiavon, Domenico Solimini, Alessandro Burini<br />

10:00 Corn Monitoring and Crop Yield Using Optical and Radarsat-2<br />

Images<br />

Jesus Soria-Ruiz, Yolanda Fernandez-Ordonez, Heather McNairm , Joni<br />

Bugden-Storie<br />

10:20 Joint use of ENVISAT/ASAR and SPOT/VGT data for rice<br />

mapping and crop parameters retrieval in China<br />

Bouvet Alexandre, Le Toan Thuy, Tan Bingxiang, Li Bingbai, He Wei, Zhang<br />

Pingping<br />

10:40 COFFEE BREAK<br />

11:00 Multi-Temporal Classification for Irrigation Detection in the<br />

Vinalopó Region in Spain Using ASTER Images<br />

Mercè Llopis-Ferrer, Berta Hoyos-Ortega, Ana Vidal-Pantaleoni<br />

11:20 Polarimetric Measurements of Radar Backscatters of a Wetland<br />

Rice Field throughout a Growth Period at L- and C-bands<br />

Jin-Young Hong, Yisok Oh, Sukyoung Hong<br />

11:40 A semi-empirical backscattering model for estimation of leaf<br />

area index (LAI) of rice in southern China<br />

Jinsong Chen, Hui Lin, Aixia Liu, Yun Shao, Limin Yang<br />

12:00 Real-Time Monitoring of Growth and Biophysical Properties<br />

of Crops in Millimeter and Optical Ranges<br />

Yaroslav Savenko, Volodymir Vodotovka<br />

12:20 Monitoring the Spatial Distribution of High-Resolution Leaf<br />

Area Index Using Observations from DMC+4<br />

Huiran Jin, Xin Tao, Wenjie Fan, Xiru Xu, Peijun Li<br />

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Thursday Morning<br />

Thursday Morning (09:00 - 12:40)<br />

Room: 130<br />

Th08MF. Active Microwave Remote Sensing in Hydrology<br />

Co-Chairs: Paolo Pampaloni , Alexander Loew<br />

09:00 Multitemporal C band backscattering of wetland marshes for<br />

various flood conditions, angles and polarizations<br />

Francisco Grings, Haydee Karszenbaum, Paolo Ferrazzoli, Leila Guerriero,<br />

Mercedes Salvia, Patricia Kandus, Pablo Perna<br />

09:20 Evaluation of the Influence of Land Cover on the Noise Level<br />

of ERS-Scatterometer Backscatter<br />

Vahid Naeimi, Claudia Kuenzer, Stefan Hausenauer, Zoltan Bartalis,<br />

Wolfgang Wagner<br />

09:40 Effect of Salinity on the Dielectric Properties of Geological<br />

Materials: Implications for Soil Moisture Detection by Means of<br />

Remote Sensing<br />

Yannick Lasne, Philippe Paillou, Gilles Ruffié, Carlos Serradilla, François<br />

Demontoux, Anthony Freeman, Tom Farr, K. McDonald, B. Chapman<br />

10:00 Potential of X-Band Spaceborne Synthetic Aperture Radar for<br />

Precipitation Retrieval over Land<br />

Frank S. Marzano, G. Poccia, R. Cantelmi, Nazzareno Pierdicca, Jim<br />

Weinman, Ventaklan Chandrasekar, Alberto Mugnai<br />

10:20 Integration of L-band SAR Data into Land Surface Process<br />

Models<br />

Alexander Loew, Dirk Hoekman, Irena Hajnsek, Martin Vissers<br />

10:40 COFFEE BREAK<br />

11:00 Soil moisture mapping in Western Africa based on ERS<br />

Scatterometer<br />

Mehrez ZribiI, Cyrille André, Bertrand Ducharme<br />

11:20 Application of C and Ku-Band Scatterometer Data for<br />

Catchment Hydrology in Northern Latitudes<br />

Annett Bartsch, Wolfgang Wagner, Karl Rupp, Richard Kidd<br />

11:40 Soil Parameter Estimation and Analysis of Bistatic Scattering<br />

X-Band Controlled Measurements<br />

Kais Khadhra, Thomas Boerner, Madhu Chandra, Manfred Zink, David<br />

Hounam<br />

12:00 ALOS PALSAR Radar Observation of Tropical Peat Swamp<br />

Forest as a Monotering Tool for Hydrological for Environmental<br />

Protection and Restoration<br />

Dirk Hoekman, Martin Vissers<br />

12:20 Optimal Configurations of Bistatic Radar for Retrieving Soil<br />

Moisture and Vegetation Biomass<br />

Nazzareno Pierdicca, Luca Pulvirenti, Leila Guerriero, Giuliano Della Pietra<br />

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Thursday Morning (09:00 - 12:40)<br />

Room: 131<br />

Th09MF. Geohazards-2<br />

Co-Chairs: Alberto Martinez-Vazquez<br />

Thursday Morning<br />

09:00 On the Features and Mechanism of Satellite Infrared<br />

Anomaly before Earthquakes in Taiwan Region<br />

Shanjun Liu, Dongping Yang, Baodong Ma, Lixin Wu, Jinping Li, Yanqing<br />

Dong<br />

09:20 Theoretical Analysis to Impending Tectonic Earthquake<br />

Warning on Satellite Infrared Anomaly<br />

Lixin Wu, Shanjun Liu, Jinping Li, Yanqing Dong, Xiudeng Xu<br />

09:40 Hazards Influencing Coastal Plains Management along the<br />

Eastern Stretch of the Gulf of Suez, using Remote Sensing and GIS<br />

Mahmoud H. Ahmed, Osman H. Abdel-Kader, Mona F. Kaiser<br />

10:00 Extracting Thermal Anomalies of Underground Coal Fire from<br />

Multi-Temporal Daytime Images<br />

Wei Zhuang, Yunhao Chen, Hongchun Cai , Jie Xu<br />

10:20 Object Oriented Assessment of Damage due to Natural<br />

Disaster using Very High Resolution Images<br />

Anne-Lise Chesnel, Renaud Binet, Lucien Wald<br />

10:40 COFFEE BREAK<br />

11:00 Snow Avalanche Detection and Classification Algorithm for<br />

GB-SAR Imagery<br />

Alberto Martinez-Vazquez, Joaquim Fortuny-Guasch<br />

11:20 Near-Tactical Eruption Rate Monitoring of Pu’u O’o (Hawaii)<br />

2000-2005 by Synergetic Merge of Payloads ASTER and MODIS<br />

Barbara Hirn, Concettina Di Bartola, Fabrizio Ferrucci<br />

11:40 Microwave Radar Remote Sensing of Plinian Volcanic Ash<br />

Clouds for Aviation Hazard and Civil Protection Applications<br />

Frank S. Marzano, Stefano Barbieri, Errico Picciotti, Gianfranco Vulpiani<br />

12:00 LIDAR DEM for Characterizing the Volcanic Landforms of<br />

Tatun Volcanoes in Metropolitan Taipei<br />

Jin-King Liu, Tian-Yuan Shih, Yu-Chang Chan, Yu-Chung Hsieh<br />

12:20 Multi-sources Data Integration for Mine Geohazards<br />

Monitoring<br />

Zhi Zhang, Yusen Dong, Shaojun Wang<br />

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Thursday Morning<br />

Thursday Morning (09:00 - 12:40)<br />

Room: 132<br />

Th10MF. Vegetation Fluorescence<br />

Co-Chairs: José F. Moreno , Michael Berger<br />

09:00 Vegetation Fluorescence: The Road From Basic Science to the<br />

Operational Mapping of Vegetation Photosynthesis From Space<br />

José F. Moreno<br />

09:20 A Novel Model of Electron Transport, Xanthophyll De-<br />

Epoxidation and Dissipation of Excess Light<br />

Federico Magnani, Sabr Raddi<br />

09:40 Sensitivity Analysis of the Fraunhofer Line Discrimination<br />

Method for the Measurement of Chlorophyll Fluorescence Using a<br />

Field Spectroradiometer<br />

Luis Alonso, Luis Gómez-Chova, Joan Vila-Francés, Julia Amorós-López, Luis<br />

Guanter, Javier Calpe, José Moreno<br />

10:00 Canopy Level Solar Induced Fluorescence for Vegetation in<br />

Controlled Experiments<br />

Elizabeth Middleton, Lawrence Corp, Petya K. E. Campbell<br />

10:20 Mapping of solar-induced vegetation chlorophyll fluorescence<br />

from space measurements: sensitivity analysis and results from<br />

ENVISAT/MERIS and CASI-1500 data<br />

Luis Guanter, Jose F. Moreno<br />

10:40 COFFEE BREAK<br />

11:00 Surface Temperature in the Context of FLuorescence<br />

EXplorer (FLEX) Mission<br />

José A. Sobrino, Guillem Soria, Juan C. Jimenez-Muñoz, Belen Franch,<br />

Victoria Hidalgo, Guadalupe Sepulcre-Cantó, Pablo J. Zarco-Tejada, José<br />

Moreno, Ismael Moya<br />

11:20 Remote Sensing of Chlorophyll Fluorescence for Estimation of<br />

Stress in Vegetation. Re<strong>com</strong>mendations for Future Missions<br />

Julia Amorós-Lopez, Joan Vila-Francés, Luis Gómez-Chova, Luis Alonso, Luis<br />

Guanter, Secundino del Valle-Tascon, Javier Calpe, José F. Moreno<br />

11:40 Physically Based Methodology for Generating LAI and FPAR<br />

Earth System Data Records from AVHRR and MODIS<br />

Sangram Ganguly, Mitchell Schull, Arindam Samanta, Yuri Knyazikhin,<br />

Nikolay Shabanov, Ranga B. Myneni, Dong Huang<br />

12:00 Spectral Dependence of the Bidirectional Reflectance<br />

Function in Coastal Waters and Its Impact on Retrieval Algorithms<br />

Alexander Gilerson, Jing Zhou, Rodolfo Fortich, Ioannis Ioannou, Soe<br />

Hlaing, Barry Gross, Fred Moshary, Samir Ahmed<br />

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Thursday Morning<br />

Thursday Morning (09:00 - 12:40)<br />

Room: 133<br />

Th11MF. Hyperspectral Data Classification<br />

Co-Chairs: Melba Crawford , Lorenzo Bruzzone<br />

09:00 Regression Approaches to Small Sample Inverse Covariance<br />

Matrix Estimation for Hyperspectral Image Classification<br />

Are C. Jensen, Asbjørn Berge, Anne S. Solberg<br />

09:20 Multiresolution Manifold Learning for Classification of<br />

Hyperspectral Data<br />

Wonkook Kim, Yangchi Chen, Melba M. Crawford, James C. Tilton, Joydeep<br />

Ghosh<br />

09:40 Hyperspectral Image Classification Using KNWFE with<br />

Conformal Transformation for Kernel Selection<br />

Bor-Chen Kuo, Cheng-Hsuan Li, Tian-Wei Sheu, Chih-Cheng Hung<br />

10:00 Classification of Hyperspectral Data by Continuation Semi-<br />

Supervised SVM<br />

Mingmin Chi, Lorenzo Bruzzone<br />

10:20 Controlling the Spectral-Spatial Mix in Context Classification<br />

Using Markov Random Fields<br />

Xiuping Jia, John A. Richards<br />

10:40 COFFEE BREAK<br />

11:00 Hyperspectral Image Classification with Mahalanobis<br />

Relevance Vector Machines<br />

Gustavo Camps-Valls, Antonio Rodrigo-González, Jordi Muñoz-Marí, Luis<br />

Gómez-Chova, Javi Calpe-Maravilla<br />

11:20 Improving Hyperspectral Classification Based on Wavelet<br />

De<strong>com</strong>position<br />

Ophir Almog, Maxim Shoshany, Victor Alchanatis<br />

11:40 Evaluation of Bayesian Hyperspectral Image Segmentation<br />

with a Discriminative Class Learning<br />

Janete S. Borges, André R.S. Marçal, José M. Bioucas-Dias<br />

12:00 Does An Endmember Set Really Yield Maximum Simplex<br />

Volume?<br />

Chao-Cheng Wu, Chein-I Chang<br />

12:20 A Machine Learning Approach for Finding Hyperspectral<br />

Endmembers<br />

Amit Banerjee, Philippe Burlina, Joshua Broadwater<br />

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Thursday Afternoon<br />

Thursday Afternoon (14:20 - 16:00)<br />

Room: 121<br />

Th01AH1. Radar Altimetry: On-board and On-ground<br />

Processing Techniques<br />

Co-Chairs: Robert Hawley , Mònica Roca<br />

14:20 An Interferometric Imaging Altimeter Applied for both Ocean<br />

and Land Observation<br />

Yunhua Zhang, Xiangkun Zhang, Xin Meng, Zhixin Zhou, Wei Luo, Jingshan<br />

Jiang<br />

14:40 Across-track processing for elevation retrievals from a<br />

Synthetic Aperture Interferometric radar altimeter<br />

Robert L Hawley, Andrew P. Shepherd<br />

15:00 A New Tracker for Ocean-Land Compatible Radar Altimeter<br />

Ke Xu, Jingshan Jiang, Heguang Liu<br />

15:20 An Innovative Algorithm for Radar Altimeter Acceleration<br />

Bias Compensation<br />

Xi-Yu Xu, He-Guang Liu<br />

15:40 Theoretic Error Analysis of Split-Gate Tracker in Satellite<br />

Radar Altimetry<br />

He-Guang Liu, Xi-Yu Xu, Ke Xu<br />

Thursday Afternoon (14:20 - 16:00)<br />

Room: 123<br />

Th02AH1. Multitemporal Land Cover Mapping<br />

Co-Chairs: Mário Caetano<br />

14:20 An Approach for Land Cover Mapping with Multi-Temporal<br />

MERIS Imagery<br />

Luís Capão, Hugo Carrão, António Araújo, Mário Caetano<br />

14:40 Multi-Temporal SAR Images at X-Band: Scattering Features<br />

and Potential in Land Cover Classification<br />

Cosimo Putignano, Fabio Del Frate, Giorgio Licciardi, Giovanni Schiavon,<br />

Domenico Solimini<br />

15:00 Multitemporal Analysis of the Spectral Response of Scars of<br />

Burnt Areas Using the Landsat/ETM Sensor<br />

Felix Carriello, Liana Oighstein Anderson, Marcos Adami<br />

15:20 Climate, Vegetation Phenology and Forest Fires in Siberia<br />

Heiko Balzter, France Fanny Gerard, Graham Weedon, Will Grey, Sietse Los,<br />

Bruno Combal, Etienne Bartholome, Sergey Bartalev<br />

15:40 Self-Organizing Map for Surface Characterization in Time<br />

Series<br />

Bassam Abdel Latif, Grégoire Mercier, Basel Solaiman, Rémi Lecerf<br />

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Thursday Afternoon (14:20 - 16:00)<br />

Room: 132<br />

Th03AH1. Optical Sensors<br />

Co-Chairs: John P. Kerekes<br />

Thursday Afternoon<br />

14:20 A High Performance EO Small Satellite Platform & Sensor<br />

Suite<br />

Mike Cutter, Phil Davies, Adam Baker, Martin Sweeting<br />

14:40 Geosynchronous Imaging Fourier Transform Spectrometer<br />

(GIFTS): Imaging and Tracking Capability<br />

Daniel K. Zhou, Allen M. Larar, Xu Liu, Robert A. Reisse, William L. Smith,<br />

Henry E. Rever<strong>com</strong>b, G. E. Bingham, Lorin J. Zollinger, Joe J. Tansock, Ron<br />

J. Huppi<br />

15:00 Diffraction Effects on the Meteosat Third Generation Infrared<br />

Sounder (MTG IRS)<br />

Jochen Grandell, Rolf Stuhlmann<br />

15:20 Differential Radiometers Using Fabry-Perot Interferometer<br />

Technique for Remote Sensing Determination for Various<br />

Atmospheric Trace Gases<br />

Elena M. Georgieva, William S. Heaps, Emily L. Wilson<br />

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Thursday Afternoon<br />

Thursday Afternoon (14:20 - 18:00)<br />

Room: 120<br />

Th04AF. HR SAR<br />

Co-Chairs: Mihai Datcu , Gottfried Schwarz<br />

14:20 Very High Resolution Interferogram Acquisition Campaign<br />

and Processing<br />

Xavier Dupuis, Sébastien Angelliaume, Hélène Oriot, Pascale Dubois-<br />

Fernandez, Hubert Cantalloube, Colette Coulombeix, Olivier du Plessis,<br />

Patrick Fromage, Grégory Bonin, Daniel Heuzé<br />

14:40 Polarimetric Analysis of Maritime SAR Data Collected with<br />

the DSTO Ingara X-Band Radar<br />

D.J. Crisp, N.J.S. Stacy, D.A. Hudson, P.B. Pincus, A.S. Goh<br />

15:00 Ship-Iceberg Discrimination Using High-Resolution<br />

Polarimetric SAR Data<br />

Gordon Staples, Des Power, Carl Howell, Kell Dodge<br />

15:20 Integrating Point, Curve and Area Descriptors into Geospatial<br />

Databases for Metric Resolution SAR Image Analysis<br />

Serena Avolio, Luca Galli, Davide Passaro, Marco Quartulli, Manuela Sagona,<br />

