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D-Index
63
Citations
23169
World Ranking
2407
National Ranking
971

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2020 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2014 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)
  • 2000 - IEEE Fellow For contributions to and leadership in complex, interdisciplinary remote sensing programs.

Overview

Ghassem R. Asrar is affiliated with the Universities Space Research Association in the United States. Their primary field of study is Environmental Science, with a particular focus on Global and Planetary Change, Atmospheric Science, Ecology, Environmental Engineering, and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis.

The scientist's recent publications cover a range of topics related to terrestrial ecosystems, climate, and remote sensing. Notable recent papers include:

  • Optical vegetation indices for monitoring terrestrial ecosystems globally, 2022, Nature Reviews Earth & Environment
  • A global seamless 1 km resolution daily land surface temperature dataset (2003-2020), 2022, Earth System Science Data
  • Potential of hotspot solar-induced chlorophyll fluorescence for better tracking terrestrial photosynthesis, 2021, Global Change Biology
  • Advancing a toolkit of diverse futures approaches for global environmental assessments, 2021, Ecosystems and People
  • Grounding global environmental assessments through bottom-up futures based on local practices and perspectives, 2021, Sustainability Science

Frequent co-authors of Ghassem R. Asrar include:

  • Yuyu Zhou
  • Min Chen
  • Dalei Hao
  • Yelu Zeng
  • Amir Sapkota

Publications are often found in specific venues, with repeated contributions to these outlets:

  • Remote Sensing of Environment
  • ISEE Conference Abstracts
  • Earth System Science Data
  • Global Change Biology
  • Remote Sensing

The scientist's main research topics include:

  • Remote Sensing in Agriculture
  • Land Use and Ecosystem Services
  • Allergic Rhinitis and Sensitization
  • Urban Heat Island Mitigation
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Climate Change and Permafrost
  • Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics

Ghassem R. Asrar has been recognized with several professional honors, including:

  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2020
  • Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU), 2014
  • IEEE Fellow, 2000, for contributions to and leadership in complex, interdisciplinary remote sensing programs

Best Publications

  • Increased plant growth in the northern high latitudes from 1981 to 1991

    R. B. Myneni;C. D. Keeling;C. J. Tucker;G. Asrar

  • Addressing climate information needs at the regional level: the CORDEX framework

    Filippo Giorgi;Colin Jones;Ghassem R. Asrar

  • Estimating Absorbed Photosynthetic Radiation and Leaf Area Index from Spectral Reflectance in Wheat1

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  • Optical vegetation indices for monitoring terrestrial ecosystems globally

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  • Precipitation Climatology in an Ensemble of CORDEX-Africa Regional Climate Simulations

    Grigory Nikulin;Colin Jones;Filippo Giorgi;Ghassem Asrar

  • The First ISLSCP Field Experiment (FIFE)

    P. J. Sellers;F. G. Hall;G. Asrar;D. E. Strebel

  • An overview of the First International Satellite Land Surface Climatology Project (ISLSCP) Field Experiment (FIFE)

    P. J. Sellers;F. G. Hall;G. Asrar;D. E. Strebel

  • A review on the theory of photon transport in leaf canopies

    Ranga B. Myneni;Juhan Ross;Ghassem Asrar

  • Remote sensing of the land surface for studies of global change: Models — algorithms — experiments

    P.J. Sellers;B.W. Meeson;F.G. Hall;G. Asrar

  • Theory and applications of optical remote sensing.

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  • GCAM v5.1: representing the linkages between energy, water, land, climate, and economic systems

    Katherine Calvin;Pralit Patel;Leon Clarke;Ghassem Asrar

  • Interannual variations in satellite-sensed vegetation index data from 1981 to 1991

    R. B. Myneni;C. J. Tucker;G. Asrar;C. D. Keeling

  • Can Paris pledges avert severe climate change

    Allen A. Fawcett;Gokul C. Iyer;Leon E. Clarke;James A. Edmonds

  • The surface urban heat island response to urban expansion: A panel analysis for the conterminous United States

    Xiaoma Li;Yuyu Zhou;Ghassem R. Asrar;Marc Imhoff

  • Intercepted photosynthetically active radiation estimated by spectral reflectance

    J.L Hatfield;G Asrar;E.T Kanemasu

  • An Agenda for Land-Surface Hydrology Research and a Call for the Second International Hydrological Decade

    Dara Entekhabi;Ghassem R. Asrar;Alan K. Betts;Keith J. Beven

  • Spatial heterogeneity in vegetation canopies and remote sensing of absorbed photosynthetically active radiation: A modeling study

    G. Asrar;R.B. Myneni;B.J. Choudhury

  • A global map of urban extent from nightlights

    Yuyu Zhou;Steven J. Smith;Kaiguang Zhao;Marc L. Imhoff

  • A global record of annual urban dynamics (1992-2013) from nighttime lights

    Yuyu Zhou;Xuecao Li;Ghassem R. Asrar;Steven J. Smith

  • Atmospheric effects and spectral vegetation indices

    R.B Myneni;G Asrar

  • Modeling Sustainability: Population, Inequality, Consumption, and Bidirectional Coupling of the Earth and Human Systems

    Safa Motesharrei;Jorge Rivas;Eugenia Kalnay;Ghassem R. Asrar

  • International Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) Program and Mission: An Overview

    Eric A. Smith;Ghassem Asrar;Yoji Furuhama;Amnon Ginati

  • Estimation of plant-canopy attributes from spectral reflectance measurements

    G. Asrar;R. B. Myneni;E. T. Kanemasu

Frequent Co-Authors

Ranga B. Myneni
Ranga B. Myneni Boston University
Yuyu Zhou
Yuyu Zhou Iowa State University
Xuesong Zhang
Xuesong Zhang Agricultural Research Service
Xuecao Li
Xuecao Li China Agricultural University
Guoyong Leng
Guoyong Leng Chinese Academy of Sciences
Ning Zeng
Ning Zeng University of Maryland, College Park
Tristram O. West
Tristram O. West Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Eugenia Kalnay
Eugenia Kalnay University of Maryland, College Park
Maoyi Huang
Maoyi Huang Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
James W. Hurrell
James W. Hurrell Colorado State University

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