Scholarly & Creative Works
selected scholarly works & creative activities
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Article
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2022Detection of Low Elevation Outliers in TanDEM-X DEMs With Histogram and Adaptive TIN. IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON GEOSCIENCE AND REMOTE SENSING. 60.Full Text via DOI: 10.1109/TGRS.2021.3061100 Web of Science: 000730619400025
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2021Improved modeling of the role of mangroves in storm surge attenuation. ESTUARINE COASTAL AND SHELF SCIENCE. 260.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2021.107515 Web of Science: 000702520300003
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2021Hurricane Irma Simulation at South Florida Using the Parallel CEST ModelFull Text via DOI: 10.3389/fclim.2021.609688 Web of Science: 001023293400001
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2020Delineation of Tree Patches in a Mangrove-Marsh Transition Zone by Watershed Segmentation of Aerial PhotographsFull Text via DOI: 10.3390/rs12132086 Web of Science: 000550594200001
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2020Rip Current Hazard Analysis. JOURNAL OF COASTAL RESEARCH. 969-973.Full Text via DOI: 10.2112/SI95-189.1 Web of Science: 000537556600181
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2019Accuracy assessment of ASTER, SRTM, ALOS, and TDX DEMs for Hispaniola and implications for mapping vulnerability to coastal flooding. REMOTE SENSING OF ENVIRONMENT. 225:290-306.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.rse.2019.02.028 Web of Science: 000469152700021
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2019Comparison of TanDEM-X DEM with LiDAR Data for Accuracy Assessment in a Coastal Urban AreaFull Text via DOI: 10.3390/rs11070876 Web of Science: 000465549300141
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2019Hurricane flood risk assessment for the Yucatan and Campeche State coastal area. NATURAL HAZARDS. 96:1041-1065.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/s11069-019-03587-3 Web of Science: 000475705400003
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2018Role of mudflat-creek sediment exchanges in intertidal sedimentary processes. JOURNAL OF HYDROLOGY. 567:351-360.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2018.10.027 Web of Science: 000454753900029
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2018Impacts of Human Modifications and Natural Variations on Short-Term Morphological Changes in Estuarine Tidal Flats. ESTUARIES AND COASTS. 41:1253-1267.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/s12237-017-0352-9 Web of Science: 000433916300003
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2017Application of terrestrial laser scanner on tidal flat morphology at a typhoon event timescale. GEOMORPHOLOGY. 292:47-58.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2017.04.034 Web of Science: 000405153300005
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2016A numerical study of the impact of hurricane-induced storm surge on the Herbert Hoover Dike at Lake Okeechobee, Florida. OCEAN DYNAMICS. 66:1699-1714.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/s10236-016-1001-8 Web of Science: 000387722600009
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2016Validation of the FAST forecast model for the storm surges due to hurricanes Wilma and Ike. NATURAL HAZARDS. 83:53-74.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/s11069-016-2301-5 Web of Science: 000379501000004
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2016Remote sensing of seasonal changes and disturbances in mangrove forest: a case study from South Florida. ECOSPHERE. 7.Full Text via DOI: 10.1002/ecs2.1366 Web of Science: 000378523100028
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2015A Numerical Model for Storm Surges that Involve the Inundation of Complex LandscapesFull Text via DOI: 10.1142/S0578563415500175 Web of Science: 000370974500002
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2015Automatic Construction of 3-D Building Model From Airborne LIDAR Data Through 2-D Snake Algorithm. IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON GEOSCIENCE AND REMOTE SENSING. 53:3-14.Full Text via DOI: 10.1109/TGRS.2014.2312393 Web of Science: 000341536700001
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2013Numerical study of the sensitivity of mangroves in reducing storm surge and flooding to hurricane characteristics in southern Florida. CONTINENTAL SHELF RESEARCH. 64:51-65.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.csr.2013.05.015 Web of Science: 000322805000005
