Summary: Miguel O. Román (WaPo Profile; Google Scholar Profile) is a Research Physical Scientist in the Terrestrial Information Systems Laboratory at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. A major focus of Román's work is the development and applied use of nighttime visible imagery from polar-orbiting satellites. He pioneered and oversees production of NASA's Black Marble, a product suite that enables monitoring of power failures during major disasters and the assessment of underserved and vulnerable communities worldwide.
At the agency level, Román serves as NASA's Terra, Aqua, and Suomi NPP's Land discipline lead, helping manage a team of 22 competitively-selected investigators in charge of generating long-term data records from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) and the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS). He has been principal investigator on over $5 million of external funding for the development and use of operational products from MODIS and VIIRS. As a Disaster Coordinator with NASA's Disasters Program, Román has strengthened engagement with stakeholders from across industry, academia, civil society groups, and NGOs to improve decision-making in disaster scenarios and risk reduction strategies.
At the international level, Román is currently assigned as an agency representative to the Committee on Earth Observation Satellites (CEOS) and the Group on Earth Observations (GEO). His contributions to inter-agency and inter-governmental initiatives, and the wealth of satellite measurements available from his work, are providing stakeholders with the fundamental data sets and strengthened capacity required to better understand and mitigate disaster risks, promote sustainable and resilient urban infrastructure, while addressing the immediate energy needs of historically-disadvantaged communities.
Román is the recipient of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE), the highest honor bestowed by the United States government on scientists and engineers beginning their independent careers.
- Ph.D. in Geography, Boston University, 2009. (Major: Remote Sensing and GIS)
- M.Eng. in Systems Engineering, Cornell University, 2005.
- B.S. in Electrical Engineering, University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez, 2004.
National Awards:
Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) - Awarded by President Obama (2017)
Residential Center of Educational Opportunities of Mayagüez (CROEM) Alumni of the Year Award (2016)
Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medals: Call To Service Category (Finalist, 2014)
International Awards:
IEEE Senior Member Grade (2014)
IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society (GRSS) Chapter Chairmanship Award (2013)
IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society (GRSS) Graduate of the Last Decade (GOLD) Award (2012)
NASA Agency Honor Awards - Individual:
Early Career Achievement Medal (2012)
NASA Agency Honor Awards - Group Achievement Awards:
Black Marble Science Team (2018)
Disaster Response Team (2018)
Suomi-NPP Software Development Team (2012)
Agency/Program Element: The Science of Terra, Aqua, and Suomi NPP
Program Point of Contact: Hank Margolis, Hank.A.Margolis@nasa.gov
Performance Period: 2018 – 2021
Agency/Program Element: The Science of Terra, Aqua, and Suomi NPP
Program Point of Contact: Hank Margolis, Hank.A.Margolis@nasa.gov
Performance Period: 2018 – 2021
Agency/Program Element: NASA Applied Sciences Program - GEO Human Planet Initiative
Program Point of Contact: Nancy Searby, Nancy.D.Searby@nasa.gov
Performance Period: 2018 – 2021
Agency/Program Element: NASA Earth Sciences Division
Program Point of Contact: Kevin Murphy, Kevin.J.Murphy@nasa.gov
Performance Period: 2017 – 2020
Agency/Program Element: NASA Earth Sciences Division
Program Point of Contact: Hank Margolis, Hank.A.Margolis@nasa.gov
Performance Period: 2016 – 2018
Agency/Program Element: NASA Earth Sciences Division
Program Point of Contact: Hank Margolis, Hank.A.Margolis@nasa.gov
Performance Period: 2017 – 2021
Bloomberg Businessweek, The Economist, CNBC, The Washington Post, Phys.org, The Atlantic.
Undergraduate Student Advisement
Terence Goard, Louisburg College, (2011)
Shakeila Jones, Louisburg College, (2011)
Ryan Wegener, Louisburg College, (2011)
G. Jaramillo, Louisburg College, (2012)
Elmer Rayo, Louisburg College, (2012)
Roselani Robinson, Louisburg College, (2012-2013)
Nicole Casto, Louisburg College, (2013)
Graduate Student Advisement
Bhartendu Pandey, Yale University, (2017)
Eleanor Stokes, Yale University, (2013)
Edward Saenz, University of Massachusetts-Boston, (2013)
NASA Postdoctoral Fellow Advisement
Zhuosen Wang, NASA/NPP, (2013-Present)
Faculty Advisement
Jennith Thomas, Louisburg College, (2011-2013)
YTD Highlights
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1 / 1 / 2018Year 2017
2017Recent Meetings, Interviews, and Presentations (2015-2016)
2016Miguel Román (619) was recognized during Hispanic Heritage Month activities by the US Geological Survey’s Office of Diversity and Equal Employment Opportunity in a themed presentation entitled “Embracing Our Hispanic Role Models”. Román, who is a native of Puerto Rico and a former USGS physical science technician, presented a plenary talk entitled “New Perspective: Seeing Nighttime Lights from Space and What it Tells Us About Humanity’s Tenure on Earth”.
Miguel Román (619) and Kelvin Brentzel (606.3/GST) supported NASA’s disaster response activities surrounding the power outage in Puerto Rico (September 21, 2016). The team produced the first time series of low-light visible images of the event, which knocked out power to nearly 1.5 million customers and is being described as the largest power outage in Puerto Rico in 36 years. A NASA Earth Observatory “Image of the Day” feature (produced by Adam Voiland – 613/SSAI) received wide coverage in major new outlets and social media: http://go.nasa.gov/2dl0Bsw.
The Earth Observing System, Science Program Support Office (Winnie Humberson and Steven Graham, GSFC/610) helped organized and coordinate NASA’s Hyperwall presence at the 2016 Our Ocean Conference, Sept. 15-16, hosted by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry at the Department of State Headquarters in Washington DC. President Barack Obama delivered the keynote address, followed by a special message by guest speaker – Leonardo DiCaprio. Several of NASA’s senior-level managers used the Hyperwall to deliver presentations that highlighted NASA’s role in studying Earth’s Ocean from space. The talks were well attended, including appearances by John Kerry, his wife Teresa Heinz Kerry, and Norway's Foreign Minister, Mr. Børge Brende. A Safe Ocean Network Pilot Project, led by Miguel Román (GSFC/619), was highlighted during the conference. Román’s project, entitled: “Improved Detection of Illegal Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing from Space”, uses data from the Suomi-National Polar-Orbiting Partnership (Suomi-NPP) Satellite for IUU detection. The satellite uses the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) to identify vessels that may be illegally fishing in marine protected areas at night through the use of low-light detection. This technology is being further developed using radiative transfer modeling combined with measurements acquired from ship-based and airborne platforms.
