Remote Sensing Publications

Conference Articles

• Journal Articles
  • Baranoski,G.V.G.; Varsa,P.M.
    Environmentally Induced Snow Transmittance Variations in the Photosynthetic Spectral Domain:
    Photobiological Implications for Subnivean Vegetation under Climate Warming Conditions (Errata)
    Remote Sensing, Volume 16, pp. 927:1-22, March, 2024.

  • Varsa, P.M.; Baranoski,G.V.G.; Kimmel, B.W
    SPLITSnow: A spectral light transport for snow (Errata)
    Remote Sensing of Environment, Volume 225, pp. 112272:1-20, March, 2021.

  • Baranoski, G.V.G.; Kimmel, B.W.; Varsa, P.
    Assessing the Impact of Porosity Variations on the Reflectance and Transmittance of Natural Sands
    Journal of Applied Remote Sensing, Volume 13, Number 2, pp. 024522:1-15, June, 2019.

  • Baranoski, G.V.G.; Van Leeuwen, S.
    Detecting and Monitoring Water Stress in Maize Crops using Spectral Ratios Obtained in the Photosynthetic Domain
    Journal of Applied Remote Sensing, Volume 11, Issue 3, pp. 036025:1-14, 2017.
  • Baranoski, G.V.G.; Van Leeuwen, S.; Chen, T.F.
    In Silico Analysis of Decomposed Reflectances of C3 and C4 Plants Aiming at the Effective Assessment of Crop Needs
    Journal of Applied Remote Sensing, Volume 11, Issue 2, pp. 026012:1-13, 2017.
  • Baranoski, G.V.G.; Kimmel, B.W.; Chen, T.F.; Miranda, E.
    Assessing the Spectral Sensitivity of Martian Terrains to Iron Oxide Variations Using the SPLITS Model (Errata)
    IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing
    Volume 8, Number 7, pp. 3404-3413, July, 2015.

  • Baranoski,G.V.G.; Chen,T.F.
    Multispectral Index for the Remote Detection of Human Skin Signatures
    Optical Engineering, Volume 54, Issue 7, pp 070502:1-3, July 2015.

  • Baranoski, G.V.G.; Kimmel, B.W.; Chen, T.F.; Miranda, E.
    Influence of Sand-Grain Morphology and Iron-Oxide Distribution Patterns
    on the Visible and Near-Infrared Reflectance of Sand-Textured Soils
    IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing
    Volume 7, Number 9, pp. 3755-3763, September, 2014.

  • Baranoski,G.V.G.; Kimmel,B.W.; Chen,T.F.; Yim,D.
    In silico assessment of environmental factors affecting the spectral signature of C4 plants in the visible domain (Errata for Table 3)
    International Journal of Remote Sensing, Volume 33, Number 4, pp. 1190-1213, February, 2012.

  • Kimmel,B.W.; Baranoski,G.V.G.
    A Compact Framework to Efficiently Represent the Reflectance of Sand Samples
    IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, Volume 47, Number 11, pp. 3625-3629, October, 2009.

  • Eng,D.; Baranoski,G.V.G.
    The Application of Photoacoustic Spectral Data to the
    Modeling of Leaf Optical Properties in the Visible Range
    IEEE Transactions in Geoscience and Remote Sensing, Volume 45, Issue 12, pp. 4077-4086, December, 2007.

  • Baranoski,G.V.G.; Eng,D.
    An Investigation on Sieve and Detour Effects Affecting the Interaction of
    Collimated and Diffuse Infrared Radiation (750 to 2500nm) with Plant Leaves
    IEEE Transactions in Geoscience and Remote Sensing, Volume 45, Issue 8, pp. 2593-2599, August, 2007.

  • Baranoski,G.V.G.
    Modeling the Interaction of Infrared Radiation (750 to 2500nm) with Bifacial and Unifacial Plant Leaves
    Remote Sensing of Environment, Volume 100, Issue 3, pp. 335-347, February, 2006.

  • Baranoski,G.V.G.; Rokne,J.G.
    A Practical Approach to Estimating the Red Edge Position of Plant Leaf Reflectance
    International Journal of Remote Sensing, Volume 26, Number 3, pp. 503-521, February, 2005.

• Conference Articles
  • Baranoski, G.V.G.; Varsa, P.M.
    Aggregate Effects of Density and Black Carbon Content Variations on the Hyperspectral Reflectance of Snow under Natural Conditions
    Proc. of SPIE Vol. 13666, Remote Sensing for Agriculture, Ecosystems, and Hydrology XXVII,
    SPIE Remote Sensing, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
    Eds. C.M.U. Neale, A. Maltese, C.R. Bostater and A. Castagna, pp. 1366616-1-9, September, 2025.

  • Baranoski, G.V.G.; Varsa, P.M.; Guan, H.
    Black Carbon Impact on Snow and Vegetation Interactions Affecting Environmental Feedback Loops and Climate Change
    Proc. of SPIE Vol. 13666, Remote Sensing for Agriculture, Ecosystems, and Hydrology XXVII,
    SPIE Remote Sensing, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
    Eds. C.M.U. Neale, A. Maltese, C.R. Bostater and A. Castagna, pp. 136660W-1-19, September, 2025.

