2026 Douglas Alsdorf: Environmental Sciences Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Environmental Sciences	50	4851	4645	1783	1647	127	20885

Overview

Douglas Alsdorf is affiliated with The Ohio State University in the United States and works primarily in the field of Environmental Science. Their research focuses on several subfields including Water Science and Technology, Aerospace Engineering, Soil Science, Astronomy and Astrophysics, as well as Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law.

The main topics covered by Alsdorf's work include:

Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies
Soil erosion and sediment transport
Planetary Science and Exploration
Spacecraft Design and Technology
Inertial Sensor and Navigation
Environmental Education and Sustainability
Geography Education and Pedagogy

Alsdorf has published research in several venues, with a notable focus on the following journals and series:

Geophysical Monograph (6 publications)
UNC Libraries (1 publication)
Frontiers in Environmental Science (1 publication)
Eos (1 publication)

Recent papers featuring Douglas Alsdorf as an author include:

"The Shuttle Radar Topography Mission", 2021, UNC Libraries
"Congo Basin Research", 2022, Geophysical Monograph
"On-Campus Field Experiences Help Students to Learn and Enjoy Water Science During the COVID-19 Pandemic", 2022, Frontiers in Environmental Science
"Front Matter", 2022, Geophysical Monograph
"Front Matter", 2022, Geophysical Monograph

Frequent collaborators in Alsdorf's research comprise:

Raphaël M. Tshimanga (7 coauthored works)
Guy D. Moukandi N'kaya (5 coauthored works)
Alain Laraque (2 coauthored works)
Sharon E. Nicholson (2 coauthored works)
Jean-Marie Kileshye Onema (2 coauthored works)

Best Publications

The Shuttle Radar Topography Mission

Tom G. Farr;Paul A. Rosen;Edward Caro;Robert Crippen

9247
Citations
Partially Molten Middle Crust Beneath Southern Tibet: Synthesis of Project INDEPTH Results

K. D. Nelson;Wenjin Zhao;L. D. Brown;J. Kuo

1525
Citations
Measuring surface water from space

Douglas E. Alsdorf;Ernesto Rodríguez;Dennis P. Lettenmaier

1181
Citations
The Future of Earth Observation in Hydrology.

Matthew F. McCabe;Matthew Rodell;Douglas E. Alsdorf;Diego G. Miralles

487
Citations
Bright Spots, Structure, and Magmatism in Southern Tibet from INDEPTH Seismic Reflection Profiling

L. D. Brown;Wenjin Zhao;K. D. Nelson;M. Hauck

473
Citations
Interferometric radar measurements of water level changes on the Amazon flood plain

Douglas E. Alsdorf;John M. Melack;Thomas Dunne;Leal A. K. Mertes;Leal A. K. Mertes

443
Citations
The Surface Water and Ocean Topography Mission: Observing Terrestrial Surface Water and Oceanic Submesoscale Eddies

Michael Durand;Lee-Lueng Fu;Dennis P Lettenmaier;Douglas E Alsdorf

401
Citations
Inroads of remote sensing into hydrologic science during the WRR era

Dennis P. Lettenmaier;Doug Alsdorf;Jeff Dozier;George J. Huffman

357
Citations
Prospects for river discharge and depth estimation through assimilation of swath‐altimetry into a raster‐based hydrodynamics model

Konstantinos M. Andreadis;Elizabeth A. Clark;Dennis P. Lettenmaier;Douglas E. Alsdorf

289
Citations
Modeling large-scale inundation of Amazonian seasonally flooded wetlands

Matthew Wilson;Paul Bates;Doug Alsdorf;Bruce Forsberg

278
Citations
A multi-sensor approach towards a global vegetation corrected SRTM DEM product

Fiachra E O'Loughlin;Rodrgio C.D. Paiva;Michael Durand;DE Alsdorf

260
Citations
Estimation of bathymetric depth and slope from data assimilation of swath altimetry into a hydrodynamic model

Michael Durand;Konstantinos M. Andreadis;Douglas E. Alsdorf;Dennis P. Lettenmaier

256
Citations
Amazon flood wave hydraulics

Mark A. Trigg;Matthew D. Wilson;Paul D. Bates;Matthew S. Horritt

226
Citations
Spatial and temporal complexity of the Amazon flood measured from space

Doug Alsdorf;Paul Bates;John Melack;Matt Wilson

220
Citations
Seasonal fluctuations in the mass of the Amazon River system and Earth's elastic response

Michael Bevis;Douglas Alsdorf;Eric Kendrick;Luiz Paulo Fortes

219
Citations
Opportunities for Hydrologic Research in the Congo Basin

Douglas Alsdorf;Ed Beighley;Alain Laraque;Hyongki Lee

212
Citations
Amazon floodplain water level changes measured with interferometric SIR-C radar

D.E. Alsdorf;L.C. Smith;J.M. Melack

198
Citations
Water level changes in a large Amazon lake measured with spaceborne radar interferometry and altimetry

Doug Alsdorf;Charon Birkett;Thomas Dunne;John Melack

197
Citations
Adjustment of a spaceborne DEM for use in floodplain hydrodynamic modeling

Dai Yamazaki;Calum A Baugh;Paul D. Bates;Shinjiro Kanae

189
Citations
Assimilation of virtual wide swath altimetry to improve Arctic river modeling

S. Biancamaria;S. Biancamaria;M. Durand;K.M. Andreadis;P.D. Bates

184
Citations
Characterization of terrestrial water dynamics in the Congo Basin using GRACE and satellite radar altimetry

Hyongki Lee;R. Edward Beighley;Douglas Alsdorf;Hahn Chul Jung

171
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael Durand The Ohio State University

Paul D Bates University of Bristol

Hyongki Lee University of Houston

Dennis P. Lettenmaier University of California, Los Angeles

Laurence C. Smith Brown University

Ernesto Rodriguez Jet Propulsion Lab

Dai Yamazaki University of Tokyo

Taikan Oki University of Tokyo

John M. Melack University of California, Santa Barbara

Lawrence D. Brown Cornell University

External Links

Personal website of Douglas Alsdorf

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