At the 41st Plenary of the Committee on Earth Observation Satellites (CEOS) Working Group on Calibration and Validation (WGCV), September 5 - 7 in Tokyo, Miguel Román (619) presented a status report on the CEOS-WGCV Land Product Validation (LPV) sub-group (http://lpvs.gsfc.nasa.gov/) and Eric Vermote (619) presented a status report on the CEOS Atmospheric Correction Intercomparison Exercise (ACIX).
The STAR JPSS Science Team Meeting was held in College Park, MD, August 8 – 12. Terrestrial Information Systems Lab contributed the following presentations: Miguel Román (GSFC/619) made two presentations on CEOS Land Product Validation and NASA Science Team Land/Cryosphere Algorithms.
The MALIBU project (Multi AngLe Imaging Bidirectional Reflectance Distribution Function small UAS) (PI: M. Román, 619; Instrument-PI: N. Pahlevan, 619/SSAI; Co-Is: Z. Wang, 619/UMD, J. McCorkel, 618, G. Bland, 610W) completed the first series of test flights at Pawnee National Grasslands, Colorado (June 28-30, 2016; link to video brief: https://youtu.be/Vd8c-4rXQOo). MALIBU is a pathfinder series of missions to develop a multi-angle reflectance measurement technique for global land product calibration and validation using small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS). The instrument package includes two multispectral imagers oriented at two different viewing angles to capture vegetation structure and spectral characteristics. The series of test flights were collocated with NIST-traceable measurements of calibration tarps, and supported by a ground surveying crew for post-process geolocation. The last test flight, Flight #003 on 30 June 2016, was successfully completed during a Landsat-8 overpass. These measurements will assist in evaluating OLI-derived surface reflectance and biogeophysical products at unprecedented scales (i.e., high spatial (<20 cm) and multi-angular (< 0.5 degree) resolutions). The MALIBU team would like to thank Christy Hansen (610), Barbara Justis (840), and Gerrit Everson (830) for their assistance during the MALIBU Airworthiness and Flight Safety Review Board (AFSRB), and for their guidance in processing the FAA Certificates of Authorization (COA-G) for the Pawnee field site. This work was funded under the NASA/GSFC IRAD and SBIR programs.
Miguel Román (619) presented two invited talks entitled “Global Observations and Role of Near Real-Time/Direct Readout in NASA Applied Sciences” and “Suomi-NPP VIIRS Nighttime Environmental Products for Land Science and Disaster Response Applications” at NASA Direct Readout Conference (NDRC-9) in Valladolid, Spain, June 21-24.
Miguel Román (619) presented an invited talk entitled “MALIBU (Multi AngLe Imaging Bidirectional Reflectance Distribution Function sUAS) Field Campaign at Pawnee National Grasslands” at Colorado State University’s Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory, Fort Collins
Recent Meetings, Interviews, and Presentations (< 2014)
2015Li, T., Z. Zhu, Z. Wang, et al. M. O. Román, V. L. Kalb, and Y. Zhao. 2022. "Continuous monitoring of nighttime light changes based on daily NASA's Black Marble product suite." Remote Sensing of Environment, 282: 113269 [10.1016/j.rse.2022.113269]
Wang, Z., R. M. Shrestha, M. O. Roman, and V. L. Kalb. 2022. "NASA’s Black Marble Multiangle Nighttime Lights Temporal Composites." IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters, 19: 1-5 [10.1109/lgrs.2022.3176616]
Stokes, E. C., M. O. Román, Z. Wang, et al. C. C. Kyba, S. D. Miller, T. Storch, and K. R. Gurney. 2021. "Retired satellites: A chance to shed light." Science, 373 (6562): 1451-1452 [10.1126/science.abl9965]
Wang, Z., M. O. Román, V. L. Kalb, et al. S. D. Miller, J. Zhang, and R. M. Shrestha. 2021. "Quantifying uncertainties in nighttime light retrievals from Suomi-NPP and NOAA-20 VIIRS Day/Night Band data." Remote Sensing of Environment, 263: 112557 [10.1016/j.rse.2021.112557]
Duncanson, L., J. Armston, M. Disney, et al. V. Avitable, V. Barbier, K. Calders, S. Carter, J. Chave, M. Herold, N. MacBean, R. McRoberts, D. Minor, M. Réjou-Méchain, S. Roxburgh, M. Williams, C. Albinet, T. Baker, H. Bartholomeus, J. Bastin, D. Coomes, T. Crowther, S. Davies, S. de Bruin, M. De Kauwe, G. Domke, R. Dubayah, M. Falkowski, L. E. Fatoyinbo Agueh, S. Goetz, P. Jantz, I. Jonckheere, T. Jucker, H. Kay, J. Kellner, N. Labriere, R. Lucas, E. Mitchard, F. Morsdorf, E. Næsset, T. Park, O. Philips, P. Ploton, S. Puliti, S. Quegan, S. Saatchi, C. Schaaf, D. Schepaschenko, K. Scipal, A. Stoval, C. Thiel, M. Wulder, F. Camacho, J. E. Nickeson, M. O. Román, and H. Margolis. 2021. "Aboveground Woody Biomass Product Validation Good Practices Protocol." Good Practices for Satellite Derived Land Product Validation, 236 [Full Text (Link)] [10.5067/doc/ceoswgcv/lpv/agb.001]
Enenkel, M., R. M. Shrestha, E. Stokes, et al. M. Roman, Z. Wang, M. T. Espinosa, I. Hajzmanova, J. Ginnetti, and P. Vinck. 2019. "Emergencies do not stop at night: Advanced analysis of displacement based on satellite-derived nighttime light observations." IBM Journal of Research and Development, 1-1 [10.1147/jrd.2019.2954404]
Román, M. O., E. C. Stokes, R. Shrestha, et al. Z. Wang, L. Schultz, E. A. Carlo, Q. Sun, J. Bell, A. Molthan, V. Kalb, C. Ji, K. C. Seto, S. N. McClain, and M. Enenkel. 2019. "Satellite-based assessment of electricity restoration efforts in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria." PLOS ONE, 14 (6): e0218883 [10.1371/journal.pone.0218883]