Giusy Sinatra, Carlo Zelli<br />

15:40 Multiscale Filtering of SAR Images Using Scale and Space<br />

Consistency<br />

Samuel Foucher<br />

16:00 COFFEE BREAK<br />

16:20 Robust Change Analysis of SAR Data Through Information-<br />

Theoretic Multitemporal Features<br />

Luciano Alparone, Bruno Aiazzi, Stefano Baronti, Andrea Garzelli,<br />

Filippo Nencini<br />

16:40 Stochastic Models of SLC HR SAR Images<br />

Matteo Soccorsi, Mihai Datcu<br />

17:00 Unsupervised SAR Images Segmentation Using Triplet<br />

Markov Fields and Fisher Noise Distributions<br />

Dalila Benboudjema, Florence Tupin, Wojciech Pieczynski, Marc Sigelle,<br />

Jean-Marie Nicolas<br />

17:20 Linear Versus Non-Linear Analysis of Relevant Scatterers in<br />

High Resolution SAR Images<br />

Houda Chaabouni-Chouayakh, Mihai Datcu<br />

17:40 Progress and perspectives of information extraction from<br />

high resolution SAR data<br />

Mihai Datcu, Gottfried Schwarz, Houda Chaabouni, Matteo Soccorsi<br />

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Thursday Afternoon<br />

Thursday Afternoon (14:20 - 18:00)<br />

Room: 122<br />

Th05AF. TRMM<br />

Co-Chairs: Shuji Shimizu , V. Chandrasekar<br />

14:20 Effective Dielectric Constants of Non-Spherical Melting<br />

Hydrometeors<br />

Liang Liao, Robert Meneghini<br />

14:40 Simultaneous Radar Observations of Tropical Cyclones by<br />

Space-Based and Ground-Based Radar<br />

Direk Khajonrat, V. Chandrasekar, G Viswanathan, Vikas Shellar<br />

15:00 Intercalibration of Passive Microwave Rain Rates<br />

Kyle Hilburn, Frank Wentz<br />

15:20 Level-3 Error Oceanic Rainfall Algorithm for TMI<br />

Thomas Wilheit, Rich Weitz<br />

15:40 Observational Data Set in Support of Falling Snow Retrieval<br />

Algorithm Development<br />

Gail Skofronick Jackson, Ben Johnson, Ali Tokay, Walter Petersen<br />

16:00 COFFEE BREAK<br />

16:20 Adjustment of Cross-Track Dependence of TRMM<br />

Precipitation Radar Observation<br />

Basim J. Zafar, V. Chandrasekar<br />

16:40 Global Satellite Millimeter-Wave Precipitation Retrievals<br />

Trained with a Cloud-Resolving Numerical Weather Prediction Model<br />

Chinnawat Surussavadee, David H. Staelin<br />

17:00 Analysis of Densely Observed TRMM/PR Data During 180-<br />

Degree Yaw Maneuver<br />

Nobuhiro Takahashi, Toshio Iguchi<br />

17:20 Modification of the Beam Mismatch Correction Algorithm<br />

Tetsuya Tagawa, Shuji Shimizu, Riko Oki, Hiroshi Hanado<br />

17:40 Comparison of NOWRAD, AMSU, AMSR-E, TMI, and SSM/I<br />

Surface Precipitation Rate Retrievals over the United States Great<br />

Plains<br />

Chinnawat Surussavadee, David Staelin, Virat Chadarong, Dennis<br />

McLaughlin, Dara Entekhabi<br />

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Thursday Afternoon<br />

Thursday Afternoon (14:20 - 18:00)<br />

Room: 124<br />

Th06AF. TerraSAR-X: First Post-Launch Reports and Results<br />

Co-Chairs: Achim Roth , Irena Hajnsek<br />

14:20 TerraSAR-X Mission Status<br />

Rolf Werninghaus, Stefan Buckreuss, Wolf Pitz<br />

14:40 In-Orbit SAR Performance of TerraSAR-X<br />

Jose Marquez-Martinez, Carolina Gonzalez, Marwan Younis, S. Wollstadt, R.<br />

Metzig, U. Steinbrecher, Nuria Tous-Ramon, Adriano Meta, Josef<br />

Mittermayer<br />

15:00 TerraSAR-X Calibration - First Results<br />

Marco Schwerdt, Benjamin Bräutigam, Markus Bachmann, Björn Döring<br />

15:20 TerraSAR-X Payload Data Processing - First Experiences<br />

Helko Breit, Thom Fritz, Birg Schättler, Elke Börner, Mari Lachaise, Andreas<br />

G. Niedermeier, Michael Eineder, Ulri Balss<br />

15:40 Quality of Orthorectified TerraSAR-X Products<br />

Martin Huber, Birgit Wessel, Martin Habermeyer, Achim Roth<br />

16:00 COFFEE BREAK<br />

16:20 TerraSAR-X Value Added Image Products<br />

Nadine Schmidt, Juergen Janoth, Johannes Raggam, Karlheinz Gutjahr,<br />

Andreas Wimmer<br />

16:40 TerraSAR-X Interferometry: Report on a First Assessment<br />

Nico Adam, Michael Eineder, Birg Schättler, Richard Bamler<br />

17:00 First Results of Ground Moving Target Analysis in TerraSAR-X<br />

Data<br />

Steffen Suchandt, Hartmut Runge, Michael Eineder, Helko Breit, Alexander<br />

Kotenkov, Ulrich Balss<br />

17:20 TerraSAR-X: Exploration of Multitemporal Pol-InSAR Data<br />

over Agricultural Areas<br />

Irena Hajnsek, Kost Papathanassiou<br />

17:40 The TanDEM-X Mission: Overview and Status<br />

Manfred Zink, Gerhard Krieger, Hauke Fiedler, Alberto Moreira<br />

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Thursday Afternoon (14:20 - 18:00)<br />

Room: 128<br />

Th07AF. SMOS (II): Science Issues<br />

Co-Chairs: Yann H. Kerr , Jordi Font<br />

Thursday Afternoon<br />

14:20 New parameterisation and calibration of L-MEB – application<br />

to simulations over south-western France<br />

Jean-Pierre Wigneron , Yann Kerr, Christophe Rüdi, Jean-Christophe Calvet, André<br />

Chan, Kauzar Sale, Jennifer Gran, Béatrice Bert, Patricia De Rosnay, Maria José<br />

Escorihuela<br />

14:40 The CoSMOS L-Band Experiment in Southeast Australia<br />

Kauzar Saleh, Yann H. Kerr, Gill Boulet, Philippe Maisongrande, Patricia de Rosnay,<br />

Dana Floricioiu, M. J. Escorihuela, Jean-Pierre Wigneron, Aurelio Cano, Ernesto<br />

López-Baeza, J. P. Grant, J. Balling, N. Skou, M. Berger, S. Delwart, P. Wursteisen,<br />

R. Panciera, J. P. Walker<br />

15:00 Assimilation of SMOS data: Plans and expected results<br />

Matthias Drusch, Erik Andersson, Gian Balsamo, Thom Holmes<br />

15:20 The SMOS Soil moisture retrieval algorithm<br />

Yann H. Kerr, Philippe Waldteufel, Phil Richaume, Jean-Pierre Wigneron, Arna<br />

Mialon, Ali Mahmoodi, Dana Floricioiu, Paolo Ferrazzoli, Francois Cabot, Steven<br />

Delwart<br />

15:40 Optimizing the Algorithm for Retrieving Soil Moisture from<br />

SMOS Data<br />

Philippe Waldteufel, Philippe Richaume, Yann Kerr, Jean Pierre Wigneron, Ali<br />

Mahmoodi, Arnaud Mialon, Jean Luc Vergely, François Cabot, Paolo Ferrazzoli,<br />

Steven Delwart<br />

16:00 COFFEE BREAK<br />

16:20 Salinity Remote Sensing and the Study of the Global Water<br />

Cycle<br />

Gary Lagerloef, David M Le Vine, Yi Chao, F. R Colomb, Jordi Font<br />

16:40 SMOS Sea Surface Salinity Prototype Processor: Algorithm<br />

Validation<br />

Sonia Zine, Jacqueline Boutin, Jordi Font, Carolina Gabarró, Marco Talone,<br />

Nicolas Reul, Joe Tenerelli, Philippe Waldteufel, Francois Petitcolin , Jean-<br />

Luc Vergely<br />

17:00 Analysis of L-band radiometric measurements conducted<br />

over the North Sea during the CoSMOS-OS airborne campaign<br />

Nicolas Reul, Joseph Tenerelli, Sebastien Guimbard, Fabrice Collard, Niels Skou,<br />

Estel Cardellach, Simo Tauriainen, Catherine Bouzinac, Patrick Wursteisen, Bertrand<br />

Chapron<br />

17:20 Azimuth Signatures in the L-Band Brightness Temperature<br />

Signal from the Sea Surface<br />

Sten Schmidl Søbjærg, Niels Skou<br />

17:40 Towards a Coherent Sea Surface Salinity Product from SMOS<br />

Radiometric Measurements and ARGO Buoys<br />

Marco Talone, Adriano Camps, Roberto Sabia, Jordi Font<br />

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Thursday Afternoon<br />

Thursday Afternoon (14:20 - 18:00)<br />

Room: 129<br />

Th08AF. Agricultural Applications of Remote Sensing<br />

Co-Chairs: Josée Lévesque<br />

14:20 Spectral Discrimination And Mapping Of Invasive Wetland<br />

Weeds<br />

Chisholm Laurie<br />

14:40 Climate Changes And Variations In Satellite-Based<br />

Vegetation Index In China’s Agroecosystem, 1982-2002<br />

Peng Yang, Wenbin Wu, Jinqiu Zou, Yan Zha, Huajun Tang, Masahide<br />

Kimoto<br />

15:00 The Study Of Evaluation Of Agriculture Ecosystem<br />

Environment Quality On The Basis Of The Information Technology<br />

Of Geographical<br />

Yang Feiling, Gan Shu<br />

15:20 Relationship between Vegetation Distribution and<br />

Groundwater Level in the Lower Reaches of Heihe River Basin, China<br />

Chuanyan Zhao, Zhongren Nan, Guodong Cheng, Shoubo Li<br />

16:00 COFFEE BREAK<br />

16:20 Global-scale modeling of agricultural land use changes by<br />

integration of socio-economic and bio-geophysical aspects<br />

Wen Bin Wu, Peng Yang, Ryosuke Shibasaki<br />

16:40 Remote Sensing Techniques for Invasive Species<br />

Management<br />

Nancy F. Glenn, Jessica Mitchell, Shane Cherry, Janelle Downs, Jerry<br />

Tagestad<br />

17:00 A Reference Sample Database for the Accuracy Assessment<br />

of Medium Spatial Resolution Land Cover Products in Portugal<br />

Hugo Carrão, António Araújo, Cecília Cerdeira, Pedro Sarmento, Luís Capão,<br />

Mário Caetano<br />

17:20 Direct Validation of FVC, LAI and FAPAR VEGETATION/SPOT<br />

Derived Products Using LSA SAF Methodology<br />

Aleixandre Verger, Fernando Camacho-de Coca, Javier García-Haro, Joaquín<br />

Meliá<br />

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Thursday Afternoon<br />

Thursday Afternoon (14:20 - 18:00)<br />

Room: 130<br />

Th09AF. Remote Sensing of the Cryosphere<br />

Co-Chairs: Ellsworth LeDrew , Siri Jodha Khalsa<br />

14:20 Improved Resolution for the Detection of Snow With MODIS<br />

Using Wavelet Fusion<br />

Pascal Sirguey, Renaud Mathieu, Yves Arnaud, Muhammad M. Khan, Jocelyn<br />

Chanussot<br />

14:40 Operational Snow Monitoring Using Satellite Observations<br />

Jarkko Koskinen, Jouni Pulliainen, Pirkko Pylkkö, Panu Lahtinen, Matias<br />

Takala, Simona Oancea, Juha-Petri Kärnä, Sari Metsämäki, Miia Eskelinen,<br />

Saku Anttila<br />

15:00 The Influence of Tundra Lakes on Passive Microwave Remote<br />

Sensing of Snow Water Equivalent in the Hudson Bay Lowlands.<br />

Peter Toose, Ellsworth LeDrew, Chris Derksen<br />

15:20 COMPARISON BETWEEN ICE OBSERVATIONS MADE ABOARD<br />

SHIPS IN THE ANTARCTIC SEA ICE AND AMSR-E/AQUA<br />

GEOPHYSICAL PRODUCTS<br />

Burcu Ozsoy-Cicek, Hongjie Xie, Steve Ackley<br />

15:40 Interpretation of C-Band SAR Backscattering Coefficient Time<br />

Series for the Baltic Sea Landfast Sea Ice Using a 1-D<br />

Thermodynamic Snow/Ice Model<br />

Marko P. Makynen, Bin Cheng, Markku Similä, Timo Vihma, Martti<br />

Hallikainen<br />

16:00 COFFEE BREAK<br />

16:20 A New Algorithm to Calculate Sea Ice Concentration from the<br />

SSM/I 85GHz Observations<br />

Mohammed S. Shokr, Andrew L. Lambe, Tom A. Agnew<br />

16:40 GLIMS: Progress in Mapping the World’s Glaciers<br />

Bruce H. Raup, Siri Jodha S. Khalsa, Richard Armstrong, Christopher Helm,<br />

Mark Dyurgerov<br />

17:00 Glacier Volume Changes using ASTER Optical Stereo. A Test<br />

Study in Eastern Svalbard<br />

Andreas Kääb<br />

17:20 An Innovative Laser Altimeter for Cryosphere Mapping: The<br />

Swath Imaging Multi-polarization Photon-counting Lidar (SIMPL)<br />

David J. Harding, James B. Abshire, Phil W. Dabney, Ted A. Scambos,<br />

Anotonios A. Seas, Christopher A. Shuman, Xiaoli Sun<br />

17:40 Retrieval of Ice Thickness Distribution in the Seasonal Ice<br />

Zone from L-Band SAR<br />

Takenobu Toyota, Kazuki Nakamura, Shotaro Uto, Kay I. Ohshima, Naoto<br />

Ebuchi<br />

18:00 Study of Himalayas Ice using MSMR Data<br />

O.P.N. Calla, Sugandha Lohar<br />

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Thursday Afternoon<br />

Thursday Afternoon (14:20 - 18:00)<br />

Room: 131<br />

Th10AF. Data Search, Access, Distribution and Specialized<br />

Services<br />

Co-Chairs: Hampapuram Ramapriyan , Liping Di<br />

14:20 Earth Observing System (EOS) Data and Information System<br />

(EOSDIS) – Evolution Update and Future<br />

Mary Esfandiari, Hampapuram Ramapriyan, Jeanne Behnke, Edwin<br />

Sofinowski<br />

14:40 Finding and Accessing Data at the Atmospheric Science Data<br />

Center<br />

Michelle T. Ferebee, David E. Cordner, Nancy A. Ritchey, Linda A. Hunt,<br />

Peter Piatko, Susan J. Haberer, Fenny Y. Wang<br />

15:00 Data Access Tools - Filling the Usability Gap in Cryophere<br />

Data<br />

Vincent J. Troisi, Mary J Brodzik, Terr Haran, John Maurer, Matt Savoie, Ros<br />

Swick, Rona Weaver<br />

15:20 ECHO - Enabling Interoperability with NASA Earth Science<br />

Data and Services<br />

Michael Burnett, Beth Weinstein, Andrew Mitchell<br />

15:40 Implementation of Web-service-based Product Virtualization<br />

in GeoBrain<br />

Liping Di, Peis Zhao<br />

16:00 COFFEE BREAK<br />

16:20 DataFed: Mediated Web Services for Distributed Air Quality<br />

Data Access and Processing<br />

Rudolf Husar, Kari Hoijarvi<br />

16:40 Discovery, Query and Access Services for Imagery, Gridded<br />

and Coverage Data - A Clearinghouse Solution<br />

Stefano Nativi, Lorenzo Bigagli, Paolo Mazzetti, Ugo Mattia, Enrico Boldrini<br />

17:00 Large-Scale, Collaborative Science Using Web Services and<br />

the SciFlo Grid Dataflow Engine.<br />

Brian Wilson, Gera Manipon, Zhan Xing, Thom Yunck<br />

17:20 Enterprise IT Support for NOAA Archives<br />

Robert Rank<br />

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Thursday Afternoon<br />

Thursday Afternoon (14:20 - 18:00)<br />

Room: 133<br />

Th11AF. Hyperspectral Image Analysis<br />

Co-Chairs: Maria Petrou , Lori Mann Bruce<br />

14:20 Anomaly Detection in Hyperspectral Data Using Spectral<br />

Unmixing with Negative and Superunity Abundance Weights<br />

Olga Duran, Maria Petrou<br />

14:40 Hyperspectral Unmixing Algorithm Via Dependent<br />

Component Analysis<br />

Jose M. P. Nascimento, Jose M. Bioucas-Dias<br />

15:00 Joint Linear/Nonlinear Spectral Unmixing of Hyperspectral<br />

Image Data<br />

Javier Plaza, Antonio Plaza, Rosa Pérez, Pablo Martínez<br />

15:20 Kernel Fully Constrained Least Squares Abundance Estimates<br />

Joshua Broadwater, Ramalingam Chellappa, Amit Banerjee, Philippe Burlina<br />

15:40 Sparsity Promoting Iterated Constrained Endmember<br />

Detection with Integrated Band Selection<br />

Alina Zare, Paul D. Gader<br />

16:00 COFFEE BREAK<br />

16:20 Limitations of Subspace LDA in Hyperspectral Target<br />

Recognition Applications<br />

Saurabh Prasad, Lori M. Bruce<br />

16:40 A Comparison of Approaches for Hyperspectral Image<br />

Segmentation: N-FINDR, ICA, and NNMF<br />

Michael E. Winter, Edwin M. Winter<br />

17:00 Level Set Hyperspectral Image Segmentation Using Spectral<br />

Information Divergence-Based Best Band Selection<br />

John E. Ball, Terrance R. West, Saurabh Prasad, Lori M. Bruce<br />

17:20 On-Line Hyperspectral Image Segmentation Based On<br />

Textural-Spectral Feature Fusion<br />

Hassan Ghassemian, David Landgrebe<br />

17:40 Physically-Based Retrievals of Norway Spruce Canopy<br />

Variables from very High Spatial Resolution Hyperspectral Data<br />

Zbynek Malenovsky, Lucie Homolova, Pavel Cudlin, Raul Zurita-Milla,<br />

Michael E. Schaepman, Jan G.P.W. Clevers, Emmanuel Martin, Jean-Philippe<br />

Gastellu-Etchegorry<br />

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Thursday Afternoon (16:20 - 18:00)<br />

Room: 121<br />

Th12AH2. Special Session: A Tribute to Professor Mikio Takagi<br />

Co-Chairs: Kiyo Tomiyasu , Motoyuki Sato<br />

Professor Mikio Takagi passed away on February 6, 2006. He was an<br />

ac<strong>com</strong>plished engineer and professor in digital image processing and<br />

remote sensing technology. He will be remembered for his lifetime<br />

research, development and dissemination of digital image processing<br />

and achievements that span almost the entire spectrum of remote<br />

sensing.<br />

He was General Chairman of the 1993 GRSS International<br />

Symposium held in Tokyo, the first IGARSS held in the Far East. His<br />

interest in that IGARSS started 10 years earlier, in 1983 when he<br />

attended the IGARSS held in San Francisco. His dedicated interest<br />

and pursuit was matched with his interest and <strong>com</strong>mensurate service<br />

on the GRSS Administrative Committee.<br />

Dr. Takagi was born on May 16, 1936 in Tokyo. He received his BS,<br />

MS and PhD from the University of Tokyo. He joined the University of<br />

Tokyo as Associate Professor and promoted to Professor in 1979. He<br />

spent 1971-72 as a visiting research scientist at the University of<br />

California in Santa Barbara.<br />

As Professor he taught numerous students, many receiving their PhD.<br />

He served the technical profession in numerous ways and received<br />

numerous recognitions. The Japanese Emperor awarded him The<br />

Order of the Sacred Treasure, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon.<br />

