David Small

4.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
131 papers, 3.0k citations indexed

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David Small is a scholar working on Aerospace Engineering, Environmental Engineering and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, David Small has authored 131 papers receiving a total of 3.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 88 papers in Aerospace Engineering, 33 papers in Environmental Engineering and 32 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in David Small's work include Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Applications and Techniques (74 papers), Advanced SAR Imaging Techniques (38 papers) and Soil Moisture and Remote Sensing (24 papers). David Small is often cited by papers focused on Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Applications and Techniques (74 papers), Advanced SAR Imaging Techniques (38 papers) and Soil Moisture and Remote Sensing (24 papers). David Small collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, United States and Italy. David Small's co-authors include Erich Meier, Adrian Schubert, Michael Jehle, Marius Rüetschi, Shafiqul Islam, Michael E. Schaepman, Nuno Miranda, Richard M. Vogel, Η. Meier and D. Nüesch and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

David Small

126 papers receiving 2.8k citations

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Flattening Gamma: Radiometric Terrain Correction for SAR Imagery

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Retrieving Multiaspect Point Clouds From a Multichannel K-Band SAR Drone 2025 ·IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing ·(unknown), (unknown), David Small, Alexander Damm, (unknown)	0
2	Drone With Integrated Moving Baseline System and Time-Domain Autofocus Algorithm for High-Resolution SAR Images 2023 ·IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing ·(unknown), (unknown), David Small, (unknown), Sébastien Guillaume, R. Vogt, (unknown)	2
3	Utilising Sentinel-1’s Orbital Stability for Efficient Pre-Processing of Radiometric Terrain Corrected Gamma Nought Backscatter 2023 ·Sensors ·Claudio Navacchi, Senmao Cao, Bernhard Bauer-Marschallinger, P. Snoeij, David Small, Wolfgang Wagner	6
4	Utilising Sentinel-1’s orbital stability for efficient pre-processing of sigma nought backscatter 2022 ·ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing ·Claudio Navacchi, Senmao Cao, Bernhard Bauer-Marschallinger, P. Snoeij, David Small, Wolfgang Wagner	9
5	Wide-Area Analysis-Ready Radar Backscatter Composites 2021 ·IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing ·David Small, (unknown), Nuno Miranda, Marius Rüetschi, Michael E. Schaepman	25
6	The Swiss data cube, analysis ready data archive using earth observations of Switzerland 2021 ·Scientific Data ·Bruno Chatenoux, Jean-Philippe Richard, David Small, Claudia Roeoesli, Vladimir Wingate, (unknown), Denisa Rodila, Pascal Peduzzi, Charlotte Steinmeier, Christian Ginzler, (unknown), Michael E. Schaepman, Grégory Giuliani	42
7	Deriving Digital Surface Models from Geocoded SAR Images and Back-Projection Tomography 2021 ·IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing ·(unknown), David Small, (unknown)	6
8	Rapid Detection of Windthrows Using Sentinel-1 C-Band SAR Data 2019 ·Remote Sensing ·Marius Rüetschi, David Small, Lars T. Waser‬	75
9	A Back-Projection Tomographic Framework for VHR SAR Image Change Detection 2019 ·IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing ·(unknown), Christophe Magnard, Erich Meier, David Small, Michael E. Schaepman, (unknown)	13
10	Towards Sentinel-1 SAR Analysis-Ready Data: A Best Practices Assessment on Preparing Backscatter Data for the Cube 2019 ·Data ·J Truckenbrodt, (unknown), C. L. Williams, T. W. Jones, David Small, Clémence Dubois, Christian Thiel, Cristian Rossi, (unknown), Grégory Giuliani	65
11	Refocusing FMCW SAR Moving Target Data in the Wavenumber Domain 2019 ·IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing ·(unknown), Max Frioud, David Small, (unknown)	11
12	Multisensor validation of tidewater glacier flow fields derived from synthetic aperture radar (SAR) intensity tracking 2019 ·The cryosphere ·(unknown), David Small, Jan Beutel, (unknown), Martin P. Lüthi, Andreas Vieli	8
13	Estimating melt onset over Arctic sea ice from time series multi-sensor Sentinel-1 and RADARSAT-2 backscatter 2019 ·Remote Sensing of Environment ·Stephen Howell, David Small, (unknown), Mallik Mahmud, John Yackel, Mike Brady	23
14	Multisensor validation of tidewater glacier flow fields derived fromSAR intensity tracking 2019 ·(unknown), David Small, (unknown), Martin P. Lüthi, Andreas Vieli	3
15	A Multisquint Framework for Change Detection in High-Resolution Multitemporal SAR Images 2018 ·IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing ·(unknown), Erich Meier, David Small, Michael E. Schaepman, Lorenzo Bruzzone, (unknown)	19
16	Using Multitemporal Sentinel-1 C-band Backscatter to Monitor Phenology and Classify Deciduous and Coniferous Forests in Northern Switzerland 2017 ·Remote Sensing ·Marius Rüetschi, Michael E. Schaepman, David Small	91
17	Sentinel-1A/B Combined Product Geolocation Accuracy 2017 ·Remote Sensing ·Adrian Schubert, Nuno Miranda, Dirk Geudtner, David Small	76
18	Sentinel-1A Product Geolocation Accuracy: Commissioning Phase Results 2015 ·Remote Sensing ·Adrian Schubert, David Small, Nuno Miranda, Dirk Geudtner, Erich Meier	90
19	Swiss Alpine Airborne SAR Experiment (SASARE): Multi-Baseline Polarimetric SAR Interferometry Studies at L- and P-Band 2005 ·ESASP ·(unknown), David Small, (unknown), (unknown), Martin P. Lüthi, Η. Meier, D. Nüesch	1
20	PRELIMINARY VALIDATION OF ASAR GEOMETRIC ACCURACY 2003 ·ESA Special Publication ·David Small, Adrian Schubert, (unknown), Erich Meier, D. Nüesch	5

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