Jiao, Z., X. Zhang, F.-M. Bréon, et al. Y. Dong, C. B. Schaaf, M. Román, Z. Wang, L. Cui, S. Yin, A. Ding, and J. Wang. 2018. "The influence of spatial resolution on the angular variation patterns of optical reflectance as retrieved from MODIS and POLDER measurements." Remote Sensing of Environment, 215: 371-385 [10.1016/j.rse.2018.06.025]
Román, M. O., Z. Wang, Q. Sun, et al. V. Kalb, S. D. Miller, A. Molthan, L. Schultz, J. Bell, E. C. Stokes, B. Pandey, K. C. Seto, D. Hall, T. Oda, R. E. Wolfe, G. Lin, N. Golpayegani, S. Devadiga, C. Davidson, S. Sarkar, C. Praderas, J. Schmaltz, R. Boller, J. Stevens, O. M. Ramos González, E. Padilla, J. Alonso, Y. Detrés, R. Armstrong, I. Miranda, Y. Conte, N. Marrero, K. MacManus, T. Esch, and E. J. Masuoka. 2018. "NASA's Black Marble nighttime lights product suite." Remote Sensing of Environment, 210: 113-143 [Full Text (Link)] [10.1016/j.rse.2018.03.017]
Wang, Z., M. O. Román, Q. Sun, et al. A. L. Molthan, L. A. Schultz, and V. L. Kalb. 2018. "MONITORING DISASTER-RELATED POWER OUTAGES USING NASA BLACK MARBLE NIGHTTIME LIGHT PRODUCT." ISPRS - International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, XLII-3: 1853-1856 [10.5194/isprs-archives-xlii-3-1853-2018]
Jiao, Z., Y. Dong, C. B. Schaaf, et al. J. M. Chen, M. Román, Z. Wang, H. Zhang, A. Ding, A. Erb, M. J. Hill, X. Zhang, and A. Strahler. 2018. "An algorithm for the retrieval of the clumping index (CI) from the MODIS BRDF product using an adjusted version of the kernel-driven BRDF model." Remote Sensing of Environment, 209: 594-611 [10.1016/j.rse.2018.02.041]
Wang, Z., C. B. Schaaf, Q. Sun, Y. Shuai, and M. O. Román. 2018. "Capturing rapid land surface dynamics with Collection V006 MODIS BRDF/NBAR/Albedo (MCD43) products." Remote Sensing of Environment, 207: 50-64 [10.1016/j.rse.2018.02.001]
Guillevic, P., F. Göttsche, J. E. Nickeson, et al. G. Hulley, D. Ghent, Y. Yu, I. Trigo, S. Hook, J. A. Sobrino, J. Remedios, M. O. Román, and F. Camacho. 2018. "Land Surface Temperature Product Validation Best Practice Protocol." Good Practices for Satellite-Derived Land Product Validation,, 58 [10.5067/doc/ceoswgcv/lpv/lst.001]
Guillevic, P., F. Göttsche, J. E. Nickeson, and M. O. Roman. 2018. "Land Surface Temperature Product Validation Best Practice Protocol. Version 1.0. ." CEOS-LPV Best Practice for Satellite-Derived Land Product Validation, [doi:10.5067/doc/ceoswgcv/lpv/lst.001]
Liu, Y., Z. Wang, Q. Sun, et al. A. M. Erb, Z. Li, C. B. Schaaf, X. Zhang, M. O. Román, R. L. Scott, Q. Zhang, K. A. Novick, M. Syndonia Bret-Harte, S. Petroy, and M. SanClements. 2017. "Evaluation of the VIIRS BRDF, Albedo and NBAR products suite and an assessment of continuity with the long term MODIS record." Remote Sensing of Environment, 201: 256-274 [10.1016/j.rse.2017.09.020]
Moustafa, S. E., A. K. Rennermalm, M. O. Román, et al. Z. Wang, C. B. Schaaf, L. C. Smith, L. S. Koenig, and A. Erb. 2017. "Evaluation of satellite remote sensing albedo retrievals over the ablation area of the southwestern Greenland ice sheet." Remote Sensing of Environment, 198: 115-125 [10.1016/j.rse.2017.05.030]
Wang, Z., C. B. Schaaf, Q. Sun, et al. J. Kim, A. M. Erb, F. Gao, M. O. Román, Y. Yang, S. Petroy, J. R. Taylor, J. G. Masek, J. T. Morisette, X. Zhang, and S. A. Papuga. 2017. "Monitoring land surface albedo and vegetation dynamics using high spatial and temporal resolution synthetic time series from Landsat and the MODIS BRDF/NBAR/albedo product." International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation, 59: 104-117 [10.1016/j.jag.2017.03.008]
Riggs, G. A., D. K. Hall, and M. O. Román. 2017. "Overview of NASA's MODIS and VIIRS Snow-Cover Earth SystemData Records." Earth System Science Data Discussions, 1-30 [10.5194/essd-2017-25]
Cole, T., D. Wanik, A. Molthan, M. Román, and R. Griffin. 2017. "Synergistic Use of Nighttime Satellite Data, Electric Utility Infrastructure, and Ambient Population to Improve Power Outage Detections in Urban Areas." Remote Sensing, 9 (3): 286 [10.3390/rs9030286]
Pahlevan, N., S. Sarkar, S. Devadiga, et al. R. E. Wolfe, M. Roman, E. Vermote, G. Lin, and X. Xiong. 2017. "Impact of Spatial Sampling on Continuity of MODIS–VIIRS Land Surface Reflectance Products: A Simulation Approach." IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 55 (1): 183-196 [10.1109/tgrs.2016.2604214]
Jiao, Z., C. B. Schaaf, Y. Dong, et al. M. Román, M. J. Hill, J. M. Chen, Z. Wang, H. Zhang, E. Saenz, R. Poudyal, C. Gatebe, F.-M. Bréon, X. Li, and A. Strahler. 2016. "A method for improving hotspot directional signatures in BRDF models used for MODIS." Remote Sensing of Environment, 186: 135-151 [10.1016/j.rse.2016.08.007]
Kang, Y., M. Özdoğan, S. Zipper, et al. M. Román, J. Walker, S. Hong, M. Marshall, V. Magliulo, J. Moreno, L. Alonso, A. Miyata, B. Kimball, and S. Loheide. 2016. "How Universal Is the Relationship between Remotely Sensed Vegetation Indices and Crop Leaf Area Index? A Global Assessment." Remote Sensing, 8 (7): 597 [Full Text (Link)] [10.3390/rs8070597]
Wang, Z., A. M. Erb, C. B. Schaaf, et al. Q. Sun, Y. Liu, Y. Yang, Y. Shuai, K. A. Casey, and M. O. Román. 2016. "Early spring post-fire snow albedo dynamics in high latitude boreal forests using Landsat-8 OLI data." Remote Sensing of Environment, [10.1016/j.rse.2016.02.059]
Campagnolo, M. L., Q. Sun, Y. Liu, et al. C. Schaaf, Z. Wang, and M. O. Román. 2016. "Estimating the effective spatial resolution of the operational BRDF, albedo, and nadir reflectance products from MODIS and VIIRS." Remote Sensing of Environment, 175: 52-64 [10.1016/j.rse.2015.12.033]