Introductory Remarks<br />

Leung Tsang<br />

In Memory of Professor Mikio Takagi<br />

David Goodenough<br />

Professor Takagi‘s Contributions to Weather Satellite Imagers<br />

William Emery<br />

Mikio Takagi's Career as Professor Haruhisa Shimoda<br />

Remarks from former Students<br />

Professor Mikio Takagi Student Prize<br />

Kiyo Tomiyasu<br />

Introduce Mrs. Atsuko Takagi<br />

Kiyo Tomiyasu<br />

Concluding Remarks<br />

Kiyo Tomiyasu<br />

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Thursday Afternoon (16:20 - 18:00)<br />

Room: 123<br />

Th13AH2. Image Visualization<br />

Co-Chairs: Holger Nies<br />

Thursday Afternoon<br />

16:20 OpenStereo: Converting Satellite Image Pairs into Anaglyph<br />

Stereoscopic Views<br />

Severino Gomes Neto, Veronica Teichrieb, João Marcelo Teixeira, Judith<br />

Kelner<br />

16:40 Automated Adaptive Morphological Image Composition for<br />

Mosaicing Large Image Data Sets<br />

Conrad Bielski, Jacopo Grazzini, Pierre Soille<br />

17:00 A System for 3D Error Visualization and Assessment of<br />

Digital Elevation Models<br />

Michael B. Gousie, Sarah Milewski<br />

17:20 GPU-based Framework for Interactive Visualization of SAR<br />

Data<br />

Martin Lambers, Andreas Kolb, Holger Nies, Marc Kalkuhl<br />

17:40 A Novel Algorithm for Filling the Depressions in Massive DEM<br />

Data<br />

Jingwen Xu, Wanchang Zhang, Chuansheng Liu<br />

Thursday Afternoon (16:20 - 18:00)<br />

Room: 132<br />

Th14AH2. Sensor Application to International Disaster<br />

Management<br />

Co-Chairs: Thomas vonDeak , Joel Johnson<br />

16:20 Developing A Summary of Remote Sensing Data Useful for<br />

Mitigating Natural and Man-Made Disasters<br />

Charles D. Wende<br />

16:40 Sensor Application to International Disaster Management<br />

Thomas vonDeak<br />

17:00 Emphasizing Spectrum Management for Sustainable<br />

Development Research and Applications in Disaster Management<br />

Stephen Ambrose, Shahid Habib<br />

17:20 Active Remote Sensing Applications to Disaster Management<br />

and Implications to Spectrum Management.<br />

Bryan L. Huneycutt<br />

17:40 GEONETCast: Meeting Societal Benefits Requirements<br />

Disasters<br />

Thomas Adang<br />

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Thursday Afternoon<br />

Thursday Interactive Session (18:00 - 19:30)<br />

Room: Foyer-2<br />

Th01EP. Ground and Foliage Penetrating Radar<br />

Co-Chairs: Ludovic Villard , Olga Lopera<br />

Analysis of the effect of target and soil properties on the detection<br />

performance of ground penetrating radar: experimental and in filed<br />

results<br />

Olga L. Lopera, Jan Rhebergen, Nada Milisavljevic, Sebastien Lambot<br />

Bistatic Foliage Penetration Modeling<br />

Ludovic Villard, Pierre Borderies<br />

The Characteristic of Surface Clutter in Forward-looking and Downlooking<br />

Ground Penetrating Radar<br />

Chunlin Huang, Yi Su, Min Lu, Xuan L<br />

i Focusing Problems of Subsurface Imaging by a Low-Frequency SAR<br />

S. Redadaa, J.- M. Le Caillec, B. Solaiman, M. Benslama<br />

Experimental Validation of a Kirchhoff Based Shape Reconstruction<br />

Algorithm in Realistic Conditions: A Test Case for Buried Pipes<br />

Francesco Soldovieri, Adriana Brancaccio, G. Prisco, Domenico Sglavo,<br />

Rocco Pierri, Giovanni Leone<br />

Polarimetric RADARSAT-2 FOR Wetland Monitoring<br />

Ridha Touzi, Alic Deschamps, Robe Hélie<br />

A New Design of TEM Horn Antenna System for Ground Penetrating<br />

Radar<br />

Shi-tao Zhu, An-xue Zhang, Yan-sheng Jiang<br />

GPR Missions on Mars: Subsurface Detection Using the Surface<br />

Topography<br />

Marc Iorio, Riccardo Mecozzi, Roberto Seu, Giovanni Picardi, Franco Fois<br />

Thursday Interactive Session (18:00 - 19:30)<br />

Room: Foyer-2<br />

Th02EP. Optical Calibration<br />

Co-Chairs: Gyanesh Chander , Pauli Heikkinen<br />

Comparison of MODIS Surface Reflectance with Mast-Based<br />

Spectrometer Observations Using CORINE2000 Land Cover<br />

Database<br />

Pauli Heikkinen, Jouni Pulliainen, Esko Kyrö, Timo Sukuvaara, Hanne<br />

Suokanerva, Anna Kontu<br />

A Vicarious Calibration for Thermal Infrared Bands of TERRA-<br />

MODIS Sensor using a New Calibration Test Site-Lake Dali, China<br />

Li Zhu, Xingfa Gu, Yuxiang Zhang, Tao Yu, Liangfu Chen, Hui Gong,<br />

Hongyan Huai<br />

Surface Characterization Analysis of Inner Mongolia Plateau Area<br />

(China) as Potential Satellite Calibration Sites, Using MODIS(Terra<br />

and Aqua) Instrument<br />

Hailiang Gao, Yuxiang Zhang, Xingfa Gu, Tao Yu, Hui Gong, Li Zhu<br />

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Thursday Afternoon<br />

Vicarious Calibration of MODIS Visible and Near-Infrared Bands<br />

Using Gongger Test Site<br />

Hui Gong, Guoliang Tian, Yuxiang Zhang, Tao Yu, Xingfa Gu, Jin Xing,<br />

Hongyou Liang, Li Zhu<br />

On-orbit Noise Characterization Methodology and Results for<br />

MODIS Reflective Solar Bands<br />

xiao xie, Jack xiong<br />

Summary of Terra and Aqua MODIS On-orbit Calibration and<br />

Characterization Results<br />

Xiaoxiong Xiong, Vincent V. Salomonson, Brian Wenny, Xiaobo Xie,<br />

Nianzhen Che, Aisheng Wu, William Barnes<br />

Radiometric Recalibration Procedure for Landsat-5 Thematic<br />

Mapper Data<br />

Gyanesh Chander, Esad Micijevic, Ronald W. Hayes, Julia A. Barsi<br />

New Development of 1.6 µm InGaAs Radiometer for Preflight<br />

Cross-Calibration Measurement<br />

Fumihiro Sakuma<br />

Digital Metric Camera Radiometric and Colorimetric Calibration with<br />

Simultaneous CASI Imagery to a CIE Standard Observer Based<br />

Colour Space<br />

Lucas Martínez, Roman Arbiol, Vicenç Palà, Fernando Pérez<br />

Thursday Interactive Session (18:00 - 19:30)<br />

Room: Foyer-2<br />

Th03EP. Radar Polarimetry<br />

Co-Chairs: R. Keith Raney , X. Fàbregas<br />

Unsupervised full-polarimetric segmentation for evaluation of<br />

backscatter mechanisms of agricultural crops<br />

Dirk Hoekman, Thanh Tran, Martin Vissers<br />

Crop Growth Detection by Using Polarimetric SAR Data<br />

Muhtar Qong, Atsu Iwashita<br />

Properties of Polarimetric Sea Clutter at 35 GHz<br />

Hartmut Schimpf, Hans-Hellmuth Fuchs<br />

The Problem of Parameter Estimation for Spatially Correlated<br />

Polarimetric Ground Clutter at Millimeterwave Frequencies<br />

Anika Kurz, Hartmut Schimpf<br />

Degree of Polarization for Weather Radars<br />

Michele Galletti, Madhu Chandra, Thomas Boerner, David H. O. Bebbington<br />

A Ship Detection Method for Dual Polarization SAR Data Based on<br />

Whitening Filtering<br />

Xiaowei Li, Jinsong Chong, Minhui Zhu<br />

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Thursday Afternoon<br />

Polarimetric Optical Tools and De<strong>com</strong>positions Applied to SAR<br />

Images<br />

Elise K. Colin<br />

Retrieval of Fully Polarimetric Mueller Matrix Under Faraday<br />

Rotation Effect at P Band in Space-borne Polarimetric SAR<br />

Observation<br />

Ya-Qiu Jin, Ren-Yuan Qi<br />

The Dependence of Polarimetric De<strong>com</strong>position Parameters on<br />

Biophysical Forest Parameters, Frequency and Methodology<br />

Lukas Zuberbuehler, Erich Meier<br />

GRECOSAR, a SAR Simulator for Complex Targets: Application to<br />

Urban Environments<br />

Gerard Margarit, Jordi J. Mallorqui, Carlos López-Martínez<br />

Multi-Look Polar De<strong>com</strong>position of Polarimetric SAR Images<br />

Jean-Claude Souyris, Celine Tison<br />

A Neural Approach for Unsupervised Classification of Very-High<br />

Resolution Polarimetric SAR Data<br />

Alessandro Burini, Cosimo Putignano, Fabio Del Frate, Marco Del Greco,<br />

Giovanni Schiavon, Domenico Solimini<br />

An Approach to Classify Polarimetric P-Band SAR Images for Land<br />

Use and Land Cover Mapping in the Brazilian Amazonia<br />

Luciana de Souza Soler, Sidnei João Siqueira Sant‘Anna, Corina da Costa<br />

Freitas, Luciano Vieira Dutra, João Roberto dos Santos<br />

Bayesian Classification of Hydrometeors from Polarimetric Radars<br />

at S and X Band: Algorithm Design and Experimental Comparisons<br />

Frank S. Marzano, Daniele Scaranari, Mario Montopoli, Gianfranco Vulpiani ,<br />

Marios Anagnostou, Emmanouil Anagnostou<br />

Signatures of Polarimetric Parameters and their Implication on<br />

Land Cover Classification<br />

Henning Skriver<br />

Design of FMCW Millimeter-Wave Radar for Helicopter Assisted<br />

Landing System<br />

Mustafa Rangwala, Juseop Lee, Kamal Sarabandi<br />

Comparison of Parameter Estimation Accuracy of Distributed-<br />

Target Polarimetric Calibration Techniques<br />

Alvin S. Goh, Mark Preiss, Douglas A. Gray, Nick J. S. Stacy<br />

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Thursday Afternoon<br />

Thursday Interactive Session (18:00 - 19:30)<br />

Room: Foyer-2<br />

Th04EP. Remote Sensing of the Cryosphere<br />

Co-Chairs: Ellsworth LeDrew , James Garrison<br />

Baltic Sea Ice Thickness Charts Based on Thermodynamic Ice Model<br />

and SAR Data<br />

Juha Karvonen, Bin Cheng, Markku Simila<br />

Simulating the Radiobrightness of a Wet Colorado Snowpack in<br />

Early Spring<br />

Yi-Ching Chung, Roger De Roo, Anthony W England<br />

P-Sounder: An Airborne P-Band Ice Sounding Radar<br />

Jorgen Dall, Niels Skou, Anders Kusk, Steen Savstrup Kristensen, Viktor<br />

Krozer<br />

Potential of a C-band SAR Mission with 12-day Repeat Cycle to<br />

Derive Ice Surface Velocity with Interferometry and Offset Tracking<br />

Tazio Strozzi, Urs Wegmüller, Charles Werner , Andreas Wiesmann ,<br />

Maurizio Santoro<br />

Development of a Snow Water Equivalent (SWE) Retrieval<br />

Algorithm over First-Year Sea Ice using In-Situ Passive Microwave<br />

Data<br />

Alex Langlois, David G. Barber, Byong J. Hwang<br />

Comparative Study of Sea Ice Concentration by Using DMSP SSM/I,<br />

Aqua AMSR-E and Kompsat-1 EOC<br />

Hyangsun Han, Hoonyol Lee<br />

Assimilating Spaceborne Radar and Ground-Based Weather Station<br />

Data for Operational Snow-Covered Area Estimation<br />

Kari Luojus, Jouni Pulliainen, Sari Metsämäki, Saku Anttila, Martti<br />

Hallikainen<br />

Retrieval from AMSR-E Data of the Snow Temperature Profiles at<br />

Dome-C Antarctica<br />

Giovanni Macelloni, Marco Brogioni, Emanuele Santi<br />

Ice Flow Estimation of Shirase Glacier by Using JERS-1/SAR Image<br />

Correlation<br />

Kazuki Nakamura, Hiroyuki Wakabayashi, Koichiro Doi, Kazuo Shibuya<br />

Robust Measurement of Glacier Surface Motion from Multiscale<br />

Speckle Tracking Using Local Constraints<br />

Esra Erten, Andreas Reigber, Marc Jaeger, Olaf Hellwich<br />

Effective snow properties for brightness temperature estimation<br />

using coupled hydrologic and electromagnetic models<br />

Konstantinos M. Andreadis, Marco Tedesco, Dennis P. Lettenmaier, Eric F.<br />

Wood<br />

Provision of Snow Water Equivalent from Satellite Data and the<br />

Hydrological Model PROMET Using Data Assimilation Techniques<br />

Florian Appel, Heike Bach, Natalie Ohl, Wolfram Mauser<br />

Comparing satellite radar altimetry estimates of Antarctic sea ice<br />

elevation in-situ data.<br />

Katharine Giles, Seymour Laxon<br />

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Thursday Afternoon<br />

Passive Microwave Signatures of Autumnal Sea Ice Types from<br />

Ship-Based Observation<br />

Byongjun Hwang, Jens K. Ehn, Ryan Galley, David G. Barber<br />

The coherence analysis for detecting the subsidence at permanent<br />

frozen area in Qinhai-Tibetan Plateau<br />

Chou Xie, Qing Dong, Zhen LI, Xinwu Li<br />

Geo-statistical Analysis of Snow Grain Size Derived by HUT Snow<br />

Emission Model<br />

Amir E Azar, Narges Shahroudi, Atiq Rahman, Reza Khanbilvardi, Hosni<br />

Ghedira, Marco Tedesco<br />

Estimating properties of snow on sea ice using multispectral<br />

microwave radiometry<br />

Thomas M. Schrøder, Leif T. Pedersen, Rasmus T. Tonboe<br />

An Improved Methodology to Map Snow Cover by Means of Landsat<br />

and MODIS Imagery<br />

Cristina Cea, Jordi Cristóbal, Xavier Pons<br />

Diurnal SAR Variability Due to Ice and Snow Air Interface Wetness<br />

Overnight Changes<br />

Eric Hudier, Jean-Sebastien Gosselin, Deborah Febres<br />

Global Sea Ice Monitoring at NIC: Tactical to Climate Observations<br />

Pablo Clemente-Colón, Paul Seymour, John Woods, Brian Melchior, Wanshu<br />

Huang, Bryan Wagonseller, John Peña<br />

Development of an Advanced Technique for Mapping and<br />

Monitoring Sea and Lake Ice for the Future GOES-R Advanced<br />

Baseline Imager (ABI)<br />

Hosni Ghedira, Reza Khanbilvardi, Peter Romanov<br />

The Circumpolar Flaw Lead (CFL) System Study<br />

David G. Barber<br />

Estimating the Snow Melt Onset Using AMSR-E Data in Eurasia<br />

Matias Takala, Jouni Pulliainen, Panu Lahtinen<br />

Comparison of Three Algorithms to Estimate Snow Water<br />

Equivalent (SWE) over La Grande River Watershed by using SSM/I<br />

Data in the Context of Hydro-Quebec‘s Hydraulic Power<br />

Management<br />

Danielle De Sève, Noël Évora, Dominique Tapsoba<br />

Small Scale Spatial Variability of Snow Cover during the 2002-2003<br />

CLPX<br />

B. B Stankov, Albin J Gasiewski, Don Cline, Bob Wweber, Garr Wick, Richard<br />

Kelly, Marian Klein, Marco Tedesco<br />

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Thursday Afternoon<br />

Thursday Interactive Session (18:00 - 19:30)<br />

Room: Foyer-2<br />

Th05EP. Aerosols and Pollution<br />

Co-Chairs: Elisa Palazzi , Fabrizio Cuccoli<br />

Dust Aerosol Transportation Characteristic in Yanchi area of Ninxia<br />

Autonomous Region during Spring<br />

Landong Sun, Pengxiang Wang, Zhongmin Xu, Ping Yue<br />

Extracting Spatial Data from Satellite Sensor to Support Air<br />

Pollution Determination using Remote Sensing Technique<br />

H.S. Lim, M.Z. MatJafri, K. Abdullah, N.Mohd. Saleh, C.J. Wong<br />

A Synergetic Approach for the Retrieval of Aerosol Optical<br />

Thickness from both AATSR Data and MODIS BRDF Data over Land<br />

Jianping Guo, Yong Xue, Jie Guang, Ying Luo, Wei Wan, Linyan Bai, Lei<br />

Zheng, Wei Wei<br />

Nationwide Aerosol Optical Thickness Application Using Grid<br />

Computing Platform<br />

Wei Wan, Yong Xue, Ying Luo, Jianping Guo, Lei Zheng, Linyan Bai, Jie<br />

Guang, Wei Wei<br />

Five Years Measurements of CO2 Air Concentrations by DSA IR<br />

Laser Devices. Results and Perspectives for Laser Remote Sensing<br />

Systems of Gas Emissions by Critical Areas<br />

Fabrizio Cuccoli, Luca Facheris, Orlando Vaselli, Franco Tassi<br />

Evaluation of Optical Properties of Atmospheric Aerosols Estimated<br />

from Ground-based Polarization Measurements<br />

Takashi Kusaka, Hiroto Kitaguchi<br />

Daily Evolution of Atmospheric Gas Pollutants Vertical Profile in a<br />

Coastal Mediterranean Area<br />

Elisa Palazzi, Andrea Petritoli, Fabrizio Ravegnani, Giorgio Giovanelli, Ivan<br />

