Items where Author is "Blackburn, George Alan"

Fan, Xiangning and Blackburn, George Alan and Whyatt, James Duncan and Atkinson, Peter Michael (2024) The Geographical Analysis of Megacities Through Changes in Their Individual Urban Objects. Geographical Analysis, 56 (3). pp. 451-470. ISSN 0016-7363

Hunt, Merryn L. and Blackburn, George Alan and Siriwardena, Gavin M. and Carrasco, Luis and Rowland, Clare S. (2023) Using satellite data to assess spatial drivers of bird diversity. Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation, 9 (4). pp. 483-500. ISSN 2056-3485

Radwan, Taher M. and Blackburn, George Alan and Whyatt, James Duncan and Atkinson, Peter M. (2021) Global land cover trajectories and transitions. Scientific Reports, 11: 12814. ISSN 2045-2322

Silveira, Eduarda Martiniano de Oliveira and Espírito-Santo, Fernando Del Bon and Acerbi-Júnior, Fausto Weimar and Galvão, Lênio Soares and Withey, Kieran Daniel and Blackburn, George Alan and de Mello, José Márcio and Shimabukuro, Yosio Edemir and Domingues, Tomas and Scolforo, José Roberto Soares (2019) Reducing the effects of vegetation phenology on change detection in tropical seasonal biomes. GIScience & Remote Sensing, 56 (5). pp. 699-717. ISSN 1943-7226

Brockett, Beth F.T. and Beanland, Andrew and Whitfield, Michael George and Watson, Nigel Mark and Blackburn, George Alan and Bardgett, Richard (2019) Guiding carbon farming using interdisciplinary mixed methods mapping. People and Nature, 1 (2). pp. 191-203. ISSN 2575-8314

Gullick, David Stephen and Blackburn, George Alan and Whyatt, James Duncan and Vopenka, Petr and Murray, Jon and Abbatt, Jon (2019) Tree Risk Evaluation Environment for Failure and Limb Loss (TREEFALL) : An Integrated Model for Quantifying the Risk of Tree Failure from Local to Regional Scales. Computers, Environment and Urban Systems, 75. pp. 217-228. ISSN 0198-9715

Radwan, Taher M. and Blackburn, George Alan and Whyatt, James Duncan and Atkinson, Peter M. (2019) Dramatic Loss of Agricultural Land Due to Urban Expansion Threatens Food Security in the Nile Delta, Egypt. Remote Sensing, 11 (3): 332. ISSN 2072-4292

Murray, Jon and Blackburn, George Alan and Whyatt, James Duncan and Edwards, Christopher James (2018) Using fractal analysis of crown images to measure the structural condition of trees. Forestry, 91 (4). pp. 480-491. ISSN 0015-752X

Shahtahmassebi, Amir Reza and Wu, Chun and Blackburn, George Alan and Zheng, Qing and Huang, Lingyan and Shortridge, Ashton and Shahtahmassebi, Golnaz and Jiang, Ruowei and He, Shan and Wang, Ke and Lin, Yue and Clarke, Keith C and Su, Yue and Lin, Lin and Wu, Jiexia and Zheng, Qiming and Xu, Hongwei and Xue, Xingyu and Deng, Jinsong and Shen, Zhangquan (2018) How do modern transportation projects impact on development of impervious surfaces via new urban area and urban intensification? : Evidence from Hangzhou Bay Bridge, China. Land Use Policy, 77. pp. 479-497. ISSN 0264-8377

Birkett, Ali J. and Blackburn, George Alan and Menendez Martinez, Maria Rosa (2018) Linking species thermal tolerance to elevational range shifts in upland dung beetles. Ecography, 41 (9). pp. 1510-1519. ISSN 0906-7590

Onojeghuo, Alex Okiemute and Blackburn, George Alan and Wang, Qunming and Atkinson, Peter Michael and Kindred, Daniel and Miao, Yuxin (2018) Rice crop phenology mapping at high spatial and temporal resolution using downscaled MODIS time-series. GIScience & Remote Sensing, 55 (5). pp. 659-677. ISSN 1943-7226

Ekeu-Wei, Iguniwari and Blackburn, George Alan (2018) Applications of open-access remotely sensed data for flood modelling and mapping in developing regions. Hydrology, 5 (3): 39. ISSN 2306-5338

Murray, Jonathan and Gullick, David Stephen and Blackburn, George Alan and Whyatt, James Duncan and Edwards, Christopher James (2018) Resolving the Broccoli Problem: Identifying Optimal Computational Algorithms for the Accuracy Assessment of Tree Delineations from Remotely-sensed Data. In: GISRUK 2018, 2018-04-17 - 2018-04-20, Leicester University.

