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Soil Moisture Active/Passive Validation Experiment Within the Canadian Boreal Forest in 2022 (SMAPVEX22‑Boreal)

Aaron A. Berg, Kayla Wicks, Jaison Thomas Ambadan, Alexandre Roy, Ramata Magagi, Warren Helgason, Andreas Colliander, Zohreh Alijani, Yasaman Amini, Michael H. Cosh, Jay Creen, Azza Gorrab, Heather MacRae, Kyle McDonald, Koreen Millard, Sidharth Misra, Arnab Muhuri, Mehmet Ogut, Nathan Riis, Camille Roy, Hesam Salmabadi, Nicholas Steiner, Erica Tetlock, Hongquan Wang, Xiaoyong Xu, Simon Yueh

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IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing

Boreal forest field sampling and in‑situ networks for SMAP/SMOS validation within a single SMAP footprint near Candle Lake, Saskatchewan.
SMAP Validation Experiment 2019–2022 (SMAPVEX19–22): Field Campaign to Improve Soil Moisture and Vegetation Optical Depth Retrievals in Temperate Forests

Andreas Colliander, Michael H. Cosh, Laura Bourgeau‑Chavez, Victoria R. Kelly, Simon Kraatz, Paul Siqueira, Victoria A. Walker, Xingjian Chen, Alexandre Roy, Tarendra Lakhankar, Kyle C. McDonald, Nicholas Steiner, Mehmet Kurum, Seung‑bum Kim, Aaron Berg, Xiaolan Xu, Sidharth Misra, Mehmet Ogut, Cristina Vittucci, John S. Kimball, Dara Entekhabi, Simon H. Yueh

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IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing

Comprehensive field campaign and findings improving SMAP soil moisture and VOD retrievals in northeastern U.S. forests.
Full-wave Simulations of Forest at L-band with Fast Hybrid Multiple Scattering Theory Method and Comparison with GNSS Signals

Jongwoo Jeong, Leung Tsang, Mehmet Kurum, Abesh Ghosh, Andreas Colliander, Simon Yueh, Kyle C. McDonald, Nicholas C. Steiner, Michael H. Cosh

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IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing

IEEE JSTARS article evaluating fast hybrid scattering simulations against GNSS‑R observations to improve L‑band forest retrievals in support of NISAR.
High-Resolution Assessment of Heat Mitigation and Water Stress in New York City's Urban Forests Using ECOSTRESS and UAVSAR

Nick Steiner, Kyle C. McDonald, Otillia Steadman, Reiner Zimmermann, Viviana Horna

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AGU Fall Meeting 2024 (Abstract)

AGU 2024 abstract combining ECOSTRESS LST, UAVSAR structure, and the FRESH sensor network to quantify NYC urban forest cooling and water stress.
NISAR: Seeing Beyond the Trees to Understand Wetlands, Forests and Biodiversity

Kyle McDonald, Erika Podest, Nick Steiner, Derek Tesser, Reiner Zimmermann, Armin Niessner, Marcos Rios, J. David Urquiza, Reem Huneini, Brandi Downs, Bruce Chapman

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IGARSS 2024 Proceedings

IGARSS 2024 paper outlining NISAR’s capability and cal/val plan for wetlands inundation mapping in Pacaya Samiria, Peru.
Characterization of site‑specific vegetation activity in Alaskan wet and dry tundra as related to climate and soil state

Michael Gregory Brown, Kyle C. McDonald, Reiner Zimmermann, Nicholas Steiner, Stephanie DeVries, Laura Bourgeau‑Chavez

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Ecosphere

Long‑term, 2‑hourly in situ vegetation activity and soil state in Alaskan wet and dry tundra and links to climate.
Mapping seasonal glacier melt across the Hindu Kush Himalaya with time series synthetic aperture radar (SAR)

Corey Scher, Nicholas C. Steiner, Kyle C. McDonald

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The Cryosphere

Sentinel‑1 time series analysis maps glacier melt onset and duration for 105k glaciers across the HKH (2017–2019).
L-band vegetation optical depth as an indicator of plant water potential in a temperate deciduous forest stand

Nataniel M. Holtzman, Leander D. L. Anderegg, Simon Kraatz, Alex Mavrovic, Oliver Sonnentag, Christoforos Pappas, Michael H. Cosh, Alexandre Langlois, Tarendra Lakhankar, Derek Tesser, Nicholas Steiner, Andreas Colliander, Alexandre Roy, Alexandra G. Konings

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Biogeosciences

Tower-based L-band radiometry reveals diurnal and seasonal relationships between VOD and plant water potential.
Space-Based Observations for Understanding Changes in the Arctic-Boreal Zone

B. N. Duncan et al.

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Reviews of Geophysics

Review of space-based observations to monitor changes across the Arctic–Boreal Zone.
Comparative Study of Hydrology and Icemelt in Three Nepal River Basins Using the Glacio‑Hydrological Degree‑Day Model (GDM) and Observations From ASCAT

Rijan Bhakta Kayastha, Nicholas Steiner, Rakesh Kayastha, Shruti K. Mishra, Kyle McDonald