Kostadinov, Daniele Bortoli<br />

Investigation of Thermal Inversions as a Major Contributer to the<br />

Black Cloud Episodes over Cairo<br />

Hesham El-Askary, Menas Kafatos<br />

Remote sensing of Aerosols over urban area based on its BRDF<br />

model<br />

Lin sun, Qinhuo Liu, Qiang Liu, Liangfu Chen, Jie Cheng<br />

A New Approach to Retrieve Aerosol Optical Thickness from AATSR<br />

over Land<br />

Jianping Guo, Yong Xue, Jie Guang, Linyan Bai<br />

The Active-Passive Remote Sensing for Aerosol Optical Depth<br />

Retrieval<br />

Zhongmin Zhu, Wei Gong, Pingxiang Li, Liangpei Zhang, Qianqing Qin,<br />

Yingying Ma, Shalei Song, Jun Li, Mengyu Liu, Zhongyu Hao<br />

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Thursday Afternoon<br />

Monitoring of stratospheric ozone by ground-based microwave<br />

radiometer: <strong>com</strong>parison of two retrieval algorithms.<br />

Eliane Maillard, Dominique Ruffieux, Klemens Hocke, Yasmine Calisesi<br />

Numerical simulation of long distance transport of pollutants of<br />

Environmental Emergency Response by using HYSPLIT modeling<br />

system<br />

Zhenxin Song<br />

Dispersion modelling validation of GOME NO2 images<br />

Yvonne Scorgie, Harold Annegarn, Andreas Richter, Kristy Ross, Lucien<br />

Burger<br />

Retrieval aerosol optical thickness by using MODIS TERRA data<br />

over urban area of Mongolia<br />

Jadamba Batbayar, Nas-Urt Tugjsuren<br />

A-Train Data Depot – Bringing Atmospheric Measurements<br />

Together<br />

Andrey Savtchenko, Robert Kummerer, Peter Smith, Steve Kempler, Greg<br />

Leptoukh<br />

An Investigation of Air Pollution in Southern Ontario, Canada, with<br />

MODIS and MISR Aerosol Data<br />

Julie Wallace, Pavlos Kanaroglou<br />

Study of Atmospheric Aerosol in Beijing by Spectral, Multi-angular,<br />

and Polarimetric Measurements from Ground<br />

Hongyan Huai, Liangfu Chen, Zhengqiang Li, Zhongting Wang<br />

Simultaneous Views of Aerosol Events from the A-Train<br />

Linda A. Hunt, Michelle T. Ferebee<br />

Improvement of MODIS Retrieval of Aerosols over Urban Areas<br />

Using a Regionally Tuned Ground Albedo Model<br />

Min Oo, Eduardo Hernandez, Leona Charles, Barry Gross, Fred Moshary,<br />

Samir Ahmed<br />

Aerosol Optical Properties over China Sea Based on Measurements<br />

by Handheld Sun Photometer<br />

Liqiao Tian, Xiaoling Chen, Hongmei Zhao, Wei Zhao<br />

Thursday Interactive Session (18:00 - 19:30)<br />

Room: Foyer-2<br />

Th06EP. Forest Mapping and Structure<br />

Co-Chairs: Yolanda Fernandez-Ordonez , Eriko Ito<br />

Correlations of the Biomass of the Main Tropical Forest Vegetation<br />

Types and LANDSAT TM Data in Xishuangbanna of P. R. of China<br />

Cunjian Yang, Jieming Zhou, He Huang , Xi Chen<br />

Retrieval of Vegetation Understory Information Fusing Hyperion<br />

and Panchromatic QuickBird Data in the Method of Neural Network<br />

Jianxi Huang, Feng Mao, Wenbo Xu<br />

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Thursday Afternoon<br />

Deforestation Detection and Monitoring in Cedar Forests of the<br />

Moroccan Middle-Atlas Mountains<br />

Driss Haboudane, El Mustapha Bahri<br />

Leaf-shedding Phenology in Tropical Seasonal Forests of Cambodia<br />

Estimated from NOAA Satellite Images<br />

Eriko Ito, Matoko Araki, Akihiro Tani, Mamoru Kanzaki, Khorn Saret, Det<br />

Seila, Pith Phearak, Lim Sopheap, Pol Sopheavuth<br />

Development of an object-oriented framework for classifying and<br />

inventorying human-dominated forest ecosystems<br />

Weiqi Zhou, Austin Troy<br />

Spatial And Temporal Dynamics Of Tamarix Forest In The<br />

Peripheral Areas Of The Minqin Oasis<br />

Quanlin Ma, Jihe Wang, Xinrong Li<br />

Forest Structural Information Derived from Multi-Angular FIFEDOM<br />

(Frequent Image Frames Enhanced Digital Ortho-Rectified Mapping)<br />

Data<br />

K. Frank Zhang, Baoxin Hu, John R. Miller<br />

Mapping Mangrove Forest Structure<br />

Maria de los Angeles Liceaga-Correa, Artu Zaldivar-Jimenez, Jorg Herrera-<br />

Silveira , Jorg Euan-Avila<br />

Classification of Forest Stand Considering Shapes and Sizes of Tree<br />

Crown Calculated from High Spatial Resolution Satellite Image<br />

Ryotaro Komura, Ken-Ichiro Muramoto<br />

Forest stand mapping by object-oriented classification<br />

Cristina Pascual, Lara Anoia Arroyo-Mendez, Susana Martin, Antonio<br />

Garcia-Abril, Luis Gonzaga Garcia-Montero, Warren Cohen<br />

Satellite Remote Sensing Technology For Forest Type Classification<br />

And Inventory In Gunung Stong Forest Reserve, Kelantan, Malaysia<br />

Zailani Khuzaimah, Shattri Mansor, Siti Noradzah Adam<br />

Monitoring Canopy Grain of Tropical Forest Using Fourier-Based<br />

Textural Ordination (FOTO) of Very High Resolution Images<br />

Christophe Proisy, Pierre Couteron, Raphael Pélissier, Nicolas Barbier, Julien<br />

Engel<br />

Estimation of Tree Crown Number in a Quickbird Image Using an<br />

Image Processing Method<br />

Priscila B. Gomes, Marcos C. Ferreira<br />

Estimation of Forest Stem Volume Using ALOS PALSAR Satellite<br />

Images<br />

Mattias Magnusson, Johan E.S. Fransson, Leif E.B. Eriksson, Gustaf<br />

Sandberg, Gary Smith-Jonforsen, Lars M.H. Ulander<br />

Utilization of Neural Networks to Estimate Forest Biomass from<br />

Ikonos Satellite Image Data and Multi-Source Geo-Scientific Data<br />

Pierre Migolet, Lacina Coulibaly, Hector.G Adegbidi, E. Hervet<br />

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Thursday Afternoon<br />

Forest Inventory Applications Using Optical and RADARSAT-2<br />

Images In Mexico<br />

Yolanda Fernandez-Ordonez, Jesus Soria-Ruiz, Iain H. Woodhouse<br />

Comparative observations of woody fractional cover derived from<br />

endmember bundles using MODIS data<br />

Laurie A Chisholm, Carol Wessman, Steve Archer, Greg Asner<br />

Thursday Interactive Session (18:00 - 19:30)<br />

Room: Foyer-2<br />

Th07EP. Inverse Problems and Parameter Estimation<br />

Co-Chairs: Mahta Moghaddam , Francesc Rocadenbosch<br />

SVD Analysis of the Multi-View Scattering Operator in 1-D Inverse<br />

Problems<br />

Raffaella Barresi, Giovanni Leone, Raffaele Solimene<br />

A Review of Multi-Angle Remote Sensing Research in China<br />

Jie Guang, Yong Xue, Xiaowen Li, Jianping Guo, Linyan Bai, Ying Luo, Wei<br />

Wei, Wei Wan<br />

Scaling Effect Study on Land Surface Parameters Quantitative<br />

Inversion Using Remote Sensing<br />

xiaoning Song , Qinh Liu, Xiao Li, Xiao Xin<br />

Retrieving Downward Atmospheric Long-Wave Radiation Using<br />

Satellite Data<br />

Miaofen Huang, Jiu-qi LI, Xi-feng Wang, Yin-hui Lin<br />

Multi-layer Perceptron Neural Network Based Algorithm for<br />

Simultaneous Retrieving Temperature and Emissivity from<br />

Hyperspectral FTIR Dataset<br />

Jie Cheng, Qing Xiao , Xiaowen Li, Qinhuo Liu, Yongming Du, Aixiu Nie<br />

A Multiple-Band Algorithm Optimized by Using Neural Network for<br />

Separating Land Surface Emissivity and Temperature from ASTER<br />

Imagery<br />

K.B. Mao, H.J. Tang, X.F. Wang, Z.X. Chen, X.F. Wang<br />

A Microwave Imaging Circular Setup for Soil Moisture Information<br />

Raphael Lencrerot, Amélie Litman, Hervé Tortel, Jean-Michel Geffrin<br />

Land Surface Parameters Retrieval Using Time Series Remotely<br />

Sensed Observations<br />

Dongwei Wang, Jindi Wang, Zhiqiang Xiao, Ge Zhang<br />

Morphological Tools for Range-Interval Segmentation of Elastic<br />

Lidar Signals<br />

Francesc Rocadenbosch, Michaël Sicard, Mohd Nadzri Md Reba, Sergio<br />

Tomás<br />

A Multiobjective PSO Inflation Methodology for SVM Regression<br />

with Limited Training Samples<br />

Yakoub Bazi, Farid Melgani<br />

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Thursday Afternoon<br />

Inversion of a Layered Rough Surface Model: Maximizing the<br />

Number of Retrievable Parameters for the Design of Future<br />

Subsurface Sensing Radar Systems<br />

Alireza Tabatabaeenejad, Mahta Moghaddam<br />

Retrieval of Total Column Methane Concentration from IR Sounding<br />

Measurements<br />

Nadia Smith, Elizabeth Weisz, Hung-Lung Huang, Harold J. Annegarn<br />

New Inversion Algorithm for Raman Lidar without Derivative of the<br />

Inelastic Signal<br />

Francisco Molero, Manuel Pujadas<br />

Use of Geostationary Satellite Thermal Infrared Data to Monitor<br />

Surface Exchanges at Local Scale over Heterogeneous Landscape:<br />

Application to Meteosat 8 Data<br />

Benoit Coudert, Catherine Ottlé, Brice Boudevillain, Christine Guérin, B. de<br />

