Wang, Wanting, 2009, Satellite Remote Sensing of Forest Disturbances Caused by Hurricanes and Wildland Fires. Advisor: John J. Qu.

Xie, Yong, 2009, Detection of Smoke and Dust Aerosols Using Multi-sensor Satellite Remote Sensing Measurements. Advisor: John J. Qu.

Wang, Lingli, 2008, Remote Sensing Techniques for Soil Moisture and Agricultural Drought Monitoring, Advisor: John J. Qu.

Dasgupta, Swarvanu, 2007, Remote Sensing Techniques for Vegetation Moisture and Fire Risk Estimation, Advisor: John J. Qu.

Hao, Xianjun, 2006, Estimation of Live Fuel Moisture and Soil Moisture Using Satellite Remote Sensing, Advisor: John J. Qu.

Soriano, Melissa, 2008, Estimation of Soil Moisture in the Southern United States in 2003 Using Multi-Satellite Remote Sensing Measurements. Advisor: John J. Qu.

John J. Qu and Stephen D. Ambrose, 2009,  Recent Advances in Remote Sensing of Wildland Fires in the Eastern United States, J. Appl. Remote Sens. Vol. 3, 031599,  DOI: 10.1117/1.3259883

Lingli Wang, John J. Qu, Xiaoxiong Xiong and Xianjun Hao, 2009. Analysis of Seven-year MODIS Vegetation Water Indices for Drought and Fire Activity Assessment over Georgia of the United States, J. Appl. Remote Sens., Vol. 3, 033555 (2009); doi:10.1117/1.3256138 .

Lingli Wang, Xiaoxiong Xiong, Aisheng Wu, and John J. Qu, 2009. Inter-comparison of Terra and Aqua MODIS Thermal Emissive Bands using IASI, IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing (submitted).

Wanting Wang and John Qu, 2009, Assessment of post-hurricane forest damage using optical remote sensing, SPIE Newsroom, DOI:10.1117/2.1200906.1709 (accepted and in press).

Lingli Wang and John Qu, 2009. Multiband Drought Index Enhances Soil and Vegetation Moisture Monitoring, SPIE Newsroom, DOI: 10.1117/2.1200904.1623.

Xianjun Hao, John Qu, 2009. Fast and Highly Accurate Calculation of Band Averaged Radiance, International Journal of Remote Sensing , 30(5):1099-1108. DOI: 10.1080/01431160802235852.

Yongqiang Liu, Scott Goodrick, Gary Achtemeier, William A Jackson John J. Qu, 2009. Wanting Wang, Smoke Incursions into Urban Areas: Simulation of A Georgia Prescribed Burn, EastFIRE Special Issue of International Journal of Wildland Fire, 18(3) 336-348 .DOI: 10.1071/WF08082

Wanting Wang, John J Qu, Xianjun Hao, Yongqiang Liu, John A Stanturf, 2009. Post-Hurricane Forest Damage Assessment Using Satellite Remote Sensing. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology (accepted and in press).

Lingli Wang, John J. Qu, 2009. Satellite remote sensing applications for surface soil moisture monitoring: A review. Front. Earth Sci. China 2009, 3(2): 237-247. DOI 10.1007/s11707-009-0023-7

Swarvanu Dasgupta, John J. Qu, Sanjeeb Bhoi, 2009. Constrained Radiative Transfer Inversions for Vegetation Moisture Retrievals in Grasslands, Journal of Applied Remote Sensing, Vol. 3, 031503, DOI:10.1117/1.3075052 .

Wanting Wang,John J. Qu , Xianjun Hao , Yongqiang Liu, 2009. Analysis of the moderate resolution imaging spectroradiometer contextual algorithm for small fire detection in the southeastern United States, Journal of Applied Remote Sensing, Vol. 3, 031502, DOI:10.1117/1.3078426.

Sanjeeb Bhoi, John J. Qu, Swarvanu Dasgupta, 2009, , Multi-sensor study of aerosols from 2007 Okefenokee forest fire, Journal of Applied Remote Sensing, Vol. 3, 031501, DOI:10.1117/1.3078070.