Román, M. O., and E. C. Stokes. 2015. "Holidays in lights: Tracking cultural patterns in demand for energy services." Earth's Future, 3 (6): 182-205 [10.1002/2014ef000285]
Guillevic, P. C., J. C. Biard, G. C. Hulley, et al. J. L. Privette, S. J. Hook, A. Olioso, F. M. Göttsche, R. Radocinski, M. O. Roman, Y. Yu, and I. Csiszar. 2014. "Validation of Land Surface Temperature products derived from the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) using ground-based and heritage satellite measurements." Remote Sensing of Environment, 154: 19-37 [10.1016/j.rse.2014.08.013]
Gatebe, C., C. Ichoku, R. Poudyal, M. O. Roman, and E. Wilcox. 2014. "Surface albedo darkening from wildfires in northern sub-Saharan Africa." Environ. Res. Lett., 9 (6): 065003 [10.1088/1748-9326/9/6/065003]
Wang, Z., C. B. Schaaf, A. H. Strahler, et al. M. J. Chopping, M. O. Roman, Y. Shuai, C. E. Woodcock, D. Y. Hollinger, and D. R. Fitzjarrald. 2014. "Evaluation of MODIS albedo product (MCD43A) over grassland, agriculture and forest surface types during dormant and snow-covered periods." Remote Sensing of Environment, 140: 60-77 [10.1016/j.rse.2013.08.025]
Justice, C., M. O. Roman, I. Csiszar, et al. E. Vermote, R. E. Wolfe, S. J. Hook, M. Friedl, Z. Wang, C. B. Schaaf, T. Miura, M. Tschudi, G. Riggs, D. K. Hall, A. I. Lyapustin, S. Devadiga, C. C. Davidson, and E. J. Masuoka. 2013. "Land and cryosphere products from Suomi NPP VIIRS: Overview and status." J. Geophys. Res. Atmos., 118 (17): 9753-9765 [10.1002/jgrd.50771]
Roman, M. O., C. K. Gatebe, Y. Shuai, et al. Z. Wang, F. Gao, J. Masek, T. He, S. Liang, and C. L. Schaaf. 2013. "Use of In Situ and Airborne Multiangle Data to Assess MODIS- and Landsat-Based Estimates of Directional Reflectance and Albedo." IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 51 (3): 1393-1404 [10.1109/TGRS.2013.2243457]
Zhao, F., X. Yang, A. Strahler, et al. C. Schaaf, T. Yao, Z. Wang, M. Román, C. Woodcock, W. Ni-Meister, D. L. Jupp, J. Lovell, D. Culvenor, G. Newnham, H. Tang, and R. Dubayah. 2013. "A comparison of foliage profiles in the Sierra National Forest obtained with a full-waveform under-canopy EVI lidar system with the foliage profiles obtained with an airborne full-waveform LVIS lidar system." Remote Sensing of Environment, 136: 330–341 [10.1016/j.rse.2013.05.020]
Zhuosen, W., C. B. Schaaf, M. J. Chopping, et al. A. H. Strahler, J. Wang, M. O. Roman, A. V. Rocha, C. E. Woodcock, and Y. Shuai. 2012. "Evaluation of Moderate-resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) snow albedo product (MCD43A) over tundra." Remote Sensing of Environment, 117: 264–280 [10.1016/j.rse.2011.10.002]
Hill, M. J., M. O. Roman, and C. B. Schaaf. 2012. "Dynamics of vegetation indices in tropical and subtropical savannas defined by ecoregions and Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) land cover." Geocarto International, 27 (2): 153-191 [10.1080/10106049.2011.626529]
Roman, M. O., I. Csiszar, C. Justice, et al. J. Key, J. Privette, S. Devadiga, C. Davidson, R. E. Wolfe, and E. J. Masuoka. 2012. "Status of the Suomi NPP visible/infrared imager radiometer suite's (VIIRS) land environmental data records (EDRs) after early evaluation of on-orbit performance." Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), 2012 IEEE International, 1084-1087 [10.1109/IGARSS.2012.6351360]
Cescatti, A., B. Marcolla, S. K. Vannan, et al. J. Y. Pan, M. O. Roman, X. Yang, P. Ciais, R. B. Cook, B. E. Law, G. Matteucci, M. Migliavacca, E. Moors, A. D. Richardson, G. Seufert, and C. B. Schaaf. 2012. "Intercomparison of MODIS albedo retrievals and in situ measurements across the global FLUXNET network." Remote Sensing of Environment, 121: 323–334 [10.1016/j.rse.2012.02.019]
Roman, M. O., C. Justice, I. Csiszar, et al. J. Y. Key, S. Devadiga, C. Davidson, R. E. Wolfe, and J. Privette. 2011. "Pre-launch evaluation of the NPP VIIRS Land and Cryosphere EDRs to meet NASA's science requirements." Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS) 2011 IEEE International, Vancouver, BC: 154-157 [10.1109/IGARSS.2011.6048921]
Zhao, F., X. Yang, M. A. Schull, et al. M. O. Roman, T. Yao, Z. Wang, Q. Zhang, D. L. Jupp, J. L. Lovell, D. S. Culvenor, G. J. Newnham, A. D. Richardson, W. Ni-Meister, C. B. Schaaf, C. E. Woodcock, and A. H. Strahler. 2011. "Measuring effective leaf area index, foliage profile, and stand height in New England forest stands using a full-waveform ground-based lidar." Remote Sensing of Environment, 115 (11): 2954-2964 [10.1016/j.rse.2010.08.030]
Hill, M. J., M. O. Roman, C. B. Schaaf, et al. L. Hutley, C. Brannstrom, A. Etter, and N. P. Hanan. 2011. "Characterizing vegetation cover in global savannas with an annual foliage clumping index derived from the MODIS BRDF product." Remote Sensing of Environment, 115 (8): 2008-2024 [10.1016/j.rse.2011.04.003]
Román, M., C. K. Gatebe, C. Schaaf, et al. R. Poudyal, Z. Wang, and M. D. King. 2011. "Variability in surface BRDF at different spatial scales (30m–500m) over a mixed agricultural landscape as retrieved from airborne and satellite spectral measurements." Remote Sensing of Environment, 115 (9): 2184-2203 [10.1016/j.rse.2011.04.012]
Hill, M. J., M. O. Román, and C. B. Schaaf. 2010. "Biogeography, Ecology and Dynamics of Global Savanna: A Geospatial View." Ecosystem Function in Savannas: Measurement and Modeling at Landscape to Global Scales, ISBN: 9781439804704.
