Dr. Mike Schwank
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Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter
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Eidg. Forschungsanstalt WSL
Zürcherstrasse 111
8903 Birmensdorf
Standort
Birmensdorf Bi LG E 11
WEITERFÜHRENDE INFORMATIONEN
WSL-Publikationen
Wissenschaftliche Artikel Peer-reviewt
Naderpour, R.; Schwank, M.; Houtz, D.; Werner, C.; Matzler, C., 2022: Wideband backscattering from alpine snow cover: a full-season study. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 60: 4302215 (15 pp.). doi: 10.1109/TGRS.2021.3112772
Zheng, D.; Li, X.; Wen, J.; Hofste, J.G.; Van der Velde, R.; Wang, X.; Wang, Z.; Bai, X.; Schwank, M.; Su, Z., 2022: Active and passive microwave signatures of diurnal soil freeze-thaw transitions on the Tibetan Plateaup. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 60: 4301814 (14 pp.). doi: 10.1109/TGRS.2021.3092411
Zheng, D.; Li, X.; Zhao, T.; Wen, J.; Van Der Velde, R.; Schwank, M.; Wang, X.; Wang, Z.; Su, Z., 2021: Impact of soil permittivity and temperature profile on L-band microwave emission of frozen soil. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 59, 5: 4080-4093. doi: 10.1109/TGRS.2020.3024971
Houtz, D.; Mätzler, C.; Naderpour, R.; Schwank, M.; Steffen, K., 2021: Quantifying surface melt and liquid water on the Greenland Ice Sheet using L-band radiometry. Remote Sensing of Environment, 256: 112341 (12 pp.). doi: 10.1016/j.rse.2021.112341
Schwank, M.; Kontu, A.; Mialon, A.; Naderpour, R.; Houtz, D.; Lemmetyinen, J.; Rautiainen, K.; Li, Q.; Richaume, P.; Kerr, Y.; Mätzler, C., 2021: Temperature effects on L-band vegetation optical depth of a boreal forest. Remote Sensing of Environment, 263: 112542 (16 pp.). doi: 10.1016/j.rse.2021.112542
Houtz, D.; Naderpour, R.; Schwank, M., 2021: Snow wetness retrieved from close-range L-band radiometry in the western Greenland ablation zone. Journal of Glaciology, 67, 261: 27-38. doi: 10.1017/jog.2020.79
Houtz, D.; Naderpour, R.; Schwank, M., 2020: A cost-effective portable L-band radiometer for drone and ground-based applications. In: 2020: 2020 IEEE international geoscience & remote sensing symposium. Proceedings. IGARSS 2020 - 2020 IEEE international geoscience and remote sensing symposium, Waikoloa. 6531-6534. doi: 10.1109/IGARSS39084.2020.9324231
Houtz, D.; Naderpour, R.; Schwank, M., 2020: Comparison of passive microwave melt detection of Greenland: L-band and XPGR. In: 2020: 2020 IEEE international geoscience & remote sensing symposium. Proceedings. IGARSS 2020 - 2020 IEEE international geoscience and remote sensing symposium, Waikoloa. 2983-2986. doi: 10.1109/IGARSS39084.2020.9323193
Su, Z.; Wen, J.; Zeng, Y.; Zhao, H.; Lv, S.; Van der Velde, R.; Zheng, D.; Wang, X.; Wang, Z.; Schwank, M.; Kerr, Y.; Yueh, S.; Colliander, A.; Qian, H.; Drusch, M.; Mecklenburg, S., 2020: Multiyear in-situ L-band microwave radiometry of land surface processes on the Tibetan Plateau. Scientific Data, 7: 317 (13 pp.). doi: 10.1038/s41597-020-00657-1
Houtz, D.; Naderpour, R.; Schwank, M., 2020: Portable L-band radiometer (PoLRa): design and characterization. Remote Sensing, 12, 17: 2780 (15 pp.). doi: 10.3390/rs12172780