John J. Qu, Xianjun Hao, Yongqiang Liu, Allen R. Riebau, Haoruo Yi and Xianlin Qin, 2008, Remote Sensing Applications of Wildland Fire and Air Quality in China, Developments in Environmental Sciences Volume 8, 2008, Pages 277-288, Wildland Fires and Air Pollution. doi:10.1016/S1474-8177(08)00013-2.

John J. Qu, Wanting Wang, Swarvanu Dasgupta, Xianjun Hao,2008. Active fire monitoring and fire danger potential detection from space: A review Frontiers of Earth Science in China.2:4,479-486.DOI:10.1007/s11707-008-0044-7

Huizheng Che, Xiaoye Zhang, Yang li, Zijiang Zhou, John J. Qu, Xianjun Hao. Haze Trends over the Capital Cities of 31 Provinces in China, 1981-2005. Theoretical and Applied Climatology (accepted, in press) DOI:10.1007/s00704-008-0059-8.

Min Li, John J. Qu, Xianjun Hao, 2008. Detecting Vegetation Change with Satellite Remote Sensing over 2007 Georgia Wildfire Regions, Journal of Applied Remote Sensing. Vol.2, 021505 DOI:10.1117/1.2973659

Lingli Wang, John Qu, Xianjun Hao, 2008, Forest Fire Detection using the Normalized Multi-band Drought Index (NMDI) with Satellite Measurements, Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 148:11, 1767-1776.

Lingli Wang, John J. Qu, Xianjun Hao, Qingping Zhu, 2008, Sensitivity Studies of the Moisture Effects on Canopy Reflectance and Water Indices, International Journal of Remote Sensing, 29: 7065-7075 .

Yong Xie, Xiaoxiong Xiong, John J. Qu, Nianzeng Che, Lingli Wang, MODIS On-Orbit Spatial Characterization with Ground Based Approach. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing (accepted and in press).

Swarvanu, Dasgupta, John J. Qu, 2008. Soil Adjusted Vegetation Water Content Retrievals in Grasslands, International Journal of Remote Sensing (accepted and in press).

Qu, J. John, Yongqiang Liu, Xianjun Hao, Allen Riebau, 2008, Remote Sensing Applications of Wildland Fire and Air Quality in China, Springer IUFRO book (in Press).

Che, H., X. Zhang, Y. Li, Z. Zhou, and J. J. Qu (2007), Horizontal visibility trends in China 1981-2005, Geophys. Res. Lett., 34, L24706, doi:10.1029/2007GL031450.

Xianjun Hao, and John J. Qu, Dead fuel moisture content estimation using remote sensing measurements, Journal of Applied Remote Sensing, (submitted).

Xianjun Hao, John J. Qu, Bruce Hauss and Chunming Wang, 2007, A High Performance Approach for Brightness Temperature Inversion. International Journal of Remote Sensing,28:21,4733-4743 (DOI:10.1080/01431160701253238).

Wang, Lingli and John J. Qu, 2007, NMDI: A Normalized Multi-band Drought Index for Monitoring Soil and Vegetation Moisture with Satellite Remote Sensing.Geophysical Research Letters, 34, L20405. ( DOI:10.1029/2007GL031021 ).

Xie, Y., J. J. Qu, X. Xiong, X. Hao, N. Che and W. Sommers, 2007, Smoke plume detection in the eastern United States using MODIS. International Journal of Remote Sensing. Vol. 28, No. 10, 2367-2374.

