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2021

Dashti, H.*, Pandit, K., Glenn, N.F., Graaf, M.A., Flores, L., Ilangakoon, N., Ustin, S., Shinneman, D.J., Hudak, A.T., Flerchinger, G., Fellows, A.W., 2021, Performance of Ecosystem Demography model (ED.v2.2) in simulating photosynthesis capacity and activity along an elevation gradient in a dryland study site, 297, 10.1016/j.agrformet.2020.108270, Agricultural and Forest Meteorology.

Boehm, A.R*, Hardegree, S.P., Glenn, N.F., Reeves, P.A., Moffet, C.A., Flerchinger, G.N., Slope and aspect effects on seedbed microclimate and germination timing of fall-planted seeds, in press, Rangeland Ecology and Management.

2020

Rasouli, K., Scharold, K., Mahmood, T., Glenn, N.F., Marks, D., 2020, Linking hydrological variations at local scales to regional climatic teleconnection patterns, 10.1002/hyp.13982, Hydrological Processes.

Caughlin, T.T., Barber Alvarez‐Buylla, C., Asner, G.P., Glenn, N.F., Bohlman, S.A. and Wilson, C.H., 2020, Monitoring tropical forest succession at landscape scales despite uncertainty in Landsat time series. Ecological Applications, 10.1002/eap.2208.

2019

Developing and optimizing shrub parameters representing sagebrush (Artemisia spp.) ecosystems in the northern Great Basin using the Ecosystem Demography (EDv2.2) model

Pandit, K., Dashti, H., Glenn, N. F., Flores, A. N., Maguire, K. C., Shinneman, D. J., Flerchinger, G. N., and Fellows, A. W.

Geoscientific Model Development, 12, 4585–4601, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-12-4585-2019.

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Regional Scale Dryland Vegetation Classification with an Integrated Lidar-Hyperspectral Approach

Dashti H.*, Poley, A., Glenn, N.F., Ilangakoon, N.T., Spaete, L.P., Roberts, D., Enterkine, J., Flores, A.N., Ustin, S., Mitchell, J.J.

Remote Sensing, 11(18), 2141; doi.org/10.3390/rs11182141

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Partitioned by process: measuring post-fire debris flow and rill erosion with structure from motion photogrammetry

Ellett, N.*, Pierce, J., Glenn, N.F.

Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 44 (15), 3128-3146, 10.1002/esp.4728

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Empirical Methods for Remote Sensing of Nitrogen in Drylands May Lead to Unreliable Interpretation of Ecosystem Function

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

Currier, W.R.*, Pflug, J., Mazzotti, G., Jonas, T., Deems, J.S., Bormann, K.J., Painter, T.H., Hiemstra, C.A., Gelvin, A., Uhlmann, Z., Spaete, L., Glenn, N.F., Lundquist, J.D.

Water Resources Research. doi: 10.1029/2018WR024533

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2018

“Integrating Hyperspectral and LiDAR Data in the Study of Vegetation”, Hyperspectral Remote Sensing of Vegetation (Second Edition, Four Volume-set). Volume I Title: Fundamentals, Sensor Systems, Spectral Libraries, and Data Mining for Vegetation.

Mitchell, Jessica J; Glenn, Nancy F; Dahlin, Kyla M; Ilangakoon, Nayani; Dashti, Hamid; Maloney, Megan C

CRC Press- Taylor and Francis group, Boca Raton, London, New York. , Pp. 449, Hardback ID: 9781138058545; eBook ID: 9781315164151., 2018.

View “Integrating Hyperspectral and LiDAR Data in the Study of Vegetation”, Hyperspectral Remote Sensing of Vegetation (Second Edition, Four Volume-set). Volume I Title: Fundamentals, Sensor Systems, Spectral Libraries, and Data Mining for Vegetation.

Imaging Spectroscopic Analysis of Biochemical Traits for Shrub Species in Great Basin, USA.