Li, X.; Al-Yaari, A.; Schwank, M.; Fan, L.; Frappart, F.; Swenson, J.; Wigneron, J.-P., 2020: Compared performances of SMOS-IC soil moisture and vegetation optical depth retrievals based on Tau-Omega and Two-Stream microwave emission models. Remote Sensing of Environment, 236: 111502 (16 pp.). doi: 10.1016/j.rse.2019.111502
Naderpour, R.; Schwank, M.; Houtz, D., 2019: Snow microwave complex permittivity measured with resonator sensors. In: 2019: 2019 IEEE international geoscience and remote aensing symposium. Proceedings. 39th international geoscience & remote sensing symposium (IGARSS 2019), Yokohama, Japan. 3978-3981. doi: 10.1109/IGARSS.2019.8900530
Houtz, D.; Naderpour, R.; Schwank, M., 2019: Retrievals of snow properties over Greenland from L-band radiometry. In: 2019: 2019 IEEE international geoscience and remote aensing symposium. Proceedings. 39th international geoscience & remote sensing symposium (IGARSS 2019), Yokohama, Japan. 3990-3993. doi: 10.1109/IGARSS.2019.8900366
Schwank, M.; Li, X.; Kerr, Y.; Naderpour, R.; Mätzler, C.; Wigneron, J., 2019: "Tau-Omega" - and two-stream emission models applied to close-range and SMOS measurements. In: 2019: 2019 IEEE international geoscience and remote aensing symposium. Proceedings. 39th international geoscience & remote sensing symposium (IGARSS 2019), Yokohama, Japan. 6158-6161. doi: 10.1109/IGARSS.2019.8898225
Houtz, D.; Naderpour, R.; Schwank, M.; Steffen, K., 2019: Snow wetness and density retrieved from L-band satellite radiometer observations over a site in the West Greenland ablation zone. Remote Sensing of Environment, 235: 111361 (15 pp.). doi: 10.1016/j.rse.2019.111361
Zheng, D.; Wang, X.; Van der Velde, R.; Schwank, M.; Ferrazzoli, P.; Wen, J.; Wang, Z.; Colliander, A.; Bindlish, R.; Su, Z., 2019: Assessment of soil moisture SMAP retrievals and ELBARA-III measurements in a Tibetan meadow ecosystem. IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters, 16, 9: 1407-1411. doi: 10.1109/LGRS.2019.2897786
Zheng, D.; Li, X.; Wang, X.; Wang, Z.; Wen, J.; Van der Velde, R.; Schwank, M.; Su, Z., 2019: Sampling depth of L-band radiometer measurements of soil moisture and freeze-thaw dynamics on the Tibetan Plateau. Remote Sensing of Environment, 226: 16-25. doi: 10.1016/j.rse.2019.03.029
Schwank, M.; Naderpour, R., 2018: Snow density and ground permittivity retrieved from L-band radiometry: melting effects. Remote Sensing, 10, 3: 354 (26 pp.). doi: 10.3390/rs10020354
Schwank, M.; Naderpour, R.; Mätzler, C., 2018: "Tau-Omega"- and two-stream emission models used for passive L-band retrievals: application to close-range measurements over a forest. Remote Sensing, 10, 12: 1868 (24 pp.). doi: 10.3390/rs10121868
Naderpour, R.; Schwank, M., 2018: Snow wetness retrieved from L-band radiometry. Remote Sensing, 10, 3: 359 (16 pp.). doi: 10.3390/rs10030359
Kerr, Y.H.; Mahmoodi, A.; Mialon, A.; Al Biltar, A.; Rodríguez-Fernández, N.; Richaume, P.; Cabot, F.; Wigneron, J.P.; Waldteufel, P.; Ferrazzoli, P.; Schwank, M.; Delwart, S., 2018: Soil moisture retrieval algorithms: the SMOS case. In: Shi, J. (eds), 2018: Water cycle components over land. Amsterdam, Elsevier. 156-190. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-409548-9.10355-0