Román, M. O., C. Schaaf, P. Lewis, et al. F. Gao, G. Anderson, J. Privette, A. Strahler, C. Woodcock, and M. Barnsley. 2010. "Assessing the coupling between surface albedo derived from MODIS and the fraction of diffuse skylight over spatially-characterized landscapes." Remote Sensing of Environment, 114 (4): 738-760 [10.1016/j.rse.2009.11.014]
Román, M. O., C. Schaaf, C. Woodcock, et al. A. Strahler, X. Yang, R. Braswell, P. Curtis, K. Davis, D. Dragoni, L. Gu, M. Goulden, D. Hollinger, T. Kolb, T. Meyers, J. Munger, J. Privette, A. Richardson, T. Wilson, and S. Wofsy. 2009. "The MODIS (Collection V005) BRDF/albedo product: Assessment of spatial representativeness over forested landscapes." Remote Sensing of Environment, 113 (11): 2476-2498 [10.1016/j.rse.2009.07.009]
Rutan, D., F. Rose, M. O. Román, et al. N. Manalo-Smith, C. Schaaf, and T. Charlock. 2009. "Development and assessment of broadband surface albedo from Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System Clouds and Radiation Swath data product." J. Geophys. Res., 114 (D8): D08125 [10.1029/2008JD010669]
Liu, J., C. Schaaf, A. Strahler, et al. Z. Jiao, Y. Shuai, Q. Zhang, M. O. Román, J. Augustine, and E. Dutton. 2009. "Validation of Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) albedo retrieval algorithm: Dependence of albedo on solar zenith angle." J. Geophys. Res., 114 (D1): D01106 [10.1029/2008JD009969]
Lewis, P. E., G. P. Anderson, S. S. Shen, et al. J. Chetwynd, M. O. Roman, C. B. Schaaf, D. D. Turner, D. A. Rutan, A. Berk, D. P. Miller, and R. Kroutil. 2009. "MODTRAN5 analysis of clear-sky, co-located space- and ground-based infrared atmospheric measurements: AERI, AIRS, CERES, MODIS." Proc. SPIE 7334, Algorithms and Technologies for Multispectral, Hyperspectral, and Ultraspectral Imagery XV, 7334: 733410 [10.1117/12.819920]
Knobelspiesse, K. D., B. Cairns, B. Schmid, M. O. Román, and C. B. Schaaf. 2008. "Surface BRDF estimation from an aircraft compared to MODIS and ground estimates at the Southern Great Plains site." J. Geophys. Res., 113 (D20): D20105 [10.1029/2008JD010062]
Coddington, O., K. Schmidt, P. Pilewskie, et al. W. Gore, R. Bergstrom, M. O. Román, J. Redemann, P. Russell, J. Liu, and C. Schaaf. 2008. "Aircraft measurements of spectral surface albedo and its consistency with ground-based and space-borne observations." J. Geophys. Res., 113 (D17): D17209 [10.1029/2008JD010089]
Stone, R., G. Anderson, E. Shettle, et al. E. Andrews, K. Loukachine, E. Dutton, C. Schaaf, and M. O. Román. 2008. "Radiative impact of boreal smoke in the Arctic: Observed and modeled." J. Geophys. Res., 113 (D14): D14S16 [10.1029/2007JD009657]
Anderson, G., C. Schaaf, K. Loukachine, et al. R. Stone, E. Andrews, E. Shettle, E. Dutton, M. O. Roman, A. Stohl, and A. Berk. 2008. "Assessing the radiative impact of aerosol smoke using MODTRAN5." Algorithms and Technologies for Multispectral, Hyperspectral, and Ultraspectral Imagery XIV, 6966: 696617 [10.1117/12.782364]
Kostis, H.-N., M. O. Román, V. Kalb, et al. E. C. Stokes, R. M. Shrestha, Z. Wang, L. Schultz, Q. Sun, J. Bell, A. Molthan, R. Boller, and A. Anyamba. 2020. "Reaching Broad Audiences from a Large Agency Setting." Foundations of Data Visualization Switzerland: 319-340, ISBN: 978-3-030-34443-6. [10.1007/978-3-030-34444-3_18]
Roman, M. O. 2018. "After the Hurricane." The Economist (April 14 Issue): 18-20 [Full Text (Link)]
Roman, M. O., C. Justice, and I. Csiszar. 2014. "Land, Cryosphere, and nighttime enviromental products from Suomi NPP VIIRS: Overview and status ." Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), 2014 IEEE International 3530 - 3533 [10.1109/IGARSS.2014.6947244]
Fatoyinbo Agueh, L. E., R. F. Rincon, D. J. Harding, et al. C. K. Gatebe, K. J. Ranson, G. Sun, and M. O. Román. 2012. "The 2011 Eco3D flight campaign: Vegetation structure and biomass estimation from simultaneous SAR, lidar and radiometer measurements." 2012 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS) 3387–3390 [10.1109/IGARSS.2012.6350694]
Summary: Miguel O. Román (WaPo Profile; Google Scholar Profile) is a Research Physical Scientist in the Terrestrial Information Systems Laboratory at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. A major focus of Román's work is the development and applied use of nighttime visible imagery from polar-orbiting satellites. He pioneered and oversees production of NASA's Black Marble, a product suite that enables monitoring of power failures during major disasters and the assessment of underserved and vulnerable communities worldwide.
At the agency level, Román serves as NASA's Terra, Aqua, and Suomi NPP's Land discipline lead, helping manage a team of 22 competitively-selected investigators in charge of generating long-term data records from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) and the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS). He has been principal investigator on over $5 million of external funding for the development and use of operational products from MODIS and VIIRS. As a Disaster Coordinator with NASA's Disasters Program, Román has strengthened engagement with stakeholders from across industry, academia, civil society groups, and NGOs to improve decision-making in disaster scenarios and risk reduction strategies.
At the international level, Román is currently assigned as an agency representative to the Committee on Earth Observation Satellites (CEOS) and the Group on Earth Observations (GEO). His contributions to inter-agency and inter-governmental initiatives, and the wealth of satellite measurements available from his work, are providing stakeholders with the fundamental data sets and strengthened capacity required to better understand and mitigate disaster risks, promote sustainable and resilient urban infrastructure, while addressing the immediate energy needs of historically-disadvantaged communities.
Román is the recipient of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE), the highest honor bestowed by the United States government on scientists and engineers beginning their independent careers.