Fuels guide and database for intact and invaded big sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata) ecological sites—User manual

Shinneman, D J; Welty, J L; Arkle, R S; Pilliod, D S; Glenn, N F; McIlroy, S K; Halford, A S

U.S. Geological Survey Data Series, (1048), pp. 9, 2018.

View “Fuels guide and database for intact and invaded big sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata) ecological sites—User manual”

Constraining plant functional types in a semi-arid ecosystem with waveform lidar

Ilangakoon, Nayani; Glenn, Nancy F; Dashti, Hamid; Painter, Thomas H; Mikesell, Dylan; Spaete, Lucas P; Mitchell, Jessica; Shannon, Kyle

Remote Sensing of Environment, 209 pp. 497-509, 2018.

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Will Clean Air Fade Away?

Sadegh, Mojtaba; Pierce, Jennifer; Kouchak, Amir Agha; Glenn, Nancy F; Curl, Cynthia

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

Anderson, Kyle E; Glenn, Nancy F; Spaete, Lucas P; Shinneman, Douglas J; Pilliod, David S; Arkle, Robert S; McIlroy, Susan K; Derryberry, DeWayne R

Ecological Indicators, 84 pp. 793-802, 2018.

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Form and function relationships revealed by long-term research in a semiarid mountain catchment

James P McNamara, Shawn G Benner, Michael Poulos, Jennifer Pierce, David Chandler, Hans-Peter Marshall, Alejandro Flores, Mark Seyfried, Nancy F Glenn, Pamella Aishlin

Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Water, 2018.

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2017

Unmanned aerial systems measure structural habitat features for wildlife across multiple scales

Olsoy, Peter J; Shipley, Lisa A; Rachlow, Janet L; Forbey, Jennifer S; Glenn, Nancy F; Burgess, Matthew A; Thornton, Daniel H

Methods in Ecology and Evolution, pp. 1-11, 2017.

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Methodological considerations of terrestrial laser scanning for vegetation monitoring in the sagebrush steppe

Anderson, Kyle E; Glenn, Nancy F; Spaete, Lucas P; Shinneman, Douglas J; Pilliod, David S; Arkle, Robert S; McIlroy, Susan K; Derryberry, DeWayne R

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 189 pp. 578, 2017.

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Assessing a multi-platform data fusion technique in capturing spatiotemporal dynamics of heterogeneous dryland ecosystems in topographically complex terrain

Olsoy, Peter J; Mitchell, Jessica; Glenn, Nancy F; Flores, Alejandro N

Remote Sensing, (10), pp. 981, 2017.

View “Assessing a multi-platform data fusion technique in capturing spatiotemporal dynamics of heterogeneous dryland ecosystems in topographically complex terrain”

Lidar Aboveground Vegetation Biomass Estimates in Shrublands: Prediction, Uncertainties and Application to Coarser Scales

Li, Aihua; Dhakal, Shital; Glenn, Nancy F; Spaete, Lucas P; Shinneman, Doug; Pilliod, David S; Arkle, Robert; McIlroy, Susan

Remote Sensing, (9), pp. 903, 2017.

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A machine learning approach to estimation of downward solar radiation from satellite-derived data products: An application over a semi-arid ecosystem in the U.S.

Zhou, Qingtao; Flores, Alejandro; Glenn, Nancy F; Walters, Reggie; Han, Bangshuai

PLOS One, (8), pp. e0180239, 2017.

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

Tennant, C J; Harpold, A A; Lohse, K A; Godsey, S E; Crosby, B T; Larsen, L G; Brooks, P D; Kirk, Van R W; Glenn, N F

Water Resources Research, Forthcoming.

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Emerging technology to measure habitat quality and behavior of grouse: examples from studies of greater sage-grouse

Forbey, Jennifer Sorensen; Patricelli, Gail L; Delparte, Donna M; Krakauer, Alan H; Olsoy, Peter J; Fremgen, Marcella R; Nobler, Jordan D; Spaete, Lucas P; Shipley, Lisa A; Rachlow, Janet L; Dirksen, Amy K; Perry, Anna; Richardson, Bryce A; Glenn, Nancy F

Wildlife Biology, 2017.

