Heather McNairn

Orcid: 0000-0003-1006-0018

According to our database1, Heather McNairn authored at least 98 papers between 1997 and 2024.

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2024
Assessment and Calibration of RCM Compact-Hybrid Modes.
Proceedings of the IGARSS 2024, 2024

SAR Coherent Change Detection To Monitor Beneficial Agricultural Practices.
Proceedings of the IGARSS 2024, 2024

Monitoring Crop Condition Using Polarimetric SAR.
Proceedings of the IGARSS 2024, 2024

Canola Phenology Mapping Using Optical and Synthetic Aperture Radar (Sar) in Canada.
Proceedings of the IGARSS 2024, 2024

Early-Season Crop Classification Utilizing Time Series Based Deep Learning with Multi-Sensor Remote Sensing Data.
Proceedings of the IGARSS 2024, 2024

2023
Performance of SMOS Soil Moisture Products Over Core Validation Sites.
IEEE Geosci. Remote. Sens. Lett., 2023

Real-Time Crop Growth Stage Estimation Using Multi-modal Satellite Imagery.
Proceedings of the 24th International Conference on Digital Signal Processing, 2023

2022
Validation of Soil Moisture Data Products From the NASA SMAP Mission.
IEEE J. Sel. Top. Appl. Earth Obs. Remote. Sens., 2022

Gaussian Process Regression Model for Crop Biophysical Parameter Retrieval from Multi-Polarized C-Band SAR Data.
Remote. Sens., 2022

A Meta-Analysis of Remote Sensing Technologies and Methodologies for Crop Characterization.
Remote. Sens., 2022

The Impact of In Situ Probe Orientation on SMAP Validation Statistics.
IEEE Geosci. Remote. Sens. Lett., 2022

Compact Polarimetry for Operational Crop Inventory.
Proceedings of the IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2022

Coherent Change Detection to Monitor Tillage.
Proceedings of the IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2022

2021
A Comparison between Support Vector Machine and Water Cloud Model for Estimating Crop Leaf Area Index.
Remote. Sens., 2021

Crop Biomass Mapping Based on Ecosystem Modeling at Regional Scale Using High Resolution Sentinel-2 Data.
Remote. Sens., 2021

Unsupervised Classification of Crop Growth Stages with Scattering Parameters from Dual-Pol Sentinel-1 SAR Data.
Remote. Sens., 2021

BiophyNet: A Regression Network for Joint Estimation of Plant Area Index and Wet Biomass From SAR Data.
IEEE Geosci. Remote. Sens. Lett., 2021

Soil moisture retrieval over a site of intensive agricultural production using airborne radiometer data.
Int. J. Appl. Earth Obs. Geoinformation, 2021

Multi-Frequency SAR to Monitor Agriculture in the Americas.
Proceedings of the IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2021

2020
A Radar Vegetation Index for Crop Monitoring Using Compact Polarimetric SAR Data.
IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote. Sens., 2020

Evaluation of SMAP Core Validation Site Representativeness Errors Using Dense Networks of In Situ Sensors and Random Forests.
IEEE J. Sel. Top. Appl. Earth Obs. Remote. Sens., 2020

Assessing Soil Cover Levels during the Non-Growing Season Using Multitemporal Satellite Imagery and Spectral Unmixing Techniques.
Remote. Sens., 2020

Using Artificial Neural Networks and Remotely Sensed Data to Evaluate the Relative Importance of Variables for Prediction of Within-Field Corn and Soybean Yields.
Remote. Sens., 2020

In-season crop classification using elements of the Kennaugh matrix derived from polarimetric RADARSAT-2 SAR data.
Int. J. Appl. Earth Obs. Geoinformation, 2020

Vegetation Monitoring Using a New Dual-Pol Radar Vegetation Index: A Preliminary Study with Simulated NASA-ISRO SAR (NISAR) L-Band Data.
Proceedings of the IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2020

2019
Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Compact Polarimetry for Soil Moisture Retrieval.
Remote. Sens., 2019

Mid-season Crop Classification Using Dual-, Compact-, and Full-Polarization in Preparation for the Radarsat Constellation Mission (RCM).
Remote. Sens., 2019

A Generalized Volume Scattering Model-Based Vegetation Index From Polarimetric SAR Data.
IEEE Geosci. Remote. Sens. Lett., 2019

Joint estimation of Plant Area Index (PAI) and wet biomass in wheat and soybean from C-band polarimetric SAR data.
Int. J. Appl. Earth Obs. Geoinformation, 2019

An investigation of inversion methodologies to retrieve the leaf area index of corn from C-band SAR data.
Int. J. Appl. Earth Obs. Geoinformation, 2019

Synthetic aperture radar and optical satellite data for estimating the biomass of corn.
Int. J. Appl. Earth Obs. Geoinformation, 2019

