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Overview

Mariano Bresciani is affiliated with the Istituto per il Rilevamento Elettromagnetico dell'Ambiente in Italy. Their research primarily spans the fields of Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a strong focus on subfields such as Oceanography, Water Science and Technology, Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, and Environmental Chemistry.

Their work addresses a range of topics including:

  • Marine and coastal ecosystems
  • Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics
  • Water Quality Monitoring and Analysis
  • Water Quality Monitoring Technologies
  • Remote-Sensing Image Classification
  • Water Quality and Pollution Assessment
  • Flood Risk Assessment and Management

Bresciani has contributed frequently to a variety of scientific journals and platforms. Notable venues where their research has been published include:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Remote Sensing
  • Water
  • Remote Sensing of Environment
  • Sensors

Several of their recent papers demonstrate ongoing research into remote sensing applications for water quality and aquatic ecosystems. Key recent publications include:

  • ACIX-Aqua: A global assessment of atmospheric correction methods for Landsat-8 and Sentinel-2 over lakes, rivers, and coastal waters, 2021, Remote Sensing of Environment
  • Simultaneous retrieval of selected optical water quality indicators from Landsat-8, Sentinel-2, and Sentinel-3, 2022, Remote Sensing of Environment
  • GLORIA - A globally representative hyperspectral in situ dataset for optical sensing of water quality, 2023, Scientific Data
  • A Chlorophyll-a Algorithm for Landsat-8 Based on Mixture Density Networks, 2021, Frontiers in Remote Sensing
  • Hyperspectral retrievals of phytoplankton absorption and chlorophyll-a in inland and nearshore coastal waters, 2020, Remote Sensing of Environment

Bresciani collaborates extensively with other researchers. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Claudia Giardino
  • Monica Pinardi
  • Gary Free
  • Karin Schenk
  • Nicola Ghirardi

Best Publications

  • Assessment of atmospheric correction algorithms for the Sentinel-2A MultiSpectral Imager over coastal and inland waters

    Mark A Warren;Stefan G H Simis;Victor Martinez-Vicente;Kathrin Poser

  • Optical types of inland and coastal waters

    Evangelos Spyrakos;Ruth O'Donnell;Peter D. Hunter;Claire Miller

  • ACIX-Aqua: A global assessment of atmospheric correction methods for Landsat-8 and Sentinel-2 over lakes, rivers, and coastal waters

    Nima Pahlevan;Antoine Mangin;Sundarabalan V. Balasubramanian;Brandon Smith

  • Measuring freshwater aquatic ecosystems: The need for a hyperspectral global mapping satellite mission

    Erin Lee Hestir;Erin Lee Hestir;Vittorio E. Brando;Mariano Bresciani;Claudia Giardino

  • Simultaneous retrieval of selected optical water quality indicators from Landsat-8, Sentinel-2, and Sentinel-3

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  • Atmospheric correction of Landsat-8/OLI and Sentinel-2/MSI data using iCOR algorithm: validation for coastal and inland waters

    L. De Keukelaere;S. Sterckx;S. Adriaensen;E. Knaeps

  • Application of Remote Sensing in Water Resource Management: The Case Study of Lake Trasimeno, Italy

    Claudia Giardino;Mariano Bresciani;Paolo Villa;Angiolo Martinelli

  • BOMBER: A tool for estimating water quality and bottom properties from remote sensing images

    Claudia Giardino;Gabriele Candiani;Mariano Bresciani;Zhongping Lee

  • Imaging Spectrometry of Inland and Coastal Waters: State of the Art, Achievements and Perspectives

    Claudia Giardino;Vittorio Brando;Peter Gege;Nicole Pinnel

  • Assessing remotely sensed chlorophyll-a for the implementation of the Water Framework Directive in European perialpine lakes.

    Mariano Bresciani;Daniela Stroppiana;Daniel Odermatt;Giuseppe Morabito

  • GLORIA - A globally representative hyperspectral in situ dataset for optical sensing of water quality

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  • Airborne hyperspectral data to assess suspended particulate matter and aquatic vegetation in a shallow and turbid lake

    Claudia Giardino;Mariano Bresciani;Emiliana Valentini;Luca Gasperini

  • Evaluation of Multi-Resolution Satellite Sensors for Assessing Water Quality and Bottom Depth of Lake Garda

    Claudia Giardino;Mariano Bresciani;Ilaria Cazzaniga;Karin Schenk

  • A Chlorophyll-a Algorithm for Landsat-8 Based on Mixture Density Networks

    Brandon Smith;Nima Pahlevan;John Schalles;Steve Ruberg

  • Aquatic vegetation indices assessment through radiative transfer modeling and linear mixture simulation

    Paolo Villa;Alijafar Mousivand;Mariano Bresciani

  • Mapping phytoplankton blooms in deep subalpine lakes from Sentinel-2A and Landsat-8

    M. Bresciani;I. Cazzaniga;I. Cazzaniga;M. Austoni;T. Sforzi

  • A rule-based approach for mapping macrophyte communities using multi-temporal aquatic vegetation indices

    Paolo Villa;Mariano Bresciani;Rossano Bolpagni;Monica Pinardi;Monica Pinardi

  • High-resolution satellite turbidity and sea surface temperature observations of river plume interactions during a significant flood event

    V. E. Brando;F. Braga;L. Zaggia;C. Giardino

  • Hyperspectral retrievals of phytoplankton absorption and chlorophyll-a in inland and nearshore coastal waters

    Nima Pahlevan;Brandon Smith;Caren Binding;Daniela Gurlin

  • Monitoring blooms and surface accumulation of cyanobacteria in the Curonian Lagoon by combining MERIS and ASAR data

    Mariano Bresciani;Maria Adamo;Giacomo De Carolis;Erica Matta

  • Intercomparison in the field between the new WISP-3 and other radiometers (TriOS Ramses, ASD FieldSpec, and TACCS)

    Annelies Hommersom;Susanne Kratzer;Marnix Laanen;Ilmar Ansko

  • Optical remote sensing of lakes: an overview on Lake Maggiore

    Claudia Giardino;Mariano Bresciani;Daniela Stroppiana;Alessandro Oggioni

  • Feedback Mechanisms Between Cyanobacterial Blooms, Transient Hypoxia, and Benthic Phosphorus Regeneration in Shallow Coastal Environments

    Mindaugas Zilius;Marco Bartoli;Mariano Bresciani;Marija Katarzyte

Frequent Co-Authors

Claudia Giardino
Claudia Giardino National Research Council (CNR)
Marco Bartoli
Marco Bartoli University of Parma
Vittorio E. Brando
Vittorio E. Brando National Research Council (CNR)
Roberto Colombo
Roberto Colombo University of Milano-Bicocca
Daniela Stroppiana
Daniela Stroppiana National Research Council (CNR)
Andrea Lami
Andrea Lami National Research Council (CNR)
Nima Pahlevan
Nima Pahlevan Langley Research Center
Lin Li
Lin Li Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis
Giorgio Dall'Olmo
Giorgio Dall'Olmo Plymouth Marine Laboratory
Yunlin Zhang
Yunlin Zhang Chinese Academy of Sciences

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