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2013Transition of the Coastal and Estuarine Storm Tide Model to an Operational Storm Surge Forecast Model: A Case Study of the Florida Coast. WEATHER AND FORECASTING. 28:1019-1037.Full Text via DOI: 10.1175/WAF-D-12-00076.1 Web of Science: 000330532700006
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2013Comparison of three methods for estimating the sea level rise effect on storm surge flooding. CLIMATIC CHANGE. 118:487-500.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/s10584-012-0645-8 Web of Science: 000317926800023
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2012SIMULATION OF OCEAN RESPONSES TO AN IDEALIZED LANDFALLING TROPICAL CYCLONE USING A COUPLED ATMOSPHERE-WAVE-OCEAN MODELING SYSTEMFull Text via DOI: 10.6057/2012TCRR03.01 Web of Science: 000422225100009
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2012The role of mangroves in attenuating storm surges. ESTUARINE COASTAL AND SHELF SCIENCE. 102:11-23.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2012.02.021 Web of Science: 000303628900002
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2011Assessment of sea level rise impacts on human population and real property in the Florida Keys. CLIMATIC CHANGE. 107:129-146.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/s10584-011-0080-2 Web of Science: 000291658000007
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2011Analysis of non-linear inundation from sea-level rise using LIDAR data: a case study for South Florida. CLIMATIC CHANGE. 106:537-565.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/s10584-010-9987-2 Web of Science: 000290449200002
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2011Barrier Island Population along the U.S. Atlantic and Gulf Coasts. JOURNAL OF COASTAL RESEARCH. 27:356-363.Full Text via DOI: 10.2112/JCOASTRES-D-10-00126.1 Web of Science: 000288306500013
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2010Storm surge simulation along the U.S. East and Gulf Coasts using a multi-scale numerical model approach. OCEAN DYNAMICS. 60:1597-1619.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/s10236-010-0321-3 Web of Science: 000285100700013
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2010Sediment and Nutrient Deposition Associated with Hurricane Wilma in Mangroves of the Florida Coastal Everglades. ESTUARIES AND COASTS. 33:45-58.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/s12237-009-9242-0 Web of Science: 000275420700004
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2008Hydrodynamic and geologic influence of event-dependent depth of closure along the South Florida Atlantic Coast. MARINE GEOLOGY. 252:156-165.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.margeo.2008.03.018 Web of Science: 000257939200009
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2008Identification of gaps in mangrove forests with airborne LIDAR. REMOTE SENSING OF ENVIRONMENT. 112:2309-2325.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.rse.2007.10.003 Web of Science: 000255370700031
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2008Comparison of the CEST and SLOSH models for storm surge flooding. JOURNAL OF COASTAL RESEARCH. 24:489-+.Full Text via DOI: 10.2112/06-0709.1 Web of Science: 000254408100019
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2008Modeling coastal eutrophication at Florida bay using neural networks. JOURNAL OF COASTAL RESEARCH. 24:190-196.Full Text via DOI: 10.2112/06-0646.1 Web of Science: 000254445500019
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2007Hurricane-induced beach change derived from airborne laser measurements near Panama City, Florida. MARINE GEOLOGY. 237:191-205.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.margeo.2006.11.003 Web of Science: 000244822900005
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2006Improved prediction of storm surge inundation with a high-resolution unstructured grid model. JOURNAL OF COASTAL RESEARCH. 22:1309-1319.Full Text via DOI: 10.2112/04-0288.1 Web of Science: 000242695100002
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2006Automatic construction of building footprint's from airborne LIDAR data. IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON GEOSCIENCE AND REMOTE SENSING. 44:2523-2533.Full Text via DOI: 10.1109/TGRS.2006.874137 Web of Science: 000240167200021
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2006Mapping height and biomass of mangrove forests in Everglades National Park with SRTM elevation data. PHOTOGRAMMETRIC ENGINEERING AND REMOTE SENSING. 72:299-311.Full Text via DOI: 10.14358/PERS.72.3.299 Web of Science: 000235753500011