Quad and compact multitemporal C-band PolSAR observations for crop characterization and monitoring.
Int. J. Appl. Earth Obs. Geoinformation, 2019

A Method for Assessing SMAP Core Validation Site Scaling Bias Using Enhanced Sampling and Random Forests.
Proceedings of the 2019 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2019

Crop Phenology Retrieval from Polarimetric Decomposition and Random Forest Algorithm During Smapvex16-Mb Campaign.
Proceedings of the 2019 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2019

Using Dense Time-Series of C-Band Sar Imagery for Classification of Diverse, Worldwide Agricultural Systems.
Proceedings of the 2019 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2019

Compact Polarimetry for Agricultural Mapping and Inventory: Preparation for Radarsat Constellation Mission.
Proceedings of the 2019 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2019

Assessment of Multi-Frequency SAR for Crop Type Classification and Mapping.
Proceedings of the 2019 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2019

Retrieval of Crop Biophysical Parameters Using C-Band: Preparing for the Radarsat-Constellation.
Proceedings of the 2019 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2019

A Novel Radar Vegetation Index for Compact Polarimetric SAR Data.
Proceedings of the 2019 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2019

Comparison of Machine Learning Algorithms and Water Cloud Model for Leaf Area Index Estimation Over Corn Fields.
Proceedings of the 2019 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2019

Validation and Comparison of Cropland Leaf Area Index Retrievals from Sentinel-2/MSI Data Using Sl2P Processor and Vegetation Indices Models.
Proceedings of the 2019 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2019

Crop Phenology Classification Using A Representation Learning Network From Sentinel-1 SAR Data.
Proceedings of the 2019 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2019

Seasonal Dependence of SMAP Radiometer-Based Soil Moisture Performance as Observed Over Core Validation Sites.
Proceedings of the 2019 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2019

2018
Corrections to "Image Classification Using RapidEye Data: Integration of Spectral and Textual Features in a Random Forest Classifier".
IEEE J. Sel. Top. Appl. Earth Obs. Remote. Sens., 2018

GCOM-W AMSR2 Soil Moisture Product Validation Using Core Validation Sites.
IEEE J. Sel. Top. Appl. Earth Obs. Remote. Sens., 2018

Histogram-based spatio-temporal feature classification of vegetation indices time-series for crop mapping.
Int. J. Appl. Earth Obs. Geoinformation, 2018

SAR Speckle Filtering and Agriculture Field Size: Development of SAR Data Processing Best Practices for the JECAM SAR Inter-Comparison Experiment.
Proceedings of the 2018 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2018

Retrieval of Field-Scale Soil Moisture Using Compact Polarimetry: Preparing for the Radarsat-Constellation.
Proceedings of the 2018 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2018

Sentinel-1 & Sentinel-2 for SOIL Moisture Retrieval at Field Scale.
Proceedings of the 2018 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2018

Crop Biophysical Parameters Estimation with a Multi-Target Inversion Scheme using the Sentinel-1 SAR Data.
Proceedings of the 2018 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2018

Combination of Optical and SAR Sensors for Monitoring Biomass Over Corn Fields.
Proceedings of the 2018 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2018

Contributions of Geophysical and C-Band SAR Data for Estimation of Field Scale Soil Moisture.
Proceedings of the 2018 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2018

2017
Image Classification Using RapidEye Data: Integration of Spectral and Textual Features in a Random Forest Classifier.
IEEE J. Sel. Top. Appl. Earth Obs. Remote. Sens., 2017

Radar Remote Sensing of Agricultural Canopies: A Review.
IEEE J. Sel. Top. Appl. Earth Obs. Remote. Sens., 2017

Temporal Response of Scattering From Crops for Transmitted Ellipticity Variation in Simulated Compact-Pol SAR Data.
IEEE J. Sel. Top. Appl. Earth Obs. Remote. Sens., 2017

A particle swarm optimized kernel-based clustering method for crop mapping from multi-temporal polarimetric L-band SAR observations.
Int. J. Appl. Earth Obs. Geoinformation, 2017

Using multi-polarization C- and L-band synthetic aperture radar to estimate biomass and soil moisture of wheat fields.
Int. J. Appl. Earth Obs. Geoinformation, 2017


Compact polarimetric synthetic aperture radar for monitoring crop condition.
Proceedings of the 2017 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2017


Soil moisture retrieval with airborne PALS instrument over agricultural areas in SMAPVEX16.
Proceedings of the 2017 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2017



2016
Assessment of the SMAP Passive Soil Moisture Product.
IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote. Sens., 2016

Satellite surface soil moisture from SMOS and Aquarius: Assessment for applications in agricultural landscapes.
Int. J. Appl. Earth Obs. Geoinformation, 2016


Development and validation of the GCOM-W AMSR2 soil moisture product.
Proceedings of the 2016 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2016