Qu J. J., C. O. Justice, 2007,The EastFIRE special edition: Selected papers from the EastFIRE Conference on the Application of Remote Sensing to Fire Research in the Eastern United States Remote Sensing of Environment , 108:2, 121-122. ( DOI:10.1016/j.rse.2006.09.027 )

Hao X. and J.J. Qu, 2006, Retrieval of Real-time Live Fuel Moisture Content Using MODIS Measurements. Remote Sensing of Environment , 108:2, 130-137. ( DOI:10.1016/j.rse.2006.09.033)

Dasgupta S., J.J Qu , and X. Hao , 2007, Evaluating remotely sensed live fuel moisture estimations for fire behavior predictions in Georgia. Remote Sensing of Environment, 108:2, ( DOI:10.1016/j.rse.2006.06.023)

Wang W., J. J. Qu, Y. Liu, X. Hao, and W. Sommers, 2007, An Improved Algorithm for Small and Cool Fire Detection Using MODIS Data: a preliminary study in the southeastern United States. Remote sensing of Environment, 108:2, 163-170. ( DOI:10.1016/j.rse.2006.11.009)

Xianjun Hao, John J. Qu, 2007, Saharan dust storm detection using MODIS thermal infrared bands. Journal of Applied Remote Sensing,Vol. 1, 013510.

Lingli Wang, John J. Qu, Silong Zhang, Xianjun Hao, and Swarvanu Dasgupta, 2007, Soil Moisture Retrieval Using EOS MODIS and Ground Measurements in the Eastern China. International Journal of Remote Sensing, Vol 28, Issue 6, 1413-1418.

Lingli Wang, Xiaoxiong Xiong, John. J. Qu, Yong Xie, Xianjun Hao,and Nianzheng Che, 2007, Impact assessment of Aqua MODIS band-to-band misregistration on snow index NDSI. Journal of Applied Remote Sensing .

Yongqiang Liu, John J. Qu, Wanting Wang, and Xianjun Hao, 2006, Advances in Modeling and Satellite Remote Sensing of Fuel and Fire Properties for Estimating Fire Emissions, Remote Sensing and Modelling Applications to Wildland Fires, Springer-Verlag (Submitted).

Wu L. , S. A. Braun, J. J. Qu, and X. Hao, 2006, Simulating the Formation of Hurricane Isabel (2003) with AIRS Data. Geophysical Research Letters, 33, L04804, doi: 10.1029/ 2005GL024665. Research highlights, Nature, 440, pp. 258.

Dasgupta S., J.J. Qu, and X. Hao, 2006, Design of a Susceptibility Index for fire risk monitoring. IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters, 3(1), 140-144.

Wang, L., J. J. Qu, J. Xiong, X. Hao, Y. Xie and N. Che, 2006, A New Method for Retrieving Band 6 of Aqua MODIS. IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters, 3(2), 267-270.

Qu, J. J., X. Hao, M. Kafatos, and L. Wang, 2006, Asian Dust Storm Monitoring Combining Terra and Aqua MODIS SRB Measurements. IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters, 3(4), 484-486 . Front Cover.

Qu, J. J. , M Kafatos, X. Hao, S. Dasgupt, and K. Yang, 2006, Global MODIS Remote Sensing Dta for Local Usage: VAccess/MAGIC. Earth Science Satellite Remote Sensing, Qu, Gao, Kafatos, Murphy and Solomonson (Eds), Springer and Tsinghua University Press, Vol 2, pp. 233-244.

Qu, J. J., 2006, Estimating Solar UV-B Irradiance at the Earth’s Surface Using Multi-satellite Remote Sensing Measurements. Earth Science Satellite Remote Sensing, Qu, Gao, Kafatos, Murphy and Salomonson (Eds), Springer and Tsinghua University Press, Vol 1, pp.297-316 .

Qu, J. J. and M. Kafatos, 2006, Introduction to Data, Computational Processing, and Tools of Satellite Remote Sensing. Earth Science Satellite Remote Sensing, Qu, Gao, Kafatos, Murphy and Solomonson (Eds), Springer and Tsinghua University Press, Vol 2, pp. 1-10.

Kafatos, M. and J.J. Qu, 2006, Introduction to Science and Instruments, Earth Science Satellite Remote Sensing, Qu, Gao, Kafatos, Murphy and Solomonson (Eds), Springer and Tsinghua University Press, Vol 1, pp. 1-11.