Solan, D. Boisgontier, O. Deudon, J. Testud, E. Moreau, E. Lebouar, A.<br />

Olioso<br />

Matching Stereoscopic SAR Images for Radargrammetric<br />

Applications<br />

Franck Fayard, Stéphane Méric, Eric Pottier<br />

A Neural Network Technique for Retrieving Land Surface<br />

Temperature and Emissivity from MODIS Data<br />

K.B. Mao, H.J. Tang, L.Y Li, Y.B. Qiu<br />

Thursday Interactive Session (18:00 - 19:30)<br />

Room: Foyer-2<br />

Th08EP. Passive Microwave: Missions and Calibration<br />

Co-Chairs: Albin J. Gasiewski , Ignasi Corbella<br />

The effect of receiver temperature differences in interferometric<br />

microwave radiometry<br />

Janne Lahtinen, Kimmo Rautiainen, Manuel Martin-Neira<br />

A 22 GHz Mobile Microwave Radiometer for the Study of<br />

Stratospheric Water Vapour<br />

Erwan Motte, Philippe Ricaud, Mathieu Niclas, Benjamin Gabard, Fabrice<br />

Gangneron<br />

Calibration of the Ground-Based Microwave Radiometer in<br />

Monitoring Soil Moisture<br />

Zhongjun Zhang, Lixin Zhang, Thomas Rose<br />

Hardware Specification and System Performance of Dual-Channel<br />

Radiometers for Earth and Atmosphere Monitoring (DREAM) Flight<br />

Model<br />

Ho-Jin Lee, Sung-Hyun Kim, Nam-Won Moon, Jin-Taek Seong, Yong-<br />

Hoon Kim, De-Hai Zhang, Jing-Shan Jiang, Jong-Oh Park, Eun-Sup Sim<br />

Impact of the Calibration on the Performance of a Total Power<br />

Radiometer<br />

Thierry Amiot, Christophe Goldstein<br />

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Thursday Afternoon<br />

FPIR: A One Dimensional Full Polarization Interferometric<br />

Radiometer<br />

Jingye Yan, Ji Wu, Manuel Martin-Neira<br />

A Neural-Network Technique for Retrieving Land Surface<br />

Temperature From AMSR-E Passive Microwave Data<br />

K.B Mao, J.C. Shi, H.J. Tang, Y. Guo, Y.B. Qiu, L.Y. Li<br />

NASA‘s Application of Catalog Interoperability Specifications and<br />

the GEOSS Clearinghouse Concept<br />

Marge Cole, Nadine Alameh, Myra Bambacus<br />

SMOS L1 Processor Prototype for Near Field Targets<br />

Antonio Gutiérrez, José Barbosa, Nuno Almeida, Nuno Catarino<br />

Remote Sensing of the Moon Sub-Surface from a Spaceborne<br />

Microwawe Radiometer aboard the European Student Moon Orbiter<br />

(ESMO)<br />

Mario Montopoli , Piero Tognolatti, Frank S. Marzano, Mauro Pierdicca,<br />

Giorgio Perrotta<br />

Thermal Stabilized Front-End PCB with Active Cold Calibration Load<br />

for L-Band Radiometer<br />

Sami Kemppainen, Juha Lemmetyinen, Tuomo Auer, Andreas Colliander,<br />

Aleksi Aalto, Kimmo Rautiainen, Martti Hallikainen<br />

Brightness Temperature Validation for SeaWinds Radiometer Using<br />

Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer on ADEOS-II<br />

Rafik Hanna, Linwood Jones<br />

GPM Microwave Imager Instrument Design and Predicted<br />

Performance<br />

David Newell, Don Figgins, Thach Ta, Barry Berdanier<br />

Calibration of SMOS Geolocation Biases<br />

Francois Cabot, Yann H. Kerr, Philippe Waldteufel<br />

Geolocation of AMSR-E data<br />

Heidrun Wiebe, Georg Heygster, Lothar Meyer-Lerbs<br />

Study on Sensitivity of Interferometric Radiometer<br />

Jingye Yan, Ji Wu, Manuel Martin-Neira<br />

Thursday Interactive Session (18:00 - 19:30)<br />

Room: Foyer-2<br />

Th09EP. Scatterometry<br />

Co-Chairs: Marcos Portabella , David Weissman<br />

The Effect of Rain on Retrieval of C- and Ku-Band Scatterometer<br />

Surface Winds during Hurricane Isabel (2003)<br />

Robert Contreras, Stephen Frasier, Daniel Esteban-Fernandez, Paul Chang<br />

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Thursday Afternoon<br />

Frequency Impact on the Bistatic Radar Scattering from an Ocean<br />

Surface<br />

Ahmad Awada, Ali Khenchaf, Arnaud Coatanhay<br />

Simultaneous Wind and Rain Retrieval for ERS Scatterometer<br />

Measurements<br />

Congling Nie, David Long<br />

Accuracy and Resolution Analysis of the Pencil Beam Radar<br />

Scatterometer Onboard China’s HY-2 Satellite<br />

Xiaolong Dong, Shuyan Lang, Tao Wang, Heguang Liu<br />

Polarimetric, Combined, Short Pulse Scatterometer-Radiometer<br />

System at 5.6GHz<br />

Astghik Hambaryan, Arta Arakelyan, Arse Arakelyan, Sarg Darbinyan, Mela<br />

Grigoryan, Izab Hakobyan, Vani Karyan, Mush Manukyan, Gagi<br />

Hovhannisyan, Nuba Poghosyan, N. G. Poghosyan<br />

Thursday Interactive Session (18:00 - 19:30)<br />

Room: Foyer-2<br />

Th10EP. Radar Interferometry<br />

Co-Chairs: Wolfgang-Martin Boerner , Juan M. Lopez-Sanchez<br />

DEM Estimation from Multi-Baseline ENVISAT-ASAR Interferometric<br />

Data through Maximum Likelihood Techniques<br />

Federica Meglio, Gilda Schirinzi<br />

Offset Phase Estimation in Multi-Channel InSAR DEM<br />

Reconstruction<br />

Giampaolo Ferraioli, Vito Pascazio, Giancarlo Ferraiuolo<br />

Impact of SAR Impulse Response Function in Interferometric<br />

Measurements<br />

Javier Duro, Nuno Miranda, Geraint Cooksley, E. Biescas, Alain Arnaud<br />

Image Coregistration in SAR Interferometry Only by Means of<br />

Arithmetic Operations<br />

Jesus Selva, Juan M. Lopez-Sanchez<br />

Development of a Baseband Signal ATI-SAR Simulator for Ground<br />

Moving Target Indication<br />

Zheng-Shu Zhou, Bevan D. Bates, Yunhan Dong<br />

Remote Sensing of Glacier by Ground-Based Radar Interferometry<br />

Daniele Mecatti, Linhsia Noferini, Giovanni Macaluso, Massimiliano<br />

Pieraccini, Guido Luzi, Carlo Atzeni, Andrea Tamburini<br />

Improving Interferometric Radar Measurement Accuracy Using<br />

local Meteorological Data<br />

Richard Norland<br />

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Thursday Afternoon<br />

A Multi-Baseline InSAR DEM Reconstruction Approach without<br />

Gound Control Points<br />

Jie Li, Haifeng Huang, Diannong Liang<br />

Introduction of a Grid-based Filter Approach for InSAR Phase<br />

Filtering and Unwrapping<br />

Juan J. Martinez-Espla, Tomas Martinez-Marin, Juan M. Lopez-Sanchez<br />

Statistical Description of Tropospheric Delay for InSAR: Overview<br />

and a New Model<br />

John P. Merryman Boncori, Johan J. Mohr<br />

A Novel Phase Unwrapping Method Based on Image Segmentation<br />

Tao Xiong, Jian Yang, Weijie Zhang<br />

Mixture Model for the Segmentation of the InSAR Coherence Map<br />

Riadh Abdelfattah, Jean-Marie Nicolas<br />

DEM Calibration Concept for TanDEM-X<br />

Jaime Hueso González, Markus Bachmann, Hauke Fiedler, Sigurd Huber,<br />

Gerhard Krieger, Manfred Zink<br />

Investigation of Creation Methods of Digital Elevation Model<br />

Dashi Darizhapov, Alexander Leonov<br />

Analysis of urban land use pattern based on high resolution radar<br />

imagery<br />

Thom Esch, Achim Roth, Stef Dech<br />

Thursday Interactive Session (18:00 - 19:30)<br />

Room: Foyer-2<br />

Th11EP. General Hydrology<br />

Co-Chairs: Vijendra Boken , Jean-Michel Martinez<br />

Water Constituents Inversion in Taihu Lake Based on Artificial<br />

Neural Network and Bio-optical Model<br />

Qinghua Fu, Shixin Wang, Yi Zhou, Jianping Guo<br />

Using Remote Sensing to Estimate Water Use Efficiency in Western<br />

China<br />

Ling Lu, Xin Li, Chunlin Huang, Frank Veroustraete<br />

Application of Satellite Based Rainfall Products and SRTM DEM in<br />

Hydrological Modelling of Large River Catchments<br />

Durga Rao Korada, Bhan V, Roy PS, Nava Ranganad<br />

Inspection with Geoprocessing Techniques in the Microbasins of<br />

Ribeirão Mestre D‘Armas, Federal District of Brazil.<br />

Bruno Lousada, Mari Lacerda, Ana Boschini<br />

Impact of Land-use Changes on Water Resource in Arid Inland<br />

River Basin of Northwest China<br />

Guojing Yang, Lihu Zhou, Xiao Li, Duni Xiao, Dong-Sheng Song<br />

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Thursday Afternoon<br />

Identification Mode of Petroleum Pollution in Water Based on<br />

Remote Sensing Technique and Its Application<br />

Xufeng Xing, Miao Huang, Xiao Qi, Wuyi Yu, Yimi Zhang<br />

A Study on the Spatial Scaling Properties of Topographic Index for<br />

China<br />

Bin Yong, Wanc Zhang, Dengzhong Zhao<br />

A Two-Parameter Exponential Function Approach to Simply and<br />

Accurately Characterize Spatial Regime of Topographic Index for<br />

Land-Surface Parameterizations<br />

Bin Yong, Wanchang Zhang, Chuansheng Liu<br />

Determination of Suspended Sediment Concentration of Taihu Lake,<br />

Based on Season Difference Using Multi-Temporal MODIS Image<br />

Data<br />

Shix Wang, Yunqing Jiao, Yi Zhou, Litao Wang<br />

Inland water constituents retrieval in Three Gorges Dam area using<br />

CHRIS/PROBA data: preprocessing and preliminary results<br />

Zhengjun Liu, Guan Dong, Liya Gai<br />

Study the Role of Thermal Band for Landcover Mapping of Playa in<br />

Arid Lands (Case Study; Damghan Playa, Iran)<br />

Amirhoushang Ehsani<br />

The LUCC and Spatio-Temporal Variability of Climate and their<br />

Impacts on Streamflow in the Eco-Environment Source Region of<br />

the Yellow River<br />

Hongchang Hu, Genxu Wang, Lajiao Chen, Ling Lu<br />

Localization of small dams by remote sensing techniques to better<br />

manage the water resources<br />

Ahmad BILAL<br />

Turbidity in the Amazon Floodplain Assessed through a Spatial<br />

Regression Model Applied to Fraction Images Derived from<br />

MODIS/Terra<br />

Jose Stech, Enner Alcantara, Evlyn Novo, Yosio Shimabukuro, Claudio<br />

Barbosa<br />

Monitoring the Water Quality of Weishan lake by reflected spectrum<br />

field measurements and HYPERION data<br />

Lin sun, Tongguang Shi, Yanfang Ming, Qinhuo Liu, Hui Wang<br />

The Variations Characteristics and Respond to Climate Change of<br />

Runoff of Main Rivers in Gansu<br />

Jianying Feng, Jinsong Wang, Yingdong Zhao, Denrong Lu<br />

Integrating Web-GIS and Hydrological Model: A Case Study with<br />

Google Maps and IHACRES in the Oak Ridges Moraine Area,<br />

Southern Ontario, Canada<br />

Yinhuan Yuan, Qiuming Cheng<br />

A Comparison of Number-of-Rain-Days Estimation Techniques for<br />

Continental Hydrological Modelling<br />

Elias Symeonakis, Rogerio Bonifaçio, Nick Drake<br />

An Analysis of Influence of the Climatic Change on Water Resource<br />

and Ecological Environment over Shiyang River Basin<br />

Baojian Wang, Yuxia Huang<br />

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Thursday Afternoon<br />

The Study of Typical Glaciers and Lakes Fluctuations Using Remote<br />

Sensing in Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau<br />

Li-hong Wang, An-xin Lu, Tandong Yao, Ning-lian Wang<br />

Assessing Impact of Land Use and Climate Changes on River Flow<br />

of Heihe Watershed on Loess Plateau<br />

Li Zhi, Liu Wenzhao, Zhang Xunchang<br />

Surface Water Quality Monitoring in Large Rivers with MODIS Data<br />

Jean-Michel Martinez, Jean-Loup Guyot, Gérard Cochonneau, Frédérique<br />

Seyler<br />

Study on Groundwater Distribution in the Southern Part of the<br />

Taklamakan Desert -example of Kirya Oasis<br />

Yalikun Tashi, Marie-Françoise Courel, Tashpolat Tiyip<br />

Assimilation of Remotely Sensed Soil Moisture Indices in<br />

Conceptual Hydrological Models: A Step Towards More Reliable<br />

Flood Forecasts<br />

Sonia Heitz, Hugo Hellebrand, Patrick Matgen, Guy Schumann, Laurent<br />

Pfister<br />

Thursday Interactive Session (18:00 - 19:30)<br />

Room: Foyer-2<br />

Th12EP. Wetlands and Flooding<br />

Co-Chairs: Pere Serra<br />

Inland Lake Monitoring Using Low and Medium Resolution ENVISAT<br />

ASAR and Optical Data: Case Study of Poyang Lake (Jiangxi, P.R.<br />

China)<br />

Rémi Andreoli, Hervé Yésou, Jiren Li, Y-L. Desnos<br />

River depth measurement with through-water photogrammetry<br />

using non-metric cameras : error sources analysis<br />

Denis Feurer, Christian Puech, Alain A. Viau, Jean-Stéphane Bailly, Yann Le<br />

Coarer<br />

Design and Implementation of a Web-based Spatial Decision<br />

Support System for Flood Forecasting and Flood Risk Mapping<br />

Lei Wang, Qiuming Cheng<br />

Floods mapping based on ERS/SAR radar images over the SOMME<br />

French catchment<br />

Mehrez ZRIBI, Cyrille André, Catherine Ottlé, Miriam Guichaoua, Florence<br />

Habets<br />

Dynamic Monitoring of Wetland in Maqu by Means of Remote<br />

Sensing<br />

Dihua Cai, Ni Guo<br />

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Thursday Afternoon<br />

An Analysis of the Flood Area in the Middle Reaches of Yangtze<br />

River by Satellite and DEM Data<br />

Yasunori Nakayama, Yun Du, Jun Nakamura<br />

An Object-Oriented Approach to Map Wetland Vegetation: A Case<br />

Study of Yellow River Delta<br />

Mingchang Cao, Gaohuan Liu, Xiaoyu Zhang<br />

Mapping wetlands cover types with directional polarization<br />

signatures<br />

Vern C. Vanderbilt, Jonathan Greenberg, Gerald Livingston, Shruti Khanna,<br />

Susan L. Ustin, Ute Böttger<br />

Identification of Inland Fresh Water Wetland Using SAR and ETM+<br />

Data<br />

Renzong Ruan, Liliang Ren<br />

Multi-Satellite Remote Sensing of Global Inundation Dynamics<br />

1993-2000<br />

Fabrice Papa, Catherine Prigent, William B. Rossow, Filipe Aires, Elaine<br />

Matthews<br />

Using RS and GIS to Monitoring Beijing Wetland Resources<br />

Evolution<br />

Gong Zhaoning, Gong Huili, Zhao Wenji, Li Xiaojuan, Hu Zhuowei<br />

Space Monitoring of Floods in Kazakhstan (Five Years of Activity)<br />

Oleg Arkhipkin, Lev Spivak, Gulshat Sagatdinova<br />

The Study of Wetlands Change in Yellow River Delta Based on RS<br />

and GIS<br />

Xiaotao Li , Shifeng Huang, Ji-ren Li, Mei Xu, Xiaoning Song<br />

A Study on the Wetland Dynamic and Its Relation with Cropland<br />

Reclamation in Sanjiang Plain, China<br />

Li Guozhu, Song Kaishan, Niu Shuwen<br />

Study on method of extracting wetland and its changed area based<br />

on multispectral images<br />

FangFang Li, Yong Jia<br />

Thursday Interactive Session (18:00 - 19:30)<br />

Room: Foyer-2<br />

Th13EP. Information Systems and GIS<br />

Co-Chairs: Deyan Zhang , Richard Ullman<br />

A Long-distance Control Platform on Environment Urgency Incident<br />

Based on GSM\GPRS and 3S Technology<br />

Li Wenzheng, Li Su, Zhou Jianjun, Zhuang Dafang<br />

Spatial Analysis of City Level Economic Disparity in China<br />

Yongqiang Zhao, Jin Wang<br />

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Thursday Afternoon<br />

Road Network Spatial Data Co-Registration of Different Sources<br />

using Imagery-to-GIS Mining<br />

Deyan Zhang, Guoqing Zhou<br />

Methodology for Spatial Scaling in NPP Under the Influence of<br />

Variable Topography and Vegetation<br />

Xinfang Chen, Jing M. Chen, Weimin Ju, Liliang Ren<br />

The Research of Geospatial Data Interoperability Based on Web<br />

Service<br />

Hongmei Yin, Shan Su, Boji Yan<br />

Secondary Development of GIS Based on ArcGIS Engine<br />

Boji Yan, Chun Zhao, Hongmei Yin<br />

The Research of Using Ajax in Web GIS Application<br />

Hongmei Yin, Shan Su, Boji Yan<br />

NASA’s Earth Science Data Systems Standards Process Experiences<br />

Richard Ullman, Yonsook Enloe<br />

Study On the Automatic Mosaicing Algorithm of Remote Sensing<br />

Data Based On Network<br />

Hu Zhengguang, Bi Jiantao, Chi Tianhe, Wang Xingxing<br />

Production of CEOP satellite dataset by JAXA<br />

Kazuo Umezawa<br />

Use of GIS and Spatial Data to Support Economic Evaluation of<br />

Economic Assistance Projects in Benin, Africa<br />

John S. Felkner<br />

Tibet Plateau Entironmental and Geological Information Monitoring<br />

System (TPEGIMS) Based on ArcGIS<br />

Zhengmin He, Jianchao Wang, Hongbin Fang, Yunpeng Yan, Jinghui Fan<br />

Spatial Temporal Geographic Ontology<br />

Zhaoqiang Huang, Wenling Xuan, Xiuwan Chen<br />

The Discussion on How to Construct the Digital Earth System<br />

lanwei Zhu, huadong Guo, changlin Wang<br />

A Distributed Approach for Retrieving Spatial Data in GIS<br />

Xiaohui Zhao, Yu Fang, Bin Chen<br />

Uncertainty in the Raster Image to Vector Data Conversion of<br />

Polygon Object<br />

Dawei Zhong, Tianhe Chi, Qinghui Sun, Shukui Bo<br />

GIS-based data service system of multi-source spatial data for<br />

Yangtze Three Gorges Project<br />

Liang Zhu, Bingfang Wu<br />

Information Sharing WebGIS Service Platform<br />

cuilingji Ji, Tianhe Chi, Jiantao Bi, Guojun Peng, Banghui Yang, Yunhai Miao<br />

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A Multi-Scale Line Tree<br />

