Myron C. Dobson

4.7k total citations · 3 hit papers
14 papers, 3.7k citations indexed

About

Myron C. Dobson is a scholar working on Environmental Engineering, Atmospheric Science and Aerospace Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Myron C. Dobson has authored 14 papers receiving a total of 3.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Environmental Engineering, 5 papers in Atmospheric Science and 5 papers in Aerospace Engineering. Recurrent topics in Myron C. Dobson's work include Soil Moisture and Remote Sensing (14 papers), Precipitation Measurement and Analysis (5 papers) and Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Applications and Techniques (5 papers). Myron C. Dobson is often cited by papers focused on Soil Moisture and Remote Sensing (14 papers), Precipitation Measurement and Analysis (5 papers) and Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Applications and Techniques (5 papers). Myron C. Dobson collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and Italy. Myron C. Dobson's co-authors include F.T. Ulaby, M. Hallikainen, Mohamed A. El-Rayes, P. P. Batlivala, David R. Brunfeldt, D. N. Held, Leslie A. Viereck, J. Weber, John A. Richards and R. M. Hoffer and has published in prestigious journals such as IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, International Journal of Remote Sensing and Advances in Space Research.

In The Last Decade

Myron C. Dobson

14 papers receiving 3.4k citations

Hit Papers

Microwave Dielectric Behavior of Wet Soil-Part II: Dielec... 1978 2026 1994 2010 1985 1985 1978 400 800 1.2k
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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.

  1. Microwave Dielectric Behavior of Wet Soil-Part II: Dielectric Mixing Models
    1985 1.5k citations Myron C. Dobson, F.T. Ulaby et al. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing profile →
  2. Microwave Dielectric Behavior of Wet Soil-Part 1: Empirical Models and Experimental Observations
    1985 987 citations M. Hallikainen, F.T. Ulaby et al. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing profile →
  3. Microwave Backscatter Dependence on Surface Roughness, Soil Moisture, and Soil Texture: Part I-Bare Soil
    1978 418 citations F.T. Ulaby, P. P. Batlivala et al. IEEE transactions on geoscience electronics profile →

Peers

Myron C. Dobson
Mohamed A. El-Rayes United States
Peggy O’Neill United States
Yisok Oh South Korea
Brian K. Hornbuckle United States
P. Ferrazzoli Italy
Roger H. Lang United States
Andreas Colliander United States
André Chanzy France
P. Pampaloni Italy
S. Paloscia Italy
Mohamed A. El-Rayes United States
Myron C. Dobson
Citations per year, relative to Myron C. Dobson Myron C. Dobson (= 1×) peers Mohamed A. El-Rayes

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This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Myron C. Dobson. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Myron C. Dobson based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Myron C. Dobson. Myron C. Dobson is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

14 of 14 papers shown
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Way, J., Jack F. Paris, Eric S. Kasischke, et al.. (1990). The effect of changing environmental conditions on microwave signatures of forest ecosystems: preliminary results of the March 1988 Alaskan aircraft SAR experiment. International Journal of Remote Sensing. 11(7). 1119–1144. 103 indexed citations
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Dobson, Myron C., F.T. Ulaby, David R. Brunfeldt, & D. N. Held. (1986). External Calibration of SIR-B Imagery with Area-Extended and Point Targets. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing. GE-24(4). 453–461. 35 indexed citations
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Dobson, Myron C. & F.T. Ulaby. (1986). Preliminaly Evaluation of the SIR-B Response to Soil Moisture, Surface Roughness, and Crop Canopy Cover. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing. GE-24(4). 517–526. 88 indexed citations
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Hallikainen, M., et al.. (1985). Microwave Dielectric Behavior of Wet Soil-Part 1: Empirical Models and Experimental Observations. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing. GE-23(1). 25–34. 987 indexed citations breakdown →
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Dobson, Myron C., F.T. Ulaby, M. Hallikainen, & Mohamed A. El-Rayes. (1985). Microwave Dielectric Behavior of Wet Soil-Part II: Dielectric Mixing Models. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing. GE-23(1). 35–46. 1497 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ulaby, F.T., Myron C. Dobson, & Mohamed A. El-Rayes. (1985). Microwave Dielectric Behavior ofWet Soil-Part 1: Empirical ModelsandExperimental Observations. 2 indexed citations
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Dobson, Myron C., et al.. (1984). A reexamination of soil textural effects on microwave emission and backscattering. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing. GE-22(6). 530–536. 35 indexed citations
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Ulaby, F.T., et al.. (1983). Effects of Vegetation Cover on the Microwave Radiometric Sensitivity to Soil Moisture. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing. GE-21(1). 51–61. 135 indexed citations
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Ulaby, F.T., Myron C. Dobson, & David R. Brunfeldt. (1983). Improvement of Moisture Estimation Accuracy of Vegetation-Covered Soil by Combined Active/Passive Microwave Remote Sensing. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing. GE-21(3). 300–307. 58 indexed citations
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Ulaby, F.T., et al.. (1982). Effects of Vegetation Cover on the Radar Sensitivity to Soil Moisture. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing. GE-20(4). 476–481. 72 indexed citations
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Ulaby, F.T., et al.. (1981). Radar reflectivity of bare and vegetation-covered soil. Advances in Space Research. 1(10). 91–104. 20 indexed citations
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Dobson, Myron C. & F.T. Ulaby. (1981). Microwave Backscatter Dependence on Surface Roughness, Soil Moisture, And Soil Texture: Part III-Soil Tension. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing. GE-19(1). 51–61. 95 indexed citations
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Ulaby, F.T., et al.. (1979). Microwave Backscatter Dependence on Surface Roughness, Soil Moisture, and Soil Texture: Part II-Vegetation-Covered Soil. IEEE transactions on geoscience electronics. 17(2). 33–40. 145 indexed citations
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Ulaby, F.T., P. P. Batlivala, & Myron C. Dobson. (1978). Microwave Backscatter Dependence on Surface Roughness, Soil Moisture, and Soil Texture: Part I-Bare Soil. IEEE transactions on geoscience electronics. 16(4). 286–295. 418 indexed citations breakdown →

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