Onojeghuo, Alex Okiemute and Blackburn, George Alan and Huang, Jingfeng and Kindred, Daniel and Huang, Wenjiang (2018) Applications of satellite ‘hyper-sensing’ in Chinese agriculture : Challenges and opportunities. International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation, 64. pp. 62-86. ISSN 0303-2434

Obida B., Christopher and Blackburn, George Alan and Whyatt, James Duncan and Semple, Kirk Taylor (2018) Quantifying the exposure of humans and the environment to oil pollution in the Niger Delta using advanced geostatistical techniques. Environment International, 111. pp. 32-42. ISSN 0160-4120

Onojeghuo, Alex Okiemute and Blackburn, George Alan and Wang, Qunming and Atkinson, Peter Michael and Kindred, Daniel and Miao, Yuxin (2018) Mapping paddy rice fields by applying machine learning algorithms to multi-temporal Sentinel-1A and Landsat data. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 39 (4). pp. 1042-1067. ISSN 0143-1161

Zanella, Lisiane and Folkard, Andrew Martin and Blackburn, George Alan and Carvalho, Luis (2017) How well does random forest analysis model deforestation and forest fragmentation in the Brazilian Atlantic forest? Environmental and Ecological Statistics, 24 (4). pp. 529-549. ISSN 1352-8505

Zhang, Yao and Huang, Jingfeng and Wang, Fumin and Blackburn, George Alan and Zhang, Hankui and Wang, Xiuzhen and Wei, Chuanwen and Zhang, Kangyu and Wei, Chen (2017) An extended PROSPECT : Advance in the leaf optical properties model separating total chlorophylls into chlorophyll a and b. Scientific Reports, 7: 6429. ISSN 2045-2322

Wang, Qunming and Blackburn, George Alan and Onojeghuo, Alex Okiemute and Dash, Jadunandan and Zhou, Lingquan and Zhang, Yihang and Atkinson, Peter Michael (2017) Fusion of Landsat 8 OLI and Sentinel-2 MSI data. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 55 (7). pp. 3885-3899. ISSN 0196-2892

Wei, Chuanwen and Huang, Jingfeng and Wang, Xiuzhen and Blackburn, George Alan and Zhang, Yao and Wang, Shusen and Mansaray, Lamin R. (2017) Hyperspectral characterization of freezing injury and its biochemical impacts in oilseed rape leaves. Remote Sensing of Environment, 195. pp. 56-66. ISSN 0034-4257

Martin, Thomas and Nightingale, Josh and Baddams, Jack and Monkhouse, Joseph and Kaban, Aronika and Sastranegara, Hafiyyan and Mulyani, Yeni and Blackburn, George Alan and Simcox, Wilf (2017) Variability in the effectiveness of two ornithological survey methods between tropical forest ecosystems. PLoS ONE, 12 (1): 0169786. ISSN 1932-6203

Nassar, Ahmed K. and Blackburn, George Alan and Whyatt, James Duncan (2016) Dynamics and controls of urban heat sink and island phenomena in a desert city : development of a local climate zone scheme using remotely-sensed inputs. International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation, 51. pp. 76-90. ISSN 0303-2434

Cvitanovic, Marin and Blackburn, George Alan and Jepsen, Martin Rudbeck (2016) Characteristics and drivers of forest cover change in the post-socialist era in Croatia : evidence from a mixed-methods approach. Regional Environmental Change, 16 (6). pp. 1751-1763. ISSN 1436-3798

Shahtahmassebi, Amir Reza and Song, Jie and Zheng, Qing and Blackburn, George Alan and Wang, Ke and Huang, Ling Yan and Pan, Yi and Moore, Nathan and Shahtahmassebi, Golnaz and Haghighi, Reza Sadrabadi and Deng, Jing Song (2016) Remote sensing of impervious surface growth : a framework for quantifying urban expansion and re-densification mechanisms. International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation, 46. pp. 94-112. ISSN 0303-2434

Onojeghuo, Alex Okiemute and Blackburn, George Alan (2016) Exploiting high resolution multi-seasonal textural measures and spectral information for reedbed mapping. Environments, 3 (1): 5. ISSN 2076-3298

Kimberley, Adam and Blackburn, George Alan and Whyatt, Duncan and Smart, Simon (2016) How well is current plant trait composition predicted by modern and historical forest spatial configuration? Ecography, 39 (1). pp. 67-76. ISSN 0906-7590

