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Overview

Brian Brisco is affiliated with Natural Resources Canada and focuses on research primarily within Environmental Science. Their work comprehensively spans several subfields, including Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, Environmental Engineering, Atmospheric Science, and Aerospace Engineering.

The scientist's research interests concentrate heavily on applications of remote sensing technology, particularly in environmental monitoring and ecosystem analysis. Key topics covered in their work include Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications, Flood Risk Assessment and Management, Land Use and Ecosystem Services, Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology, Coastal Wetland Ecosystem Dynamics, Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Applications and Techniques, and Remote Sensing in Agriculture.

Brian Brisco has contributed extensively to the academic literature, with numerous publications in specialized journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Remote Sensing
  • Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing
  • IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing
  • GIScience & Remote Sensing
  • Water

They have collaborated regularly with other researchers, with frequent coauthors including:

  • Masoud Mahdianpari
  • Fariba Mohammadimanesh
  • Bahram Salehi
  • Meisam Amani
  • Jean Granger

Selected recent publications illustrate the scope and focus of their research contributions:

  • Google Earth Engine for geo-big data applications: A meta-analysis and systematic review, 2020, ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing
  • Google Earth Engine Cloud Computing Platform for Remote Sensing Big Data Applications: A Comprehensive Review, 2020, IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing
  • A large-scale change monitoring of wetlands using time series Landsat imagery on Google Earth Engine: a case study in Newfoundland, 2020, GIScience & Remote Sensing
  • Wetland Monitoring Using SAR Data: A Meta-Analysis and Comprehensive Review, 2020, Remote Sensing
  • Big Data for a Big Country: The First Generation of Canadian Wetland Inventory Map at a Spatial Resolution of 10-m Using Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 Data on the Google Earth Engine Cloud Computing Platform, 2020, Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing

Best Publications

  • Google Earth Engine for geo-big data applications: A meta-analysis and systematic review

    Haifa Tamiminia;Bahram Salehi;Masoud Mahdianpari;Lindi Quackenbush

  • Google Earth Engine Cloud Computing Platform for Remote Sensing Big Data Applications: A Comprehensive Review

    Meisam Amani;Arsalan Ghorbanian;Seyed Ali Ahmadi;Mohammad Kakooei

  • Textural Infornation in SAR Images

    Fawwaz T. Ulaby;F. Kouyate;B. Brisco;T. H. Lee Williams

  • The application of C-band polarimetric SAR for agriculture: a review

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  • Remote sensing for wetland classification: a comprehensive review

    Sahel Mahdavi;Bahram Salehi;Jean Granger;Meisam Amani

  • Rice monitoring and production estimation using multitemporal RADARSAT

    Yun Shao;Xiangtao Fan;Xiangtao Fan;Hao Liu;Jianhua Xiao

  • Compact polarimetry overview and applications assessment

    F. J. Charbonneau;B. Brisco;R. K. Raney;H. McNairn

  • A collection of SAR methodologies for monitoring wetlands.

    Lori White;Brian Brisco;Mohammed Dabboor;Andreas Schmitt

  • Canadian Wetland Inventory using Google Earth Engine: The First Map and Preliminary Results

    Meisam Amani;Sahel Mahdavi;Majid Afshar;Brian Brisco

  • Precision Agriculture and the Role of Remote Sensing: A Review

    B. Brisco;R.J. Brown;T. Hirose;H. McNairn

  • First order surface roughness correction of active microwave observations for estimating soil moisture

    T. J. Jackson;H. Mcnairn;M. A. Weltz;B. Brisco

  • A comparison of TerraSAR-X, RADARSAT-2 and ALOS-PALSAR interferometry for monitoring permafrost environments, case study from Herschel Island, Canada

    Naomi Short;Brian Brisco;Nicole Couture;Wayne Pollard

  • Comparing Deep Learning and Shallow Learning for Large-Scale Wetland Classification in Alberta, Canada

    Evan R. DeLancey;John F. Simms;Masoud Mahdianpari;Brian Brisco

  • SAR polarimetric change detection for flooded vegetation

    Brian Brisco;Andreas Schmitt;Kevin Murnaghan;Shannon Kaya

  • A large-scale change monitoring of wetlands using time series Landsat imagery on Google Earth Engine: a case study in Newfoundland

    Masoud Mahdianpari;Hamid Jafarzadeh;Jean Elizabeth Granger;Fariba Mohammadimanesh

  • RADARSAT-2 D-InSAR for ground displacement in permafrost terrain, validation from Iqaluit Airport, Baffin Island, Canada

    Naomi Short;Anne-Marie LeBlanc;Wendy Sladen;Greg Oldenborger

  • Spectral analysis of wetlands using multi-source optical satellite imagery

    Meisam Amani;Meisam Amani;Bahram Salehi;Bahram Salehi;Sahel Mahdavi;Sahel Mahdavi;Brian Brisco

  • Evaluation of C-band polarization diversity and polarimetry for wetland mapping

    B. Brisco;M. Kapfer;T. Hirose;B. Tedford

  • The effect of soil and crop residue characteristics on polarimetric radar response

    H McNairn;C Duguay;B Brisco;T.J Pultz

  • Wetland Monitoring Using SAR Data: A Meta-Analysis and Comprehensive Review

    Sarina Adeli;Bahram Salehi;Masoud Mahdianpari;Lindi J. Quackenbush

  • Adaptation of the MIMICS backscattering model to the agricultural context-wheat and canola at L and C bands

    A. Toure;K.P.B. Thomson;G. Edwards;R.J. Brown

  • A semi-automated tool for surface water mapping with RADARSAT-1.

    B. Brisco;N. Short;J. van der Sanden;R. Landry

Frequent Co-Authors

Bahram Salehi
Bahram Salehi SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
Chris Hopkinson
Chris Hopkinson University of Lethbridge
Fawwaz T. Ulaby
Fawwaz T. Ulaby University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Weimin Huang
Weimin Huang Memorial University of Newfoundland
Robert Leconte
Robert Leconte Université de Sherbrooke
Laura L. Bourgeau-Chavez
Laura L. Bourgeau-Chavez Michigan Technological University
Laura Chasmer
Laura Chasmer University of Lethbridge
Mahdi Motagh
Mahdi Motagh University of Hannover
Kevin J. Devito
Kevin J. Devito University of Alberta
Paul Treitz
Paul Treitz Queen's University

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