Yingchao Ren, Wenwen LI, Chongjun YANG<br />

Thursday Afternoon<br />

The 3D Visualization of Spatial Data Using Mobile Equipment, and<br />

It‘s Application<br />

JeongHo Park, SeongIk Cho<br />

Thursday Interactive Session (18:00 - 19:30)<br />

Room: Foyer-2<br />

Th14EP. Web and Grid Services<br />

Co-Chairs: Hampapuram Ramapriyan<br />

A Prototype Intelligent Geospatial Knowledge System Based on<br />

Semantic Web Service Technology<br />

Meixia Deng, Liping Di<br />

Technological Approaches for Secure DATA Processing in<br />

Networked RFID Architectural Framework<br />

Namje Park, Kyoil Chung<br />

A Design Method for Building a Multi-Scale Navigation Electronic<br />

Map<br />

Yanhui Wang, Wenji Zhao, Huili Gong, Xiaomeng Liu<br />

Thursday Interactive Session (18:00 - 19:30)<br />

Room: Foyer-2<br />

Th15EP. Solid Earth 2<br />

Co-Chairs: Diane Evans , Herve Yesou<br />

Study on Construction Seismic Loss Assessment Using RS and GIS<br />

Long Wang Wang, Xiaoqing Wang Wang, Aixia Dou Dou, Dongliang Wang<br />

Wang<br />

WIN: A New SOA for Risk Management<br />

Chri Alegre, Ceci Monfort, Araceli Pi Figueroa<br />

Regional Landslide Hazard Assessment based on Distance<br />

Evaluation Model<br />

Jiacun Li, Jing Li, Ab T Jasmi<br />

Severe Wind Gust Risk for Australia Cities – A National Risk<br />

Assessment Approach<br />

Robert (Bob) Cechet, Krishna Nadimpalli, Mark Edwards<br />

Uncertainty Analysis of Flood Disaster Assessment Using Radar<br />

Imagery<br />

Yunqing Jiao, Shixin Wang, Yi Zhou, Litao Wang<br />

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Thursday Afternoon<br />

The Analysis of Regional Slope Stability Based on GIS�A Case<br />

Study in Daqu Watershed from Donggu to Ranchong of the First<br />

Stage of the West Line of Water Diversion Project from South to<br />

North of China<br />

Jinfeng Liu, Guoqiang Ou, Weiya Ren<br />

The Hydraulic Condition Analysis and Optimal Cross-Section Design<br />

of the “Rectangle -V” Shaped Drainage Canal of Debris Flow<br />

Yong You, Jinfeng Liu , Guoqiang Ou<br />

Research on Web-based Emergency Management Information<br />

System for City Flood<br />

Xiaofeng Zhao, Tianhe Chi, Litao Wang<br />

Study and Design of a Distributed Spatial Database Web Services of<br />

Crustal Stress in China and Adjacent Areas Based on WebGIS<br />

Zhihui Li , Jingfa Zhang, Fujun Zhao<br />

The Remote Sensing Image Interpretation and the Research of<br />

Mechanism for Qianjiangping Landslide in the Three Gorges<br />

Reservoir Region<br />

Ri-Hong Yang, Zhi-Hua Wang, Jin-Zhong Yang, Pei-Dong Jin, Zheng-Min He<br />

The Hydraulic Characteristics in Compound Channels of Viscous<br />

Debris Flow: A Case Study on the Dabaini Debris Flow Gully in<br />

Xiaojiang Basin of Yunnan Province, China<br />

Yong You, Jinfeng Liu, Guoqiang Ou, Huali Pan<br />

Typhoon Monitoring/Operational Forecasting and Services 2005 in<br />

China<br />

Yun Chen, Qiang Li, Zechun Li, Zifang Xu<br />

Study on GIS based Quick Collecting of the Seismic Disaster<br />

Messages<br />

Zhang Xihai, Wang Xiaoqing, Deng Mingxian<br />

SAR Measurements of Surface Displacements at Augustine Volcano,<br />

Alaska from 1992 to 2005<br />

Chang-Wook Lee, Zhong Lu, Oh-Ig Kwoun<br />

Runoff Coefficients using a Quickbird Image for Mapping Flood<br />

Hazard in a Tropical Coastal City, Campeche, Mexico<br />

Gerardo Palacio<br />

Retrieval of Vegetation Moisture Indicators for Dynamic Fire Risk<br />

Assessment with Simulated MODIS Radiance<br />

Carmine Maffei, Antonio P. Leone, Mauro Vella, Giuseppe Meoli, Maurizio<br />

Tosca, Massimo Menenti<br />

Rapid Mapping Serving Civil Defence Agencies and Humanitarian<br />

Actions. SERTIT’s Experience Gained in Change Detection and<br />

Product Elaboration During the 2005 and 2006 Charter Actions<br />

Herve Yesou, Bernard Allenbach, Remi Andreoli, Stephanie Battiston, Claude<br />

Bestault, Stephen Clandillon , Kader Fellah, Colette Meyer, Nadine Tholey,<br />

Paul de Fraipont<br />

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Thursday Afternoon<br />

Monsoon and Typhoons Flood Rapid Mapping in China Based on<br />

ENVISAT Data during the 2005 and 2006 years<br />

Herve Yesou, Remi Andreoli, Rita Malosti, Fabrizia Cattaneo, Jiren Li,<br />

Shifeng Huang, Jingfeng Xin<br />

Unified Exploitation of Multitemporal and Multispectral Information<br />

in Geostationary Optical Images for Fire Detection and Monitoring<br />

Mario Costantini, Massimo Zavagli<br />

Uplift of a Coral Island in the Andaman Sea Due to the 2004<br />

Sumatra Earthquake Measured Using Remote Sensing Reflectance of<br />

Water<br />

Soo Chin Liew, Jiangcheng He<br />

Monitoring Volcanic Threats Using ASTER Satellite Data<br />

Kenneth A. Duda, Rick Wessels, Michael Ramsey, Jonathan Dehn<br />

Study on GIS and RS Based Seismic Prevention and Disaster<br />

Reduction Management Information System<br />

Xiaoqing Wang, Xiang Ding, Aixia Dou, Long Wang, Dongliang Wang<br />

Near-real time wild fire detection and monitoring over Asia using<br />

MTSAT<br />

Wataru Takeuchi, Yoshifumi Yasuoka<br />

TVDI based Crop Yield Prediction Model for Stressed Surfaces<br />

Chuan Jin, Qiming Qin, Lin Zhu, Peng Nan, Abduwasit Ghulam<br />

Study on Early Fast Assessment System of Disaster and Loss<br />

Caused by Earthquake Based on GIS<br />

Jun He, Shijun Chen, Aixia Dou<br />

The Study of Disaster Investigation by Using Remote Sensing on<br />

the Sichuan-Tibet Highway in Tibet<br />

Li-hong Wang, An-xin Lu, Zhi-yu Jia, Lin-qing Yu<br />

SLF Remote Sensing Technique Based Coal Mine Gas Exploration<br />

Qiming Qin, Xia Ye, BaiShou Li, Bao Cao, Jian Li, Guiting Hou, Peijun Li<br />

Post-Fire Vegetation Phenology in Siberian Burn Scars<br />

Heiko Balzter, France Gerard, Maria Cuevas-Gonzalez, David Riaño<br />

Study on the Development of Seismic Disaster Prediction of Lifeline<br />

Systems Based on ESRI ArcGIS Engine<br />

Xiang DING, Xiaoqing Wang, Long WANG, Aixia Dou<br />

The seismicity of Makran subduction zone (Oman Sea) and<br />

definition of Tsunami generated effect on its coastal region and the<br />

related Tsunami Early System.<br />

M. Mokhtari, M. Heidarzadeh, F. Sharifi Broujerdi<br />

Small Scale Surface Deformation Detection of the Gulf of Corinth<br />

(Hellas) Using Permanent Scatterers Technique<br />

Panagiotis Elias, Charalabos Kontoes, Ioannis Papoutsis, Ioannis Kotsis<br />

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Thursday Afternoon<br />

Thursday Interactive Session (18:00 - 19:30)<br />

Room: Foyer-2<br />

Th16EP. Image Visualization<br />

Co-Chairs: Taejung Kim , Jiakui Tang<br />

Semiautomatic Reconstruction of Building Height and Footprints<br />

from Single Satellite Images<br />

Taejung Kim, Javzandulam Ts., Tae-Yoon Lee<br />

A Novel Spherical Panorama Mosaic Algorithm Based on Curve<br />

Surface Mosaic<br />

Xiaohui Li, Yinqing Zhou, Zulin Wang<br />

Modeling and Planning of Three-dimensional Forest Landscape<br />

Based on Virtual Reality<br />

Zhangang Wang, Dafang Zhuang, Tao Ming<br />

Three Dimensional Groundwater Virtual Reality System and Its<br />

Spatial Database<br />

Huili Gong, Zhuowei Hu, Wenji Zhao, Xiaojuan Li, Yanhui Wang, Zhaoning<br />

Gong, Songmei Zhang<br />

Variable Empirical Coefficient Algorithm for Removal of<br />

Topographic Effects on Remotely Sensed Data from Rugged Terrain<br />

Yongnian Gao, Wanchang Zhang<br />

Using SVG Technique to Organize and Display Data of Embedded<br />

GIS<br />

JuanZhu Liang, Hang Chen<br />

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Friday Morning<br />

Friday Morning (09:00 - 10:40)<br />

Room: 120<br />

Fr01MH1. Inverse Problems and Parameters Estimation<br />

Co-Chairs: Josef Kellndorfer<br />

09:00 SRTM, Landsat ETM+, and Ancillary Data Fusion for<br />

Vegetation Height and Biomass Estimation in Support of the North<br />

American Carbon Program<br />

Josef M. Kellndorfer, Wayne S. Walker, Jesse Bishop, Elizabeth LaPoint,<br />

Mike Hoppus, James Westfall<br />

09:20 Contaminant Source Estimation in a Two-Layers Porous<br />

Environment Using a Bayesian Approach<br />

Aurélien Hazart, Jean-François Giovannelli, Stéphanie Dubost, Laurence<br />

Chatellier<br />

09:40 Error Analysis of ICESat Waveform Processing by<br />

Investigating Overlapping Pairs over Europe<br />

Hieu Duong, Roderik Lindenbergh, Norbert Pfeifer, George Vosselman<br />

10:00 Random Walk/Markov Chain Model for Sensor Positional<br />

Uncertainty with Application to UXO Discrimination<br />

Alireza Aliamiri, Eric Miller<br />

10:20 Dense Estimation of Motion Fields on Meteosat Second<br />

Generation Images using a Dynamical Consistency<br />

Thomas Corpetti, Nicolas Papadakis, Etienne Mémin<br />

Friday Morning (09:00 - 10:40)<br />

Room: 123<br />

Fr02MH1. Data Mining, Web and Grid Services<br />

Co-Chairs: Nick Younan , Mihai Datcu<br />

09:00 Managing Earth Observation Data with Distributed<br />

Geoprocessing Services<br />

Carlos Granell, Laura Díaz, Michael Gould<br />

09:20 Learning - Unlearning for Mining High Resolution EO Images<br />

Mihai Costache, Mihai Datcu<br />

09:40 An Fast Integrated Searching Strategy and Application in<br />

Multi-Source Massive Image Database for Disaster Mitigation and<br />

Relief<br />

Jian Zhang, Xiaoling Chen, Xiaobin Cai, Biyu Chen, Jianzhong Lu, Wei Wu,<br />

Xubin Yang<br />

10:00 NASA‘s NPP Land Earth Science Data Records Evaluation<br />

Facility<br />

Alice T. Isaacman, Robert E. Wolfe, Edward J. Masuoka<br />

10:20 Grid-Enabled OGC Environment for EO Data and Services in<br />

Support of Canada‘s Forest Applications<br />

David Goodenough, Hao Chen, Liping Di, Aimin Guan, Yaxing Wei, Andrew<br />

Dyk, Geordie Hobart<br />

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Friday Morning<br />

Friday Morning (09:00 - 10:40)<br />

Room: 130<br />

Fr03MH1. Remote Sensing of Soil Properties<br />

Co-Chairs: Alessandra Monerris Belda , Magaly Koch<br />

09:00 Comparison of Metrics to Remove the Influence of<br />

Geometrical Conditions on Soil Reflectance<br />

François Tavin, Audrey Roman, Sandrine Mathieu, Frédéric Baret, Liu<br />

Weidong, Ludovic Journaux, Pierre Gouton<br />

09:20 Remote sensing techniques for monitoring burn severity, soil<br />

water repellency and eolian soil transport in semiarid environments<br />

Nancy F. Glenn, Charlie Finley, Joel Sankey, Matt Germino<br />

09:40 Apparent Soil Thermal Diffusivity Determination Method for<br />

Use in Thermal Modeling<br />

Darrell Wesley Johnson, Jr., Jerrell R. Ballard, Jr., David Leese, Owen J.<br />

Eslinger<br />

10:00 Multisensor Approach to Assess Soil Degradation Stages in<br />

Semi-Arid Soils (Spain)<br />

José Gumuzzio, Thomas Schmid, Magaly Koch<br />

Friday Morning (09:00 - 10:40)<br />

Room: 133<br />

Fr04MH1. Hyperspectral Imaging Training<br />

Co-Chairs: Antonio J Plaza , Michael Schaepman<br />

09:00 HYPER-I-NET: European Research Network on Hyperspectral<br />

Imaging<br />

Antonio Plaza, Andreas Mueller, Rudolph Richter, Torbjørn Skauli, Zbynek<br />

Malenovský, José Bioucas, Stefan Hofer, Jocelyn Chanussot, Christian<br />

Jutten, Veronique Carrère, Ivar Baarstad, Peter Kaspersen, Jens Nieke,<br />

Klauss Itten, Timo Hyvarinen, Paolo Gamba, Fabio Dell’Acqua, John A.<br />

Benediktsson, Michael E. Schaepman, Jan G.P.W. Clevers, Bogdan<br />

Zagajewski<br />

09:20 Recent Developments in the Field of Hyperspectral Imaging<br />

at Wageningen University, the Netherlands<br />

Mich Schaepman, Lamm Kooistra, Jan Clevers<br />

09:40 CALIBRATION AND VALIDATION ACTIVITIES IN THE SCOPE<br />

OF HYPER-I-NET: THE RSL APPROACH<br />

J. Nieke, F. Dell’Endice, A. Hüni, M. Kneubühler, D. Schläpfer, B. Kötz, J.<br />

Schopfer, K.I. Itten, A. Plaza<br />

10:00 European Perspectives in Hyperspectral Data Analysis<br />

Paolo Gamba, Antonio J. Plaza, Jon Atli Benediktsson, Jocelyn Chanussot<br />

10:20 Advanced imaging spectroscopy derived products and<br />

applications<br />

Michael Schaepman, Jan Clevers, Lamm Koositra, Gabr Schaepman-Strub,<br />

Zbyn Malenovsky, Vero Carrere, Bogd Zagajewski<br />

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Friday Morning<br />

Friday Morning (09:00 - 12:40)<br />

Room: 121<br />

Fr05MF. Detection and Object Recognition<br />

Co-Chairs: Richard Bamler , Ludvik Lidicky<br />

09:00 Spatial Reasoning and Multiscale Segmentation for Object<br />

Recognition in HR Optical Remote Sensing Images<br />

Jordi Inglada, Julien Michel<br />

09:20 A New Method for Moving Target Indication and Detection in<br />

Multi-Channel SAR Data<br />

Ludvik Lidicky<br />

09:40 Simulation of LIDAR-Based Aircraft Wake Vortex Detection<br />

Using a Bi-Gaussian Spectral Model<br />

Sébastien Lugan, Laurent Bricteux, Benoît Macq, Piotr Sobieski, Grégoire<br />

Winckelmans, Damien Douxchamps<br />

10:00 An Improved Linear Sampling Method for Location and Shape<br />

Reconstruction of 3D Buried Targets<br />

Ilaria Catapano, Lorenzo Crocco, Tommaso Isernia<br />

10:20 New Object-Oriented Approach for Urban Objects Extraction<br />

from VHSR Images<br />

Imane Sebari, Dong-Chen He<br />

10:40 COFFEE BREAK<br />

11:00 Detecting Moving Targets in Dual-Channel High Resolution<br />

Spaceborne SAR Images with a Compound Detection Scheme<br />

Diana Weihing, Stefan Hinz, Franz Meyer, Steffen Suchandt, Richard Bamler<br />

11:20 Multiband CFAR Detection of Thermal Anomalies Using<br />

Principal Component Analysis<br />

Maurizio Di Bisceglie, Roberto Episcopo, Carmela Galdi, Silvia L. Ullo<br />

11:40 Modeling Urban Structures Using Graph-Based Spatial<br />

Patterns<br />

Emel Dogrusoz, Selim Aksoy<br />

12:00 Moving Targets Detection using Multi-Look Polarimetric SAR<br />

Images<br />

Bin Zou, Tao Wei, Tat Soon Yeo, Junping Zhang<br />

12:20 Penalized Spectral Matched Filter for Target Detection in<br />

Hyperspectral Imagery<br />

Nasser M. Nasrabadi<br />

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Friday Morning<br />

Friday Morning (09:00 - 12:40)<br />

Room: 122<br />

Fr06MF. Data Fusion I<br />

Co-Chairs: Paolo Gamba , Jocelyn Chanussot<br />

09:00 Spectral and Spatial Classification of Hyperspectral Data<br />

Using SVMs and Morphological Profiles<br />

Mathieu Fauvel, Jocelyn Chanussot, Jon Atli Benediktsson, Johannes R.<br />

Sveinsson<br />

09:20 Fusion of Spectral and Spatial Information by a Novel SVM<br />

Classification Technique<br />

Lorenzo Bruzzone, Mattia Marconcini, Claudio Persello<br />

09:40 Fusion of Support Vector Machines for Classifying SAR and<br />

Multispectral Imagery from Agricultural Areas<br />

Björn Waske, Gunter Menz, Jón Atli Benediktsson<br />

10:00 Hyperspectral Feature Space Partitioning via Mutual<br />

Information for Data Fusion<br />

Saurabh Prasad, Lori Mann Bruce<br />

10:20 Multiclassifiers and Decision Fusion in the Wavelet Domain<br />

for Exploitation of Hyperspectral Data<br />

Terrance West, Saurabh Prasad, Lori Bruce<br />

10:40 COFFEE BREAK<br />

11:00 Unsupervised Change Detection by Multichannel SAR Data<br />

Fusion<br />

Gabriele Moser, Sebastiano Serpico<br />

11:20 Similarity Measures between SAR and OPTIC Data<br />

Aymen Shabou, Florence Tupin, Ferdaous Chaabane<br />

11:40 Coherent-Stable Scatterers detection in SAR Multi-<br />

Interferograms: Feature Fuzzy Fusion in Alpine Glacier Geophysical<br />

Context<br />

Gabriel Vasile, Emmanuel Trouvé, Lionel Valet, Jean-Marie Nicolas, Lionel<br />

Bombrun, Michel Gay, Ivan Petillot, Philippe Bolon, Vasile Buzuloiu<br />

12:00 Super-Resolution of Remotely Sensed Images Using SRVPLR<br />

and SRASW<br />

Maria Teresa Merino, Jorge Núñez<br />

12:20 Probabilistic Fusion of Spatio-Temporal Data to Estimate<br />

Stream Flow Via Bayesian Networks<br />

Karthik Nagarajan, Carolyn Krekeler, K. Clint Slatton<br />

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Friday Morning<br />

Friday Morning (09:00 - 12:40)<br />

Room: 124<br />

Fr07MF. Radar Interferometry (I)<br />

Co-Chairs: Andreas Reigber , Jordi J Mallorqui<br />

09:00 Research of the Influence of Transients, Non-Equidistance of<br />

the Taken Readings, Divergence of Beams on Characteristics of the<br />

Interferometric SAR<br />

Ilya D. Zolotarev, Timur O. Pozharsky, Iakov E. Miller<br />

09:20 ScanSAR Repeat-Pass Interferometry Time Series Analysis<br />

for Urban Deformation Monitoring<br />

Krishnavikas Gudipati, Sean M. Buckley<br />

09:40 X-Band Airborne Differential Interferometry over the Perugia<br />

Area<br />

Stefano Perna, Christian Wimmer , João Moreira, Gianfranco Fornaro<br />

10:00 Advanced D-InSAR Techniques Applied to a Time Series of<br />

Airborne SAR Data<br />

Pau Prats, Rolf Scheiber, Alberto Moreira, Andreas Reigber, Jordi J.<br />

Mallorquí<br />

10:20 An Autofocus Approach for Residual Motion Errors with<br />

Application to Airborne Repeat-Pass SAR Interferometry<br />

Karlus A. C. de Macedo, Rolf Scheiber, Alberto Moreira<br />

10:40 COFFEE BREAK<br />

11:00 DEM Alignment and Registration in Interferometric SAR<br />

Processing and Evaluation<br />

Zhengxiao Tony Li, James Bethel<br />

11:20 Dynamic Persistent Scatterer Interferometry<br />

Petar Marinkovic, Ramon Hanssen<br />

11:40 Ground Deformation Retrieval of Urban and Suburb Areas<br />

Based on Multi-baseline DInSAR Algorithm: A Case Study in<br />

Cangzhou City (China)<br />

Tao Wu, Hong Zhang, Chao Wang<br />

12:00 Enhancement of Radar Based DEMs Using 3D Techniques<br />

Veronica Teichrieb, Judith Kelner<br />

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Friday Morning<br />

Friday Morning (09:00 - 12:40)<br />

Room: 128<br />

Fr08MF. AMSR-E<br />

Co-Chairs: Elena Lobl , Akira Shibata<br />

09:00 Positive SST Anomalies in High-Latitude Oceans of the<br />

Northern Hemisphere as Observed by AMSR-E<br />

Akira Shibata<br />

09:20 Tropical Cyclone Warm Core as Observed from the ADEOS-II<br />

Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer<br />

Leonid M. Mitnik, Maia L. Mitnik<br />

09:40 Atmospheric water content over oceans derived from the<br />

Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer for the Earth Observing<br />

System<br />

Daisaku Uesawa, Yosh Sato, Yosh Takeuchi<br />

10:00 Improvements to the AMSR-E Rainfall Algorithm<br />

Christian Kummerow, Sara Finn<br />

10:20 Impact of 3-D Structure on Retrievals of Oceanic Rainfall<br />

from AMSR-E.<br />

Thomas Wilheit, Christian Kummerow<br />

10:40 COFFEE BREAK<br />

11:00 Validation of High Latitude Ocean Precipitation Retrievals<br />

from AMSR-E<br />

Grant Petty, Long Wu<br />

11:20 Relationship between rainfall and soil moisture based on<br />

model simulations coupled with AMSR-E observations<br />

Kyoungwook Jin, Eni G. Njoku, Steven Chan<br />

11:40 AMSR-E Based Down-scaling System for Regional/Local<br />

Hydrology<br />

Toshio Koike, Kun Yang, Tobi Graff, Xin Li, Cyru Mirza, Bous Souhail<br />

12:00 A simple approach for improving the AMSR-E spatial<br />

resolution and checking for the calibration anomalies<br />

Simonetta Paloscia, Giovanni Macelloni, Emanuele Santi<br />

12:20 Sea Ice Concentrations and Extents from AMSR-E and SSM/I<br />

Data<br />

Josefino Comiso<br />

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Friday Morning<br />

Friday Morning (09:00 - 12:40)<br />

Room: 129<br />

Fr09MF. SAR and Radar Technology<br />

Co-Chairs: Josef Mittermayer , Rafael F Rincon<br />

09:00 Genesis of a New NASA InSAR Mission Concept, and Natural<br />

Hazards Applications<br />

Ronald G. Blom, Andrea Donnellan, Eric Fielding, Anthony Freeman, Scott<br />

Hensley, William TK Johnson, Adam Loverro, Paul Lundgren, Paul Rosen,<br />

Sassan Saatchi<br />

09:20 Spaceborne Doppler Wind Radar Concept for Observations of<br />

Extreme Weather Events<br />

Alexandre Houpert, Chung-Chi Lin, Jacques Testud, Catherine Prigent, Yves<br />

Quilfen, Pierre Thibaut, Jérome Donnadille<br />

09:40 RadSTAR L-Band Imaging Scatterometer: Performance<br />

Assessment<br />

Rafael F. Rincon, Peter Hildebrand, Lawrence Hilliard<br />

10:00 Advanced Control and Processing Capabilities in the Aquarius<br />

Scatterometer Flight Electronics<br />

Mark A. Fischman, Dalia A. McWatters, Andrew C. Berkun, Craig M.<br />

Cheetham, Anhua J. Chu, Vu A. Duong, Adam P. Freedman, Robert W.<br />

Hausmann, Michael N. Jourdan, Edward C. Kang, Peter A. Kobzeff, Mimi<br />

Paller<br />

10:20 TerraSAR-X and TanDEM-X: Revolution in Spaceborne Radar<br />

Nikolaus Faller, Marco Weber<br />

10:40 COFFEE BREAK<br />

11:00 Verification of TerraSAR-X System<br />

Josef Mittermayer, Marwan Younis, Benjamin Bräutigam, Thomas Fritz,<br />

Ralph Kahle, Robert Metzig, Birgit Schäettler<br />

11:20 First Steps Towards Multimodal Georeferencing of 3D VHR<br />

Optical and X-Band SAR Imagery<br />

Antonella Belmonte, Dominique Derauw, Christian Barbier, Jacques Verly<br />

11:40 Multidimensional Radar Waveforms: A New Paradigm for the<br />

Design and Operation of Highly Performant Spaceborne Synthetic<br />

Aperture Radar Systems<br />

Gerhard Krieger, Nicolas Gebert, Alberto Moreira<br />

12:00 FPGA Based Signal Processing Platform for Weather Radar<br />

Suganth Paul, Sunil Khatri, Charlie Martin, Tom Brimeyer, Eric Loew,<br />

Jothiram Vivekanandan<br />

12:20 SBRAS - An Advanced Simulator of Spaceborne Radar<br />

Min Wang, Diannong Liang, Haifeng Huang, Zhen Dong<br />

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Friday Morning<br />

Friday Morning (09:00 - 12:40)<br />

Room: 131<br />

Fr10MF. Geologic and Environmental Applications<br />

Co-Chairs: Alberto Martinez-Vazquez , Oscar Mora<br />

09:00 Climate Change and Disaster Response-Case Study of<br />

Historical Locust Plagues of Shaanxi in Central China<br />

Gang Li, Nai-ang Wang, Chunhui Zhang, Wenyong Feng, Cuiyun Wang<br />

09:20 Disaster Monitoring by Extracting Geophysical Parameters<br />

from SAR Data<br />

Gerardo Di Martino, Antonio Iodice, Daniele Riccio, Giuseppe Ruello<br />

09:40 ICC‘s project for DInSAR terrain subsidence monitoring of<br />

the Catalonian territory<br />

Oscar Mora, Roman Arbiol, Vicenç Palà<br />

10:00 Numerical Simulation of Electromagnetic-Wave Propagation<br />

for Land Mine Detection Using GPR<br />

María A. González-Huici, Udo Uschkerat, Andreas Hoerdt<br />

10:20 Time dense analysis of Hawaii’s deformation by using several<br />

tracks’ ScanSAR-strip and strip-strip interferometry<br />

Ana Bertran Ortiz, Howard Zebker<br />

10:40 COFFEE BREAK<br />

11:00 Retrieval of the displacement of the Bors glacier in the<br />

Monterosa chain with GB-SAR imagery<br />

Alberto Martinez-Vazquez, Giuseppe Antonello, Joaquim Fortuny-Guasch<br />

11:20 Estimation of Forest Fuel Load from Radar Remote Sensing<br />

Sassan Saatchi, Yifa Yu, Kerr Halligan, Don Despain, Robe Crabtree<br />

11:40 An Efficient Electromagnetic Approach to Train the SVM for<br />

Depth Estimation of Shallow Buried Objects with Microwave Remote<br />

Sensing Data<br />

Dharmendra Singh<br />

12:00 The Geology Environmental Investigation And Evaluation By<br />

Radar Remote Sensing At DATONG Jurassic & Carboniferous Period<br />

Coalfield<br />

Ma Chao, Jia Xiuming<br />

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Friday Morning<br />

Friday Morning (09:00 - 12:40)<br />

Room: 132<br />

Fr11MF. Spaceborne Lidar<br />

Co-Chairs: John A. Reagan , Ali H. Omar<br />

09:00 Distribution and properties of polar clouds and haze as<br />

observed by CALIOP<br />

Dave M Winker, Char Trepte, Yongxiang Hu<br />

09:20 A Brief History of Fully Automated Data Processing of Space-<br />

Based Laser Backscatter Measurements from the LITE, GLAS, and<br />

CALIPSO Missions.<br />

Mark Vaughan, Stephen Palm, Zhao Liu, Will Hunt, Kath Powell, Char<br />

Trepte, Will Hart, Dennis Hlavka, Kam- Lee, Stuart Ashleigh Young<br />

09:40 Performance of the Instrument Design and Data Algorithms<br />

for the GLAS Global Cloud and Aerosol Measurements<br />

James Spinhirne, Stephen Palm, Dennis Hlavka, Will Hart<br />

10:00 Improving cloud climatology analysis using space lidar<br />

observations : first results from the CALIPSO mission and<br />

<strong>com</strong>parison with classifications from the MSG imaging radiometer<br />

