press & publications
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Peer-Reviewed
Publications:
2025 – M. Cook, F. Padula, E. Bacon, D. Pogorzala, A. Pearlman, M. Pavolonis, D. Lindsey. Improved Methodology for GOES-R ABI Data Resampling for Hot Spot Detection and Fire Monitoring. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 63, 1–13, 2025. Art. no. 5405213. doi: 10.1109/TGRS.2025.3585061
2024 – T. R. H. Holmes, B. Poulter, J. McCorkel, D. E. Jennings, D. L. Wu, B. Efremova, A. Shiklomanov, W. R. Johnson, M. Jhabvala, S. J. Hook. On-Orbit Spatial Performance Characterization for Thermal Infrared Imagers of Landsat 7, 8, and 9, ECOSTRESS and CTI. Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences, 129(2), Feb 2024. doi: 10.1029/2023JG007506
Z. Wang, J. Barsi, K. Thome, B. Wenny, B. McAndrew, B. Efremova, J. McCorkel. Uncertainty budget for detector-based absolute radiometric calibration with GLAMR. Applied Optics, 63(12), 3015–3028, 2024.
2022 – Pearlman, Aaron & Padula, Francis & Cook, Monica & Efremova, Boryana & McCorkel, Joel & Xiong, Xiaoxiong. (2022). Geostationary operational environmental satellite-R advanced baseline imager reflective solar band absolute validation using Sonoran desert scenes. Journal of Applied Remote Sensing. 16. 10.1117/1.JRS.16.034530.
A. Pearlman, B. Efremova, M. Montanaro , A. Lunsford , D. Reuter, and J.McCorkel, “Landsat 9 Thermal Infrared Sensor 2 On-Orbit Calibration and Initial Performance”, IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON GEOSCIENCE AND REMOTE SENSING, VOL. 60, 2022.
Aaron Pearlman, Monica Cook, Boryana Efremova, Francis Padula, Lok Lamsal, Joel McCorkel, and Joanna Joiner, “Polarization performance simulation for the GeoXO atmospheric composition instrument: NO2 retrieval impacts”, European Geosciences Union Atmospheric Measurement Techniques Articles, Vol. 15, issue 15, AMT, 15, 4489–4501, 2022, doi: 10.5194/amt-15-4489-2022.
2021 – Pearlman, A., Montanaro, M., Efremova, B., McCorkel, J., Wenny, B., Lunsford, A. Reuter, D. Prelaunch Radiometric Calibration and Uncertainty Analysis of Landsat Thermal Infrared Sensor 2, IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, vol. 59, no. 4, pp. 2715-2726, April 2021, doi: 10.1109/TGRS.2020.3008655.
2021 – Pearlman, A., Montanaro, M., Efremova, B., McCorkel, J., Wenny, B., Lunsford, A. Reuter, D. Prelaunch Radiometric Calibration and Uncertainty Analysis of Landsat Thermal Infrared Sensor 2, IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, vol. 59, no. 4, pp. 2715-2726, April 2021, doi: 10.1109/TGRS.2020.3008655.
2015 – Padula, F. & Cao, C., Detector-level spectral characterization of the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite long-wave infrared bands M15 and M16, Appl. Opt. 54, 5109-5116 (2015)
2010 – Padula, F., Schott, J., Barsi, J., Raqueno N. and Simon, H. Calibration of Landsat 5 Thermal Infrared Channel: updated calibration history and assessment of the errors associated with the methodology, Can. J. Remote Sensing, Vol. 36, No. 5, pp. 617-630, 2010
Technical
Presentations/Publications:
2025 – AMS Annual Meeting:
D.Pogorzala, F. Padula, E. Bacon, B. Tan, J. Dellomo, A. Pearlman, B. Efremova, G. Lin, and D. Lindsey, “GOES-16 reprocessing 2024", ” in the AMS Annual meeting 21st Annual Symposium on Operational Environmental Satellite System, 2025.
