Publications
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.
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
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
Empirical Methods for Remote Sensing of Nitrogen in Drylands May Lead to Unreliable Interpretation of Ecosystem Function
Dashti, H; Glenn, N F; Ustin, S; Mitchell, JJ ; Qi, Y; Ilangakoon N.T. Flores, A N; Silván-Cárdenas, J L; Zhao, K; Spaete, L P; de Graaff, M A
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
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.
Imaging Spectroscopic Analysis of Biochemical Traits for Shrub Species in Great Basin, USA.
Qi, Y; Ustin, S; Glenn, N F
Remote Sensing, 10 (10), 2018.
View “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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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, 9 (10), pp. 981, 2017.
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 (9), pp. 903, 2017.
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, 2 (8), pp. e0180239, 2017.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 (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, 5 (2), 2016, ISSN: 2164-7682.
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.
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
Li Aihua; Glenn, Nancy Olsoy Peter Mitchell Jessica F ; J ; J ;; Shrestha, Rupesh
2015.
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, 2015, ISSN: 0168-1923.
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, 2015, ISSN: 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, 2015, ISSN: 00344257.
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, 2015, ISSN: 0012-8252.
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.
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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.
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.
Single and Multi-Date Landsat Classifications of Basalt to Support Soil Survey Efforts
Remote Sensing, 5 (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.
View “Influence of a dense, low-height shrub species on the accuracy of a LiDAR-derived DEM”
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), 2012, ISSN: 0148-0227.
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, 4 (9), pp. 2736-2752, 2012.
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, 5 (2), pp. 174-183, 2012, ISSN: 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.
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.
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, 2012, ISSN: 0034-4257.
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, 3 (4), pp. 285-294, 2012, ISSN: 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, 7 , pp. 17-27, 2012, ISSN: 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, 2011, ISSN: 0099-1112.
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, 2011, ISSN: 1099-1085.
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, 2011, ISSN: 0169-555X.
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, 2 (4), pp. 317-326, 2011, ISSN: 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, 2011, ISSN: 0099-1112.