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Nancy F. Glenn is affiliated with Boise State University in the United States. Their research is primarily situated within the field of Environmental Science, with significant contributions to several subfields, including Global and Planetary Change, Ecology, Environmental Engineering, Atmospheric Science, and Mechanical Engineering.

Their work encompasses a range of topics that include Fire effects on ecosystems, Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications, Mineral Processing and Grinding, Remote Sensing in Agriculture, Rangeland and Wildlife Management, Cryospheric studies and observations, and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Nancy F. Glenn include the following:

  • NASA's surface biology and geology designated observable: A perspective on surface imaging algorithms (2021) published in Remote Sensing of Environment
  • Designing an Observing System to Study the Surface Biology and Geology (SBG) of the Earth in the 2020s (2022) published in Journal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences
  • Tree canopy and snow depth relationships at fine scales with terrestrial laser scanning (2021) published in The Cryosphere
  • Characterizing Peatland Microtopography Using Gradient and Microform-Based Approaches (2020) published in Ecosystems
  • Monitoring tropical forest succession at landscape scales despite uncertainty in Landsat time series (2020) published in Ecological Applications

Their research outputs have been published in frequent venues such as:

  • Ecological Applications
  • Rangeland Ecology & Management
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences

Nancy F. Glenn has collaborated extensively with several researchers, including:

  • Sureka Thiruchittampalam
  • Simit Raval
  • Josh Enterkine
  • Bikram Pratap Banerjee
  • David Schimel

Best Publications

  • Analysis of LiDAR-derived topographic information for characterizing and differentiating landslide morphology and activity

    Nancy F. Glenn;David R. Streutker;D. John Chadwick;Glenn D. Thackray

  • Analyzing High Resolution Topography for Advancing the Understanding of Mass and Energy Transfer Through Landscapes: A Review

    Paola Passalacqua;Patrick Belmont;Dennis M. Staley;Jeffrey D. Simley

  • LiDAR measurement of sagebrush steppe vegetation heights

    David R. Streutker;Nancy F. Glenn

  • NASA's surface biology and geology designated observable: A perspective on surface imaging algorithms

    Kerry Cawse-Nicholson;Philip A. Townsend;David Schimel;Ali M. Assiri

  • A review of remote sensing of invasive weeds and example of the early detection of spotted knapweed (Centaurea maculosa) and babysbreath (Gypsophila paniculata) with a hyperspectral sensor

    Lawrence W. Lass;Timothy S. Prather;Nancy F. Glenn;Keith T. Weber

  • Radiometric and Geometric Analysis of Hyperspectral Imagery Acquired from an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

    Ryan C. Hruska;Jessica J. Mitchell;Matthew O. Anderson;Nancy F. Glenn

  • Hyperspectral data processing for repeat detection of small infestations of leafy spurge

    Nancy F. Glenn;Jacob T. Mundt;Keith T. Weber;Timothy S. Prather

  • Mapping Sagebrush Distribution Using Fusion of Hyperspectral and Lidar Classifications

    Jacob T. Mundt;David R. Streutker;Nancy F. Glenn

  • Dynamic floodplain vegetation model development for the Kootenai River, USA

    Rohan Benjankar;Gregory Egger;Klaus Jorde;Peter Goodwin

  • What is the Effect of LiDAR-Derived DEM Resolution on Large-Scale Watershed Model Results?

    Ping Yang;Daniel P. Ames;André Fonseca;Danny Anderson

  • Discrimination of hoary cress and determination of its detection limits via hyperspectral image processing and accuracy assessment techniques

    Jacob T. Mundt;Nancy F. Glenn;Keith T. Weber;Timothy S. Prather

  • Aboveground Total and Green Biomass of Dryland Shrub Derived from Terrestrial Laser Scanning

    Peter J. Olsoy;Nancy F. Glenn;Patrick E. Clark;DeWayne R. Derryberry

  • Comparing aerial lidar observations with terrestrial lidar and snow‐probe transects from NASA's 2017 SnowEx campaign

    William Ryan Currier;Justin Pflug;Giulia Mazzotti;Tobias Jonas

  • Estimating vegetation biomass and cover across large plots in shrub and grass dominated drylands using terrestrial lidar and machine learning

    Kyle E. Anderson;Nancy F. Glenn;Lucas P. Spaete;Douglas J. Shinneman

  • Errors in LiDAR-derived shrub height and crown area on sloped terrain

    N.F. Glenn;L.P. Spaete;T.T. Sankey;D.R. Derryberry

  • Aeolian sediment transport following wildfire in sagebrush steppe

    J.B. Sankey;M.J. Germino;N.F. Glenn

  • Integrating LiDAR Intensity and Elevation Data for Terrain Characterization in a Forested Area

    Cheng Wang;N.F. Glenn

  • Landsat 8 and ICESat-2: Performance and potential synergies for quantifying dryland ecosystem vegetation cover and biomass

    Nancy F. Glenn;Amy L Neuenschwander;Lee A. Vierling;Lucas Spaete

  • Vegetation and slope effects on accuracy of a LiDAR-derived DEM in the sagebrush steppe

    Lucas P. Spaete;Nancy F. Glenn;Dewayne R. Derryberry;Temuulen T. Sankey

  • Improvement of Distributed Snowmelt Energy Balance Modeling with MODIS-Based NDSI-Derived Fractional Snow-Covered Area Data

    Joel W. Homan;Charles H. Luce;James P. McNamara;Nancy F. Glenn

  • Regional sensitivities of seasonal snowpack to elevation, aspect, and vegetation cover in western North America

    Christopher J. Tennant;Adrian A. Harpold;Kathleen Ann Lohse;Sarah E. Godsey

Frequent Co-Authors

Matthew J. Germino
Matthew J. Germino United States Geological Survey
David S. Pilliod
David S. Pilliod United States Geological Survey
Susan L. Ustin
Susan L. Ustin University of California, Davis
Lisa A. Shipley
Lisa A. Shipley Washington State University
James P. McNamara
James P. McNamara Boise State University
Hans-Peter Marshall
Hans-Peter Marshall Boise State University
Janet L. Rachlow
Janet L. Rachlow University of Idaho
Shawn G. Benner
Shawn G. Benner Boise State University
Gerald N. Flerchinger
Gerald N. Flerchinger Agricultural Research Service
Noah P. Molotch
Noah P. Molotch University of Colorado Boulder

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