Yang, R., K. Yang, J. Tang, J. J. Qu, and M. Kafatos, 2006, A Content-Based Search Method and Its Application for EOS, Earth Science Satellite Remote Sensing, Qu, Gao, Kafatos, Murphy and Solomonson (Eds), Springer and Tsinghua University Press, Vol 2, pp. 272-291.

Ji, Y. and E. Stocker, 2006, TRMM Fire Algorithm, Product and Applications, Earth Science Satellite Remote Sensing, Qu, Gao, Kafatos, Murphy and Solomonson (Eds), Springer and Tsinghua University Press, Vol 1, pp. 363-391 .

Min Li and John J. Qu. Monitoring phenology variations of different forest types from 2000 to 2008 in contiguous United States using MODIS LAI measurements. Proc. SPIE, Vol. 7454, 74540L (2009); doi:10.1117/12.826434

Shengjie Niu,Dan Xu,Chunsong Lu,Lijuan Zhao,Jingjing Lv, Determination of Microphysical Properties for dense fog over Nanjing in 2006-2007 with AVHRR Measurements.

Dan Xu, Shengjie Niu, Integrated Ground-based Monitoring of Dust Aerosol from a Semi-Arid Site in North China during 2004-2006.

Yong Xie, John J. Qu, Jack Xiong, Asian dust storm detection using MODIS and CALIPSO measurements

S. Madhavan, J.J.Qu, X.Xiong, Comparison Study Between Terra And Aqua MODIS AOT products Over Ocean and an initial evaluation of the radiometric uncertainty on the retrieved AOT

 

John J. Qu, Xianjun Hao, Lingli Wang and Dasgupta Swarvanu, Real-time Fuel Moisture and Fire Danger Monitoring with Satellite Remote Sensing Measurements , SPIE Annual meeting, San Diego CA, USA 2009

Xianjun Hao, John Qu, Band Mapping Approach for Fundamental Climate Data Records Generation.

Ling li Wang, John J. Qu, Jack Xiong, and Xianjun Hao, A study of vegetation drought and fire activities over Georgia from space

Min Li, John J. Qu, Monitoring phenology variations of different forest types from 2000 to 2008 in contiguous United State using MODIS LAI measurements.

Di Wu， John J. Qu, Xianjun Hao, Lingli Wang, A Study of Time Series of Avhrr NDVI and Land Cover Products for Detecting Climate Change Over Continental U.S.

 

John J. Qu, Xianjun Hao, Jack Xiong, and Stephen Mango, 2008, Integrating the Cross-instrument Calibration and Validation System for GEOSS Support, submitted to SPIE Asia-Pacific Remote Sensing, Nov. 17-21, Noumea, New Caledonia.

Xianjun Hao, John Qu, 2008, Cross-sensor Band Mapping for Developing Consistent Climate Data Record of Earth Observation, submitted to SPIE Asia-Pacific Remote Sensing, Nov. 17-21, Noumea, New Caledonia.

 

Yong Xie, Xiaoxiong Xiong, John J. Qu, and Nianzeng Che, "Long term MODIS spatial characterization using ground target approach, August, 10-14, San Diego, CA, US.

 

Sriharsha Madhavan, John J. Qu, Jack Xiong, 2008, Comparison Study between MODIS Terra and Aqua for AOT Retrieval over Ocean, IGARSS08, July 6-11, Boston, MA.

Xianjun Hao, John Qu, 2008, Comparison of AIRS, SBUV2 and OMI Ozone Measurements(poster), IGARSS08, July 6-11, Boston, MA.

Wanting Wang, John Qu, Xianjun Hao, and Yongqiang Liu, 2008, Identification of Hurricane Impacted Forest Areas and Severity Using MODIS Measurements (poster), IGARSS08, July 6-11, Boston, MA.

Lingli Wang, John Qu, Xiaoxiong Xiong, 2008, A Seven-year Analysis of Water Related Indices for Georgia Drought Assessment over the 2007 Wildfire Regions (poster), IGARSS08, July 6-11, Boston, MA.

 

Dasgupta, S., J.J. Qu, Soil Adjusted Vegetation Moisture Retrievals over Grasslands, Poster Presentation, April 28-30, 2008, Adelphi, MD, US.

