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Laura L. Bourgeau-Chavez is affiliated with Michigan Technological University in the United States. Their research contributions span primarily Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a focus on several interconnected subfields.

The main fields of study associated with their work include:

  • Environmental Science
  • Earth and Planetary Sciences

Within these areas, their research addresses key subfields such as:

  • Ecology
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Atmospheric Science
  • Environmental Engineering
  • Soil Science

The topics of their work highlight specific environmental processes, ecosystem dynamics, and remote sensing applications, including:

  • Fire effects on ecosystems
  • Climate change and permafrost
  • Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology
  • Cryospheric studies and observations
  • Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications
  • Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
  • Soil Moisture and Remote Sensing

Their publication record features papers in multiple journals, concentrating research output in venues such as:

  • Remote Sensing
  • IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing
  • Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing
  • Environmental Research Letters
  • Frontiers in Forests and Global Change

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Laura L. Bourgeau-Chavez include:

  • "Increasing fire and the decline of fire adapted black spruce in the boreal forest," 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Fuel availability not fire weather controls boreal wildfire severity and carbon emissions," 2020, Nature Climate Change
  • "Validation of Soil Moisture Data Products From the NASA SMAP Mission," 2021, IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and 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
  • "Active layer thickness as a function of soil water content," 2021, Environmental Research Letters

Their collaborative network includes frequent coauthors such as:

  • Michael Battaglia
  • Brian Brisco
  • Andreas Colliander
  • Michael H. Cosh
  • Brendan M. Rogers

Best Publications

  • Vulnerability of high-latitude soil organic carbon in North America to disturbance

    Guido Grosse;Jennifer W. Harden;Merritt Turetsky;A. David McGuire

  • Increasing fire and the decline of fire adapted black spruce in the boreal forest.

    Jennifer L. Baltzer;Nicola J. Day;Xanthe J. Walker;David Greene

  • Monitoring South Florida Wetlands Using ERS-1 SAR Imagery

    Eric S. Kasischke;Laura L. Bourgeau-Chavez

  • Effects of seasonal hydrologic patterns in south Florida wetlands on radar backscatter measured from ERS-2 SAR imagery

    Eric S Kasischke;Kevin B Smith;Laura L Bourgeau-Chavez;Edwin A Romanowicz

  • Analysis of space-borne SAR data for wetland mapping in Virginia riparian ecosystems

    L. L. Bourgeau-Chavez;E. S. Kasischke;S. M. Brunzell;J. P. Mudd

  • Fuel availability not fire weather controls boreal wildfire severity and carbon emissions

    X. J. Walker;B. M. Rogers;S. Veraverbeke;J. F. Johnstone;J. F. Johnstone

  • Sensitivity of ERS-1 and JERS-1 radar data to biomass and stand structure in Alaskan boreal forest

    P.A. Harrell;L.L. Bourgeau-Chavez;E.S. Kasischke;N.H.F. French

  • Evaluation of approaches to estimating aboveground biomass in Southern pine forests using SIR-C data☆

    Peter A. Harrell;Eric S. Kasischke;Laura L. Bourgeau-Chavez;Eric M. Haney;Eric M. Haney

  • Correlating radar backscatter with components of biomass in loblolly pine forests

    E.S. Kasischke;N.L. Christensen;L.L. Bourgeau-Chavez

  • Estimating release of carbon from 1990 and 1991 forest fires in Alaska

    Eric S. Kasischke;Nancy H. F. French;Laura L. Bourgeau‐Chavez;N. L. Christensen

  • Mapping fire scars in global boreal forests using imaging radar data

    L. L. Bourgeau-Chavez;E. S. Kasischke;S. Brunzell;J. P. Mudd

  • The detection and mapping of Alaskan wildfires using a spaceborne imaging radar system

    L. L. Bourgeau-Chavez;P. A. Harrell;E. S. Kasischke;N. H. F. French

  • Controls on Patterns of Biomass Burning in Alaskan Boreal Forests

    Eric S. Kasischke;Katherine P. O’Neill;Nancy H. F. French;Laura L. Bourgeau-Chavez

  • Remote monitoring of regional inundation patterns and hydroperiod in the Greater Everglades using Synthetic Aperture Radar

    Laura L. Bourgeau-Chavez;Kevin B. Smith;Suzanne M. Brunzell;Eric S. Kasischke

  • Development of a Bi-National Great Lakes Coastal Wetland and Land Use Map Using Three-Season PALSAR and Landsat Imagery

    Laura L. Bourgeau-Chavez;Sarah L. Endres;Michael Battaglia;Mary Ellen Miller

  • 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

    Masoud Mahdianpari;Masoud Mahdianpari;Bahram Salehi;Fariba Mohammadimanesh;Fariba Mohammadimanesh;Brian Brisco

  • Assessing spatial and temporal variations in surface soil moisture in fire-disturbed black spruce forests in Interior Alaska using spaceborne synthetic aperture radar imagery — Implications for post-fire tree recruitment

    Eric S. Kasischke;Laura L. Bourgeau-Chavez;Jill F. Johnstone

  • Soil Moisture Limitations on Monitoring Boreal Forest Regrowth Using Spaceborne L-Band SAR Data

    Eric S. Kasischke;Mihai A. Tanase;Laura L. Bourgeau-Chavez;Matthew Borr

  • A review of carbon monitoring in wet carbon systems using remote sensing

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  • Mapping invasive Phragmites australis in the coastal Great Lakes with ALOS PALSAR satellite imagery for decision support

    Laura L. Bourgeau-Chavez;Kurt P. Kowalski;Martha L. Carlson Mazur;Kirk A. Scarbrough

  • Observations of variations in ERS-1 SAR image intensity associated with forest fires in Alaska

    E.S. Kasischke;L.L. Bourgeau-Chavez;N.H.F. French

Frequent Co-Authors

Nancy H. F. French
Nancy H. F. French Michigan Technological University
Eric S. Kasischke
Eric S. Kasischke University of Maryland, College Park
Merritt R. Turetsky
Merritt R. Turetsky University of Colorado Boulder
Jill F. Johnstone
Jill F. Johnstone University of Saskatchewan
Evan S. Kane
Evan S. Kane Michigan Technological University
Jennifer L. Baltzer
Jennifer L. Baltzer Wilfrid Laurier University
Michelle C. Mack
Michelle C. Mack Northern Arizona University
Norman L. Christensen
Norman L. Christensen Duke University
Sander Veraverbeke
Sander Veraverbeke Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Scott J. Goetz
Scott J. Goetz Northern Arizona University

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