Publications

Peer-reviewed publications and scholarly work in remote sensing, wetland hydrology, coastal ecosystems, and geospatial science.

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My research focuses on satellite remote sensing of wetlands and coastal ecosystems, with particular emphasis on SAR/InSAR, multi-sensor data fusion, hydrology, vegetation structure, and machine learning, and deep learning.

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10 peer-reviewed publications · 3 manuscripts in review

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2024

Zhang, B. , Gann, D. , Wdowinski, S. , Lin, C. , Hestir, E. , Lamb-Wotton, L. , Khandker, I. , Smith, K. , Li, Y.
Space-Based Mapping of Pre- and Post-Hurricane Mangrove Canopy Heights Using Machine Learning with Multi-Sensor Observations
Remote Sensing, 16(21), 3992
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Zhang, B. , Hestir, E. , Zhang, Y. , Reiter, M. E. , Viers, J. H. , Schaffer-Smith, D. , Sesser, K. , Oliver-Cabrera, T.
Automated Reference Points Selection for InSAR Time Series Analysis on Segmented Wetlands
IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters, 21, 1-5
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2023

Zhang, B. , Hestir, E. , Zhang, Y. , Reiter, M. , Viers, J. , Schaffer-Smith, D. , Sesser, K.
Multi-temporal Analysis of InSAR Coherence, In-situ Water Depths, and NDVI for Managed Wetlands in Sacramento
2023 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), 8186-8189
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2022

Zhang, B. , Smith, K. , Wdowinski, S. , Lin, C. , Gann, D. , Chavez, S. , Zhang, J.
Space-Based Mapping of Mangrove Canopy Height with Multi-Sensor Observations and Deep Learning Techniques
2022 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), 3389-3392
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Zhang, B. , Wdowinski, S. , Gann, D.
Space-Based Detection of Significant Water-Depth Increase Induced by Hurricane Irma in the Everglades Wetlands Using Sentinel-1 SAR Backscatter Observations
Remote Sensing, 14(6), 1415
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Zhang, B. , Wdowinski, S. , Gann, D. , Hong, S. , Sah, J. P.
Spatiotemporal Variations of Wetland Backscatter: The Role of Water Depth and Vegetation Characteristics in Sentinel-1 Dual-Polarization SAR Observations
Remote Sensing of Environment, 270, 112864
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2021

Robinson, T. , Rodgers, B. , Oliver-Cabrera, T. , Downs, C. , Kruse, S. , Wdowinski, S. , Zhang, B. , Jazayeri, S. , Esmaeili, S. , Kiflu, H.
Complex Relationships Between Surface Topography, Ground Motion, and Cover Sediments in Covered Karst, West-Central Florida, USA
Geomorphology, 392, 107927
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2019

Yu, W. , Ding, X. , Chen, W. , Dai, W. , Yi, Z. , Zhang, B.
Precise Point Positioning with Mixed Use of Time-Differenced and Undifferenced Carrier Phase from Multiple GNSS
Journal of Geodesy, 93(6), 809-818
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2018

Jo, M. J. , Osmanoglu, B. , Zhang, B. , Wdowinski, S.
Flood Extent Mapping Using Dual-Polarimetric Sentinel-1 Synthetic Aperture Radar Imagery
ISPRS International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, 42(3), 711-713
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Zhang, B. , Wdowinski, S. , Oliver-Cabrera, T. , Koirala, R. , Jo, M. J. , Osmanoglu, B.
Mapping the Extent and Magnitude of Severe Flooding Induced by Hurricane Irma with Multi-Temporal Sentinel-1 SAR and InSAR Observations
ISPRS International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, 2237-2244
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Manuscripts in Review

When Evapotranspiration Masks Drought: Transpiration-Based Water-Use Efficiency Reveals Ecosystem-Specific Thresholds for Drought Across U.S. Coastal Zones
Manuscript under review
Zhang, B. , Malone, S.
When Salt Meets Restoration: Shifts in Salinity Levels Reshape Coastal Wetlands Under Rising Seas
Manuscript under review
Li, L. , Wang, Z. , Nesslage, J. , Zhang, B.
Mitigating Bias in Biodiversity Patterns Using Deep Learning
Manuscript in revision.