Onojeghuo, Alex Okiemute and Blackburn, George Alan (2016) Understanding the multi-seasonal spectral and biophysical characteristics of reedbed habitats in the UK. Geo-spatial Information Science, 19 (4). pp. 233-244. ISSN 1009-5020

Blackburn, George Alan (2015) Habitat suitability modeling of endangered primates in Nigeria : integrating satellite remote sensing and spatial modeling techniques. Journal of Geoscience and Environment Protection, 3. pp. 23-38. ISSN 2327-4344

Anejionu, Obinna and Whyatt, Duncan and Blackburn, George Alan and Price, Catheryn (2015) Contributions of gas flaring to a global air pollution hotspot : spatial and temporal variations, impacts and alleviation. Atmospheric Environment, 118. pp. 184-193. ISSN 1352-2310

Huang, Jingfeng and Wei, Chen and Zhang, Yao and Blackburn, George Alan and Wang, Xiuzhen and Wei, Chuanwen and Wang, Jing (2015) Meta-analysis of the detection of plant pigment concentrations using hyperspectral remotely sensed data. PLoS ONE, 10 (9): e0137029. ISSN 1932-6203

Anejionu, Obinna and Blackburn, George Alan and Whyatt, Duncan (2015) Detecting gas flares and estimating flaring volumes at individual flow stations using MODIS data. Remote Sensing of Environment, 158. 81–94. ISSN 0034-4257

Pan, Zhuokun and Huang, Jingfeng and Zhou, Qingbo and Wang, Limin and Cheng, Yongxiang and Zhang, Hankui and Blackburn, George Alan and Yan, Jing and Liu, Jianhong (2015) Mapping crop phenology using NDVI time-series derived from HJ-1 A/B data. International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation, 34. pp. 188-197.

Blackburn, George Alan and Abd Latif, Zulkiflee and Boyd, Doreen Sandra (2014) Forest disturbance and regeneration : a mosaic of discrete gap dynamics and open matrix regimes? Journal of Vegetation Science, 25 (6). pp. 1341-1354. ISSN 1100-9233

Nassar, Ahmed K. and Blackburn, George Alan and Whyatt, Duncan (2014) Developing the desert : the pace and process of urban growth in Dubai. Computers, Environment and Urban Systems, 45. pp. 50-62. ISSN 0198-9715

Kimberley, Adam and Blackburn, George Alan and Whyatt, Duncan and Smart, Simon (2014) Traits of plant communities in fragmented forests : the relative influence of habitat spatial configuration and local abiotic conditions. Journal of Ecology, 102 (3). pp. 632-640. ISSN 0022-0477

Martin, Thomas Edward and Blackburn, George Alan (2014) Conservation value of secondary forest habitats for endemic birds, a perspective from two widely separated tropical ecosystems. Ecography, 37 (3). pp. 250-260. ISSN 0906-7590

Cho, Percival and Blackburn, George Alan and Bird, Neil M. and Brewer, Steven W. and Barlow, Jos (2013) The FORMNET-B database : monitoring the biomass and dynamics of disturbed and degraded tropical forests. Journal of Vegetation Science, 24 (6). pp. 1204-1207. ISSN 1100-9233

Emengini, Ebele J. and Blackburn, George Alan and Theobald, Julian C. (2013) Discrimination of plant stress caused by oil pollution and waterlogging using hyperspectral and thermal remote sensing. Journal of Applied Remote Sensing, 7: 073476.

Onojeghuo, Alex O. and Blackburn, George Alan (2013) Characterising reedbeds using LiDAR data : potential and limitations. IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, 6 (2). pp. 935-941.

Martin, Thomas E. and Blackburn, George Alan (2012) Habitat associations of an insular Wallacean avifauna : a multi-scale approach for biodiversity proxies. Ecological Indicators, 23. pp. 491-500. ISSN 1470-160X

Onojeghuo, Alex O and Blackburn, George Alan (2011) Forest transition in an ecologically important region : patterns and causes for landscape dynamics in the Niger Delta. Ecological Indicators, 11 (5). pp. 1437-1446.

Onojeghuo, Alex Okiemute and Blackburn, George Alan (2011) Optimising the use of hyperspectral and LiDAR data for mapping reedbed habitats. Remote Sensing of Environment, 115 (8). pp. 2025-2034. ISSN 0034-4257

Abd Latif, Zulkiflee and Blackburn, George Alan (2011) Deriving spatial inputs for forest microclimate modelling using remote sensing techniques. IEESR, 4. pp. 10-18.

