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Vincent V. Salomonson

Vincent V. Salomonson

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Environmental Sciences

D-Index
39
Citations
15019
World Ranking
8214
National Ranking
2927

Overview

Vincent V. Salomonson is affiliated with the University of Utah in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields within science and engineering, focusing primarily on calibration and measurement techniques in remote sensing.

The main fields of study in Salomonson's work include:

  • Engineering
  • Earth and Planetary Sciences
  • Environmental Science

Within these broad areas, their research touches upon several subfields such as:

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Atmospheric Science
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
  • Ocean Engineering
  • Artificial Intelligence

Their research focuses on several core topics, including:

  • Calibration and Measurement Techniques
  • Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
  • Adaptive optics and wavefront sensing
  • Satellite Image Processing and Photogrammetry
  • Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
  • Remote Sensing in Agriculture
  • Land Use and Ecosystem Services

Salomonson has contributed to multiple publications, appearing in journals such as the Journal of Applied Remote Sensing and the IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing.

Recent papers include:

  • Terra MODIS: 20 years of on-orbit calibration and performance, 2020, Journal of Applied Remote Sensing
  • Terra MODIS: 20 years of on-orbit calibration and Performance (Erratum), 2020, Journal of Applied Remote Sensing
  • David A. Landgrebe: Evolution of Digital Remote Sensing and Landsat, 2022, IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing

They have collaborated frequently with a number of co-authors, including:

  • Xiaoxiong Xiong
  • Emily Aldoretta
  • Amit Angal
  • Tiejun Chang
  • Xu Geng

Best Publications

  • The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS): land remote sensing for global change research

    C.O. Justice;E. Vermote;J.R.G. Townshend;R. Defries

  • MODIS snow-cover products

    Dorothy K Hall;George A Riggs;Vincent V Salomonson;Nicolo E DiGirolamo

  • MODIS: advanced facility instrument for studies of the Earth as a system

    V.V. Salomonson;W.L. Barnes;P.W. Maymon;H.E. Montgomery

  • Development of methods for mapping global snow cover using moderate resolution imaging spectroradiometer data

    Dorothy K. Hall;George A. Riggs;Vincent V. Salomonson

  • Prelaunch characteristics of the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on EOS-AM1

    W.L. Barnes;T.S. Pagano;V.V. Salomonson

  • Estimating fractional snow cover from MODIS using the normalized difference snow index

    V.V Salomonson;I Appel

  • Terrestrial remote sensing science and algorithms planned for EOS/MODIS

    Steven W Running;C. O. Justice;V. Salomonson;D. Hall

  • Large seasonal swings in leaf area of Amazon rainforests

    Ranga B. Myneni;Wenze Yang;Wenze Yang;Ramakrishna R. Nemani;Alfredo R. Huete

  • MODIS/Terra observed seasonal variations of snow cover over the Tibetan Plateau

    Zhaoxia Pu;Li Xu;Vincent V. Salomonson

  • Development of the Aqua MODIS NDSI fractional snow cover algorithm and validation results

    V.V. Salomonson;I. Appel

  • Multiyear On-Orbit Calibration and Performance of Terra MODIS Reflective Solar Bands

    Xiaoxiong Xiong;Junqiang Sun;W. Barnes;V. Salomonson

  • Status of terra MODIS and aqua modis

    W.L. Barnes;X. Xiong;V.V. Salomonson

  • On-Orbit Calibration and Performance of Aqua MODIS Reflective Solar Bands

    Xiaoxiong Xiong;Junqiang Sun;Xiaobo Xie;W.L. Barnes

  • An overview of the Earth Observing System MODIS instrument and associated data systems performance

    V.V. Salomonson;W. Barnes;J. Xiong;S. Kempler

  • On-orbit performance of the Earth Observing System Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer; first year of data

    B Guenther;X Xiong;V.V Salomonson;W.L Barnes

  • MODIS: a global imaging spectroradiometer for the Earth Observing System

    William L. Barnes;Vincent V. Salomonson

  • Earth Science Satellite Remote Sensing

    John J. Qu;Wei Gao;Menas Kafatos;Robert E. Murphy

  • The Nimbus 4 infrared spectroscopy experiment: 1. Calibrated thermal emission spectra

    R. A. Hanel;B. J. Conrath;V. G. Kunde;C. Prabhakara

  • Development of a technique to assess snow-cover mapping errors from space

    D.K. Hall;J.L. Foster;V.V. Salomonson;A.G. Klein

  • NASA EOS Terra and Aqua MODIS on-orbit performance

    X. Xiong;K. Chiang;J. Sun;W.L. Barnes;W.L. Barnes

  • MODIS - Advanced facility instrument for studies of the earth as a system. [Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectrometer

    Vincent V. Salomonson;W. L. Barnes;Peter W. Maymon;Harry E. Montgomery

Frequent Co-Authors

Xiaoxiong Xiong
Xiaoxiong Xiong Goddard Space Flight Center
Dorothy K. Hall
Dorothy K. Hall Goddard Space Flight Center
Eric Vermote
Eric Vermote Goddard Space Flight Center
Alan H. Strahler
Alan H. Strahler Boston University
Christopher O. Justice
Christopher O. Justice University of Maryland, College Park
Alfredo Huete
Alfredo Huete University of Technology Sydney
David P. Roy
David P. Roy Michigan State University
Ranga B. Myneni
Ranga B. Myneni Boston University
Steven W. Running
Steven W. Running University of Montana
Jeffrey L. Privette
Jeffrey L. Privette National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

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