SEVIRI<br />

Gene Sèze, Jacques Pelon, Dave M Winker<br />

10:20 The Geoscience Laser Altimeter System (GLAS) on the ICESat<br />

Mission<br />

Xiaoli Sun, James Abshire, Hari Riris, Dong Yi, Stephen Palm, Pegg Jester,<br />

Jan McGarry, Davi Harding, Pame Millar, Michael A Krainak<br />

10:40 COFFEE BREAK<br />

11:00 The CALIOP Cloud and Aerosol Discrimination Algorithm:<br />

Overview and CLoud and Aerosol Distributions Derived from the<br />

Initial CALIOP Measurements<br />

Zhaoyan Liu, Mark Vaughan, Ralp Kuehn, Ali Omar, Yongxiang Hu<br />

11:20 Extinction-to-backscatter ratios of lofted aerosol layers<br />

observed during the first three months of CALIPSO measurements<br />

Ali H Omar, Mark Vaughan, Zhao Liu, Yongxiang Hu, John A. Reagan, Davi<br />

Winker<br />

11:40 ADM-Aeolus: The First Space-Based High Spectral Resolution<br />

Doppler Wind Lidar<br />

Anne Grete Straume-Lindner, Paul Ingmann<br />

12:00 Initial CRAM Aerosol Retrievals from CALIPSO and<br />

Supporting Airborne HSRL Measurements<br />

John A. Reagan, Christopher McPherson, Chris Hostetler, Johnathan Hair,<br />

Richard Ferrare<br />

12:20 The EarthCARE Mission: Mission Concept and Lidar<br />

Instrument Pre-Development<br />

Arnaud Hélière, Alain Lefebvre, Tobias Wehr, Jean-Loup Bézy, Yannig<br />

Durand<br />

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Friday Morning<br />

Friday Morning (11:00 - 12:40)<br />

Room: 120<br />

Fr12MH2. Instruments and GPS/GNSS<br />

Co-Chairs: Antonio Rius , James L. Garrison<br />

11:00 Retrieval of atmospheric bending angle from mountain-based<br />

GPS occultations over ocean.<br />

Laust Olsen, Anders Carström, Per Høeg<br />

11:20 The Tracking, Occultation and Ranging (TOR) Instrument<br />

Onboard TerraSAR-X and on TanDEM-X<br />

Markus Rothacher, Byron D. Tapley, Cristoph Reigber, Rolf Koenig, Carsten<br />

Falck, Ludwig Grunwaldt, Wolfgang Koehler, Franz-Heinrich Massmann,<br />

Grzegorz Michalak<br />

11:40 Prototype Autonomous Mini-buoy for use in a Wireless<br />

Networked, Ocean Surface Sensor Array<br />

John F. Vesecky, Kenneth E. Laws, Stephen Petersen, Cyrus Bazeghi, Don<br />

Wiberg<br />

12:00 Applications of an Integrated GPS Receiver for Reflected GPS<br />

Signals L1/L2 Observation Techniques with Remote Sensing Ocean<br />

Altimetry and Ground Object Detection<br />

Lie-Chung Shen, Jyh-Ching Juang, Ching-Lang Tsai, Ping-Ya Ko, Chia-Chun<br />

Chang, Ching-Liang Tseng<br />

Friday Morning (11:00 - 12:40)<br />

Room: 123<br />

Fr13MH2. Information Systems and GIS<br />

Co-Chairs: Hampapuram Ramapriyan , Joan Serra-Sagrista<br />

11:00 Role and Utility of Metrics in Data Systems<br />

Hampapuram K. Ramapriyan, Paul Davis, Gregory W. Hunolt<br />

11:20 Region of Interest Coding Applied to Map Overlapping in<br />

Geographic Information Systems<br />

Joan Bartrina-Rapesta, Francesc Aulí-Llinàs, Joan Serra-Sagristà, Alaitz<br />

Zabala-Torres, Xavier Pons-Fernández, Joan Masó-Pau<br />

11:40 Extending OGC Data Services for CEOP Science Community<br />

Min Min, Kenneth McDonald, Wenli Yang, Liping Di, Yonsook Enloe, Dan<br />

Holloway<br />

12:00 3D Building Reconstruction and Visualization for Single High<br />

Resolution Satellite Image<br />

Xiaojing Huang, Leong Keong Kwoh<br />

12:20 Replication Strategy in Peer-to-Peer Geospatial Data Grid<br />

Dafei Yin, Bin Chen, Zhou Huang, Xin Lin, Ke Zhang, Yu Fang<br />

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Friday Morning<br />

Friday Morning (11:00 - 12:40)<br />

Room: 130<br />

Fr14MH2. Hydrologic Applications<br />

Co-Chairs: Okke Batelaan , David Mason<br />

11:00 Using Airborne Laser Altimetry to Improve River Flood<br />

Extents Delineated from SAR Data<br />

David C. Mason, Johanna T. Dall‘Amico, Tania R. Scott, Matthew S. Horritt,<br />

Paul D. Bates<br />

11:20 Improved Distributed RUNOFF Modelling of Urbanised<br />

Catchments by Integration of Multi-Resolution Remote Sensing<br />

Okke Batelaan, Jaroslaw Chormanski, Tim Van de Voorde, Frank Canters<br />

11:40 Linking Landuse and Groundwater Quality Using Satellite<br />

Data<br />

Vijendra K. Boken<br />

12:00 Remote Sensing of Ecological Responses to Changes in the<br />

Hydrological Cycles of the Tonle Sap, Cambodia<br />

Simon N. Benger<br />

12:20 Imaging spectroscopy for ecohydrological characterization of<br />

vegetation, soil moisture and evapotranspiration of a floodplain<br />

mire<br />

Okke Batelaan, Le Q. Hung, Boud Verbeiren<br />

Friday Morning (11:00 - 12:40)<br />

Room: 133<br />

Fr15MH2. Multichannel Coherent SAR Data Combination -<br />

Airborne<br />

Co-Chairs: Fabrizio Lombardini , Fabio Rocca<br />

11:00 Some Polarimetric Aspects of Processing Sea Surface M-ATI<br />

SAR Data<br />

Brian C. Barber<br />

11:20 A Novel Optimization Approach to Forest Height<br />

Reconstruction from Multi-Baseline Data<br />

A. Capozzoli, G. D‘Elia, Angelo Liseno, A. Moreira, K. P. Papathanassiou<br />

11:40 Height Dependent Motion Compensation and Coregistration<br />

for Airborne SAR Tomography<br />

Matteo Nannini, Rolf Scheiber<br />

12:00 A Model-Based Combination of Multibaseline and<br />

Multifrequency InSAR Data for Tropical-Forest Profiles<br />

Robert Treuhaft, Bruce Chapman, Jaso Drake, Luciano Vieira Dutra, João<br />

dos Santos, Fabi Gonçalves, Paul Graça, José Mura, Cori Freitas<br />

12:20 Physical Parameter Extraction over Urban Areas using L-<br />

Band POLSAR Data and Interferometric Baseline Diversity<br />

Stefan Sauer, Laurent Ferro-Famil, Andreas Reigber, Eric Pottier<br />

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Friday Afternoon<br />

Friday Afternoon (14:20 - 16:00)<br />

Room: 124<br />

Fr01AH1. Radar Interferometry (II)<br />

Co-Chairs: Jordi J. Mallorqui , Alberto Moreira<br />

14:20 Highly Accurate DSM Reconstruction Using Ku-band Airborne<br />

InSAR<br />

Yu Okada, Chie Hirao, Takeshi Horiuchi, Yoshihisa Hara, Jonathan Yedidia,<br />

Ali Azarbayejani, Noboru Oishi, Masatada Furuhata, Nobuo Kumagai, Shouji<br />

Morioka, Yoshihiko Kato<br />

14:40 Modeling and Analyzing InSAR Phase Profiles at Building<br />

Locations<br />

Antje Thiele, Erich Cadario, Karsten Schulz, Ulrich Thoennessen, Uwe<br />

Soergel<br />

15:00 The Repeat-Pass Interferometric SAR by Pi-SAR(L)<br />

Hitoshi Nohmi, Masanobu Shimada, Masanori Miyawaki<br />

15:20 Mapping the Lunar South Pole with Earth Based Radar<br />

Interferometry<br />

Scott Hensley, Eric Gurrola, Paul Rosen, Martin Slade, Joseph Jao, Raymond<br />

Jurgens<br />

15:40 High Resolution Millimeter Wave SAR Interferometry<br />

Christophe Magnard, Erich Meier, Maurice Rueegg, Thorsten Brehm, Helmut<br />

Essen<br />

Friday Afternoon (14:20 - 16:00)<br />

Room: 129<br />

Fr02AH1. Detection and Monitoring of Land Conversion<br />

Co-Chairs: Karsten Schulz , Laerte Ferreira<br />

14:20 Physical Basis Supporting Land Conversion in the Brazilian<br />

Savanna Areas<br />

Manuel E. Ferreira, Laerte G. Ferreira jr., Edgardo M. Latrubesse, Nilson<br />

C. Ferreira, Fábio C. Lobo, Marlon N. Pontes<br />

14:40 Temporal dynamics of land occupation of the Serra Negra<br />

Complex in Patrocínio, state of Minas Gerais in Brazil<br />

Tiago Bernardes, Helena M. R. Alves, Tatiana G. C. Vieira, Marilusa P. C.<br />

Lacerda<br />

15:00 Land Conversion in the Amazon Forest: Assessing<br />

Anthropogenic Causes and Ecological Impacts<br />

Nilson C. Ferreira, Laerte G. Ferreira, Alfredo Huete, Manuel E. Ferreira,<br />

Fausto Miziara<br />

15:20 Application of Fractal Analysis to Assess Land Use Changes<br />

on Woody Cover and Landscape Fragmentation in the Orinoco<br />

Savannas<br />

Dirk R. Thielen, José J. San José, Rafael Lairet, Rubén A. Montes<br />

15:40 Forecasting Land-Use Changes with the Use of Neural<br />

Networks and GIS<br />

Athanasios T. Vafeidis, Sotirios Koukoulas, Ioannis Gatsis, Katerina<br />

Gkoltsiou<br />

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Friday Afternoon<br />

Friday Afternoon (14:20 - 16:00)<br />

Room: 131<br />

Fr03AH1. Carbon Fluxes and Kyoto Monitoring<br />

Co-Chairs: Christiana Schmullius , Scott Goetz<br />

14:20 Sib-ESS-C Siberian Earth System Science Cluster<br />

Christiana Schmullius, Heiko Balzter, Sergey Bartalev, Roman Gerlach<br />

14:40 Retrospective quantification of forest above ground biomass<br />

and carbon stock dynamics using lidar and aerial photographs<br />

St-Onge Benoît, Véga Cédric, Wulder Mike, Preza Yazbek Camila,<br />

Vepakomma Udayalakshmi, Kurz Werner<br />

15:00 Are High Latitude Ecosystems Greening as a Result of<br />

Climate Change?<br />

Scott Goetz, Andr Bunn, Greg Fiske, Daniel C Steinberg<br />

15:20 Assimilating MODIS Reflectance Data into an Ecosystem<br />

Model to Improve Estimates of Terrestrial Carbon Flux: Recent<br />

Progress<br />

Tristan Quaife, Martin De Kauwe, Philip Lewis, Mathew Williams<br />

15:40 Terrestrial Carbon Flux Modeling Over Siberia Using Satellite<br />

Derived Parameters<br />

Ian McCallum, Wolfgang Wagner, Christiane Schmullius, Anatoly Shvidenko,<br />

Michael Obersteiner, Sten Nilsson<br />

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Friday Afternoon<br />

Friday Afternoon (14:20 - 18:00)<br />

Room: 120<br />

Fr04AF. GNSS-R Applications and Technologies<br />

Co-Chairs: Giulio Ruffini , Stephen Lowe<br />

14:20 Status and Perspectives of GNSS-R at ESA<br />

Christopher Buck, Salvatore D‘Addio<br />

14:40 Oceanpal®: Monitoring Sea State with a GNSS-R Coastal<br />

Instrument<br />

Marco Caparrini, Alejandro Egido, François Soulat, Olivier Germain, Esteve<br />

Farres, Stephen Dunne, Giulio Ruffini<br />

15:00 Status of GNSS Reflectometry Related Receiver<br />

Developments and Feasibility Studies within the German Indonesian<br />

Tsunami Early Warning System<br />

Achim Helm, Ralf Stosius, Georg Beyerle, Oliver Montenbruck, Markus<br />

Rothacher<br />

15:20 First Results of GNSS-R Coastal Experiment in China<br />

Zhang Xunxie, Wang Xin, Shao Lianjun, Sun Qiang, Hu Xiong, Xu Li, Giulio<br />

Ruffini, D. Stephen, F. Soulat<br />

15:40 GPS Ocean Altimetry From Aircraft Using the P(Y) Code<br />

Signal<br />

Benjamin Wilmhoff, Farzin Lalezari, Valery Zavorotny, Edward Walsh<br />

16:00 COFFEE BREAK<br />

16:20 Fading Statistics of Bistatically Scattered GNSS Signals<br />

Detected From Ocean and Land in Low Earth Orbit<br />

Scott Gleason<br />

16:40 A GNSS-Reflections Simulator and its Application to Widelane<br />

Observations<br />

Stephen Lowe, Julian Chaubell, George Hajj<br />

17:00 Development and Testing of the GISMOS Instrument<br />

James L. Garrison, Michael Walker, Jennifer Haase, Tyler Lulich, Feiqin Xie,<br />

Brian D. Ventre, Michael H. Boehme, Ben Wilmhoff, Stephen J. Katzberg<br />

17:20 TOGA, a Prototype for an Optimal Orbiting GNSS-R<br />

Instrument<br />

T.K. Meehan, Stephan Esterhuizen, Garth Franklin, Steve Lowe, Tim<br />

Munson, David Robison, D. J. Spitzmesser, Jeff Tien, Larry Young<br />

17:40 PAU-GNSS/R, a Real-Time GPS-Reflectometer for Earth<br />

Observation Applications: Architecture Insights and Preliminary<br />

Results<br />

Juan Fernando Marchán , Isaac Ramos , Xavi Bosch , Adriano Camps,<br />

Nereida Rodriguez, David Albiol<br />

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Friday Afternoon<br />

Friday Afternoon (14:20 - 18:00)<br />

Room: 121<br />

Fr05AF. Altimetry Applications<br />

Co-Chairs: William J. Emery , Richard Francis<br />

14:20 New Scientific Exploitations Of ENVISAT RA2 Individual<br />

Echoes Over The Ocean<br />

Christine Gommenginger, GRAHAM QUARTLY<br />

14:40 Ice Cap Mass Fluctuations From Satellite Radar Altimetry<br />

Andrew Shepherd, Gare Marshall, Alan Muir, Dunc Wingham, Stev Baker,<br />

Toby Benham, Tazio Strozzi<br />

15:00 Recent Advances And Forth<strong>com</strong>ing Initiatives In Coastal<br />

Altimetry<br />

Paolo Cipollini, Helen M. Snaith , Stefano Vignudelli , Florent Lyard ,<br />

Florence Birol , Jérôme Bouffard , Laurent Roblou<br />

15:20 Altimetric Calibration Experiences in the Western<br />

Mediterranean<br />

Juan Jose Martinez-Benjamin, Marina Martinez-Garcia, Miquel Angel Ortiz-<br />

Castellon, Julia Talaya, Anna Baron, Pascal Bonnefond, Jose Martin-Davila,<br />

Jorge Garate, Gema Rodriguez-Velasco, Begoña Perez<br />

15:40 ALTICORE - A Consortium Serving European Seas With<br />

Coastal Altimetry<br />

Stefano Vignudelli , Helen M Snaith , Paolo Cipollini, Fabio Venuti , Florent<br />