Li, T., Z. Zhu, Z. Wang, et al. M. O. Román, V. L. Kalb, and Y. Zhao. 2022. "Continuous monitoring of nighttime light changes based on daily NASA's Black Marble product suite." Remote Sensing of Environment 282 113269 [10.1016/j.rse.2022.113269]
Wang, Z., R. M. Shrestha, M. O. Roman, and V. L. Kalb. 2022. "NASA’s Black Marble Multiangle Nighttime Lights Temporal Composites." IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters 19 1-5 [10.1109/lgrs.2022.3176616]
Stokes, E. C., M. O. Román, Z. Wang, et al. C. C. Kyba, S. D. Miller, T. Storch, and K. R. Gurney. 2021. "Retired satellites: A chance to shed light." Science 373 (6562): 1451-1452 [10.1126/science.abl9965]
Wang, Z., M. O. Román, V. L. Kalb, et al. S. D. Miller, J. Zhang, and R. M. Shrestha. 2021. "Quantifying uncertainties in nighttime light retrievals from Suomi-NPP and NOAA-20 VIIRS Day/Night Band data." Remote Sensing of Environment 263 112557 [10.1016/j.rse.2021.112557]
Duncanson, L., J. Armston, M. Disney, et al. V. Avitable, V. Barbier, K. Calders, S. Carter, J. Chave, M. Herold, N. MacBean, R. McRoberts, D. Minor, M. Réjou-Méchain, S. Roxburgh, M. Williams, C. Albinet, T. Baker, H. Bartholomeus, J. Bastin, D. Coomes, T. Crowther, S. Davies, S. de Bruin, M. De Kauwe, G. Domke, R. Dubayah, M. Falkowski, L. E. Fatoyinbo Agueh, S. Goetz, P. Jantz, I. Jonckheere, T. Jucker, H. Kay, J. Kellner, N. Labriere, R. Lucas, E. Mitchard, F. Morsdorf, E. Næsset, T. Park, O. Philips, P. Ploton, S. Puliti, S. Quegan, S. Saatchi, C. Schaaf, D. Schepaschenko, K. Scipal, A. Stoval, C. Thiel, M. Wulder, F. Camacho, J. E. Nickeson, M. O. Román, and H. Margolis. 2021. "Aboveground Woody Biomass Product Validation Good Practices Protocol." Good Practices for Satellite Derived Land Product Validation 236 [Full Text (Link)] [10.5067/doc/ceoswgcv/lpv/agb.001]
Enenkel, M., R. M. Shrestha, E. Stokes, et al. M. Roman, Z. Wang, M. T. Espinosa, I. Hajzmanova, J. Ginnetti, and P. Vinck. 2019. "Emergencies do not stop at night: Advanced analysis of displacement based on satellite-derived nighttime light observations." IBM Journal of Research and Development 1-1 [10.1147/jrd.2019.2954404]
Román, M. O., E. C. Stokes, R. Shrestha, et al. Z. Wang, L. Schultz, E. A. Carlo, Q. Sun, J. Bell, A. Molthan, V. Kalb, C. Ji, K. C. Seto, S. N. McClain, and M. Enenkel. 2019. "Satellite-based assessment of electricity restoration efforts in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria." PLOS ONE 14 (6): e0218883 [10.1371/journal.pone.0218883]
Jiao, Z., X. Zhang, F.-M. Bréon, et al. Y. Dong, C. B. Schaaf, M. Román, Z. Wang, L. Cui, S. Yin, A. Ding, and J. Wang. 2018. "The influence of spatial resolution on the angular variation patterns of optical reflectance as retrieved from MODIS and POLDER measurements." Remote Sensing of Environment 215 371-385 [10.1016/j.rse.2018.06.025]
Román, M. O., Z. Wang, Q. Sun, et al. V. Kalb, S. D. Miller, A. Molthan, L. Schultz, J. Bell, E. C. Stokes, B. Pandey, K. C. Seto, D. Hall, T. Oda, R. E. Wolfe, G. Lin, N. Golpayegani, S. Devadiga, C. Davidson, S. Sarkar, C. Praderas, J. Schmaltz, R. Boller, J. Stevens, O. M. Ramos González, E. Padilla, J. Alonso, Y. Detrés, R. Armstrong, I. Miranda, Y. Conte, N. Marrero, K. MacManus, T. Esch, and E. J. Masuoka. 2018. "NASA's Black Marble nighttime lights product suite." Remote Sensing of Environment 210 113-143 [Full Text (Link)] [10.1016/j.rse.2018.03.017]
Wang, Z., M. O. Román, Q. Sun, et al. A. L. Molthan, L. A. Schultz, and V. L. Kalb. 2018. "MONITORING DISASTER-RELATED POWER OUTAGES USING NASA BLACK MARBLE NIGHTTIME LIGHT PRODUCT." ISPRS - International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences XLII-3 1853-1856 [10.5194/isprs-archives-xlii-3-1853-2018]
Jiao, Z., Y. Dong, C. B. Schaaf, et al. J. M. Chen, M. Román, Z. Wang, H. Zhang, A. Ding, A. Erb, M. J. Hill, X. Zhang, and A. Strahler. 2018. "An algorithm for the retrieval of the clumping index (CI) from the MODIS BRDF product using an adjusted version of the kernel-driven BRDF model." Remote Sensing of Environment 209 594-611 [10.1016/j.rse.2018.02.041]
Wang, Z., C. B. Schaaf, Q. Sun, Y. Shuai, and M. O. Román. 2018. "Capturing rapid land surface dynamics with Collection V006 MODIS BRDF/NBAR/Albedo (MCD43) products." Remote Sensing of Environment 207 50-64 [10.1016/j.rse.2018.02.001]
Guillevic, P., F. Göttsche, J. E. Nickeson, et al. G. Hulley, D. Ghent, Y. Yu, I. Trigo, S. Hook, J. A. Sobrino, J. Remedios, M. O. Román, and F. Camacho. 2018. "Land Surface Temperature Product Validation Best Practice Protocol." Good Practices for Satellite-Derived Land Product Validation, 58 [10.5067/doc/ceoswgcv/lpv/lst.001]
Guillevic, P., F. Göttsche, J. E. Nickeson, and M. O. Roman. 2018. "Land Surface Temperature Product Validation Best Practice Protocol. Version 1.0. ." CEOS-LPV Best Practice for Satellite-Derived Land Product Validation [doi:10.5067/doc/ceoswgcv/lpv/lst.001]
Liu, Y., Z. Wang, Q. Sun, et al. A. M. Erb, Z. Li, C. B. Schaaf, X. Zhang, M. O. Román, R. L. Scott, Q. Zhang, K. A. Novick, M. Syndonia Bret-Harte, S. Petroy, and M. SanClements. 2017. "Evaluation of the VIIRS BRDF, Albedo and NBAR products suite and an assessment of continuity with the long term MODIS record." Remote Sensing of Environment 201 256-274 [10.1016/j.rse.2017.09.020]
Moustafa, S. E., A. K. Rennermalm, M. O. Román, et al. Z. Wang, C. B. Schaaf, L. C. Smith, L. S. Koenig, and A. Erb. 2017. "Evaluation of satellite remote sensing albedo retrievals over the ablation area of the southwestern Greenland ice sheet." Remote Sensing of Environment 198 115-125 [10.1016/j.rse.2017.05.030]
