J.J. van Zyl

7.2k citations

83 papers · 5.4k indexed · 3 hit papers · h-index 28

Co-authors: H. A. Zebker Yunjin Kim Eric Rignot Motofumi Arii C. Elachi T. G. Farr Stephen L. Durden Mahta Moghaddam
Topics: Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Applications and Techniques (69 papers)Soil Moisture and Remote Sensing (44 papers)Landslides and related hazards (16 papers)
Cited by: Environmental Engineering Aerospace Engineering Atmospheric Science
Journals: Science Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres Proceedings of the IEEE
Partner nations: United States Germany Australia

In The Last Decade

J.J. van Zyl

79 papers receiving 5.0k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Change detection techniques for ERS-1 SAR data

1993 520 citations Eric Rignot, J.J. van Zyl IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing profile →
Unsupervised classification of scattering behavior using radar polarimetry data

1989 451 citations J.J. van Zyl IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing profile →
Imaging radar polarization signatures: Theory and observation

1987 440 citations J.J. van Zyl, H. A. Zebker et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Soil Moisture Estimation by Linear Regression from Smap Polarimetric Radar Data with Aquarius Derived Coefficients 2018 ·Mariko Burgin,Lukas Mandrake,Gary Doran,Brian Bue,J.J. van Zyl	0
2	Empirical Soil Moisture Estimation with Spaceborne L-band Polarimetric Radars: Aquarius, SMAP, and PALSAR-2 2017 ·AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts ·Mariko Burgin,J.J. van Zyl	2
3	Regression-based soil moisture estimation from SMAP polarimetric radar data with Aquarius derived coefficients 2017 ·Mariko Burgin,J.J. van Zyl	1
4	A Simulation Study of Compact Polarimetry for Radar Retrieval of Soil Moisture 2014 ·IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing ·Jeffrey D. Ouellette,Joel T. Johnson,Seung-Bum Kim,J.J. van Zyl,Mahta Moghaddam,Michael Spencer,Leung Tsang,Dara Entekhabi	19
5	Soil Moisture Retrieval Using Time-Series Radar Observations Over Bare Surfaces 2011 ·IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing ·Seung-Bum Kim,Leung Tsang,Joel T. Johnson,Shaowu Huang,J.J. van Zyl,E. G. Njoku	88
6	A Time-Series Approach to Estimate Soil Moisture Using Polarimetric Radar Data 2009 ·IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing ·Yunjin Kim,J.J. van Zyl	273
7	Requirements for Model-Based Polarimetric Decompositions 2008 ·J.J. van Zyl,Motofumi Arii,Yunjin Kim	19
8	Introduction to the Physics and Techniques of Remote Sensing: Second Edition 2006 ·C. Elachi,J.J. van Zyl	4
9	Relative Phase Calibration Of The NASAD/C-8 Three Frequency Polarimetric SAR System 2005 ·Yunling Lou,J.J. van Zyl	0
10	A Technique To Calibrate Polarimetric Radar Images Using Only Image Parameters And Trihedral Corner Reflectors 2005 ·J.J. van Zyl	7
11	Application Of Radar Polarimetry To Forestry 2005 ·Stephen L. Durden,H. A. Zebker,J.J. van Zyl	1
12	The unique radar properties of silicic lava domes 2004 ·Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·J. J. Plaut,Steven W. Anderson,D. A. Crown,E. R. Stofan,J.J. van Zyl	23
13	Incidence Angle Correction of AirSAR Data to Facilitate Land-Cover Classification 2001 ·Photogrammetric Engineering & Remote Sensing ·Carl H. Menges,Greg Hill,Waqar Ahmad,J.J. van Zyl	10
14	The Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM): a breakthrough in remote sensing of topography 2001 ·Acta Astronautica ·J.J. van Zyl	337
15	<title>Overview of SAR polarimetry and interferometry</title> 1997 ·Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE ·J.J. van Zyl	3
16	Spaceborne applications of P band imaging radars for measuring forest biomass 1995 ·IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing ·Eric Rignot,R. Zimmermann,J.J. van Zyl	92
17	Change detection techniques for ERS-1 SAR databreakdown → 1993 ·IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing ·Eric Rignot,J.J. van Zyl	520
18	Calibration of Stokes and scattering matrix format polarimetric SAR data 1992 ·IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing ·A. Freeman,J.J. van Zyl,J.D. Klein,H. A. Zebker,Yuecheng Shen	85
19	Polarization Filtering of SAR Data 1991 ·Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE ·P. Dubois,J.J. van Zyl	2
20	Imaging radar polarimetry from wave synthesis 1987 ·Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·H. A. Zebker,J.J. van Zyl,D. N. Held	253

About J.J. van Zyl

J.J. van Zyl is a scholar working on Environmental Engineering, Aerospace Engineering and Atmospheric Science, having authored 83 papers that have together received 5.4k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Applications and Techniques (69 papers), Soil Moisture and Remote Sensing (44 papers) and Landslides and related hazards (16 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Environmental Engineering (3.1k citations), Aerospace Engineering (3.8k citations) and Atmospheric Science (1.6k citations). J.J. van Zyl has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Germany and Australia. Frequent co-authors include H. A. Zebker, Yunjin Kim, Eric Rignot, Motofumi Arii, C. Elachi, T. G. Farr, Stephen L. Durden, Mahta Moghaddam, Diane L. Evans and S.N. Madsen. Their work appears in journals such as Science, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres and Proceedings of the IEEE.

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