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Overview

David G. Long is affiliated with Brigham Young University in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields, primarily focusing on Engineering and Earth and Planetary Sciences. Within these, their subfields of study include Atmospheric Science, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Ocean Engineering, and Aerospace Engineering.

Their main research topics cover diverse areas such as:

  • Cryospheric studies and observations
  • Soil Moisture and Remote Sensing
  • Climate change and permafrost
  • Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies
  • Advancements in Battery Materials
  • Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods
  • Drilling and Well Engineering

David G. Long has coauthored extensively with several researchers, including:

  • Roger D. Flood
  • David J.W. Piper
  • Adam Klaus
  • Stephen J. Bums
  • William H. Busch

Frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Remote Sensing
  • IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing
  • Proceedings of the 2021 International Symposium on Molecular Spectroscopy
  • The Cryosphere

Among their recent papers are:

  • An empirical algorithm to map perennial firn aquifers and ice slabs within the Greenland Ice Sheet using satellite L-band microwave radiometry, 2022, The Cryosphere
  • Brief communication: Mapping Greenland's perennial firn aquifers using enhanced-resolution L-band brightness temperature image time series, 2020, The Cryosphere
  • A high-resolution record of surface melt on Antarctic ice shelves using multi-source remote sensing data and deep learning, 2023, Remote Sensing of Environment
  • A Review of Linear Multilateration Techniques and Applications, 2024, IEEE Access
  • Mapping Firn Saturation Over Greenland Using NASA's Soil Moisture Active Passive Satellite, 2022, IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing

Best Publications

  • Microwave Radar and Radiometric Remote Sensing

    Fawwaz T. Ulaby;David G. Long;William J. Blackwell;Charles Elachi

  • Spaceborne radar measurement of wind velocity over the ocean-an overview of the NSCAT scatterometer system

    F.M. Naderi;M.H. Freilich;D.G. Long

  • Resolution enhancement of spaceborne scatterometer data

    D.G. Long;P.J. Hardin;P.T. Whiting

  • Image reconstruction and enhanced resolution imaging from irregular samples

    D.S. Early;D.G. Long

  • Improved resolution backscatter measurements with the SeaWinds pencil-beam scatterometer

    M.W. Spencer;C. Wu;D.G. Long

  • Spatial resolution enhancement of SSM/I data

    D.G. Long;D.L. Daum

  • A median-filter-based ambiguity removal algorithm for NSCAT

    S.J. Shaffer;R.S. Dunbar;S.V. Hsiao;D.G. Long

  • Tropical Cyclone Morphology from Spaceborne Synthetic Aperture Radar

    Xiaofeng Li;Jun A. Zhang;Xiaofeng Yang;William G. Pichel

  • Tracking large tabular icebergs using the SeaWinds Ku-band microwave scatterometer

    K.M. Stuart;D.G. Long

  • Comparison of methods for melt detection over Greenland using active and passive microwave measurements

    Ivan S. Ashcraft;David G. Long

  • Evaluating the effect of rain on SeaWinds scatterometer measurements

    David W. Draper;David G. Long

  • Tradeoffs in the design of a spaceborne scanning pencil beam scatterometer: application to SeaWinds

    M.W. Spencer;Chialin Wu;D.G. Long

  • Azimuth variation in microwave scatterometer and radiometer data over Antarctica

    D.G. Long;M.R. Drinkwater

  • Sea ice extent mapping using Ku band scatterometer data

    Quinn P. Remund;David G. Long

  • Greenland snow accumulation estimates from satellite radar scatterometer data

    Mark R. Drinkwater;David G. Long;Andrew W. Bingham

  • Theory and Application of Motion Compensation for LFM-CW SAR

    Evan C. Zaugg;David G. Long

  • Extent of Low-accumulation 'Wind Glaze' Areas on the East Antarctic Plateau: Implications for Continental Ice Mass Balance

    Theodore A. Scambos;Massimo Frezzotti;T. Haran;J. Bohlander

  • Cryosphere applications of NSCAT data

    D.G. Long;M.R. Drinkwater

  • The BYU SAR: A Small, Student-Built SAR for UAV Operation

    E.C. Zaugg;D.L. Hudson;D.G. Long

  • A Comprehensive Database for Antarctic Iceberg Tracking Using Scatterometer Data

    Jeffrey S. Budge;David G. Long

  • Array signal processing

    D. Long

Frequent Co-Authors

Mark R. Drinkwater
Mark R. Drinkwater European Space Agency
Ted A. Scambos
Ted A. Scambos University of Colorado Boulder
Chong-Yung Chi
Chong-Yung Chi National Tsing Hua University
Mark A. Bourassa
Mark A. Bourassa Florida State University
Bryan Stiles
Bryan Stiles Jet Propulsion Lab
Douglas Vandemark
Douglas Vandemark University of New Hampshire
Mary R. Albert
Mary R. Albert Dartmouth College
Benjamin Holt
Benjamin Holt California Institute of Technology
James A. Maslanik
James A. Maslanik University of Colorado Boulder
Kenneth C. Jezek
Kenneth C. Jezek The Ohio State University

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