2024 – AMS Annual Meeting:
D.Pogorzala, F. Padula, E. Bacon, B. Tan, J. Dellomo, A. Pearlman, B. Efremova, G. Lin, and D. Lindsey, “Towards Full-scale Reprocessing of GOES-R ABI L1b Products”, AMS Annual Meeting 2024.
SPIE Optics + Photonics:
Nathan E. Kelley, Boryana Efremova, Julia Barsi, Brendan McAndrew, “GSFC Calibration Laboratory improvement of broadband source calibration through continuous monitoring”, Proceedings Volume 13143, Earth Observing Systems XXIX; 1314309 (2024).
2023 – AMS Annual Meeting:
B. Efremova, E. Bacon, F. Padula, A. Mannino, J. McCorkel, “GeoXO Ocean Color Instrument (OCX) Spatial and Temporal Coverage Assessment”, 103rd American Meteorological Society (AMS) Annual Meeting, 2023.
M. Cook, F. Padula, A. Pearlman, B. Efremova, J. McCorkel, J. Joiner, “A Modeling and Simulation Study for the GeoXO Atmospheric Composition Instrument (ACX): System Level SO2 and O3 Retrieval Performance as a Function of SNR”, 103rd AMS Annual Meeting, 2023.
B. Efremova, F. Padula, D. Lindsey, J. McCorkel, “GXI Reflective Channels Imagery Simulation”, 103rd Annual AMS Meeting 2023.
SPIE Optics + Photonics:
Nathan E. Kelley, Joel McCorkel, Erich Wanzek, Georgie Georgiev, Julia Barsi, Brendan McAndrew, Boryana Efremova, “GSFC Calibration Laboratory capabilities and future plans overview”, Proceedings Volume 12685, Earth Observing Systems XXVIII; 126850B (2023).
2019 – IGARSS IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium:
Pearlman, A. J., Efremova, B., Lunsford, A., McCorkel, J., Simon, A., and Reuter, D. Landsat 9 Thermal Infrared Sensor 2 Spectral Response Test: Updates and Perspective, pp. 8534-8537, doi: 10.1109/ IGARSS.2019.8899118.
2018 – 2018 SPIE Remote Sensing:
Pearlman, A., McCorkel, J., Montanaro, M., Efremova, B., Wenny, B, Lunsford, A. Simon, A., Hair, J., Reuter, D.Landsat 9 Thermal Infrared Sensor 2 performance results based on subsystem-level testing. Berlin
2018 – 2018 SPIE:
Pearlman, A. McCorkel, J., Montanaro, M., Efremova, B. Wenny, B., Lunsford, A., Simon, A., Hair, J., Reuter, D. Landsat 9 Thermal Infrared Sensor 2 pre-launch characterization: initial imaging and spectral performance results, Proc. SPIE 10764, Earth Observing Systems XXIII, 1076406 (7 September 2018).