Wang, Z., C. B. Schaaf, Q. Sun, et al. J. Kim, A. M. Erb, F. Gao, M. O. Román, Y. Yang, S. Petroy, J. R. Taylor, J. G. Masek, J. T. Morisette, X. Zhang, and S. A. Papuga. 2017. "Monitoring land surface albedo and vegetation dynamics using high spatial and temporal resolution synthetic time series from Landsat and the MODIS BRDF/NBAR/albedo product." International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation 59 104-117 [10.1016/j.jag.2017.03.008]
Riggs, G. A., D. K. Hall, and M. O. Román. 2017. "Overview of NASA's MODIS and VIIRS Snow-Cover Earth SystemData Records." Earth System Science Data Discussions 1-30 [10.5194/essd-2017-25]
Cole, T., D. Wanik, A. Molthan, M. Román, and R. Griffin. 2017. "Synergistic Use of Nighttime Satellite Data, Electric Utility Infrastructure, and Ambient Population to Improve Power Outage Detections in Urban Areas." Remote Sensing 9 (3): 286 [10.3390/rs9030286]
Pahlevan, N., S. Sarkar, S. Devadiga, et al. R. E. Wolfe, M. Roman, E. Vermote, G. Lin, and X. Xiong. 2017. "Impact of Spatial Sampling on Continuity of MODIS–VIIRS Land Surface Reflectance Products: A Simulation Approach." IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing 55 (1): 183-196 [10.1109/tgrs.2016.2604214]
Jiao, Z., C. B. Schaaf, Y. Dong, et al. M. Román, M. J. Hill, J. M. Chen, Z. Wang, H. Zhang, E. Saenz, R. Poudyal, C. Gatebe, F.-M. Bréon, X. Li, and A. Strahler. 2016. "A method for improving hotspot directional signatures in BRDF models used for MODIS." Remote Sensing of Environment 186 135-151 [10.1016/j.rse.2016.08.007]
Kang, Y., M. Özdoğan, S. Zipper, et al. M. Román, J. Walker, S. Hong, M. Marshall, V. Magliulo, J. Moreno, L. Alonso, A. Miyata, B. Kimball, and S. Loheide. 2016. "How Universal Is the Relationship between Remotely Sensed Vegetation Indices and Crop Leaf Area Index? A Global Assessment." Remote Sensing 8 (7): 597 [Full Text (Link)] [10.3390/rs8070597]
Wang, Z., A. M. Erb, C. B. Schaaf, et al. Q. Sun, Y. Liu, Y. Yang, Y. Shuai, K. A. Casey, and M. O. Román. 2016. "Early spring post-fire snow albedo dynamics in high latitude boreal forests using Landsat-8 OLI data." Remote Sensing of Environment [10.1016/j.rse.2016.02.059]
Campagnolo, M. L., Q. Sun, Y. Liu, et al. C. Schaaf, Z. Wang, and M. O. Román. 2016. "Estimating the effective spatial resolution of the operational BRDF, albedo, and nadir reflectance products from MODIS and VIIRS." Remote Sensing of Environment 175 52-64 [10.1016/j.rse.2015.12.033]
Román, M. O., and E. C. Stokes. 2015. "Holidays in lights: Tracking cultural patterns in demand for energy services." Earth's Future 3 (6): 182-205 [10.1002/2014ef000285]
Guillevic, P. C., J. C. Biard, G. C. Hulley, et al. J. L. Privette, S. J. Hook, A. Olioso, F. M. Göttsche, R. Radocinski, M. O. Roman, Y. Yu, and I. Csiszar. 2014. "Validation of Land Surface Temperature products derived from the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) using ground-based and heritage satellite measurements." Remote Sensing of Environment 154 19-37 [10.1016/j.rse.2014.08.013]
Gatebe, C., C. Ichoku, R. Poudyal, M. O. Roman, and E. Wilcox. 2014. "Surface albedo darkening from wildfires in northern sub-Saharan Africa." Environ. Res. Lett. 9 (6): 065003 [10.1088/1748-9326/9/6/065003]
Wang, Z., C. B. Schaaf, A. H. Strahler, et al. M. J. Chopping, M. O. Roman, Y. Shuai, C. E. Woodcock, D. Y. Hollinger, and D. R. Fitzjarrald. 2014. "Evaluation of MODIS albedo product (MCD43A) over grassland, agriculture and forest surface types during dormant and snow-covered periods." Remote Sensing of Environment 140 60-77 [10.1016/j.rse.2013.08.025]
Justice, C., M. O. Roman, I. Csiszar, et al. E. Vermote, R. E. Wolfe, S. J. Hook, M. Friedl, Z. Wang, C. B. Schaaf, T. Miura, M. Tschudi, G. Riggs, D. K. Hall, A. I. Lyapustin, S. Devadiga, C. C. Davidson, and E. J. Masuoka. 2013. "Land and cryosphere products from Suomi NPP VIIRS: Overview and status." J. Geophys. Res. Atmos. 118 (17): 9753-9765 [10.1002/jgrd.50771]
Roman, M. O., C. K. Gatebe, Y. Shuai, et al. Z. Wang, F. Gao, J. Masek, T. He, S. Liang, and C. L. Schaaf. 2013. "Use of In Situ and Airborne Multiangle Data to Assess MODIS- and Landsat-Based Estimates of Directional Reflectance and Albedo." IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing 51 (3): 1393-1404 [10.1109/TGRS.2013.2243457]
Zhao, F., X. Yang, A. Strahler, et al. C. Schaaf, T. Yao, Z. Wang, M. Román, C. Woodcock, W. Ni-Meister, D. L. Jupp, J. Lovell, D. Culvenor, G. Newnham, H. Tang, and R. Dubayah. 2013. "A comparison of foliage profiles in the Sierra National Forest obtained with a full-waveform under-canopy EVI lidar system with the foliage profiles obtained with an airborne full-waveform LVIS lidar system." Remote Sensing of Environment 136 330–341 [10.1016/j.rse.2013.05.020]
Zhuosen, W., C. B. Schaaf, M. J. Chopping, et al. A. H. Strahler, J. Wang, M. O. Roman, A. V. Rocha, C. E. Woodcock, and Y. Shuai. 2012. "Evaluation of Moderate-resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) snow albedo product (MCD43A) over tundra." Remote Sensing of Environment 117 264–280 [10.1016/j.rse.2011.10.002]
Hill, M. J., M. O. Roman, and C. B. Schaaf. 2012. "Dynamics of vegetation indices in tropical and subtropical savannas defined by ecoregions and Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) land cover." Geocarto International 27 (2): 153-191 [10.1080/10106049.2011.626529]
Roman, M. O., I. Csiszar, C. Justice, et al. J. Key, J. Privette, S. Devadiga, C. Davidson, R. E. Wolfe, and E. J. Masuoka. 2012. "Status of the Suomi NPP visible/infrared imager radiometer suite's (VIIRS) land environmental data records (EDRs) after early evaluation of on-orbit performance." Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), 2012 IEEE International 1084-1087 [10.1109/IGARSS.2012.6351360]