Wan-Ting Wang, John Qu, Xianjun Hao, Yongqiang Liu, Identification of Forest Regions Impacted by Hurricanes Using MODIS Measurements, Poster Presentation, April 28-30, 2008, Adelphi, MD, US.

 

John J. Qu, Xianjun Hao, Comparison of the NASA EOS AIRS and NOAA SBUV2 Ozone Measurements, (invited talk), August 26-30, 2007, San Diego, CA, US.

Yong Xie, Jack Xiong, John J. Qu, Nianzeng Che, and Lingli Wang, Sensitivity Analysis of MODIS Band-to-Band Registration Characterization and Its Impact on the Science Data Products, August 26-30, 2007, San Diego, CA, US.

 

John J. Qu, Xianjun Hao, 2007, Computational Science and Information Technology Support for NPOESS/NPP support, Annapolis, MD, US.

 

Xianjun Hao, John J. Qu, Lingli Wang, 2007, Saharan Dust Storm Detection Using Multiple Sensors(COAA2007), July 4-6,Qingdao, Shandong, China.

 

William Sommers, 2007, Planning for increased fire activity in the face of climate and demographic change – triage or risk assessment? EastFIRE Conference 2007, June 5-8, 2007, Fairfax, VA.

John J. Qu, Xianjun Hao and Swarvanu Dasgupta, 2007, Fuel Moisture and Fire Danger Mapping with EOS Measurements in the Eastern States, EastFIRE Conference 2007, June 5-8, 2007, Fairfax, VA.

Wan-Ting Wang, John Qu, and Yongqiang Liu, 2007, Remote Sensing of Wildland Fire Characteristics in the Southeast United States, EastFIRE Conference 2007, June 5-8, 2007, Fairfax, VA.

Swarvanu Dasgupta, John J. Qu, 2007, Soil Adjusted Live Fuel Moisture Estimations over Grasslands, EastFIRE Conference 2007, June 5-8, 2007, Fairfax, VA.

Sanjeeb Bhoi, 2007, Regeneration of vegetation after wild land fire, EastFIRE Conference 2007, June 5-8, 2007, Fairfax, VA.

Lingli Wang, John J. Qu, 2007, Soil and Vegetation Moisture Monitoring Combining Multiple MODIS Optical Measurements, EastFIRE Conference 2007, June 5-8, 2007, Fairfax, VA.

Xianjun Hao, John J. Qu, 2007, Dead Fuel Moisture Content Estimation Using Remote Sensing Measurements, EastFIRE Conference 2007, June 5-8, 2007, Fairfax, VA.

Yong Xie, John J. Qu, Jack Xiong, 2007, Detection of smoke plume from forest fires using MODIS Measurements, EastFIRE Conference 2007, June 5-8, 2007, Fairfax, VA.

Sanjeeb Bhoi, 2007, Application of an air quality model for prediction of particulate emission due to wild land fire, EastFIRE Conference 2007, June 5-8, 2007, Fairfax, VA.

Bockhwa Kim and John J. Qu, 2007, Assessing Climate Change Impacts on Wildfire Activities in George, US, EastFIRE Conference 2007, Poster presentation.

John J. Qu, Xianjun Hao, Jack Xiong, Bruce Hauss and Chunming Wang, 2006, Supporting NPOESS/NPP Pre-launch Calibration and Verification with A Cross-sensor Mapping System. Invited talk for OP06-OEI103-95 RS Measurement Continuity Session. August 13-17 2006, San Diego, CA, US.

S. Dasgupta, J. J. Qu, 2006, Combining MODIS and AMSR-E based vegetation moisture retrievals for improved fire risk monitoring, SPIE Optics and Photonics. August 13-17 2006, San Diego, CA, US.

Yong Xie, Jack Xiong, John J. Qu, Nianzeng Che, and Lingli Wang, 2006, MODIS on-orbit spatial characterization results using ground measurements. August 13-17 2006, San Diego, CA, US.