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Aerodynamic Roughness Length Estimation with Lidar and Imaging Spectroscopy in a Shrub-Dominated Dryland

Li, Aihua; Zhao, Wenguang; Mitchell, Jessica J; Glenn, Nancy F; Germino, Matthew J; Sankey, Joel B; Allen, Richard G

Photogrammetric Engineering & Remote Sensing, 83 (6), pp. 415-427, 2017.

View “Aerodynamic Roughness Length Estimation with Lidar and Imaging Spectroscopy in a Shrub-Dominated Dryland”

2016

Overview of a Workshop to Expand the Use of Emerging Technology to Understand the Ecology of Grouse in a Changing Climate.

Forbey, Jennifer; Patricelli, Gail; Delparte, Donna; Krakauer, Alan.; Olsoy, Peter; Fremgen, Marcella; Nobler, Jordan; Glenn, Nancy; Spaete, Lucas; Richardson, Bryce; Shipley, Lisa; Mitchell, Jessica

Grouse News, 52 pp. 7-18, 2016.

View “Overview of a Workshop to Expand the Use of Emerging Technology to Understand the Ecology of Grouse in a Changing Climate”

Applications for ICESat-2 Data: From NASA's Early Adopter Program

Brown, Molly E; Arias, Sabrina Delgodo; Neumann, Thomas; Jasinski, Michael F; Posey, Pamela; Babonis, Greg; Glenn, Nancy F; Birkett, Charon M; Escobar, Vanessa M; Markus, Thorsten

IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Magazine, (4), pp. 24-37, 2016.

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Flight Considerations and Hyperspectral Image Classifications for Dryland Vegetation Management from a Fixed-wing UAS

Mitchell, Jessica J; Glenn, Nancy F; Anderson, M O; Hruska, Ryan C

Environmental Management and Sustainable Development, (2), 2016ISSN: 2164-7682.

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

Glenn, Nancy F; Neuenschwander, Amy; Vierling, Lee A; Spaete, Lucas P; Li, Aihua; Shinneman, Doug; Pilliod, David S; Arkle, Robert; McIlroy, Susan

Remote Sensing of Environment, 185 pp. 233-242, 2016.

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Estimation of big sagebrush leaf area index with terrestrial laser scanning

Olsoy, Peter J; Mitchell, Jessica J; Levia, Delphis F; Clark, Patrick E; Glenn, Nancy F

Ecological Indicators, (61), pp. 815-821, 2016.

View “Estimation of big sagebrush leaf area index with terrestrial laser scanning”

2015

Aboveground Biomass Estimates of Sagebrush Using Terrestrial and Airborne LiDAR Data in a Dryland Ecosystem (Data Set) [Data set]. Boise, ID

Aboveground biomass estimates of sagebrush using terrestrial and airborne LiDAR data in a dryland ecosystem

Li, Aihua; Glenn, Nancy F; Olsoy, Peter J; Mitchell, Jessica J; Shrestha, Rupesh

Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 213 pp. 138-147, 2015ISSN: 0168-1923.

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Laser vision: lidar as a transformative tool to advance critical zone science

Harpold, A A; Marshall, J A; Lyon, S W; Barnhart, T B; Fisher, B A; Donovan, M; Brubaker, K M; Crosby, Christopher J; Glenn, Nancy F; Glennie, C L; Kirchner, P B; Lam, N; Mankoff, K D; McCreight, J L; Molotch, N P; Musselman, K N; Pelletier, J; Russo, T; Sangireddy, Harish; Sjöberg, Y; Swetnam, T; West, N

Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci., 19 (6), pp. 2881-2897, 2015ISSN: 1607-7938.

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Changing Habitat Use Associated with Distribution Shifts of Wintering Raptors

Paprocki, N; Glenn, Nancy F; Atkinson, E; Stickler, K; Watson, C; Heath, J

Journal of Wildlife Habitat, 79 (3), pp. 402-412, 2015.