2018 – Conference on Characterization and Radiometric Calibration for Remote Sensing (CALCON) 2018:
Pearlman, A., McCorkel, J., Montanaro, M., Efremova, B., Wenny, B., Lunsford, A., Simon, A., Hair, J., Reuter, D., Initial pre-launch imaging and spectral characterization of Landsat 9 Thermal Infrared Sensor-2, Calcon: Meeting on characterization and radiometric calibration for remote sensing, Logan Utah, (18 June 2018)
2018 – American Meteorological Annual Meeting 2018:
Pearlman, A., Padula, F. P., Liu, T. C., Shao, X., Cao, C., Goodman, S. J., New Frontiers in GOES-R ABI Validation: A Feasibility Study for Using Near-Surface Unmanned Aircraft Systems. Austin Texas, (8 January 2018)
2016 – SPIE Optics + Photonics 2016:
Pearlman, A. J., Padula, F., Shao, X., Cao, C., Goodman, S. J., Initial Design and Performance of the Near Surface Unmanned Aircraft System Sensor Suite in Support of the GOES-R Field Campaign. Proc. SPIE 9972, Earth Observing Systems XXI, 99720U, (19 September 2016)
2016 – 21st Annual New York Maple Producer's Winter Conference 2016:
Padula, F. January 2016. Assessing the Value of Remote Sensing Capabilities for Maple Producers: From Satellites to Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) [presentation]
2015 – Conference on Characterization and Radiometric Calibration for Remote Sensing (CALCON) 2015:
Padula, F., Goodman, S., Cao, C., & Wu, X. August 2015. GOES-R Field Campaign: Addressing the Validation Challenges of Geostationary Satellite Observations
2015 – IEEE International Geoscience & Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS):
Padula, F. & Cao, C. July 2015. GOES-R ABI Detector-Level Spectral Response Function Performance Characterization
2015 – 2015 NOAA Satellite Conference:
Padula, F., Cao, C., Laszlo, I., Yu Y., & Goodman S. April 2015. Evaluation of Near Surface UAV Capabilities for the GOES-R Field Campaign
2015 – SPIE Optics + Photonics 2015:
Pearlman, A. J., Padula, F. P., Wu, X., Cao, C., The Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite R-series Advanced Baseline Imager: Detector Spectral Response Effects on Thermal Emissive Band Calibration, Proc. SPIE 9639, Sensors, Systems, and Next-Generation Satellites XIX, 963917 Toulouse, France, (12 October, 2015)
2014 – SPIE Optics + Photonics 2014:
Padula, F. and Cao, C. September 2014. Preliminary study of the Suomi NPP VIIRS detector-level spectral response function effects for the long-wave infrared bands M15 and M16. Proc. SPIE 9219, Infrared Remote Sensing and Instrumentation XXII
2014 – SPIE Optics + Photonics 2014:
Padula, F. and Cao, C. September 2014. Preliminary study of the Suomi NPP VIIRS detector-level spectral response function effects for the long-wave infrared bands M15 and M16. Proc. SPIE 9219, Infrared Remote Sensing and Instrumentation XXII
2011 – SPIE Defense, Security and Sensing:
Padula, F., Gross, H., Pogorzala, D. April 2011. A scalable hierarchical approach for leveraging low resolution imagery for image classification.
2010 – 17th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography:
Padula, F., Cao, C. September 2010. GOES-R ABI spectral sensitivity analysis using hyperspectral observations.
2010 – CALCON 2010:
Padula, F., Cao, C., August 2010. Hyperspectral Lunar Surface Characterization using NASA EO/1 Hyperion Data in Support of GOES-R ABI Calibration/Verification.
2010 – IEEE International Geoscience & Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS):
Padula, F., MacDonough, J., Bondy, D., Cook, M. July 2010. Automated Supervised Landuse Classification and Change Detection: an Image Fusion Based Approach.
2010 – 2010 GOES-R Algorithm Working Group and GOES-R Risk Reduction Review Conference:
Padula, F., Cao, C. June 2010. GOES-R Calibration Working Group Update.
2010 – Optical Society of America (OSA) Remote Sensing of the Environment:
Padula, F., MacDonough, J., Bondy, D., Cook, M. June 2010. An Automated Hybrid Approach to Large Area Land Use Classification and Change Detection.
2010 – 2009 31st Review of Atmospheric Transmission Models Meeting:
Padula, F. and Schott, J. 2009. Atmospheric Error Propagation: Validating the Landsat 5 Thermal Calibration Process.
2008 – American Geophysical Union Fall 2008 Meeting:
Padula, F. and Schott, J. 2008. Thermal Calibration of Landsat 5 TM from 1985 to the Present.
2008 – 2008 IEEE International Geoscience & Remote Sensing Symposium:
Padula, F. and Schott, J. 2008. New Methodology for an Improved Thermal Calibration of Landsat 5 Through Fusion of Environmental Data Sources.
2008 – 2008 American Meteorological Society Northeast Storm Calibration Conference:
Padula, F. and Schott, J. 2008. Landsat 5 Thermal Calibration Approach.
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