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Juan M. Lopez-Sanchez

Juan M. Lopez-Sanchez

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Environmental Sciences

D-Index
47
Citations
6962
World Ranking
5888
National Ranking
158

Overview

Juan M. Lopez-Sanchez is affiliated with the University of Alicante in Spain. Their research spans across the fields of engineering and environmental science, with a notable focus on aerospace engineering and environmental engineering among subfields.

Their work involves significant contributions to remote sensing technologies, especially Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) applications and techniques. They have conducted extensive research on soil moisture and its monitoring through remote sensing, as well as cryospheric studies and observations. Additional areas of interest include advanced SAR imaging techniques, landslides and related hazards, remote sensing and LiDAR applications, and remote sensing in agriculture.

Frequent collaborators in their research include Jianjun Zhu, Haiqiang Fu, Qinghua Xie, Alejandro Mestre-Quereda, and Avik Bhattacharya. These partnerships reflect a steady pattern of interdisciplinary work in remote sensing and its applications.

Their publications are prominently featured in several specialized journals and venues. The most frequent venues include:

  • IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing
  • Remote Sensing
  • Remote Sensing of Environment
  • IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing
  • arXiv (Cornell University)

Significant recent papers by Juan M. Lopez-Sanchez include:

  • "Dual polarimetric radar vegetation index for crop growth monitoring using Sentinel-1 SAR data" (2020), Remote Sensing of Environment
  • "Sentinel-1 InSAR Coherence for Land Cover Mapping: A Comparison of Multiple Feature-Based Classifiers" (2020), IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing
  • "Dual-polarimetric descriptors from Sentinel-1 GRD SAR data for crop growth assessment" (2021), ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing
  • "Time-Series of Sentinel-1 Interferometric Coherence and Backscatter for Crop-Type Mapping" (2020), IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing
  • "Sentinel-1 interferometric coherence as a vegetation index for agriculture" (2022), Remote Sensing of Environment

Best Publications

  • 3-D radar imaging using range migration techniques

    J.M. Lopez-Sanchez;J. Fortuny-Guasch

  • Dual polarimetric radar vegetation index for crop growth monitoring using sentinel-1 SAR data

    Dipankar Mandal;Vineet Kumar;Vineet Kumar;Debanshu Ratha;Subhadip Dey

  • Rice Phenology Monitoring by Means of SAR Polarimetry at X-Band

    J. M. Lopez-Sanchez;S. R. Cloude;J. D. Ballester-Berman

  • Radar interferometry techniques for the study of ground subsidence phenomena: A review of practical issues through cases in Spain

    R. Tomás;R. Romero;J. Mulas;J. Mulas;J. J. Marturià

  • Polarimetric Response of Rice Fields at C-Band: Analysis and Phenology Retrieval

    Juan M. Lopez-Sanchez;Fernando Vicente-Guijalba;J. David Ballester-Berman;Shane R. Cloude

  • Advanced DInSAR analysis on mining areas: La Union case study (Murcia, SE Spain)

    G. Herrera;R. Tomás;J.M. Lopez-Sanchez;J. Delgado

  • Using wavelet tools to analyse seasonal variations from InSAR time-series data: a case study of the Huangtupo landslide

    Roberto Tomás;Zhenhong Li;Juan M. Lopez-Sanchez;Peng Liu

  • Mapping ground subsidence induced by aquifer overexploitation using advanced Differential SAR Interferometry: Vega Media of the Segura River (SE Spain) case study

    Roberto Tomás;Yolanda Márquez;Juan M. Lopez-Sanchez;José Delgado

  • First Results of Rice Monitoring Practices in Spain by Means of Time Series of TerraSAR-X Dual-Pol Images

    J M Lopez-Sanchez;J D Ballester-Berman;I Hajnsek

  • Retrieval of agricultural crop height from space: A comparison of SAR techniques

    Esra Erten;Juan M. Lopez-Sanchez;Onur Yuzugullu;Irena Hajnsek;Irena Hajnsek

  • Applying the Freeman–Durden Decomposition Concept to Polarimetric SAR Interferometry

    J.D. Ballester-Berman;J.M. Lopez-Sanchez

  • Retrieval of biophysical parameters of agricultural crops using polarimetric SAR interferometry

    J.D. Ballester-Berman;J.M. Lopez-Sanchez;J. Fortuny-Guasch

  • A Contribution of Polarimetry to Satellite Differential SAR Interferometry: Increasing the Number of Pixel Candidates

    Victor D Navarro-Sanchez;Juan M Lopez-Sanchez;Fernando Vicente-Guijalba

  • Wide-band polarimetric radar inversion studies for vegetation layers

    S.R. Cloude;J. Fortuny;J.M. Lopez-Sanchez;A.J. Sieber

  • Potentials of polarimetric SAR interferometry for agriculture monitoring

    Juan M. Lopez-Sanchez;J. David Ballester-Berman

  • A ground subsidence study based on DInSAR data: calibration of soil parameters and subsidence prediction in Murcia City (Spain)

    R. Tomás;G. Herrera;J. Delgado;J.M. Lopez-Sanchez

  • Monitoring an earthfill dam using differential SAR interferometry: La Pedrera dam, Alicante, Spain

    R. Tomás;M. Cano;J. García-Barba;F. Vicente

  • A Particle Filter Approach for InSAR Phase Filtering and Unwrapping

    J.J. Martinez-Espla;T. Martinez-Marin;J.M. Lopez-Sanchez

  • Dual-polarimetric descriptors from Sentinel-1 GRD SAR data for crop growth assessment

    Narayanarao Bhogapurapu;Subhadip Dey;Avik Bhattacharya;Dipankar Mandal

  • Sentinel-1 InSAR Coherence for Land Cover Mapping: A Comparison of Multiple Feature-Based Classifiers

    Alexander W. Jacob;Claudia Notarnicola;Gopika Suresh;Oleg Antropov

  • Analysis of subsidence using TerraSAR-X data: Murcia case study

    Gerardo Herrera;Roberto Tomás;Daniel Monells;Giuseppe Centolanza

  • Mapping ground movements in open pit mining areas using differential SAR interferometry

    G. Herrera;R. Tomás;F. Vicente;J.M. Lopez-Sanchez

Frequent Co-Authors

Roberto Tomás
Roberto Tomás University of Alicante
Jordi J. Mallorqui
Jordi J. Mallorqui Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
Gerardo Herrera
Gerardo Herrera Instituto Geológico y Minero de España
Irena Hajnsek
Irena Hajnsek German Aerospace Center
Maurizio Migliaccio
Maurizio Migliaccio Parthenope University of Naples
Heather McNairn
Heather McNairn Environment and Climate Change Canada
Ferdinando Nunziata
Ferdinando Nunziata Parthenope University of Naples
Jiali Shang
Jiali Shang Agriculture and Agriculture-Food Canada
Pablo J. González
Pablo J. González Spanish National Research Council
Claudia Notarnicola
Claudia Notarnicola European Academy of Bozen

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