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2005Comparison of three algorithms for filtering airborne lidar data. PHOTOGRAMMETRIC ENGINEERING AND REMOTE SENSING. 71:313-324.Full Text via DOI: 10.14358/PERS.71.3.313 Web of Science: 000227477700007
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2005Quantification of beach changes caused by Hurricane Floyd along Florida's Atlantic coast using airborne laser surveys. JOURNAL OF COASTAL RESEARCH. 21:123-134.Full Text via DOI: 10.2112/02057.1 Web of Science: 000226987500009
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2004Global warming and coastal erosion. CLIMATIC CHANGE. 64:41-58.Full Text via DOI: 10.1023/B:CLIM.0000024690.32682.48 Web of Science: 000220927500004
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2003A progressive morphological filter for removing nonground measurements from airborne LIDAR data. IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON GEOSCIENCE AND REMOTE SENSING. 41:872-882.Full Text via DOI: 10.1109/TGRS.2003.810682 Web of Science: 000183412500015
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2002Do storms cause long-term beach erosion along the U.S. East Barrier Coast?. JOURNAL OF GEOLOGY. 110:493-502.Full Text via DOI: 10.1086/340633
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2000Twentieth-century storm activity along the US east coast. JOURNAL OF CLIMATE. 13:1748-1761.Full Text via DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(2000)013<1748:TCSAAT>2.0.CO;2 Web of Science: 000087350100008
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Beach erosion potential for severe nor'easters. JOURNAL OF COASTAL RESEARCH. 17:309-321.Web of Science: 000169316900005
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Mapping shoreline position using airborne laser altimetry. JOURNAL OF COASTAL RESEARCH. 20:884-892.Full Text via DOI: 10.2112/1551-5036(2004)20[884:MSPUAL]2.0.CO;2 Web of Science: 000225203600026
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Book Chapter
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2018Ecosystem Services and Economic Valuation. 249-266.Full Text via DOI: 10.1201/9780429435362-18
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2018A Framework for Automated Construction of Building Models from Airborne LiDAR Measurements. 563-585.Web of Science: 000473346700019
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2018Florida and US East Coast Beach Change Metrics Derived from LiDAR Data Utilizing ArcGIS Python Based Tools. 239-258.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-58304-4_12 Web of Science: 000448964600014
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2013Airborne LiDAR remote sensing and its applications. 33-67.Web of Science: 000351308500003
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2012Integrating Geographic and Meteorological Data for Storm Surge Planning. 273-292.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/978-3-7091-0738-6_13
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2012Integrating geographic and meteorological data for storm surge planning. 273-292.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/978-3-7091-0738-6_13
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2004Coastal Hazards and Barrier Beach Development. 455-460.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4020-2352-1_74
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Conference
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2013A GUI based LIDAR data processing system for model generation and mapping. 40-43.Full Text via DOI: 10.1145/2534931.2534934
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2013A Multi-Pass Generation of DEM for Urban Planning. 543-548.Full Text via DOI: 10.1109/CLOUDCOM-ASIA.2013.24 Web of Science: 000355658800082
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2013A cluster-based morphological filter for geospatial data analysis. 1-7.Full Text via DOI: 10.1145/2534921.2534922
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2011Catastrophic inundation from sea level rise and its policy implication. 502-510.Full Text via DOI: 10.1061/41185(417)44
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2010A three-dimensional geographic and storm surge data integration system for evacuation planning. 181-188.Full Text via DOI: 10.1109/IRI.2010.5558942
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2009A 3-D Traffic Animation System with Storm Surge Response. 257-+.Full Text via DOI: 10.1109/ISM.2009.95 Web of Science: 000288888100039