Lyard , Jean François Cretaux , Florence Birol , Jérôme Bouffard , Laurent<br />

Roblou , Andrey Kostianoy , Anna Ginzsburg, Nickolay Sheremet, Elena<br />

Kuzmina, Sergey Lebedev, Alexander Sirota, Dmitry Medvedev, Sveltana<br />

Khlebnikova, Ramiz Mamedov, Khasiyat Ismatova, Amir Alyev, Tural<br />

Nabiyev<br />

16:00 COFFEE BREAK<br />

16:20 Satellite altimeter estimates of sea ice thickness and mass<br />

balance<br />

Seymour Laxon, Katharine Giles, Sinead Farrell, Andrew Ridout<br />

16:40 Characterizing and Following Eddies in Drake Passage<br />

Jesus Gomez-Enri, Gabriel Navarro, Graham Quartly, Pilar Villares<br />

17:00 X-track, a New Processing Tool for Altimetry in Coastal<br />

Oceans<br />

Laurent Roblou , Florent Lyard , Matthieu Le Hénaff, Claire Maraldi<br />

17:20 A widespread subglacial water system under the Whillans<br />

and Mercer ice streams revealed using ICESat and image<br />

differencing<br />

Helen Fricker, Ted Scambos, Robert Bindschadler, Laurie Padman<br />

17:40 Evaluation of the Altimetric Information from RADARSAT-1,<br />

ASTER and SRTM Data for Topographic Mapping in the Amazon<br />

Region<br />

Waldir R. Paradella, Cleber G. Oliveira<br />

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Friday Afternoon<br />

Friday Afternoon (14:20 - 18:00)<br />

Room: 122<br />

Fr06AF. Multisensor Analysis and Data Fusion<br />

Co-Chairs: Jon Atli Benediktsson , Maria Teresa Merino<br />

14:20 A New Method for Quality Assessment of Hyperspectral<br />

Images<br />

Andrea Garzelli, Filippo Nencini, Luciano Alparone, Stefano Baronti<br />

14:40 Multi-Approach System Based on Fusion of Multi-Spectral<br />

Images for Land Cover Classification<br />

Boulila Wadii, Farah Imed Riadh, Saheb Ettabaa karim, Ben Ahmed<br />

Mohamed<br />

15:00 On Spatial Priors for Satellite Image Fusion<br />

Henrik Aanæs, Jóhannes Sveinsson, Thomas Bøvith, Jón Atli Benediktsson,<br />

Allan Nielsen, Sigurjón Árni Guðmundsson<br />

15:20 Multisensor Scene Interpretation Using Very High-Resolution<br />

Optical Imagery And Polarimetric SAR Data<br />

Yannick Allard, Alexandre Jouan, Goze Benie<br />

15:40 Fusion of Reconstructed Multispectral Images<br />

Valery Starovoitov, Aliaksei Makarau, Igor Zakharov, Dmitry Dovnar<br />

16:00 COFFEE BREAK<br />

16:20 A Wavelet-Based Method for the Determination of the<br />

Relative Resolution between Remotely Sensed images.<br />

Maria Teresa Merino, Jorge Núñez, Octavi Fors, Xavier Otazu<br />

16:40 The Effect of Variations in Relative Spectral Response on the<br />

Retrieval of Land Surface Parameters from Multiple Sources of<br />

Remotely Sensed Imagery<br />

David Meyer, Gyanesh Chander<br />

17:00 Panchromatic Wavelet Texture Features Fused with<br />

Multispectral Bands for Improved Classification of High-Resolution<br />

Satellite Imagery<br />

Arko Lucieer, Harald van der Werff<br />

17:20 Spatial Enhancement of Hyperion Hyperspectral Data<br />

Through ALI Panchromatic Image<br />

Luca Capobianco, Andrea Garzelli, Filippo Nencini, Luciano Alparone,<br />

Stefano Baronti<br />

17:40 A Fusion Method for Mixed Pixels Based on Prior Type<br />

Judgment<br />

Linhai Jing, Qiuming Cheng<br />

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Friday Afternoon<br />

Friday Afternoon (14:20 - 18:00)<br />

Room: 123<br />

Fr07AF. Applications of Joint Time-Frequency Analysis (JTFA)<br />

to SAR Image Processing<br />

Co-Chairs: Paul R. Kersten , Laurent Ferro-Famil<br />

14:20 Joint Time-Frequency Analysis for Radar Signal and Imaging<br />

Victor Chen<br />

14:40 SAR Traffic Monitoring Using Time-Frequency Analysis for<br />

Detection, Parameter Estimation and Imaging<br />

Stefan Baumgartner, Gerhard Krieger, Karl Bethke<br />

15:00 An Improved Time-Frequency Phase Adjustment Technique<br />

for ISAR<br />

Mengmeng Zhu, Junfeng Wang, Xingzhao Liu<br />

15:20 The Fractional Fourier Transform and its Application to High<br />

Resolution SAR Imaging<br />

Ahmed Amein, John Soraghan<br />

15:40 The Cross Time-Frequency Distribution Series for Synthetic<br />

Aperture Radar (SAR) Applications<br />

Paul R. Kersten, Robert W. Jansen, Tom L. Ainsworth<br />

16:00 COFFEE BREAK<br />

16:20 Complex Scene Analysis from Time-Frequency Statistics of<br />

POLSAR Data<br />

Laurent Ferro-Famil, Andreas Reigber<br />

16:40 Characterization of Scatterers by their Anisotropic and<br />

Dispersive Behavior<br />

Mickael Duquenoy, Jean Ovarlez, Laurent Ferro-Famil, Eric Pottier, Luc<br />

Vignaud<br />

17:00 Subaperture Analysis of Polarimetric SAR Imagery<br />

John Kelly, Thomas Ainsworth, Jong-Sen Lee<br />

17:20 Inversion of Soil Moisture Content from L- and P-Band<br />

AIRSAR Polarimetric SAR Data<br />

Sang-Eun Park, Wooil M. Moon<br />

17:40 Contributive Processing Methods Integrated in a Robust Tool<br />

for Ocean Monitoring from SAR Imagery<br />

Marivi Tello, Carlos Lopez-Martinez, Jordi J. Mallorqui, Ramon Bonastre<br />

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Friday Afternoon<br />

Friday Afternoon (14:20 - 18:00)<br />

Room: 128<br />

Fr08AF. Radar and SAR Calibration<br />

Co-Chairs: Jeremy Nicoll , Adrian Schubert<br />

14:20 Geometric Validation of TerraSAR-X High-Resolution<br />

Products<br />

Adrian Schubert, David Small, Erich Meier<br />

14:40 Full Motion Compensation for LFM-CW Synthetic Aperture<br />

Radar<br />

Evan C. Zaugg, David G. Long<br />

15:00 Individual T/R Module Characterisation of the TerraSAR-X<br />

Active Phased Array Antenna by Calibration Pulse Sequences with<br />

Orthogonal Codes<br />

Benjamin Bräutigam, Marco Schwerdt, Markus Bachmann, Martin Stangl<br />

15:20 Performance Prediction and Verification for the<br />

Synchronization Link of TanDEM-X<br />

Marwan Younis, Robert Metzig, Gerhard Krieger, Markus Bachmann, Rainer<br />

Klein<br />

15:40 Characterization of Local Regularity in SAR Imagery by<br />

Means of Multiscale Techniques: Application to Oil Spill Detection<br />

Marivi Tello, Carlos López-Martínez, Jordi Mallorquí, Ramon Bonastre,<br />

Alessandro Danisi, Gerardo Di Martino, Antonio Iodice, Giuseppe Ruello,<br />

Daniele Riccio<br />

16:00 COFFEE BREAK<br />

16:20 Effects of Pointing Errors of an Imaging Spaceborne SAR<br />

Ales Bazzoni, Marc Iorio, Giov Picardi, Roberto Venturini, Artu Masdea<br />

16:40 ALOS PALSAR Products Verification<br />

Thomas Börner, Konstantinos P. Papathanassiou, Nicolas Marquart, Manfred<br />

Zink, Peter J. Meadows, Anthony J. Rye, Patricia Wright, M. Meininger,<br />

Betlem Rosich Tell, Ignacio Navas Traver<br />

17:00 Calibration of the SHARAD Instrument<br />

Renato Croci, Franco Fois, Mauro Guelfi, Paolo Noschese, Riccardo Mecozzi,<br />

Roberto Seu<br />

17:20 Analysis and Improvement of Polarimetric Calibration<br />

Techniques<br />

Carlos López-Martínez, Antonio Cortés, Xavier Fàbregas Cànobas<br />

17:40 Prediction and Detection of Faraday Rotation in ALOS<br />

PALSAR Data<br />

Jeremy Nicoll, Franz Meyer, Michael Jehle<br />

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Friday Afternoon<br />

Friday Afternoon (14:20 - 18:00)<br />

Room: 130<br />

Fr09AF. Passive Microwave: Missions and Calibration<br />

Co-Chairs: Ignasi Corbella , Francisco Torres<br />

14:20 Developing a GeoSTAR Science Mission<br />

Bjorn Lambrigtsen, Alan Tanner, Todd Gaier, Pekka Kangaslahti, Shannon<br />

Brown<br />

14:40 GPM Microwave Imager Selected Calibration Features and<br />

Predicted Performance<br />

John B. Sechler<br />

15:00 Inter-Satellite Radiometer Calibrations between WindSat,<br />

TMI and AMSR<br />

Liang Hong, Linwood Jones, Thomas Wilheit<br />

15:20 Spurious 3rd and 4th Stokes Signals (“Shadowing”) in<br />

Polarimetric Microwave Radiometry over Oceans: Origin,<br />

Characteristics, and Mitigation<br />

Craig Kenton Smith, David A. Thompson<br />

15:40 Clock Scan of Imaging Interferometric Radiometer and Its<br />

Applications<br />

Ji Wu, Cheng Zhang, Hao Liu, Weiying Sun, Jingye Yan<br />

16:00 COFFEE BREAK<br />

16:20 Improved Receiver Architecture for Future L-Band<br />

Radiometer Missions<br />

Janne Lahtinen, Petri Piironen, Andreas Colliander, Manuel Martin-Neira<br />

16:40 Restrictions on the Field of View for an Undersampled 1-D<br />

Synthetic Thinned Aperture Radiometry<br />

Boon Lim, Ruba Amarin, Salem El-Nimri, James Johnson, Linwood Jones,<br />

Christopher Ruf<br />

17:00 Accurate L-Band Measurements of the Dielectric Constant of<br />

Seawater<br />

Roger H. Lang, Cuneyt Utku, Jared Janiczek, Yalcin Tarkocin, David M. Le<br />

Vine<br />

17:20 Calibration of an L-Band Soil Moisture Radiometer Using<br />

System Identification Technique<br />

Miao Tian, Albin J. Gasiewski<br />

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Friday Afternoon<br />

Friday Afternoon (14:20 - 18:00)<br />

Room: 132<br />

Fr10AF. Advances in Lidar Remote Sensing<br />

Co-Chairs: Barry Lienert , John Porter<br />

14:20 Development Of 2-Micron Solid-State Laser For Space-Based<br />

Measurement Of Wind And Carbon Dioxide<br />

Upendra Singh<br />

14:40 Eye Safe, Visible Wavelength Lidar Systems: Design and<br />

Operational Advances<br />

James Spinhirne, Timothy Berkoff, Ellsworth Welton, James Campbell<br />

15:00 Applications and continued development of the Ramanshifted<br />

Eye-safe Aerosol Lidar (REAL)<br />

Shane Mayor<br />

15:20 Development and applications of a ground-based 2-micron<br />

DIAL system to profile tropospheric CO2<br />

Syed Ismail, Grad Koch, Nuru Abedin, Tame Refaat, Manu Rubio, Kenn<br />

Davis, Scot Richardson, Char Miller, Upen Singh<br />

15:40 Advances in Real Time Lidar Spectroscopy<br />

Barry Lienert, Shiv K. Sharma, Teng Chen, John M.J. Madey<br />

16:00 COFFEE BREAK<br />

16:20 Lidar Method for Determination of Quartz concentration in<br />

the Tropospheric Mineral Aerosols<br />

Boyan Tatarov, Nobuo Sugimoto, Ichiro Matsui<br />

16:40 Lidar, Sun Photometer and Polar Nephelometer<br />

Measurements: Remote Sensing of Aerosol Size Distribution<br />

Properties<br />

John Porter, David Bates, Julia Walterspiel<br />

17:00 Mobile Scanning Lidar: A Flexible Platform From Air Quality<br />

Studies To Satellite Validation<br />

Kevin Strawbridge, Michael Harwood, Michael Travis<br />

17:20 Using Lidar Backscatter Measurements and Data Fusion<br />

Techniques to Derive an Improved MODIS Cloud Mask.<br />

Mark Vaughan, Shar Rodier, Yongxiang Hu, Robe Holz<br />

17:40 A New Type of LIDAR for Atmospheric Optical Turbulence<br />

Gary Gimmestad, David Roberts, John Stewart, Jack Wood<br />

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Friday Afternoon<br />

Friday Afternoon (14:20 - 18:00)<br />

Room: 133<br />

Fr11AF. Multichannel Coherent SAR Data Combination -<br />

Spaceborne<br />

Co-Chairs: Fabio Rocca , Fabrizio Lombardini<br />

14:20 Multi Baseline SAR Acquisition Concepts and Phase<br />

Unwrapping Algorithms for the TanDEM-X Mission<br />

Marie Lachaise, Michael Eineder, Thomas Fritz<br />

14:40 Multiple Acquisition InSAR Analysis: A Combined Approach<br />

For Maximizing the Abundance of Useful Pixels<br />

Andrew Hooper<br />

15:00 Preliminary investigation of the weight of evidence method<br />

and permanent scatterers for In-SAR<br />

Flora Paganelli , Paul A. Rosen<br />

15:20 Persistent Scatterer Selection Using Maximum Likelihood<br />

Approach<br />

Piyush S. Agram, Howard Zebker<br />

15:40 A New Method for Identification and Analysis of Coherent<br />

Scatterers in Series of SAR Images<br />

Mario Costantini, Salvatore Falco, Fabio Malvarosa, Federico Minati<br />

16:00 COFFEE BREAK<br />

16:20 Spaceborne Multi-Dimensional SAR Imaging: Current Status<br />

and Perspectives<br />

G. Fornaro, F. Lombardini, M. Pardini, F. Serafino, F. Soldovieri, M.<br />

Costantini<br />

16:40 New Potentials of Differential SAR Tomography: Volumetric<br />

Differential Interferometry and Robust DEM Generation<br />

Fabrizio Lombardini<br />

17:00 A Space-Time Minimum Cost Flow Phase Unwrapping for the<br />

Generation of Persistent Scatterers Deformation Time-Series<br />

Antonio Pepe, Michele Manunta, Riccardo Lanari<br />

17:20 A New Framework for Multi-Pass SAR Interferometry with<br />

Distributed Targets<br />

Andrea Monti Guarnieri, Stefano Tebaldini<br />

17:40 New Phase Unwrapping Strategies for Permanent Scatterer<br />

Analysis<br />

Francesco De Zan, Alessandro Ferretti, Alfio Fumagalli, Fabrizio Novali,<br />

Alessio Rucci<br />

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Friday Afternoon<br />

Friday Afternoon (16:20 - 18:00)<br />

Room: 123<br />

Fr12AH2. Land Use Change<br />

Co-Chairs: Laerte Guimaraes Ferreira , Jeff Masek<br />

16:20 Assessing North American Forest Disturbance from the<br />

Landsat Archive<br />

Jeffrey G. Masek, Robert Wolfe, Forrest Hall, Samuel Goward, Chengquan<br />

Huang, Warren Cohen, Robert Kennedy, Scott Powell, Sean Healey,<br />

Gretchen Moisen<br />

16:40 Land Cover Change Analysis within the GLOWA Volta Basin in<br />

West Africa Using 30-Meter Landsat Data Snapshots<br />

Tobias Landmann, Christiane Herty, Stefan Dech, Michael Schmidt, Paul<br />

Vlek<br />

17:00 Monitoring Land Conversion in Savanna Regions: Possibilities<br />

and Approaches from an Optical Remote Sensing Perspective<br />

Laerte Ferreira, Manuel Ferreira, Nilson Ferreira, Fabio Lobo<br />

17:20 Remote Sensing of Pan-Tropical Deforestation Rates and<br />

Forest Degradation: New Opportunities with ALOS/PALSAR Radar<br />

Imagery<br />

Josef M. Kellndorfer, Daniel Nepstad, Richard Houghton, Nadine Laporte,<br />

Scott Goetz, Wayne Walker, Jesse Bishop, Jared Stabach, Claudia Stickler<br />

17:40 Change Detection in the Amazon Rainforest with Radiometric<br />

Rotation Technique RCEN Multi-Spectral Case Study: Guarayos -<br />

Bolivia<br />

H. Ferrufino Ugarte, T. Zawila-Niedzwiecki, J. R. Santos, F. D. Maldonado<br />

Friday Afternoon (16:20 - 18:00)<br />

Room: 124<br />

Fr13AH2. New Intruments in UAV<br />

Co-Chairs: Joachim Ender , Shannon Rodriguez<br />

16:20 X-band radar for Studies of Tropical Storms from High<br />

Altitude UAV Platform.<br />

Shannon Rodriguez, Gerald Heymsfield, Lihua Li, Damon Bradley<br />

16:40 A Low-Cost Imaging Radar: DRIVE on Board ONERA<br />

Motorglider<br />

Jean-Francois Nouvel, Serge Roques, Olivier du Plessis<br />

17:00 Image Quality Analysis of the Vibrating Sparse MIMO<br />

Antenna Array of the Airborne 3D Imaging Radar ARTINO<br />

Jens Klare, Delphine Cerutti-Maori, Andreas Brenner, Joachim Ender<br />

17:20 A Three Dimensional SAR System on an UAV<br />

Matthias Weiß, Olaf Peters, Joachim Ender<br />

17:40 Civil UAV System for Earth Observation<br />

Guoqing Zhou, Deyan Zhang<br />

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Friday Afternoon<br />

Friday Afternoon (16:20 - 18:00)<br />

Room: 131<br />

Fr14AH2. Water Monitoring and Hazards<br />

Co-Chairs: Mona Kaiser , Samir Ahmed<br />

16:20 Water Resources Assessment at El-Arish Area, Using Remote<br />

Sensing and GIS, North Sinai, Egypt<br />

Mona F. Kaiser, Mohammed H. Geriesh<br />

16:40 Dynamic Monitoring of Yellow River Estuary Based on<br />

Remote Sensing in the Recent Ten Years and Analysis of Correlation<br />

with Flow and Sediment Condition<br />

Shifeng Huang, Jiren Li, Mei Xu, Xiaotao Li, Tao Sun<br />

17:00 Study on Ecological Security Assessment of Yangtze River<br />

Delta<br />

Haiyan Zhang, Jun Bi, Lei Shi, Yi Ge, Fengying Li, Jie Yang<br />

17:20 Monitoring and Statistical Analysis of Lanslides in Taiwan<br />

Island using Multi Satellite Images and GIS Data<br />

Long-Shin Liang, Kun-Shan Chen, Yang-Lang Chang, Jung-Chi Lien<br />

17:40 Fusion and Differentiation of NASA’s Global Elevation Models<br />

for Quantitative Natural Hazard Assessments<br />

Robert Crippen<br />

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