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Combining airborne hyperspectral and LiDAR data across local sites for upscaling shrubland structural information: Lessons for HyspIRI

Mitchell, Jessica J; Shrestha, Rupesh; Spaete, Lucas P; Glenn, Nancy F

Remote Sensing of Environment, 2015ISSN: 00344257.

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Analyzing high resolution topography for advancing the understanding of mass and energy transfer through landscapes: A review

Passalacqua, Paola; Belmont, Patrick; Staley, Dennis M; Simley, Jeffrey D; Arrowsmith, Ramon J; Bode, Collin A; Crosby, Christopher J; DeLong, Stephen B; Glenn, Nancy F; Kelly, Sara A; Lague, Dimitri; Sangireddy, Harish; Schaffrath, Keelin; Tarboton, David G; Wasklewicz, Thad; Wheaton, Joseph M

Earth-Science Reviews, 148 pp. 174-193, 2015ISSN: 0012-8252.

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2014

Estimating Sagebrush Biomass Using Terrestrial Laser Scanning (TLS)

Olsoy, Peter J; Glenn, Nancy F; Clark, Patrick E

Rangeland Ecology & Management, 67 (2), pp. 224-228, 2014.

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What is the effect of LiDAR-derived DEM resolution on large-scale watershed model results?

Yang, P; Ames, D P; Fonseca, A; Anderson, D; Shrestha, Rupesh; Glenn, Nancy F

Environmental Modelling & Software, 58 (DOI: 10.1016/j.envsoft.2014.04.005), pp. 48-57, 2014.

View “What is the effect of LiDAR-derived DEM resolution on large-scale watershed model results?”

Airborne LiDAR and terrestrial laser scanning derived vegetation obstruction factors for visibility models J

Murgoitio, Jayson; Shrestha, Rupesh; Glenn, Nancy F; Spaete, Lucas P

Transactions in GIS, 18 (1), pp. 147-160, 2014.

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Fearscapes: Mapping Functional Properties of Cover for Prey with Terrestrial LiDAR

Olsoy, Peter J; Forbey, J S; Rachlow, J L; Nobler, J D; Glenn, Nancy F; Shipley, L A

BioScience, (DOI: 10.1093/biosci/biu189), 2014.

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Aboveground total and green biomass of dryland shrub derived from terrestrial laser scanning

Olsoy, Peter J; Glenn, Nancy F; Clark, Patrick E; Derryberry, D R

ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, 88 (DOI: 10.1016/j.isprsjprs.2013.12.006), pp. 166-173, 2014.

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2013

Lidar-derived estimate and uncertainty of carbon sink in successional phases of woody encroachment

Sankey, Teki T; Shrestha, Rupesh; Sankey, Joel B; Hardegree, Stuart P; Strand, E

Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences, 118 (3), pp. 1144-1155, 2013.

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Single and Multi-Date Landsat Classifications of Basalt to Support Soil Survey Efforts

Mitchell, Jessica J; Shrestha, Rupesh; Moore-Ellison, Carol A; Glenn, Nancy F

Remote Sensing, (10), pp. 4857-4876, 2013.

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Improved visibility calculations with tree trunk obstruction modeling from aerial LiDAR

Murgoitio, Jayson; Shrestha, Rupesh; Glenn, Nancy F; Spaete, Lucas P

International Journal of Geographical Information Science, 27 (10), pp. 1865-1883, 2013.

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Influence of a dense, low-height shrub species on the accuracy of a LiDAR-derived DEM

Gould, Sam; Glenn, Nancy F; Sankey, Teki T; McNamara, James P; Spaete, Lucas P

Photogrammetric Engineering & Remote Sensing, 79 (5), pp. 421-431, 2013.

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2012

Dust supply varies with sagebrush microsites and time since burning in experimental erosion events Jou

Sankey, Joel B; Germino, M J; Glenn, Nancy F

Journal of Geophysical Research, 117 (G1), 2012ISSN: 0148-0227.

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

Hruska, Ryan C; Mitchell, Jessica J; Anderson, M O; Glenn, Nancy F

Remote Sensing, (9), pp. 2736-2752, 2012.