Yong Xie, Jack Xiong, John J. Qu, and Nianzeng Che, 2006, Uncertainty analysis of Terra MODIS on-orbit spectral characterization. August 13-17 2006, San Diego, CA, US.

Xianjun Hao, John J. Qu, Lingli Wang, William Sommers, and Swarvanu Dasgupta, 2006, Cross-sensor Data Continuity of Relative Greenness. August 13-17, 2006, San Diego, CA, US.

Lingli Wang, John J. Qu, Jack Xiong, Xianjun Hao, Yong Xie, and Nianzeng Che, 2006, A Preliminary Study of Aqua/MODIS Snow Coverage Continuity with Simulated Band 6. August 13-17, 2006, San Diego, CA, US.

X. (Jack) Xiong, N. Che, Y. Xie, D. Moyer, W. Barnes, B. Guenther, and V. Salomonson, 2006, Four-years On-orbit Spectral Characterization Results for Aqua MODIS Reflective Solar Bands. August 13-17, 2006, San Diego, CA, US.

Xiaoxiong. Xiong, Nianzeng Che, William Barnes, Yong Xie, Lingli Wang, and John Qu , 2006, Status of Aqua MODIS Spatial Characterization and Performance. August 13-17, 2006, San Diego, CA, US.

John J. Qu, Xianjun Hao, Menas Kafatos and Liguang Wu, 2006, Measurement of the Effect of African Dust Storms on Tropical Cyclones Formation over Atlantic Basin, A14A-0025. Western Pacific Geophysics Meeting. July 2006, Beijing, P. R. China.

William T. Sommers and John J. Qu, 2006, Using Remote Sensing to Support Fire Management at National Wildlife Refuges. Mar. 2006,WV, US.

Qu J.J. , X. Hao, J. Xiong and J. Privette, 2006, Cross-instrument Calibration between MODIS and AIRS. Jan. 2006, Baltimore, MD, US.

Bhoi S., J.J. Qu, Z. Boybeyi, 2005, Real-time Monitoring of Air Pollution Due to Wildland Fires, Using OMEGA Model. Dec. 2005, San Francisco, CA, US.

Hao X., J.J. Qu, B. Hauss, C. Wang, J.L. Privette, 2005, Establishing A Proxy Database for Supporting NPOESS/NPP VIIRS Land Product Pre-launch Testing. Dec. 2005, San Francisco, CA, US.

Qu J.J. , X. Hao, B. Hauss, C. Wang, and J. Xiong, 2005, Mapping Water Vapor Bands using AIRS Measurements for NPOESS/NPP VIIRS Pre-launch End-to-End Testing. Dec. 2005, San Francisco, CA, US.

Xie Y., J.J. Qu, J. Xiong, X. Hao, W. Sommers, and L. Wang, 2005, Detection of Smoke Plume Using MODIS Measurement in the Eastern United States. Dec. 2005, San Francisco, CA, US.

Wang L., J.J. Qu, X. Xiong, X. Hao,Y. Xie and N. Che, 2005, A New Method for Retrieving Band 6 of Aqua MODIS. Dec. 2005, San Francisco, CA, US.

Vogel R., J. Privette, Y. Yu, J. Qu, A. Pinheiro, and B. Hauss, 2005, VIIRS Proxy Data Using MODIS-to-VIIRS Spectral Transformations. Dec. 2005, San Francisco, CA, US.

Sommers, W. T., 2005, Decision Support Tools for Adaptive Forest Management. Nov. 2005, Arlington, VA, US

Sommers, W. T., 2005, County Planning for Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) Fires. Oct. 2005, Richmond, VA, US

Qu J.J. , X. Hao, W. Wang, L. Wang, M. Kafatos and L. Wu, 2005, Applications of Satellite Remote Sensing on Asian Sand and Dust Storms Combining EOS MODIS and AIRS Measurements. Aug. 2005, Beijing, China

John J. Qu, Xianjun Hao, Bruce Hauss, Chunming Wang, Jack Xiong and Jeff
Provette, Toward Cross-sensor Calibration Between Two Radiometers. Jan. 2005, Annapolis, MD, US.