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2009Automatic 3D Building Reconstruction from Airborne LiDAR Measurements. 483-+.Web of Science: 000270972300082
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2007Depth of closure derived from airborne laser bathymetryFull Text via DOI: 10.1061/40926(239)147
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2007A graph reduction method for 2D snake problems. 353-+.Web of Science: 000250382800048
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2007Airborne laser derived shoreline and volume changes caused by hurricane charley. 3504-3515.Full Text via DOI: 10.1142/9789812709554_0295
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2007Animating tree branch breaking and flying effects for a 3D interactive visualization system for hurricanes and storm surge flooding. 335-+.Full Text via DOI: 10.1109/ISM.Workshops.2007.63 Web of Science: 000253974200057
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2006Airborne Laser Mapping of Mangroves on the Biscayne Bay Coast, Miami Florida. 2010 IEEE INTERNATIONAL GEOSCIENCE AND REMOTE SENSING SYMPOSIUM. 3750-+.Full Text via DOI: 10.1109/IGARSS.2006.961 Web of Science: 000260989402147
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2006Use of Airborne LIDAR for the Assessment of Landscape Structure in the Pine Forests of Everglades National Park. 2010 IEEE INTERNATIONAL GEOSCIENCE AND REMOTE SENSING SYMPOSIUM. 1960-+.Full Text via DOI: 10.1109/IGARSS.2006.507 Web of Science: 000260989401099
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2006Using Shuttle Radar Topography Mission Elevation Data to Map Mangrove Forest Height in the Caribbean. 2010 IEEE INTERNATIONAL GEOSCIENCE AND REMOTE SENSING SYMPOSIUM. 1713-+.Full Text via DOI: 10.1109/IGARSS.2006.443 Web of Science: 000260989401035
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2005Tree animation for a 3D interactive visualization system for hurricane impacts. 598-601.Full Text via DOI: 10.1109/ICME.2005.1521494 Web of Science: 000234623800150
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2003A real-time 3D animation environment for storm surge. 705-708.Web of Science: 000184737900177
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2003Damage pattern mining in hurricane image databases. 227-234.Full Text via DOI: 10.1109/IRI.2003.1251418 Web of Science: 000189158700031
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Letter
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2004Questioning the rules in coastal erosion - Reply. PHYSICS TODAY. 21-22.Full Text via DOI: 10.1063/1.4796650 Web of Science: 000223003600010
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Note
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Other Scholarly Work
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A 3D visualization system for hurricane storm-surge flooding. IEEE COMPUTER GRAPHICS AND APPLICATIONS. 18-25.Full Text via DOI: 10.1109/MCG.2006.4 Web of Science: 000234355200005
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Review
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2011The Role of the Everglades Mangrove Ecotone Region (EMER) in Regulating Nutrient Cycling and Wetland Productivity in South Florida. CRITICAL REVIEWS IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY. 633-669.Full Text via DOI: 10.1080/10643389.2010.530907 Web of Science: 000287494000023
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2009Disturbance and the rising tide: the challenge of biodiversity management on low-island ecosystems. FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT. 471-478.Full Text via DOI: 10.1890/070221 Web of Science: 000271559000015
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Works By Students
chaired theses and dissertations
- Gann, Daniel, Quantitative Spatial Upscaling of Categorical Data in the Context of Landscape Ecology: A New Scaling Algorithm 2018
- Cui, Zheng, A Generalized Adaptive Mathematical Morphological Filter for LIDAR Data 2013
- Cook, Evan D., Barrier Island Response to Sea Level Rise in North Carolina 2013
- Dittmar, John Andrew, Impacts of sea level rise on population and real property in the Florida Keys 2010
- Robertson, William, Airborne Laser Quantification of Florida Shoreline and Beach Volume Change Caused by Hurricanes 2007
Research
principal investigator on
- Hurricane loss Reduction for Housing in FL awarded by Florida Department of Community Affairs 2010
- Development of an Integrated Coastal Inundation Forecast Demonstration System in Caribbean Region Pilot Project for the Dominican Republic and Haiti awarded by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Admin 2015 - 2019