Roy, A.; Leduc-Leballeur, M.; Picard, G.; Royer, A.; Toose, P.; Derksen, C.; Lemmetyinen, J.; Berg, A.; Rowlandson, T.; Schwank, M., 2018: Modelling the L-band snow-covered surface emission in a winter Canadian prairie environment. Remote Sensing, 10, 9: 1451 (15 pp.). doi: 10.3390/rs10091451
Zheng, D.; Van der Velde, R.; Wen, J.; Wang, X.; Ferrazzoli, P.; Schwank, M.; Colliander, A.; Bindlish, R.; Su, Z., 2018: Assessment of the SMAP soil emission model and soil moisture retrieval algorithms for a Tibetan desert ecosystem. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 56, 7: 3786-3799. doi: 10.1109/TGRS.2018.2811318
Zheng, D.; Wang, X.; Van der Velde, R.; Ferrazzoli, P.; Wen, J.; Wang, Z.; Schwank, M.; Colliander, A.; Bindlish, R.; Su, Z., 2018: Impact of surface roughness, vegetation opacity and soil permittivity on L-band microwave emission and soil moisture retrieval in the third pole environment. Remote Sensing of Environment, 209: 633-647. doi: 10.1016/j.rse.2018.03.011
Naderpour, R.; Schwank, M.; Mätzler, C.; Lemmetyinen, J.; Steffen, K., 2017: Snow density and ground permittivity retrieved from L-Band radiometry: a retrieval sensitivity analysis. IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, 10, 7: 7879265 (14 pp.). doi: 10.1109/JSTARS.2017.2669336
Naderpour, R.; Schwank, M.; Mätzler, C., 2017: Davos-Laret remote sensing field laboratory: 2016/2017 winter season L-Band measurements data-processing and analysis. Remote Sensing, 9, 11: 1185 (28 pp.). doi: 10.3390/rs9111185
Zheng, D.; Wang, X.; Van Der Velde, R.; Zeng, Y.; Wen, J.; Wang, Z.; Schwank, M.; Ferrazzoli, P.; Su, Z., 2017: L-band microwave emission of soil freeze-thaw process in the third pole environment. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 55, 9: 7938681 (15 pp.). doi: 10.1109/TGRS.2017.2705248
Wigneron, J.-P.; Jackson, T.J.; O'Neill, P.; De Lannoy, G.; De Rosnay, P.; Walker, J.P.; Ferrazzoli, P.; Mironov, V.; Bircher, S.; Grant, J.P.; Kurum, M.; Schwank, M.; Munoz-Sabater, J.; Das, N.; Royer, A.; Al-Yaari, A.; Al Bitar, A.; Fernandez-Moran, R.; Lawrence, H.; ... Kerr, Y., 2017: Modelling the passive microwave signature from land surfaces: a review of recent results and application to the L-band SMOS & SMAP soil moisture retrieval algorithms. Remote Sensing of Environment, 192: 238-262. doi: 10.1016/j.rse.2017.01.024
Lemmetyinen, J.; Schwank, M.; Rautiainen, K.; Kontu, A.; Parkkinen, T.; Mätzler, C.; Wiesmann, A.; Wegmüller, U.; Derksen, C.; Toose, P.; Roy, A.; Pulliainen, J., 2016: Snow density and ground permittivity retrieved from L-band radiometry: application to experimental data. Remote Sensing of Environment, 180: 377-391. doi: 10.1016/j.rse.2016.02.002
Pellarin, T.; Mialon, A.; Biron, R.; Coulaud, C.; Gibon, F.; Kerr, Y.; Lafaysse, M.; Mercier, B.; Morin, S.; Redor, I.; Schwank, M.; Völksch, I., 2016: Three years of L-band brightness temperature measurements in a mountainous area: Topography, vegetation and snowmelt issues. Remote Sensing of Environment, 180: 85-98. doi: 10.1016/j.rse.2016.02.047