Onojeghuo, Alex O. and Blackburn, George Alan (2011) Mapping reedbed habitats using texture-based classification of QuickBird imagery. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 32 (23). pp. 8121-8138. ISSN 1366-5901

Huang, Jing Feng and Blackburn, George Alan (2011) Optimising predictive models for leaf chlorophyll concentration based on continuous wavelet analysis of hyperspectral data. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 32 (24). pp. 9375-9396. ISSN 1366-5901

Martin, Thomas Edward and Blackburn, George Alan (2010) Impacts of tropical forest disturbance upon avifauna on a small island with high endemism : implications for conservation. Conservation and Society, 8 (2). pp. 127-139. ISSN 0975-3133

Abd Latif, Zulkiflee and Blackburn, George Alan (2010) The effects of gap size on some microclimate variables during late summer and autumn in a temperate broadleaved deciduous forest. International Journal of Biometeorology, 54 (2). pp. 119-129. ISSN 0020-7128

Martin, T. E. and Blackburn, George Alan and Simcox, W. (2010) An assessment of the effectiveness of two methods in describing a neotropical cloud forest bird community. Ornitologia Neotropical, 21. pp. 131-147. ISSN 1075-4377

Martin, Thomas Edward and Blackburn, George Alan (2009) The effectiveness of a Mesoamerican 'paper park' in conserving cloud forest avifauna. Biodiversity and Conservation, 18 (14). pp. 3841-3859. ISSN 0960-3115

Joseph, Shijo and Blackburn, George Alan and Gharai, Biswadip and Sudhakar, S. and Thomas, A. P. and Murthy, M. S. R. (2009) Monitoring conservation in a global biodiversity hotspot : the contribution of land cover change assessment. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 158 (1-4). pp. 169-179. ISSN 0167-6369

Blackburn, George Alan and Ferwerda, Jelle Garke (2008) Retrieval of chlorophyll concentration from leaf reflectance spectra using wavelet analysis. Remote Sensing of Environment, 112 (4). pp. 1614-1632. ISSN 0034-4257

Blackburn, George Alan (2007) Wavelet decomposition of hyperspectral data: a novel approach to quantifying pigment concentrations in vegetation. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 28 (12). pp. 2831-2855. ISSN 1366-5901

Stewart, S. F. and Pinkerton, H. and Blackburn, George Alan and Guðmundsson, M. T. (2007) Mapping thermal anomalies using Airborne Thematic Mapper imagery: Grímsvötn caldera, Vatnajökull, Iceland. Geological Society Special Publications, 283. pp. 31-43. ISSN 2041-4927

Blackburn, George Alan (2006) Hyperspectral remote sensing of plant pigments. Journal of Experimental Botany, 58 (4). pp. 855-867. ISSN 1460-2431

Koukoulas, S. and Blackburn, George Alan (2005) Mapping individual tree location, height and species in broadleaved deciduous forest using airborne LIDAR and multi-spectral remotely sensed data. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 26 (3). pp. 431-455. ISSN 1366-5901

Meza Diaz, B. and Blackburn, George Alan (2003) Remote sensing of mangrove biophysical properties : evidence from a laboratory simulation of the possible effects of background variation on spectral vegetation indices. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 24 (1). pp. 53-73. ISSN 1366-5901

Koukoulas, S. and Blackburn, George Alan (2001) Introducing New Indices for Accuracy Evaluation of Classified Images Representing Semi-Natural Woodland Environments. Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing, 67 (4). pp. 499-510. ISSN 0099-1112

Blackburn, George Alan and Steele, Caitriana Margaret (1999) Towards the Remote Sensing of Matorral Vegetation Physiology : Relationships between Spectral Reflectance, Pigment, and Biophysical Characteristics of Semiarid Bushland Canopies. Remote Sensing of Environment, 70 (3). pp. 278-292. ISSN 0034-4257

Blackburn, George Alan (1999) Relationships between Spectral Reflectance and Pigment Concentrations in Stacks of Deciduous Broadleaves. Remote Sensing of Environment, 70 (2). pp. 224-237. ISSN 0034-4257

Blackburn, George Alan and Pitman, J.I. (1999) Biophysical controls on the directional spectral reflectance properties of bracken (Pteridium aquilinum) canopies: results of a field experiment. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 20 (11). pp. 2265-2282. ISSN 1366-5901

Blackburn, George Alan (1998) Quantifying Chlorophylls and Caroteniods at Leaf and Canopy Scales: An Evaluation of Some Hyperspectral Approaches. Remote Sensing of Environment, 66 (3). pp. 273-285. ISSN 0034-4257

Blackburn, George Alan (1998) Spectral indices for estimating photosynthethic pigment concentrations : a test using senescent tree leaves. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 19 (4). pp. 657-675. ISSN 1366-5901