- Transition of the Coastal and Estuarine Storm Tide Model to an Operational Model for Forecasting Storm Surges awarded by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Admin 2015 - 2019
- Philippines Workshop Storm Surge Forecasting and Evacuation Zone Delineation Using SLOSH and other Advanced Storm Surge Inundation ModelsProject awarded by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Admin 2015 - 2016
- Quanification of Inundation in South FL caused by Sea L awarded by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Admin 2010 - 2014
- Understanding and Preparing for Hurricane Storm Surges awarded by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Admin 2009 - 2013
- Hurricane Loss Reduction for Housing in Florida awarded by Florida Department of Community Affairs 2012
- Hurricane Loss Reducation for Housing in FL awarded by Florida Department of Community Affairs 2011
- Lower Florida Keys LIDAR Survey. awarded by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 2007 - 2010
- Hurricane loss Reduction for Housing in FL awarded by Florida Department of Community Affairs 2010
- Prediction of Pine Forest Changes in the Florida Keys Due to Sea Level Rise Storm Surge. awarded by U.S. Department of Energy 2007 - 2009
- Development of LIDAR Data Processing Algorithms and Software for the National Science Foundation Supported Center for Airborne Laser Mapping. awarded by National Science Foundation 2005 - 2008
co-principal investigator on
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Grant
- CC* Compute: RAPTOR - Reconfigurable Advanced Platform for Transdisciplinary Open Research awarded by National Science Foundation 2021 - 2024
- Derivation of Digital Terrain and Bathymetric Models with Remote Sensing Data for Modeling Storm Surges in Bahamas awarded by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Admin 2020 - 2023
- Optimization of LiDAR Data Processing Algorithms for Wetland Graminoid Marsh and Prairie Vegetation awarded by National Park Service 2018 - 2021
- Hurricane Irma assessment: effects on forests of the USFWS Refuges of the Florida Keys awarded by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 2017 - 2019
- RAPID: HURRICANE IRMA: How do ecosystem perturbations interact to influence long-term resilience mechanisms? awarded by National Science Foundation 2017 - 2019
- FIU's Hurricane Loss Reduction for Housing in Florida awarded by Florida Division of Emergency Management 2017 - 2018
- Florida Public Hurricane Loss Model Project Model Enhancements to Estimate Losses from Storm Surge and Flooding 2013-2014 awarded by Florida Office of Insurance Regulation 2013 - 2017
- Hurricane Loss Reduction for Housing in Florida awarded by Florida Division of Emergency Management 2013
- Deepwater Oil Spill Collaborative Research & Monitoring Plan: Impact on Mangroves Ecosystems awarded by U.S. Forest Service 2010 - 2011
- The Florida Hurricane Alliance Research Program - Round 4 (Program Management, Coastal Vulnerability and Subcontracts). awarded by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Admin 2007 - 2011
- The Florida Hurricane Alliance Research Program - Round 1. awarded by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Admin 2004 - 2010
subproject principal investigator on
- Development of an Integrated Coastal Inundation Forecast Demonstration (Yucatan Penisula, Belize, Leeward islands & Jamaica) awarded by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Admin 2019 - 2021
- Collier County Coastal Storm Risk Management Feasibility Study for Hydrodynamic Modeling and Initial Water Quality Evaluations awarded by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 2020 - 2021
- Hurricane Loss Reduction for Housing in Florida awarded by Florida Division of Emergency Management 2013
- The Florida Hurricane Alliance Research Program - Round 4 (Program Management, Coastal Vulnerability and Subcontracts). awarded by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Admin 2007 - 2011
- The Florida Hurricane Alliance Research Program - Round 1. awarded by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Admin 2004 - 2010
Identifiers
ORCID iD
- https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5128-3544 (confirmed)
visualizations
publication subject areas
- Chemistry
- Computer Science
- Electrochemistry
- Engineering
- Environmental Sciences & Ecology
- Geochemistry & Geophysics
- Geology
- Imaging Science & Photographic Technology
- Instruments & Instrumentation
- Marine & Freshwater Biology
- Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
- Oceanography
- Physical Geography
- Remote Sensing
- Water Resources