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Frontiers in Earth Science

Integrated modeling and ASCAT melt observations to assess hydrology and melt contributions in Tamor, Trishuli, and Marsyangdi basins.
Assessing L-Band GNSS-Reflectometry and Imaging Radar for Detecting Sub-Canopy Inundation Dynamics in a Tropical Wetlands Complex

Katherine Jensen, Kyle McDonald, Erika Podest, Nereida Rodriguez-Alvarez, Viviana Horna, Nicholas Steiner

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Remote Sensing

Comparison of CYGNSS GNSS-R and ALOS-2 PALSAR-2 for mapping sub-canopy inundation dynamics in Peruvian Amazon wetlands.
An integrated assessment approach for estimating the economic impacts of climate change on River systems: An application to hydropower and fisheries in a Himalayan River, Trishuli

Shruti Khadka Mishra, John Hayse, Thomas Veselka, Eugene Yan, Rijan Bhakta Kayastha, Kirk LaGory, Kyle McDonald, Nicholas Steiner

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Environmental Science & Policy

Coupled hydrology–power–fisheries–economics framework quantifies climate impacts on Trishuli River hydropower and fisheries.
Spring photosynthetic onset and net CO₂ uptake in Alaska triggered by landscape thawing

Nicholas C. Parazoo, Almut Arneth, Thomas A. M. Pugh, Ben Smith, Nicholas Steiner, Kristina Luus, Roisin Commane, Josh Benmergui, Eric Stofferahn, Junjie Liu, Christian Rödenbeck, Randy Kawa, Eugenie Euskirchen, Donatella Zona, Kyle Arndt, Walt Oechel, Charles Miller

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Global Change Biology

Links between soil thaw timing and spring GPP onset across Alaska using observations and modeling.
Estimating regional-scale methane flux and budgets using CARVE aircraft measurements over Alaska

Sean Hartery, Róisín Commane, Jakob Lindaas, Colm Sweeney, John Henderson, Marikate Mountain, Nicholas Steiner, Kyle McDonald, Steven J. Dinardo, Charles E. Miller, Steven C. Wofsy, Rachel Y.-W. Chang

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Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Lagrangian inversion of CARVE aircraft data to estimate May–September CH₄ fluxes and drivers across Alaska (2012–2014).
Atmospheric transport simulations in support of the Carbon in Arctic Reservoirs Vulnerability Experiment (CARVE)

J. M. Henderson, J. Eluszkiewicz, M. E. Mountain, T. Nehrkorn, R. Y.-W. Chang, A. Karion, J. B. Miller, C. Sweeney, N. Steiner, S. C. Wofsy, C. E. Miller

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Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Polar WRF–STILT modeling for Alaska with validation and high‑resolution footprint applications for CARVE.
A wavelet melt detection algorithm applied to enhanced-resolution scatterometer data over Antarctica (2000–2009)

N. Steiner, M. Tedesco

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The Cryosphere

Wavelet‑based algorithm maps melt extent and duration from QuikSCAT over Antarctica; evaluation vs AWS and SSM/I.
Trends in Antarctic Peninsula surface melting conditions from observations and regional climate modeling

N. E. Barrand, D. G. Vaughan, N. Steiner, M. Tedesco, P. Kuipers Munneke, M. R. van den Broeke, J. S. Hosking

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Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface

Observational–model analysis of Antarctic Peninsula melt: trends in melt season onset and duration from satellite microwave data with validation using a regional climate model.
Comparative analysis of morphological, mineralogical and spectral properties of cryoconite in Jakobshavn Isbræ, Greenland, and Canada Glacier, Antarctica

M. Tedesco, C. M. Foreman, J. Anton, N. Steiner, T. Schwartzman

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Annals of Glaciology

Comparative grain‑size, mineralogy, and spectral reflectance of cryoconite from Greenland and Antarctica and implications for absorbed solar radiation.
Measurement and modeling of ablation of the bottom of supraglacial lakes in western Greenland

M. Tedesco, M. Lüthje, K. Steffen, N. Steiner, X. Fettweis, I. Willis, N. Bayou, A. Banwell

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Geophysical Research Letters

First in situ measurements and modeling of supraglacial lake bottom ablation rates, showing enhanced melt relative to bare ice.
Greenland Ice Sheet

J. E. Box, J. Cappelen, S. H. Mernild, T. Mote, N. Steiner, M. Tedesco, R. S. W. van de Wal, J. Wahr, C. Chen, D. Decker, X. Fettweis, D. Hall, Edward Hanna, B. V. Jorgensen, N. T. Knudsen, W. H. Lipscomb

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Overview chapter/article on the Greenland Ice Sheet and associated climate and cryosphere variables.
In‑situ multispectral and bathymetric measurements over a supraglacial lake in western Greenland using a remotely controlled watercraft

M. Tedesco, N. Steiner

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The Cryosphere

Field spectroscopy and bathymetry of a supraglacial lake to assess assumptions in remote-sensing bathymetric approaches.
Bacteria-clay interaction: Structural changes in smectite induced during biofilm formation

Alexandra Alimova, A. Katz, Nicholas Steiner, Elizabeth Rudolph, Hui Wei, Jeffrey C. Steiner, Paul Gottlieb

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Clays and Clay Minerals

Time-series experiments show biofilm-driven interlayer changes in smectite, with implications for carbon storage.