  • Baranoski, G.V.G.; Varsa, P.M.
    On the sensitivity of the normalized difference snow index to metamorphic changes elicited in dry and wet snowpacks
    Proceedings of the IEEE International Geoscience & Remote Sensing Symposium - IGARSS 2025
    pp. 2392-2396, August, 2025.

  • Baranoski, G.V.G.
    Insights into entangled variations in the red edge position and red to far-red ratios of soybean leaves (Presentation Slides)
    Proc. of SPIE Vol. 12727, Remote Sensing for Agriculture, Ecosystems, and Hydrology XXV,
    SPIE Remote Sensing, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
    Eds. C.M.U. Neale and A. Maltese, pp. 127270J-1-7, September, 2023.

  • Baranoski, G.V.G.
    Foliar spectral responses of sugarcane and maize: how comparable are they? (Presentation Slides)
    Proc. of SPIE Vol. 12727, Remote Sensing for Agriculture, Ecosystems, and Hydrology XXV,
    SPIE Remote Sensing, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
    Eds. C.M.U. Neale and A. Maltese, pp. 127270V-1-8, September, 2023.

  • Baranoski, G.V.G.
    Visually assessing maize leaves: from spectral sampling to high-fidelity color reproduction (Presentation Slides)
    Proc. of SPIE Vol. 12262, Remote Sensing for Agriculture, Ecosystems, and Hydrology XXIV,
    SPIE Remote Sensing, Berlin, Germany.
    Eds. C.M.U. Neale and A. Maltese, pp. 1226207-1-11, September, 2022.

  • Baranoski, G.V.G.
    Chromatic and numerical approaches for the monitoring of corn plants under moderate water stress (Errata, Presentation Slides)
    Proc. of SPIE Vol. 12262, Remote Sensing for Agriculture, Ecosystems, and Hydrology XXIV,
    SPIE Remote Sensing, Berlin, Germany.
    Eds. C.M.U. Neale and A. Maltese, pp. 1226206-1-8, September, 2022.

  • Baranoski, G.V.G.; Iwanchyshyn, M.; Kimmel, B.W.; Varsa, P.M.; Van Leeuwen, S.R.
    Evaluating the Effects of Distinct Water Saturation States on the Light Penetration Depths of Sand-Textured Soils (Video)
    Proc. of SPIE Vol. 11856, Remote Sensing for Agriculture, Ecosystems, and Hydrology XXIII,
    SPIE Remote Sensing, Online Only
    Eds. C.M.U. Neale and A. Maltese, pp. 118560U-1-14, September, 2021.

  • Varsa, P.M.; Baranoski, G.V.G.
    On the Sensitivity of Snow Bidirectional Reflectance to Variations in Grain Characteristics (Video)
    Proc. of SPIE Vol. 11856, Remote Sensing for Agriculture, Ecosystems, and Hydrology XXIII,
    SPIE Remote Sensing, Online Only
    Eds. C.M.U. Neale and A. Maltese, pp. 118560G-1-10, September, 2021.

  • Varsa, P.M.; Baranoski, G.V.G.
    In Silico Assessment of Light Penetration into Snow: Implications to the Prediction of Slab Failures Leading to Avalanches (Video)
    Proc. of SPIE Vol. 11863, Earth Resources and Environmental Remote Sensing/GIS Applications XII,
    SPIE Remote Sensing, Online Only
    Ed. K. Schulz, pp. 1186305-1-10, September, 2021.

  • Baranoski, G.V.G.; Iwanchyshyn, M.; Kimmel, B.W; Varsa, P.M.; Van Leeuwen, S.R.
    On the Red to Far-Red Ratios of Light Propagated by Sand-Textured Soils (Video)
    Proceedings of the 2021 IEEE International Geoscience & Remote Sensing Symposium - IGARSS 2021
    Brussels, Belgium, pp. 6443-6446, July 12-16, 2021.

  • Baranoski, G.V.G.; Iwanchyshyn, M.; Kimmel, B.W; Varsa, P.M.; Van Leeuwen, S.R.
    Exploring the Transmission of VNIR Light through Martian Regolith (Video)
    Proceedings of the 2021 IEEE International Geoscience & Remote Sensing Symposium - IGARSS 2021
    Brussels, Belgium, pp. 6155-6158, July 12-16, 2021.

  • Baranoski, G.V.G.
    Assessing the Effects of Nutrient Stress on the Red to Far-Red Ratios of Light Transmitted by Unifacial Plant Leaves
    (Errata & Video)
    Proceedings of the 2020 IEEE International Geoscience & Remote Sensing Symposium - IGARSS 2020
    pp. 5187-5190, September 26-October 2, 2020.

