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Ameni Mkaouar

(Post-Doctoral Research Associate)

Ameni Mkaouar's Contact Card & Information.
Email: ameni.mkaouar@nasa.gov
Org Code: 618
Address:
NASA/GSFC
Mail Code 618
Greenbelt, MD 20771
Employer: UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE CO

Current Projects


Surface, Topography and Vegetation

Remote Sensing

https://science.nasa.gov/earth-science/decadal-surveys/decadal-stv/

Positions/Employment


Post-Doctoral Research Associate

GESTAR II UMBC/ NASA GSFC - MD, USA

February 2023 - Present

Education


  • PhD, computer system engineering, Image and signal processing, ENIS, University of Sfax, Tunisia, 2022
  • Engineering degree, Telecommunication, ENET'COM, University of Sfax, Tunisia, 2017
  • Bachelor's degree, Mathematics, 2012


Selected Publications


Refereed

2025. "Refining satellite laser altimetry geolocation through full-waveform radiative transfer modeling and matching." Science of Remote Sensing 100248 [10.1016/j.srs.2025.100248] [Journal Article/Letter]

2024. "Spaceborne Lidar and Stereogrammetry Data Fusion to Predict Aboveground Biomass in Tropical Forests." IGARSS 2024 - 2024 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium 3592-3595 [10.1109/igarss53475.2024.10641914] [Proceedings]

2024. "Vegetation Height Stereo Reconstruction With BlackSky Commercial Frame Camera Imagery." IGARSS 2024 - 2024 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium 116 2446-2450 [10.1109/igarss53475.2024.10642757] [Proceedings]

2024. "Leaf properties estimation enhancement over heterogeneous vegetation by correcting for terrestrial laser scanning beam divergence effect." Remote Sensing of Environment 302 113959 [10.1016/j.rse.2023.113959] [Journal Article/Letter]

2023. "Modeling forest canopy surface retrievals using very high-resolution spaceborne stereogrammetry: (II) optimizing acquisition configurations." Remote Sensing of Environment 298 113824 [10.1016/j.rse.2023.113824] [Journal Article/Letter]

2023. "Modeling forest canopy surface retrievals using very high-resolution spaceborne stereogrammetry: (I) methods and comparisons with actual data." Remote Sensing of Environment 298 113825 [10.1016/j.rse.2023.113825] [Journal Article/Letter]

2021. "Joint Estimation of Leaf Area Density and Leaf Angle Distribution Using TLS Point Cloud for Forest Stands." IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing 14 11095-11115 [10.1109/jstars.2021.3120521] [Journal Article/Letter]