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Understanding the role of ecohydrological feedbacks in ecosystem state change in drylands

Turnbull, L; Wilcox, B P; Belnap, J; Ravi, S; Dodorico, P; Childers, D; Gwenzi, W; Okin, G; Wainwright, J; Caylor, K K; Sankey, Teki T

Ecohydrology, (2), pp. 174-183, 2012ISSN: 1936-0592.

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The impact of river modification and dam operation on floodplain vegetation succession trends in the Kootenai River, USA

Benjankar, R; Jorde, K; Yager, E; Egger, G; Goodwin, P; Glenn, Nancy F

Ecological Engineering, 46 (DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2012.05.002), pp. 88-97, 2012.

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Fire effects on the spatial patterning of soil properties in sagebrush steppe, USA: a meta-analysis

Sankey, Joel B; Germino, M J; Sankey, Teki T; Hoover, A N

International Journal of Wildland Fire, 21 (5), pp. 545-556, 2012.

“Fire effects on the spatial patterning of soil properties in sagebrush steppe, USA: a meta-analysis”

Remote sensing of sagebrush canopy nitrogen

Mitchell, Jessica J; Glenn, Nancy F; Sankey, Teki T; Derryberry, D R; Germino, M J

Remote Sensing of Environment, 124 (DOI: 10.1016/j.rse.2012.05.002), pp. 217-223, 2012ISSN: 0034-4257.

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Spectroscopic detection of nitrogen concentrations in sagebrush Jour

Mitchell, Jessica J; Glenn, Nancy F; Sankey, Teki T; Derryberry, D R; Anderson, M O; Hruska, Ryan C

Remote Sensing Letters, (4), pp. 285-294, 2012ISSN: 2150-704X.

“Spectroscopic detection of nitrogen concentrations in sagebrush Jour”

Transport of biologically important nutrients by wind in an eroding cold desert

Sankey, Joel B; Germino, M J; Benner, S G; Glenn, Nancy F; Hoover, A N

Aeolian Research, pp. 17-27, 2012ISSN: 1875-9637.

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2011

A slope-based method for matching elevation surfaces

Streutker, David R; Glenn, Nancy F; Shrestha, Rupesh

Photogrammetric Engineering & Remote Sensing, 77 (7), pp. 743-750, 2011ISSN: 0099-1112.

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Improvement of distributed snowmelt energy balance modeling with MODIS-based NDSI-derived fractional snow-covered area data Journal Article

Homan, J W; Luce, C H; McNamara, James P; Glenn, Nancy F

Hydrological Processes, 25 (4), pp. 650-660, 2011ISSN: 1099-1085.

View “Improvement of distributed snowmelt energy balance modeling with MODIS-based NDSI-derived fractional snow-covered area data Journal Article”

Quantifying relationships of burning, roughness, and potential dust emission with laser altimetry of soil surfaces at submeter scales

Sankey, Joel B; Eitel, J U H; Glenn, Nancy F; Germino, M J; Vierling, L A

Geomorphology, 135 (1), pp. 181-190, 2011ISSN: 0169-555X.

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

Spaete, Lucas P; Glenn, Nancy F; Derryberry, D R; Sankey, Teki T; Mitchell, Jessica J; Hardegree, Stuart P

Remote Sensing Letters, (4), pp. 317-326, 2011ISSN: 2150-704X.

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Small-Footprint Lidar Estimations of Sagebrush Canopy Characteristics

Mitchell, Jessica J; Glenn, Nancy F; Sankey, Teki T; Derryberry, D R; Anderson, M O; Hruska, Ryan C

Photogrammetric Engineering & Remote Sensing, 77 (5), 2011.

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Landsat-5 TM and LiDAR fusion for sub-pixel Juniper tree cover estimates in a western rangeland

Sankey, Teki T; Glenn, Nancy F

Photogrammetric Engineering & Remote Sensing, 77 (12), pp. 1241-1248, 2011ISSN: 0099-1112.

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