Rautiainen, K.; Parkkinen, T.; Lemmetyinen, J.; Schwank, M.; Wiesmann, A.; Ikonen, J.; Derksen, C.; Davydov, S.; Davydova, A.; Boike, J.; Langer, M.; Drusch, M.; Pulliainen, J., 2016: SMOS prototype algorithm for detecting autumn soil freezing. Remote Sensing of Environment, 180: 346-360. doi: 10.1016/j.rse.2016.01.012
Fernandez-Moran, R.; Wigneron, J.-P.; Lopez-Baeza, E.; Miernecki, M.; Salgado-Hernanz, P.; Coll, M.A.; Kerr, Y.H.; Schwank, M., 2015: Towards a long-term dataset of ELBARA-II measurements assisting SMOS level-3 land product and algorithm validation at the Valencia Anchor Station. Revista de Teledetección, 43: 55-62. doi: 10.4995/raet.2015.2297
Fernandez-Moran, R.; Wigneron, J.-P.; Lopez-Baeza, E.; Al-Yaari, A.; Coll-Pajaron, A.; Mialon, A.; Miernecki, M.; Parrens, M.; Salgado-Hernanz, P.M.; Schwank, M.; Wang, S.; Kerr, Y.H., 2015: Roughness and vegetation parameterizations at L-band for soil moisture retrievals over a vineyard field. Remote Sensing of Environment, 170: 269-279. doi: 10.1016/j.rse.2015.09.006
Schwank, M.; Mätzler, C.; Wiesmann, A.; Wegmüller, U.; Pulliainen, J.; Lemmetyinen, J.; Rautiainen, K.; Derksen, C.; Toose, P.; Drusch, M., 2015: Snow density and ground permittivity retrieved from L-Band radiometry: a synthetic analysis. IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, 8, 8: 3833-3845. doi: 10.1109/JSTARS.2015.2422998
Jonard, F.; Weihermüller, L.; Schwank, M.; Jadoon, K.Z.; Vereecken, H.; Lambot, S., 2015: Estimation of Hydraulic properties of a sandy soil using ground-based active and passive microwave remote sensing. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 53, 6: 3095-3109. doi: 10.1109/TGRS.2014.2368831
Proksch, M.; Mätzler, C.; Wiesmann, A.; Lemmetyinen, J.; Schwank, M.; Löwe, H.; Schneebeli, M., 2015: MEMLS3&a: Microwave Emission Model of Layered Snowpacks adapted to include backscattering. Geoscientific Model Development, 8, 8: 2611-2626. doi: 10.5194/gmd-8-2611-2015
Völksch, I.; Schwank, M.; Stähli, M.; Mätzler, C., 2015: Relief effects on the L-band emission of a bare soil. Remote Sensing, 7, 11: 14327-14359. doi: 10.3390/rs71114327
Schwank, M.; Rautiainen, K.; Mätzler, C.; Stähli, M.; Lemmetyinen, J.; Pulliainen, J.; Vehviläinen, J.; Kontu, A.; Ikonen, J.; Ménard, C.B.; Drusch, M.; Wiesmann, A.; Wegmüller, U., 2014: Model for microwave emission of a snow-covered ground with focus on L band. Remote Sensing of Environment, 154: 180-191. doi: 10.1016/j.rse.2014.08.029
Miernecki, M.; Wigneron, J.; Lopez-Baeza, E.; Kerr, Y.; De Jeu, R.; De Lannoy, G.J.M.; Jackson, T.J.; O'Neill, P.E.; Schwank, M.; Fernandez Moran, R.; Bircher, S.; Lawrence, H.; Mialon, A.; Al Bitar, A.; Richaume, P., 2014: Comparison of SMOS and SMAP soil moisture retrieval approaches using tower-based radiometer data over a vineyard field. Remote Sensing of Environment, 154: 89-101. doi: 10.1016/j.rse.2014.08.002
Dimitrov, M.; Vanderborght, J.; Kostov, K.G.; Jadoon, K.Z.; Weihermüller, L.; Jackson, T.J.; Bindlish, R.; Pachepsky, Y.; Schwank, M.; Vereecken, H., 2013: Soil hydraulic parameters and surface soil moisture of a tilled bare soil plot inversely derived from L-band brightness temperatures. Vadose Zone Journal, 13, 1: 1-18. doi: 10.2136/vzj2013.04.0075