2015
The Soil Moisture Active Passive Validation Experiment 2012 (SMAPVEX12): Prelaunch Calibration and Validation of the SMAP Soil Moisture Algorithms.
IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote. Sens., 2015

The Impact of National Land Cover and Soils Data on SMOS Soil Moisture Retrieval Over Canadian Agricultural Landscapes.
IEEE J. Sel. Top. Appl. Earth Obs. Remote. Sens., 2015

Comparison of Airborne Passive and Active L-Band System (PALS) Brightness Temperature Measurements to SMOS Observations During the SMAP Validation Experiment 2012 (SMAPVEX12).
IEEE Geosci. Remote. Sens. Lett., 2015

Assessment of RapidEye vegetation indices for estimation of leaf area index and biomass in corn and soybean crops.
Int. J. Appl. Earth Obs. Geoinformation, 2015

2014
RADARSAT-2 Polarimetric SAR Response to Crop Biomass for Agricultural Production Monitoring.
IEEE J. Sel. Top. Appl. Earth Obs. Remote. Sens., 2014

Early season monitoring of corn and soybeans with TerraSAR-X and RADARSAT-2.
Int. J. Appl. Earth Obs. Geoinformation, 2014

A bootstrap method for assessing classification accuracy and confidence for agricultural land use mapping in Canada.
Int. J. Appl. Earth Obs. Geoinformation, 2014

Multi-temporal full polarimetry L-band SAR data classification for agriculture land cover mapping.
Proceedings of the 2014 IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2014

RADARSAT-2 POLInSAR coherence optimization for agriculture crop change detection.
Proceedings of the 2014 IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2014

Evaluation of L-Band passive microwave soil moisture for Canada.
Proceedings of the 2014 IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2014

Enhancements of SMOS level 2 soil moisture products over Canada.
Proceedings of the 2014 IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2014

2013
Canadian Experiment for Soil Moisture in 2010 (CanEx-SM10): Overview and Preliminary Results.
IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote. Sens., 2013

Multiyear Crop Monitoring Using Polarimetric RADARSAT-2 Data.
IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote. Sens., 2013

2012
Monitoring Soil Moisture to Support Risk Reduction for the Agriculture Sector Using RADARSAT-2.
IEEE J. Sel. Top. Appl. Earth Obs. Remote. Sens., 2012

Sensitivity analysis of compact polarimetry parameters to crop growth using simulated RADARSAT-2 SAR data.
Proceedings of the 2012 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2012

2011
Mapping Soil Moisture Using RADARSAT-2 Data and Local Autocorrelation Statistics.
IEEE J. Sel. Top. Appl. Earth Obs. Remote. Sens., 2011

Monitoring soil moisture to support risk reduction for the agriculture sector using RADARSAT-2.
Proceedings of the 2011 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2011

2010
Potential of mapping soil moisture by combining radar backscatter modeling and PolSAR decomposition.
Proceedings of the IEEE International Geoscience & Remote Sensing Symposium, 2010

2009
The Contribution of ALOS PALSAR Multipolarization and Polarimetric Data to Crop Classification.
IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote. Sens., 2009

Integration of RADARSAT-2 ScanSAR and AWiFS for Operational Agricultural Land Use Monitoring over the Canadian Prairies.
Proceedings of the IEEE International Geoscience & Remote Sensing Symposium, 2009

TerraSAR-X and RADARSAT-2 for Crop Classification and Acreage Estimation.
Proceedings of the IEEE International Geoscience & Remote Sensing Symposium, 2009

2008
Contribution of Multi-Frequency, Multi-Sensor, and Multi-Temporal Radar Data to Operational Annual Crop Mapping.
Proceedings of the IEEE International Geoscience & Remote Sensing Symposium, 2008

2007
The value of SAR Multi-polarization data in delivering annual crop inventories.
Proceedings of the IEEE International Geoscience & Remote Sensing Symposium, 2007

2005
Applications potential of RADARSAT-2 - update.
Proceedings of the IEEE International Geoscience & Remote Sensing Symposium, 2005

Estimates of bare soil surface parameters from multi-polarization and multi-angle SAR data.
Proceedings of the IEEE International Geoscience & Remote Sensing Symposium, 2005

2004
A national inventory of land management practices: estimating soil conservation practices using optical and radar imagery.
Proceedings of the 2004 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2004

2003
Senescent vegetation and crop residue mapping in agricultural lands using artificial neutral networks and hyperspectral remote sensing.
Proceedings of the 2003 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2003

2002
RADARSAT-2; are its technical capabilities expected to provide potential for remote sensing applications ?
Proceedings of the IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2002

The sensitivity of C-band polarimetric SAR to crop condition.
Proceedings of the IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2002

Hyperspectal narrow-wavebands for discriminating crop residue from bare soil.
Proceedings of the IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2002

1997
First order surface roughness correction of active microwave observations for estimating soil moisture.
IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote. Sens., 1997


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