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D-Index
74
Citations
20482
World Ranking
1338
National Ranking
573

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2008 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

M.S. Moran is affiliated with the Agricultural Research Service in the United States. Their research spans multiple scientific domains including Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Physics and Astronomy, and Medicine. The work also addresses specific subfields such as Cancer Research, Radiation, and Surgery.

The scientist's recent scholarly output includes a paper titled Minimizing normal tissue low dose bath for left breast Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy (VMAT) using jaw offset, published in 2024 in the Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics.

Their research interests notably cover several key topics:

  • Breast Cancer Treatment Studies
  • Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques
  • Breast Implant and Reconstruction

Collaborations feature a number of frequent co-authors, among them:

  • Zhang Yong-qian
  • Weihua Fu
  • Edward Brandner
  • Sharon Percinsky
  • M. Saiful Huq

Publications by Moran have appeared primarily in the Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics, highlighting a focus in clinically applied medical physics.

Among professional recognitions, Moran was named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2008.

Best Publications

  • The Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) Mission

    Dara Entekhabi;Eni G Njoku;Peggy E O'Neill;Kent H Kellogg

  • Estimating crop water deficit using the relation between surface-air temperature and spectral vegetation index

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  • Opportunities and limitations for image-based remote sensing in precision crop management

    M.S. Moran;Y. Inoue;E.M. Barnes

  • Global and time-resolved monitoring of crop photosynthesis with chlorophyll fluorescence

    Luis Guanter;Yongguang Zhang;Martin Jung;Joanna Joiner

  • Coincident detection of crop water stress, nitrogen status and canopy density using ground-based multispectral data.

    E. M. Barnes;T. R. Clarke;S. E. Richards;P. D. Colaizzi

  • Remote Sensing for Crop Management

    Paul J. Pinter;Jerry L. Hatfield;James S. Schepers;Edward M. Barnes

  • Validation of Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer Soil Moisture Products

    T J Jackson;M H Cosh;R Bindlish;P J Starks

  • Ecosystem resilience despite large-scale altered hydroclimatic conditions

    Guillermo E. Ponce Campos;M. Susan Moran;Alfredo Huete;Yongguang Zhang

  • Evaluation of simplified procedures for retrieval of land surface reflectance factors from satellite sensor output

    M.Susan Moran;Ray D. Jackson;Philip N. Slater;Philippe M. Teillet

  • Reflectance- and radiance-based methods for the in-flight absolute calibration of multispectral sensors

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  • Validation of Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity (SMOS) Soil Moisture Over Watershed Networks in the U.S.

    T. J. Jackson;R. Bindlish;M. H. Cosh;Tianjie Zhao

  • Estimating soil moisture at the watershed scale with satellite-based radar and land surface models

    M. Susan Moran;Christa D Peters-Lidard;Joseph M Watts;Stephen McElroy

  • Determination of sensible heat flux over sparse canopy using thermal infrared data

    William P. Kustas;B.J. Choudhury;M.S. Moran;R. J. Reginato

  • On the Soil Roughness Parameterization Problem in Soil Moisture Retrieval of Bare Surfaces from Synthetic Aperture Radar

    Niko E C Verhoest;Hans Lievens;Wolfgang Wagner;Jesús Álvarez-Mozos

  • ESTIMATION OF SOIL HEAT FLUX FROM NET RADIATION DURING THE GROWTH OF ALFALFA

    B.E. Clothier;K.L. Clawson;P.J. Pinter;M.S. Moran

  • Spatial and temporal dynamics of vegetation in the San Pedro River basin area

    J Qi;R.C Marsett;M.S Moran;D.C Goodrich

  • Sensible heat flux - Radiometric surface temperature relationship for eight semiarid areas

    J. B. Stewart;W. P. Kustas;K. S. Humes;W. D. Nichols

  • Applications and Research Using Remote Sensing for Rangeland Management

    E. Raymond Hunt;James H. Everitt;Jerry C. Ritchie;M. Susan Moran

  • Leaf area index estimates using remotely sensed data and BRDF models in a semiarid region.

    J Qi;Y.H Kerr;M.S Moran;M Weltz

  • Combining the Penman-Monteith equation with measurements of surface temperature and reflectance to estimate evaporation rates of semiarid grassland

    M.S. Moran;A.F. Rahman;J.C. Washburne;D.C. Goodrich

  • Soil moisture evaluation using multi-temporal synthetic aperture radar (SAR) in semiarid rangeland

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  • Trends in water balance components across the Brazilian Cerrado

    Paulo Tarso Sanches Oliveira;Mark A. Nearing;M. Susan Moran;David C. Goodrich

  • Carbon dioxide exchange in a semidesert grassland through drought‐induced vegetation change

    Russell L. Scott;Erik P. Hamerlynck;G. Darrel Jenerette;M. Susan Moran

  • Mapping surface energy balance components by combining Landsat thematic mapper and ground-based meteorological data.

    M.S. Moran;R. D. Jackson;L.H. Raymond

  • A refined empirical line approach for reflectance factor retrieval from Landsat-5 TM and Landsat-7 ETM+

    M.S Moran;R Bryant;K Thome;W Ni

  • Canopy temperature variability as an indicator of crop water stress severity

    M. P. González-Dugo;M. S. Moran;L. Mateos;R. Bryant

  • Mapping surface roughness and soil moisture using multi-angle radar imagery without ancillary data

    M.M. Rahman;M.S. Moran;D.P. Thoma;R. Bryant

Frequent Co-Authors

William P. Kustas
William P. Kustas Agricultural Research Service
David C. Goodrich
David C. Goodrich US Department of Agriculture
Jiaguo Qi
Jiaguo Qi Michigan State University
Alfredo Huete
Alfredo Huete University of Technology Sydney
Yann Kerr
Yann Kerr Federal University of Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées
Ray D. Jackson
Ray D. Jackson Agricultural Research Service
Paul J. Pinter
Paul J. Pinter Agricultural Research Service
Mark A. Weltz
Mark A. Weltz US Department of Agriculture
Thomas J. Jackson
Thomas J. Jackson Agricultural Research Service
Gérard Dedieu
Gérard Dedieu Federal University of Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées

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