World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!

D-Index & Metrics

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
48
Citations
13518
World Ranking
5419
National Ranking
1982

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2016 - IEEE Fellow For contributions to the remote sensing of soil moisture

Overview

Peggy E. O'Neill is affiliated with the Goddard Space Flight Center in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences as well as Environmental Science, with particular expertise in Atmospheric Science and Environmental Engineering. Their work encompasses several topics related to remote sensing and soil moisture analysis.

The scientist's main fields of study include:

  • Earth and Planetary Sciences
  • Environmental Science

Their subfields of specialization involve:

  • Atmospheric Science
  • Environmental Engineering
  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Civil and Structural Engineering
  • Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law

Peggy E. O'Neill's core research topics cover:

  • Soil Moisture and Remote Sensing
  • Precipitation Measurement and Analysis
  • Cryospheric studies and observations
  • Climate change and permafrost
  • Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Applications and Techniques
  • Soil and Unsaturated Flow
  • Soil Geostatistics and Mapping

Their recent notable papers include:

  • Validation of Soil Moisture Data Products From the NASA SMAP Mission, 2021, IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing
  • Improved SMAP Dual-Channel Algorithm for the Retrieval of Soil Moisture, 2020, IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing
  • SMAP Detects Soil Moisture Under Temperate Forest Canopies, 2020, Geophysical Research Letters
  • Regularized Dual-Channel Algorithm for the Retrieval of Soil Moisture and Vegetation Optical Depth From SMAP Measurements, 2021, IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing
  • How Satellite Soil Moisture Data Can Help to Monitor the Impacts of Climate Change: SMAP Case Studies, 2020, IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing

Frequently published venues for their work are:

  • IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing
  • IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing
  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • Remote Sensing
  • Journal of Hydrology

The scientist has collaborated with coauthors including:

  • Michael H. Cosh
  • Rajat Bindlish
  • Andreas Colliander
  • David D. Bosch
  • Chandra Holifield Collins

Peggy E. O'Neill was named an IEEE Fellow in 2016 for contributions to the remote sensing of soil moisture.

Best Publications

  • The Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) Mission

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

  • Validation of SMAP surface soil moisture products with core validation sites

    A. Colliander;T.J. Jackson;R. Bindlish;S. Chan

  • Estimation of bare surface soil moisture and surface roughness parameter using L-band SAR image data

    Jiancheng Shi;J. Wang;A.Y. Hsu;P.E. O'Neill

  • Assessment of the SMAP Passive Soil Moisture Product

    Steven K. Chan;Rajat Bindlish;Peggy E. O'Neill;Eni Njoku

  • Modelling the Passive Microwave Signature from Land Surfaces: A Review of Recent Results and Application to the L-Band SMOS SMAP Soil Moisture Retrieval Algorithms

    J.-P. Wigneron;T.J. Jackson;P. O'Neill;G. De Lannoy

  • Development and assessment of the SMAP enhanced passive soil moisture product

    S. K. Chan;R. Bindlish;P. O'Neill;T. Jackson

  • Passive Microwave Soil Moisture Research

    Thomas Schmugge;Peggy E. O'Neill;James R. Wang

  • Multifrequency Measurements of the Effects of Soil Moisture, Soil Texture, And Surface Roughness

    James R. Wang;Peggy E. O'Neill;Thomas J. Jackson;Edwin T. Engman

  • The SMAP and Copernicus Sentinel 1A/B microwave active-passive high resolution surface soil moisture product

    Narendra N. Das;Dara Entekhabi;R. Scott Dunbar;Mario J. Chaubell

  • The hydrosphere State (hydros) Satellite mission: an Earth system pathfinder for global mapping of soil moisture and land freeze/thaw

    D. Entekhabi;E.G. Njoku;P. Houser;M. Spencer

  • SMAP Handbook–Soil Moisture Active Passive: Mapping Soil Moisture and Freeze/Thaw from Space

    Dara Entekhabi;Simon Yueh;Peggy E O’Neill;Kent H Kellogg

  • A parameterized surface reflectivity model and estimation of bare-surface soil moisture with L-band radiometer

    Jiancheng Shi;K.S. Chen;Qin Li;T.J. Jackson

  • Attenuation of soil microwave emission by corn and soybeans at 1.4 and 5 GHz

    T.J. Jackson;P.E. O'Neill

  • SMAP L-Band Microwave Radiometer: Instrument Design and First Year on Orbit

    Jeffrey R. Piepmeier;Paolo Focardi;Kevin A. Horgan;Joseph Knuble

  • Partitioning evapotranspiration in semiarid grassland and shrubland ecosystems using time series of soil surface temperature

    M.S. Moran;R.L. Scott;T.O. Keefer;W.E. Emmerich

  • Effects of corn on C- and L-band radar backscatter: A correction method for soil moisture retrieval

    A.T. Joseph;R. van der Velde;P.E. O'Neill;R. Lang

  • Evaluating soil moisture retrievals from ESA's SMOS and NASA's SMAP brightness temperature datasets.

    A. Al-Yaari;J.-P. Wigneron;Y. Kerr;N. Rodriguez-Fernandez

  • Passive microwave observation of diurnal surface soil moisture

    T.J. Jackson;P.E. O'Neill;C.T. Swift

  • An observing system simulation experiment for hydros radiometer-only soil moisture products

    W.T. Crow;S.T.K. Chan;D. Entekhabi;P.R. Houser

  • Global Soil Moisture From the Aquarius/SAC-D Satellite: Description and Initial Assessment

    Rajat Bindlish;Thomas Jackson;Michael Cosh;Tianjie Zhao

  • Improved SMAP Dual-Channel Algorithm for the Retrieval of Soil Moisture

    Mario Julian Chaubell;Simon H. Yueh;R. Scott Dunbar;Andreas Colliander

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas J. Jackson
Thomas J. Jackson Agricultural Research Service
Eni G. Njoku
Eni G. Njoku Jet Propulsion Lab
Michael H. Cosh
Michael H. Cosh Agricultural Research Service
Simon Yueh
Simon Yueh Jet Propulsion Lab
Rajat Bindlish
Rajat Bindlish Goddard Space Flight Center
Andreas Colliander
Andreas Colliander California Institute of Technology
Jiancheng Shi
Jiancheng Shi Chinese Academy of Sciences
Aaron A. Berg
Aaron A. Berg University of Guelph
Jeffrey P. Walker
Jeffrey P. Walker Monash University

If you think any of the details on this page are incorrect, let us know.

Report an issue

We appreciate your kind effort to assist us to improve this page, it would be helpful providing us with as much detail as possible in the text box below:

Related Online Degrees & Career Pathways

For those interested in studying Environmental Sciences in the USA, exploring related online degrees can open diverse career avenues. Many students seek the easiest bachelor degree to get in related fields to ensure a smoother academic path while still gaining valuable knowledge applicable to environmental work.

Online programs like an online geoscience degree offer specialized insights into Earth systems, a crucial component of environmental studies. These degrees often emphasize practical skills that can be applied in conservation, resource management, and climate research.

For those focused on spatial data analysis, pursuing one of the best GIS graduate programs can enhance expertise in Geographic Information Systems, a technology widely used in environmental planning and sustainability projects.

Additionally, professionals aiming to influence environmental policy or public sector leadership may consider accelerated paths like a one year MPA to quickly gain skills in public administration tailored to environmental governance.

Best Scientists Citing Peggy E. O'Neill

Trending Scientists

Recently Published Articles