Schwank, M.; Wigneron, J.; Lopéz-Baeza, E.; Voelksch, I.; Maetzler, C.; Kerr, Y.H., 2012: L-band radiative properties of vine vegetation at the MELBEX III SMOS cal/val site. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 50, 5: 1587-1601. doi: 10.1109/Tgrs.2012.2184126
Völksch, I.; Schwank, M.; Mätzler, C., 2011: L-band reflectivity of a furrowed soil surface. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 49, 6: 1957-1966. doi: 10.1109/Tgrs.2010.2091720
Loew, A.; Schwank, M., 2010: Calibration of a soil moisture model over grassland using L-band microwave radiometry. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 31, 19: 5163-5177. doi: 10.1080/01431160903260981
Schwank, M.; Völksch, I.; Wigneron, J.; Kerr, Y.H.; Mialon, A.; De Rosnay, P.; Mäzler, C., 2010: Comparison of two bare-soil reflectivity models and validation L-band radiometer measurements. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 48, 1: 325-337. doi: 10.1109/Tgrs.2009.2026894
Völksch, I.; Schwank, M.; Mätzler, C., 2010: L-band reflectivity of a wire grid above a dielectric surface. IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters, 7, 3: 601-605. doi: 10.1109/LGRS.2010.2042786
Schwank, M.; Wiesmann, A.; Werner, C.; Mätzler, C.; Weber, D.; Murk, A.; Völksch, I.; Wegmüller, U., 2010: ELBARA II, an L-band radiometer system for soil moisture research. Sensors, 10, 1: 584-612. doi: 10.3390/s100100584
Loew, A.; Schwank, M.; Schlenz, F., 2009: Assimilation of an L-Band microwave soil moisture proxy to compensate for uncertainties in precipitaion data. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 47, 8: 2606-2616. doi: 10.1109/TGRS.2009.2014846
Grant, J.P.; Van de Griend, A.A.; Schwank, M.; Wigneron, J., 2009: Observations and modeling of a pine forest floor at L-band. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 47, 7: 2024-2034. doi: 10.1109/Tgrs.2008.2010252
Wiesmann, A.; Werner, C.; Schwank, M.; Mätzler, C.; Elsasser, B.; Wegmüller, U., 2008: ELBARAII, L-band radiometer system. In: 2008: 2008 IEEE international geoscience and remote aensing symposium. Proceedings. International geoscience & remote sensing symposium (IGARSS 2008), Boston, MA, USA. II-653-II-656. doi: 10.1109/IGARSS.2008.4779077
Schwank, M.; Guglielmetti, M.; Mätzler, C.; Flühler, H., 2008: Testing a new model for the L-band radiation of moist leaf litte. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 46, 7: 1982-1994. doi: 10.1109/Tgrs.2008.916983
Grant, J.P.; Saleh-Contell, K.; Wigneron, J.; Guglielmetti, M.; Kerr, Y.H.; Schwank, M.; Skou, N.; Van de Griend, A.A., 2008: Calibration of the L-MEB model over a coniferous and a deciduous forest. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 46, 3: 808-818. doi: 10.1109/Tgrs.2007.914801
Guglielmetti, M.; Schwank, M.; Mätzler, C.; Oberdörster, C.; Vanderborght, J.; Flühler, H., 2008: FOSMEX: forest soil moisture experiments with microwave radiometry. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 46, 3: 727-735. doi: 10.1109/Tgrs.2007.914797
