Journal Articles and Book Chapters/Reports:
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Peer Reviewed Journal Articles:
Ni-Meister, W., P. Houser and, J. Walker, 2006, Soil moisture initialization for
climate prediction: Assimilation of SMMR soil moisture data into a land surface
model, Journal of Geophysical Research 11, D20102, doi:10.1029/2006JD007190.
Ni-Meister, W., J. Walker, and P. Houser, 2005, Soil moisture initialization for
climate prediction: Characterization of
Model Observation Errors, Journal of Geophysical Research,
Vol.110, D13111,doi:10.1029/2004JD005745.
Dong, J., W.
Ni-Meister and P. R. Houser, 2006, Impacts of vegetation and cold
season processes on soil moisture -- climate relationships over Eurasia, Journal of Geophysical Research(
accepted).
Pereira, J., B. Mota, J. L. Privette, K. K. Caylor, J. M.N.
Silva, A. C.L. Sá, and W. Ni-Meister, 2004, A simulation analysis of the detectability
of understory burns in miombo woodlands, Remote Sensing of Enviornment, 96(3): 296-310.
Pinty B., J. Widlowski, M. Taberner,
N. Gobron, M. Verstraete,
M. Disney, F. Gascon, J. Gastellu,
L. Jiang, A. Kuusk, P.
Lewis, X. Li, W. Ni-Meister, T. Nilson, P. North,
W. Qin, L. Su, S. Tang, R. Thompson, W. Verhoef, H. Wang, G. Yan, H. Zang, 2004, The Radiation transfer Model Intercomparison (RAMI) Exercise: Results from the second
phase, J. Geophys.
Res., Vol. 109, No. D6, D06210, 10.1029/2003JD004252
Ni-Meister, W., D.L.B. Jupp
and, R. Dubayah, 2001, Modeling Lidar
Waveforms in Heterogeneous and
Discrete Canopies, IEEE
Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing,
39(9):1943-1958.
Yang, R., M.A. Friedl, and W. Ni,
2001, Parameterization of shortwave radiation fluxes for nonuniform vegetation canopies in land surface models, Journal
of Geophysical Research, 106(D13):14275-14286.
Gao, X., A.R. Huete, W. Ni and, T. Miura, 2001,
Optical-biophysical relationships of pure vegetation spectral without
background contamination, Remote Sensing of Environment,
74:609-620.
Ni, W. and C.E. Woodcock, 2000,
Effect of canopy structure and the presence of snow on the albedo of boreal conifer forest, Journal of
Geophysical Research, 105(D9): 11879-11888.
Ni, W., and D.L.B. Jupp,
2000, Spatial Variance in directional remote sensing imagery – recent
developments and future perspectives, Remote
Sensing Review, 18(2-4):441-479.
Ni, W. and X.Li, 2000,
A coupled vegetation – soil bidirectional reflectance model for a semi-arid
landscape, Remote Sensing of Environment,
74:113-124.
Ni, W., X. Li, C.E. Woodcock, M.
Caetano and A.H. Strahler, 2000,
An analytical model of bidirectional reflectance over
discontinuous plant canopies, IEEE
Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing,
37(2):987-999.
Ni, W., C.E. Woodcock, and
D.L.B. Jupp, 1999, Variance in bidirectional
reflectance over discontinuous plant canopies, Remote Sensing of Environment, 69(1): 1-15.
Hardy, J.P., R.E. Davis, R. Jordan, W. Ni, and C.E. Woodcock, 1998, Snow
ablation modeling in conifer and deciduous stands of the boreal forest, Hydrological Processes, 12:1763-1778.
Ni, W., X., Li, C.E. Woodcock, J.L. Roujean, and R. Davis, 1997, Transmission of solar
radiation in boreal conifer forests: measurements and models, Journal of Geophysical Research,
102(D24): 29555-29566.
Ni, W., 1997, A
coupled transilient model for turbulent air flow in
plant canopy and planetary boundary layer, Agricultural
and Forest Meteorology, 86: 77-105.
Davis, R.E., J. Hardy, W. Ni, C.E. Woodcock, C. McKenzie, R. Jordan, and X. Li, 1997, Variation
of snow cover ablation in the boreal forest: a sensitivity study on the effects
of conifer canopy, Journal of Geophysical
Research, 102(D24): 29389-29396.
Hardy, J.P., R. Davis, R. Jordan, X. Li, C. Woodcock, W.
Ni, and J. McKenzie, 1997, Snow ablation modeling at the stand scale in
a boreal jack pine forest, Journal of
geophysical Research, 102(D24):29397-29406.
Li, X., W. Ni, B. Hu,
C.E. Woodcock and A.H. Strahler, Decoupling
path-scattering of light in a homogeneous layer and multiple bouncing at its
non-Lambertian bottom, Science in China, (series E), 39(6): 656-669.
Li, X., W. Ni, B. Hu,
A.H. Strahler, and C.E. Woodcock, Path-scattering of
light in a homogeneous layer and multiple bouncing at its Non-Lambertian bottom, China
Science, (seriesE) (In Chinese), 26(5): 457-466.
Zhang, X., D. Yang, and W. Ni, 1993, PE (Potential Evaportranspiration ) index and vegetation-climate
classification-major methods and PEP programs, Acta Phytoecological ET Geobotanica
Sinica (in Chinese), Vol. 17, Feb.
Unpublished Work
(submitted/in review/in revision):
Ni-Meister, W., 2006, The
Impact of vegetation heterogeneity on energy and water balance processes in
boreal forests, Journal of Hydrolmeteorology (in revision).
Ni-Meister, W., A. Tomita,
and M. Ozdogan, 2006, Satellite observed urban heat
in
Work in progress (* indicating Ni-Meister’s graduate student):
Ni-Meister, W. and D. L. B. Jupp, 2006, 3D vegetation structure
extraction from lidar remote sensing, to be submitted
to Remote Sensing of Environment.
Ni-Meister, W. 2006, Vegetation
structure characteristics from multiangular
and vegetation lidar data, to be submitted to Remote Sensing of Environment.
Ni-Meister, W., N. Kiang and P. Morcrooft, 2006, Ent: Canopy radiative transfer
for global dynamic vegetation models: characterization of foliage clumping, to
be submitted to
Lee, S(*). and W.
Ni-Meister, 2006, A feasible procedure for monitoring coastal estuary
water clarity using satellite data, to be submitted to Remote Sensing of Environment.
Lee, S.(*), W. Ni-Meister,
D. Toll, J. Negro and T. Engman, 2006, Integrating
NASA Land Information System (LIS) data with EPA nonpoint
source water quality assessment decision support tools, to be submitted to Journal of Environmental Management.
Geiger B. and W. Ni. 2003, Directional reflection properties of heterogeneous surfaces, book
chapter in Bidirectional Properties of Land Surfaces edited by M. Schoenermarck, publisher: Wissenschaft
& Technik Verlag.
Meister, G., K. Tornow, and W. Ni,
2003, Geometrical Optical BRDF Models, book chapter in Bidirectional
Properties of Land Surfaces edited by M. Schoenermarck,
publisher: Wissenschaft & Technik
Verlag.
1999 Ni,
W., Atmospheric correction over land for Visible/Infrared Image
Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) sensor of the National Polar-orbiting Operational
Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS), Algorithm Theoretical Basis
Document, Raytheon ITSS Internal Report.