Brief Bio

Zhuosen Wang received his B.S. degree in Geography from Beijing Normal University, China and Ph.D. degree in Geography from Boston University in 2003 and 2011 respectively. He was a NASA Post Doctoral Fellow at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt and is an Associate Research Scientist at University of Maryland College Park.

He is the PI of NASA Black Mable nighttime light product suite and the chief architect of the Collection V006 MODIS BRDF/Albedo/NBAR algorithm. Wang co-leads the CEOS Land Product Validation (LPV) Subgroup Surface Radiation/Albedo Product Validation focus area. Wang’s areas of interest include 1) Monitoring energy services in human settlements using Suomi-NPP VIIRS Day/Night Band; 2) Modeling and evaluation of land surface anisotropic characteristics and albedo; 3) Canopy structure estimation using optical remote sensing and Lidar.

Publications

Refereed

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]

Chopping, M., Z. Wang, C. Schaaf, M. A. Bull, and R. R. Duchesne. 2022. "Forest aboveground biomass in the southwestern United States from a MISR multi-angle index, 2000–2015." Remote Sensing of Environment 275 112964 [10.1016/j.rse.2022.112964]

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]

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]

Klosterman, S., E. Melaas, J. A. Wang, et al. A. Martinez, S. Frederick, J. O’Keefe, D. A. Orwig, Z. Wang, Q. Sun, C. Schaaf, M. Friedl, and A. D. Richardson. 2018. "Fine-scale perspectives on landscape phenology from unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) photography." Agricultural and Forest Meteorology 248 397-407 [10.1016/j.agrformet.2017.10.015]

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]

Sun, Q., Z. Wang, Z. Li, A. Erb, and C. B. Schaaf. 2017. "Evaluation of the global MODIS 30 arc-second spatially and temporally complete snow-free land surface albedo and reflectance anisotropy dataset." International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation 58 36-49 [10.1016/j.jag.2017.01.011]

Liu, Y., M. J. Hill, X. Zhang, et al. Z. Wang, A. D. Richardson, K. Hufkens, G. Filippa, D. D. Baldocchi, S. Ma, J. Verfaillie, and C. B. Schaaf. 2017. "Using data from Landsat, MODIS, VIIRS and PhenoCams to monitor the phenology of California oak/grass savanna and open grassland across spatial scales." Agricultural and Forest Meteorology 237-238 311-325 [10.1016/j.agrformet.2017.02.026]

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]

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]

Ghimire, B., C. Williams, J. G. Masek, et al. F. Gao, Z. Wang, C. Schaaf, and T. He. 2014. "Global albedo change and radiative cooling from anthropogenic land cover change, 1700 to 2005 based on MODIS, land use harmonization, radiative kernels, and reanalysis." Geophysical Research Letters 41 (24): 9087-9096 [10.1002/2014GL061671]

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]

Shuai, Y. M., C. Schaaf, X. Y. Zhang, et al. A. Strahler, D. Roy, J. Morisette, Z. S. Wang, J. Nightingale, J. Nickeson, A. D. Richardson, D. H. Xie, J. D. Wang, X. W. Li, K. Strabala, and J. E. Davies. 2013. "Daily MODIS 500 m reflectance anisotropy direct broadcast (DB) products for monitoring vegetation phenology dynamics." International Journal of Remote Sensing 34 (16): 5997-6016 [10.1080/01431161.2013.803169]

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]

Yang, Y., A. Marshak, S. P. Palm, Z. Wang, and C. Schaaf. 2013. "Assessment of Cloud Screening With Apparent Surface Reflectance in Support of the ICESat-2 Mission." IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sensing 51 (2): 1037-1045 [10.1109/TGRS.2012.2204066]

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]

Wang, Z., C. B. Schaaf, P. Lewis, et al. Y. Knyazikhin, M. A. Schull, A. H. Strahler, T. Yao, R. B. Myneni, M. J. Chopping, and B. J. Blair. 2011. "Retrieval of canopy height using moderate-resolution imaging spectroradiometer (MODIS) data." Remote Sensing of Environment 115 (6): 1595-1601 [10.1016/j.rse.2011.02.010]

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]

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]

Non-Refereed

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]