Schwank, M.; Stähli, M.; Wydler, H.; Leuenberger, J.; Mätzler, C.; Flühler, H., 2004: Microwave L-band emission of freezing soil. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 42, 6: 1252-1261. doi: 10.1109/tgrs.2004.825592
Weitere wissenschaftliche Publikationen
Wiesmann, A.; Caduff, R.; Werner, C.; Frey, O.; Schneebeli, M.; Löwe, H.; Jaggi, M.; Schwank, M.; Naderpour, R.; Fehr, T., 2019: ESA SnowLab project: 4 years of wide band scatterometer measurements of seasonal snow. In: 2019: 2019 IEEE international geoscience & remote sensingsymposium. Proceedings. IGARSS 2019. IEEE international geoscience and remote sensing symposium, Yokohama. 5745-5748. doi: 10.1109/IGARSS.2019.8898961
Naderpour, R.; Schwank, M., 2018: Snow wetness reftrieved from L-band radiometry. In: 2018: Observing, understandig and forecasting the dynamics of our planet. 2018 IEEE international geoscience and remote sensing symposium (IGARSS 2018), Valencia, Spain. 1466-1469. doi: 10.1109/IGARSS.2018.8518614
Schwank, M.; Naderpour, R., 2018: Snow density and ground permittivity retrieved from L-band radiometry: melting effects. In: 2018: Observing, understandig and forecasting the dynamics of our planet. 2018 IEEE international geoscience and remote sensing symposium (IGARSS 2018), Valencia, Spain. 1245-1248. doi: 10.1109/IGARSS.2018.8517581
Jonard, F.; Bogena, H.; Caterina, D.; Garré, S.; Klotzsche, A.; Monerris, A.; Schwank, M.; Von Hebel, C., 2018: Ground-based soil moisture determination. In: Li, X.; Vereecken, H. (eds), 2018: Observation and measurement. Berlin, Springer. 1-42. doi: 10.1007/978-3-662-47871-4_2-1
Fernandez-Moran, R.; Wigneron, J.-P.; Lopez-Baeza, E.; Salgado-Hernanz, P.M.; Mialon, A.; Miernecki, M.; Alyaari, A.; Parrens, M.; Schwank, M.; Wang, S.; Coll-Pajaron, A.; Lawrence, H.; Kerr, Y.H., 2014: Evaluating the impact of roughness in soil moisture and optical thickness retrievals over the VAS area. In: 2014: 2014 IEEE international geoscience & remote sensing symposium (IGARSS). 2014 IEEE international geoscience & remote sensing symposium (IGARSS), Québec City, QC, Canada, July 13-18, 2014. 1947-1950. doi: 10.1109/IGARSS.2014.6946841
Demontoux, F.; Jonard, F.; Bircher, S.; Razafindratsima, S.; Schwank, M.; Wigneron, J.; Kerr, Y.H., 2014: Integrated approach for effective permittivity estimation of multi-layered soils at L-band. In: 2014: 2014 IEEE international geoscience & remote sensing symposium (IGARSS). 2014 IEEE international geoscience & remote sensing symposium (IGARSS), Québec City, QC, Canada, July 13-18, 2014. 3213-3216. doi: 10.1109/IGARSS.2014.6947162
Jonard, F.; Demontoux, F.; Bircher, S.; Razafindratsima, S.; Schwank, M.; Weillermüller, L.; Lambot, S.; Wigneron, J.; Kerr, Y.; Vereecken, H., 2014: Electromagnetic characterization of organic-rich soils at the microwave L-band with ground-penetrating radar, radiometry and laboratory measurements. In: Lambot, S.; Giannopoulos, A.; Pajewski, L.; André, F.; Slob, E.; Craeye, C. (eds), 2014: Proceedings of the 15th international conference on ground penetrating radar. 2014 15th international conference on ground penetrating radar (GPR), Brussels, Belgium, June 30 - July 4, 2014. 202-207. doi: 10.1109/ICGPR.2014.6970414