J. van Zyl

2.8k citations

31 papers · 1.3k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 12

Environmental Engineering top 0.5%
Aerospace Engineering top 1%
Atmospheric Science top 5%
Ocean Engineering top 5%
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law top 5%

Co-authors: P. Dubois Ted Engman C. Elachi Yunjin Kim C. H. Papas S. D. Wall Diane L. Evans E. R. Stofan
Topics: Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Applications and Techniques (25 papers)Soil Moisture and Remote Sensing (14 papers)Advanced SAR Imaging Techniques (9 papers)
Cited by: Environmental Engineering Atmospheric Science Aerospace Engineering
Journals: IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing Eos IEEE Open Access Journal of Power and Energy
Partner nations: United States Australia Argentina

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J. van Zyl

31 papers receiving 1.2k citations

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Measuring soil moisture with imaging radars

1995 853 citations P. Dubois, J. van Zyl et al. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	A Practical Solution for Locating the Source of Voltage Dips in HV/MV Interconnected Grids 2023 ·IEEE Open Access Journal of Power and Energy ·Paolo Castello,Carlo Muscas,Paolo Attilio Pegoraro,Sara Sulis,Johan Rens,J. van Zyl	2
2	Introduction to the Physics and Techniques of Remote Sensing 2021 ·C. Elachi,J. van Zyl	54
3	Global retrieval of surface soil moisture using L-band SMAP SAR data and its validation 2016 ·(unknown),Joel T. Johnson,Mahta Moghaddam,Leung Tsang,J. van Zyl,Andreas Colliander,Scott Dunbar,Thomas J. Jackson,Sermsak Jaruwatanadilok,Richard West,Aaron Berg,Todd G. Caldwell,Michael H. Cosh,Ernesto López-Baeza,M. Thibeault,Jeffrey P. Walker,Dara Entekhabi,Simon Yueh	2
4	Surface soil moisture retrieval using L-band SMAP SAR data and its validation 2016 ·(unknown),J. van Zyl,Joel T. Johnson,Mahta Moghaddam,Leung Tsang,Andreas Colliander,Scott Dunbar,Thomas J. Jackson,Sermsak Jaruwatanadilok,Richard West,Aaron Berg,Todd G. Caldwell,Michael H. Cosh,Ernesto López-Baeza,M. Thibeault,Jeffrey P. Walker,Dara Entekhabi,Simon Yueh	2
5	The interferometric data calibration for the AIRSAR PacRim II mission 2005 ·(unknown),Yunjin Kim,J. van Zyl,Yunling Lou,Bruce Chapman	1
6	Overview of hydros radar soil moisture algorithm 2005 ·Yunjin Kim,J. van Zyl	2
7	NASA/JPL airborne three-frequency polarimetric/interferometric SAR system 2005 ·(unknown),Yunling Lou,J. van Zyl,(unknown),T. Miller,(unknown),(unknown)	1
8	Approach To Derivation Of Sir-c Science Requirements For Calibration 2005 ·P. Dubois,(unknown),A. Freeman,J. van Zyl	2
9	Unsupervised Segmentation of Polarimetric Sar Data Using the Covariance Matrix 2005 ·Eric Rignot,Rama Chellappa,P. Dubois,R. Kwok,J. van Zyl	1
10	Vegetation effects on soil moisture estimation 2004 ·Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) ·Yunjin Kim,J. van Zyl	26
11	A soil moisture algorithm using tilted Bragg approximation 2003 ·Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) ·Yunjin Kim,J. van Zyl,Jiancheng Shi	2
12	On the relationship between polarimetric parameters 2002 ·(unknown),J. van Zyl	22
13	Comparison of forest parameter estimation techniques using SAR data 2001 ·Yunjin Kim,J. van Zyl	40
14	Preliminary results of single pass polarimetric SAR interferometry 1999 ·(unknown),J. van Zyl,(unknown)	2
15	Single pass polarimetric SAR interferometry 1998 ·Yunjin Kim,J. van Zyl	1
16	Ionospheric effects on polarimetric and interferometric space-borne SAR 1998 ·Yunjin Kim,J. van Zyl	7
17	Overview of results of Spaceborne Imaging Radar-C, X-Band Synthetic Aperture Radar (SIR-C/X-SAR) 1995 ·IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing ·E. R. Stofan,Diane L. Evans,Christiane Schmullius,Benjamin Holt,J. J. Plaut,J. van Zyl,S. D. Wall,J. Way	98
18	The shuttle imaging radar‐C and X‐SAR mission 1993 ·Eos ·Diane L. Evans,C. Elachi,E. R. Stofan,Benjamin Holt,J. Way,M. Kobrick,Michael Vogt,S. D. Wall,J. van Zyl,(unknown),(unknown),P. Pampaloni	24
19	Direct Imaging of Earth-like Extrasolar Planets in the Visible and Infrared 1987 ·Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society ·(unknown),J. van Zyl,(unknown),(unknown),D. L. Jones,J. F. Appleby,Erez N. Ribak	1
20	On the optimum polarizations of incoherently reflected waves 1987 ·IRE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation ·J. van Zyl,C. H. Papas,C. Elachi	73

About J. van Zyl

J. van Zyl is a scholar working on Environmental Engineering, Aerospace Engineering and Oceanography, having authored 31 papers that have together received 1.3k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Applications and Techniques (25 papers), Soil Moisture and Remote Sensing (14 papers) and Advanced SAR Imaging Techniques (9 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Environmental Engineering (1.0k citations), Atmospheric Science (665 citations) and Aerospace Engineering (748 citations). J. van Zyl has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Australia and Argentina. Frequent co-authors include P. Dubois, Ted Engman, C. Elachi, Yunjin Kim, C. H. Papas, S. D. Wall, Diane L. Evans, E. R. Stofan, Benjamin Holt and J. Way. Their work appears in journals such as IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, Eos and IEEE Open Access Journal of Power and Energy.

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