Cescatti, A., B. Marcolla, S. K. Vannan, et al. J. Y. Pan, M. O. Roman, X. Yang, P. Ciais, R. B. Cook, B. E. Law, G. Matteucci, M. Migliavacca, E. Moors, A. D. Richardson, G. Seufert, and C. B. Schaaf. 2012. "Intercomparison of MODIS albedo retrievals and in situ measurements across the global FLUXNET network." Remote Sensing of Environment 121 323–334 [10.1016/j.rse.2012.02.019]
Roman, M. O., C. Justice, I. Csiszar, et al. J. Y. Key, S. Devadiga, C. Davidson, R. E. Wolfe, and J. Privette. 2011. "Pre-launch evaluation of the NPP VIIRS Land and Cryosphere EDRs to meet NASA's science requirements." Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS) 2011 IEEE International 154-157 [10.1109/IGARSS.2011.6048921]
Zhao, F., X. Yang, M. A. Schull, et al. M. O. Roman, T. Yao, Z. Wang, Q. Zhang, D. L. Jupp, J. L. Lovell, D. S. Culvenor, G. J. Newnham, A. D. Richardson, W. Ni-Meister, C. B. Schaaf, C. E. Woodcock, and A. H. Strahler. 2011. "Measuring effective leaf area index, foliage profile, and stand height in New England forest stands using a full-waveform ground-based lidar." Remote Sensing of Environment 115 (11): 2954-2964 [10.1016/j.rse.2010.08.030]
Hill, M. J., M. O. Roman, C. B. Schaaf, et al. L. Hutley, C. Brannstrom, A. Etter, and N. P. Hanan. 2011. "Characterizing vegetation cover in global savannas with an annual foliage clumping index derived from the MODIS BRDF product." Remote Sensing of Environment 115 (8): 2008-2024 [10.1016/j.rse.2011.04.003]
Román, M., C. K. Gatebe, C. Schaaf, et al. R. Poudyal, Z. Wang, and M. D. King. 2011. "Variability in surface BRDF at different spatial scales (30m–500m) over a mixed agricultural landscape as retrieved from airborne and satellite spectral measurements." Remote Sensing of Environment 115 (9): 2184-2203 [10.1016/j.rse.2011.04.012]
Hill, M. J., M. O. Román, and C. B. Schaaf. 2010. "Biogeography, Ecology and Dynamics of Global Savanna: A Geospatial View." Ecosystem Function in Savannas: Measurement and Modeling at Landscape to Global Scales
Román, M. O., C. Schaaf, P. Lewis, et al. F. Gao, G. Anderson, J. Privette, A. Strahler, C. Woodcock, and M. Barnsley. 2010. "Assessing the coupling between surface albedo derived from MODIS and the fraction of diffuse skylight over spatially-characterized landscapes." Remote Sensing of Environment 114 (4): 738-760 [10.1016/j.rse.2009.11.014]
Román, M. O., C. Schaaf, C. Woodcock, et al. A. Strahler, X. Yang, R. Braswell, P. Curtis, K. Davis, D. Dragoni, L. Gu, M. Goulden, D. Hollinger, T. Kolb, T. Meyers, J. Munger, J. Privette, A. Richardson, T. Wilson, and S. Wofsy. 2009. "The MODIS (Collection V005) BRDF/albedo product: Assessment of spatial representativeness over forested landscapes." Remote Sensing of Environment 113 (11): 2476-2498 [10.1016/j.rse.2009.07.009]
Rutan, D., F. Rose, M. O. Román, et al. N. Manalo-Smith, C. Schaaf, and T. Charlock. 2009. "Development and assessment of broadband surface albedo from Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System Clouds and Radiation Swath data product." J. Geophys. Res. 114 (D8): D08125 [10.1029/2008JD010669]
Liu, J., C. Schaaf, A. Strahler, et al. Z. Jiao, Y. Shuai, Q. Zhang, M. O. Román, J. Augustine, and E. Dutton. 2009. "Validation of Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) albedo retrieval algorithm: Dependence of albedo on solar zenith angle." J. Geophys. Res. 114 (D1): D01106 [10.1029/2008JD009969]
Lewis, P. E., G. P. Anderson, S. S. Shen, et al. J. Chetwynd, M. O. Roman, C. B. Schaaf, D. D. Turner, D. A. Rutan, A. Berk, D. P. Miller, and R. Kroutil. 2009. "MODTRAN5 analysis of clear-sky, co-located space- and ground-based infrared atmospheric measurements: AERI, AIRS, CERES, MODIS." Proc. SPIE 7334, Algorithms and Technologies for Multispectral, Hyperspectral, and Ultraspectral Imagery XV 7334 733410 [10.1117/12.819920]
Knobelspiesse, K. D., B. Cairns, B. Schmid, M. O. Román, and C. B. Schaaf. 2008. "Surface BRDF estimation from an aircraft compared to MODIS and ground estimates at the Southern Great Plains site." J. Geophys. Res. 113 (D20): D20105 [10.1029/2008JD010062]
Coddington, O., K. Schmidt, P. Pilewskie, et al. W. Gore, R. Bergstrom, M. O. Román, J. Redemann, P. Russell, J. Liu, and C. Schaaf. 2008. "Aircraft measurements of spectral surface albedo and its consistency with ground-based and space-borne observations." J. Geophys. Res. 113 (D17): D17209 [10.1029/2008JD010089]
Stone, R., G. Anderson, E. Shettle, et al. E. Andrews, K. Loukachine, E. Dutton, C. Schaaf, and M. O. Román. 2008. "Radiative impact of boreal smoke in the Arctic: Observed and modeled." J. Geophys. Res. 113 (D14): D14S16 [10.1029/2007JD009657]
Anderson, G., C. Schaaf, K. Loukachine, et al. R. Stone, E. Andrews, E. Shettle, E. Dutton, M. O. Roman, A. Stohl, and A. Berk. 2008. "Assessing the radiative impact of aerosol smoke using MODTRAN5." Algorithms and Technologies for Multispectral, Hyperspectral, and Ultraspectral Imagery XIV 6966 696617 [10.1117/12.782364]
Kostis, H.-N., M. O. Román, V. Kalb, et al. E. C. Stokes, R. M. Shrestha, Z. Wang, L. Schultz, Q. Sun, J. Bell, A. Molthan, R. Boller, and A. Anyamba. 2020. "Reaching Broad Audiences from a Large Agency Setting." Foundations of Data Visualization 319-340 [10.1007/978-3-030-34444-3_18]
Roman, M. O. 2018. "After the Hurricane." The Economist 18-20 [Full Text (Link)]
Roman, M. O., C. Justice, and I. Csiszar. 2014. "Land, Cryosphere, and nighttime enviromental products from Suomi NPP VIIRS: Overview and status ." Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), 2014 IEEE International 3530 - 3533 [10.1109/IGARSS.2014.6947244]
Fatoyinbo Agueh, L. E., R. F. Rincon, D. J. Harding, et al. C. K. Gatebe, K. J. Ranson, G. Sun, and M. O. Román. 2012. "The 2011 Eco3D flight campaign: Vegetation structure and biomass estimation from simultaneous SAR, lidar and radiometer measurements." 2012 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS) 3387–3390 [10.1109/IGARSS.2012.6350694]