  • Baranoski, G.V.G.
    On the Asymmetry of the Red to Far-Red Ratios of Light Propagated by the Adaxial and Abaxial Surfaces of Bifacial Leaves
    (Errata & Video)
    Proceedings of the 2020 IEEE International Geoscience & Remote Sensing Symposium - IGARSS 2020
    pp. 4878-4881, September 26-October 2, 2020.

  • Baranoski, G.V.G.; Kimmel, B.W; Varsa, P.; Iwanchyshyn, M.
    On the Light Penetration in Natural Sands
    Proceedings of the 2019 IEEE International Geoscience & Remote Sensing Symposium - IGARSS 2019
    Yokohama, Japan, pp. 6933-6936, July 28-August 2, 2019.

  • Baranoski, G.V.G.; Kimmel, B.W; Varsa, P.; Iwanchyshyn, M.
    What Can Terrestrial Sand-Textured Soils Reveal About the Composition of Core Materials Forming Martian Regolith?
    Proceedings of the 2019 IEEE International Geoscience & Remote Sensing Symposium - IGARSS 2019
    Yokohama, Japan, pp. 6015-6018, July 28-August 2, 2019.

  • Baranoski, G.V.G.; Kimmel, B.W; Varsa, P.; Iwanchyshyn, M.
    Porosity Effects on the Red to Far-Red Ratios of Light Transmitted in Natural Sands: Implications for Photoblastic Seed Germination
    Proc. of SPIE, Vol. 11149, Remote Sensing for Agriculture, Ecosystems, and Hydrology XXI,
    SPIE Remote Sensing, Strasbourg, France
    Eds. C.M.U. Neale and A. Maltese, pp. 111490O-1-14, September, 2019.

  • Baranoski, G.V.G.; Kimmel, B.W.
    Can Porosity Affect the Hyperspectral Signature of Sandy Landscapes?
    Proc. of SPIE, Vol. 10428, Earth Resources and Environmental Remote Sensing/GIS Applications VIII
    SPIE Remote Sensing, Warsaw, Poland
    Eds. U. Michel and K. Schulz, pp. 104280S-1-7, September, 2017.
  • Baranoski,G.V.G.; Leeuwen, S.V.; Chen,T.F.
    On the Detection and Monitoring of Reduced Water Content in Plants using Spectral Responses in the Visible Domain
    2016 Asia-Pacific Remote Sensing Conference, New Delhi, India.
    Proc. of SPIE, Vol. 9877, Land Surface and Cryosphere Remote Sensing III,
    Eds. A.S. Rajawat and J.M. Chen, pp. 98770N-1-11, April, 2016.

  • Baranoski,G.V.G.; Leeuwen, S.V.; Chen,T.F.
    On the Decomposition of Foliar Hyperspectral Signatures for the High-Fidelity Discrimination and Monitoring of Crops
    2016 Asia-Pacific Remote Sensing Conference, New Delhi, India.
    Proc. of SPIE, Vol. 9880, Multispectral, Hyperspectral, and Ultraspectral Remote Sensing Technology, Techniques and Applications VI,
    Eds. A.M. Larar, P. Chauhan, M. Suzuki and J. Wang, pp. 98800G-1-10, April, 2016.

  • Baranoski,G.V.G.; Kimmel,B.W.; Chen,T.F.; Miranda.E.
    Simulating the Spectral Properties of Iron-Bearing Regions of Mars Using the SPLITS Model (Errata)
    Proceedings of the 2014 IEEE International Geoscience & Remote Sensing Symposium - IGARSS 2014
    Quebec City, Quebec, pp. 3013-3016, July 13-18, 2014.

  • Baranoski,G.V.G.; Kimmel,B.W.; Chen,T.F.; Miranda.E.; Yim,D.
    Effects of Sand Grain Shape on the Spectral Signature of Sandy Landscapes in the Visible Domain
    Proceedings of the 2013 IEEE International Geoscience & Remote Sensing Symposium - IGARSS 2013
    Melbourne, Australia, pp. 3060-3063, July 21-26, 2013.

  • Baranoski,G.V.G.; Chen,T.F.; Kimmel,B.; Miranda,E.; Yim,D.
    On the high-fidelity monitoring of C3 and C4 crops under nutrient and water stress (postprint)
    2012 Asia-Pacific Remote Sensing Conference, Kyoto, Japan.
    Proc. of SPIE, Vol. 8524, Land Surface Remote Sensing,
    Eds. D. Entekhabi, Y. Honda, H. Sawada, J. Shi, pp. 85240W-1-9, 2012.

  • Baranoski,G.V.G.
    On the Predictive Modeling of Visible Light Interaction with Fresh and Environmentally Stressed Monocotyledonous Leaves
    Proceedings of the 2009 IEEE International Geoscience & Remote Sensing Symposium - IGARSS 2009, pp. I-(152-155).

  • Kimmel,B.W.; Baranoski,G.V.G.
    A Practical Analytical Approach for Predicting Sand Spectral Signatures
    Proceedings of the 2008 IEEE International Geoscience & Remote Sensing Symposium - IGARSS 2008, pp. III-(668-671).

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