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Andreas Wiesmann

Andreas Wiesmann

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Environmental Sciences

D-Index
44
Citations
7566
World Ranking
6731
National Ranking
160

Overview

Andreas Wiesmann is affiliated with the University of Bern in Switzerland, focusing their research primarily within Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their work broadly engages with atmospheric science and environmental engineering, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach to geoscientific challenges.

Their main areas of study include cryospheric studies and observations, climate change and permafrost, Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics, as well as soil moisture and remote sensing. These topics are interconnected through an emphasis on understanding environmental processes in cold regions and the impacts of climate variations on ice and soil systems.

Wiesmann's recent publications cover a range of subjects related to these topics. Notable papers include "Greenland-wide inventory of ice marginal lakes using a multi-method approach" (2021) published in Scientific Reports, and "X-Ray Tomography-Based Microstructure Representation in the Snow Microwave Radiative Transfer Model" (2021) published in IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing. These works illustrate their involvement in both field data inventory and advanced modeling techniques.

Throughout their research career, Wiesmann has collaborated with several frequent co-authors, contributing collectively to various aspects of geophysical and environmental studies. These co-authors include Penelope How, Alexandra Messerli, Eva Mätzler, Maurizio Santoro, and Rafael Caduff.

The publication venues where Wiesmann has contributed notably include Scientific Reports and IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, indicating engagement with both broad scientific audiences and specialized remote sensing communities.

Best Publications

  • Interferometric point target analysis for deformation mapping

    C. Werner;U. Wegmuller;T. Strozzi;A. Wiesmann

  • Microwave Emission Model of Layered Snowpacks

    Andreas Wiesmann;Christian Mätzler

  • Survey and monitoring of landslide displacements by means of L-band satellite SAR interferometry

    Tazio Strozzi;Paolo Farina;Alessandro Corsini;Christian Ambrosi

  • Sentinel-1 Support in the GAMMA Software

    Urs Wegnüller;Charles Werner;Tazio Strozzi;Andreas Wiesmann

  • Retrieval of growing stock volume in boreal forest using hyper-temporal series of Envisat ASAR ScanSAR backscatter measurements

    Maurizio Santoro;Christian Beer;Oliver Cartus;Christiane Schmullius

  • Extension of the Microwave Emission Model of Layered Snowpacks to Coarse-Grained Snow

    Christian Mätzler;Andreas Wiesmann

  • An advanced system for the automatic classification of multitemporal SAR images

    L. Bruzzone;M. Marconcini;U. Wegmuller;A. Wiesmann

  • Snow Water Equivalent of Dry Snow Measured by Differential Interferometry

    Silvan Leinss;Andreas Wiesmann;Juha Lemmetyinen;Irena Hajnsek

  • SMOS prototype algorithm for detecting autumn soil freezing

    Kimmo Rautiainen;Tiina Parkkinen;Juha Lemmetyinen;Mike Schwank

  • Kinetics of the Alkaline Hydrolysis of High Explosives RDX and HMX in Aqueous Solution and Adsorbed to Activated Carbon

    Harro M. Heilmann;Udo Wiesmann;Michael K. Stenstrom

  • A review of terrestrial radar interferometry for measuring surface change in the geosciences

    Rafael Caduff;Fritz Schlunegger;Andrew Kos;Andreas Wiesmann

  • Estimation of Arctic glacier motion with satellite L-band SAR data

    Tazio Strozzi;Alexei Kouraev;Andreas Wiesmann;Urs Wegmüller

  • Large-scale mapping of boreal forest in SIBERIA using ERS tandem coherence and JERS backscatter data

    Wolfgang Wagner;Adrian Luckman;Jan Vietmeier;Kevin Tansey

  • Detection of soil freezing from L-band passive microwave observations

    Kimmo Rautiainen;Juha Lemmetyinen;Mike Schwank;Anna Kontu

  • Radiometric and structural measurements of snow samples

    Andreas Wiesmann;Christian Mätzler;Thomas Weise

  • Introduction to GlobSnow Snow Extent products with considerations for accuracy assessment

    Sari Metsämäki;Jouni Pulliainen;Miia Salminen;Miia Salminen;Kari Luojus

  • JERS SAR interferometry for land subsidence monitoring

    T. Strozzi;U. Wegmuller;C.L. Werner;A. Wiesmann

  • Sentinel-1 support in the GAMMA Software

    Urs Wegmuller;Charles Werner;Tazio Stroozzi;Andreas Wiesmann

  • Ionospheric Electron Concentration Effects on SAR and INSAR

    U. Wegmuller;C. Werner;T. Strozzi;A. Wiesmann

  • MULTI-TEMPORAL INTERFEROMETRIC POINT TARGET ANALYSIS

    U. Wegmüller;C. Werner;T. Strozzi;A. Wiesmann

  • ELBARA II, an L-Band Radiometer System for Soil Moisture Research

    Mike Schwank;Andreas Wiesmann;Charles Werner;Christian Mätzler

Frequent Co-Authors

Charles Werner
Charles Werner University of Zurich
Urs Wegmüller
Urs Wegmüller Gamma Remote Sensing (Switzerland)
Tazio Strozzi
Tazio Strozzi Gamma Remote Sensing (Switzerland)
Maurizio Santoro
Maurizio Santoro Gamma Remote Sensing (Switzerland)
Christian Mätzler
Christian Mätzler University of Bern
Juha Lemmetyinen
Juha Lemmetyinen Finnish Meteorological Institute
Jouni Pulliainen
Jouni Pulliainen Finnish Meteorological Institute
Anna Kontu
Anna Kontu Finnish Meteorological Institute
Andreas Kääb
Andreas Kääb University of Oslo
Mike Schwank
Mike Schwank Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research

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