Dr Alan Blackburn
Senior Lecturer
Publications
Articles
- Carmenta, Rachel and Parry, Luke and Blackburn, Alan and Vermeylen, Saskia and Barlow, Jos (2011) Understanding human-fire interactions in tropical forest regions : a case for interdisciplinary research across the natural and social sciences. Ecology and society, 16 (1). -. ISSN 1708-3087
- Abd Latif, Zulkiflee and Blackburn, Alan (2010) The effects of gap size on some microclimate variables during late summer and autumn in a temperate broadleaved deciduous forest. International Journal of Biometeorology, 54 (2). pp. 119-129. ISSN 0020-7128
- Joseph, Shijo and Blackburn, Alan and Gharai, Biswadip and Sudhakar, S. and Thomas, A. P. and Murthy, M. S. R. (2009) Monitoring conservation in a global biodiversity hotspot : the contribution of land cover change assessment. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 158 (1-4). pp. 169-179. ISSN 0167-6369
- Stewart, S. F. and Pinkerton, Harry and Blackburn, Alan and Gudmundsson, M. T. (2008) Monitoring active subglacial volcanoes : a case study using airborne remotely sensed imagery of GrÃmsvötn, Iceland. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 29 (22). pp. 6501-6514. ISSN 1366-5901 (electronic) 0143-1161 (paper)
- Blackburn, George Alan and Ferwerda, Jelle Garke (2008) Retrieval of chlorophyll concentration from leaf reflectance spectra using wavelet analysis. Remote Sensing of Environment, 112 (4). pp. 1614-1632. ISSN 0034-4257
- Blackburn, George Alan (2007) Wavelet decomposition of hyperspectral data: a novel approach to quantifying pigment concentrations in vegetation. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 28 (12). pp. 2831-2855. ISSN 1366-5901 (electronic) 0143-1161 (paper)
- Stewart, S. F. and Pinkerton, H. and Blackburn, George Alan and Guðmundsson, M. T. (2007) Mapping thermal anomalies using Airborne Thematic Mapper imagery: GrÃmsvötn caldera, Vatnajökull, Iceland. Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 283. pp. 31-43.
- Blackburn, George Alan (2006) Hyperspectral remote sensing of plant pigments. Journal of Experimental Botany, 58 (4). pp. 855-867. ISSN 1460-2431
- Koukoulas, S. and Blackburn, Alan (2005) Spatial relationships between tree species and gap characteristics in broad-leaved deciduous woodland. Journal of Vegetation Science, 16 (5). pp. 587-596. ISSN 1100-9233
- Koukoulas, S. and Blackburn, George Alan (2005) Mapping individual tree location, height and species in broadleaved deciduous forest using airborne LIDAR and multi-spectral remotely sensed data. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 26 (3). pp. 431-455. ISSN 1366-5901 (electronic) 0143-1161 (paper)
- Koukoulas, S. and Blackburn, G. Alan (2004) Quantifying the spatial properties of forest canopy gaps using LiDAR imagery and GIS. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 25 (15). pp. 3049-3071. ISSN 1366-5901 (electronic) 0143-1161 (paper)
- Al-Sabhan, W. and Mulligan, M. and Blackburn, G. Alan (2003) A real-time hydrological model for flood prediction using GIS and the WWW. Computers Environment and Urban Systems, 27 (1). pp. 9-32. ISSN 0198-9715
- Meza Diaz, B. and Blackburn, George Alan (2003) Remote sensing of mangrove biophysical properties : evidence from a laboratory simulation of the possible effects of background variation on spectral vegetation indices. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 24 (1). pp. 53-73. ISSN 1366-5901 (electronic) 0143-1161 (paper)
- Blackburn, Alan (2002) Remote sensing of forest pigments using airborne imaging spectrometer and LIDAR imagery. Remote Sensing of Environment, 82 (2-3). pp. 311-321. ISSN 0034-4257
- Koukoulas, S. and Blackburn, George Alan (2001) Introducing New Indices for Accuracy Evaluation of Classified Images Representing Semi-Natural Woodland Environments. Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing, 67 (4). pp. 499-510. ISSN 0099-1112
- Blackburn, George Alan and Steele, Caitriana Margaret (1999) Towards the Remote Sensing of Matorral Vegetation Physiology : Relationships between Spectral Reflectance, Pigment, and Biophysical Characteristics of Semiarid Bushland Canopies. Remote Sensing of Environment, 70 (3). pp. 278-292. ISSN 0034-4257
- Blackburn, George Alan (1999) Relationships between Spectral Reflectance and Pigment Concentrations in Stacks of Deciduous Broadleaves. Remote Sensing of Environment, 70 (2). pp. 224-237. ISSN 0034-4257
- Blackburn, George Alan and Pitman, J.I. (1999) Biophysical controls on the directional spectral reflectance properties of bracken (Pteridium aquilinum) canopies: results of a field experiment. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 20 (11). pp. 2265-2282. ISSN 1366-5901 (electronic) 0143-1161 (paper)
- Blackburn, George Alan (1998) Quantifying Chlorophylls and Caroteniods at Leaf and Canopy Scales: An Evaluation of Some Hyperspectral Approaches. Remote Sensing of Environment, 66 (3). pp. 273-285. ISSN 0034-4257
- Blackburn, George Alan (1998) Spectral indices for estimating photosynthethic pigment concentrations : a test using senescent tree leaves. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 19 (4). pp. 657-675. ISSN 1366-5901 (electronic) 0143-1161 (paper)
Books & Chapters
- Nielsen, N. C. and Blackburn, G. Alan (2005) Multi-scale application of spatial metrics for quantifying forest spatial structure and diversity from Corine Land Cover and FMERS-WiFS rater data. In: Proceedings of the 1st GIS and remote sensing days (GGRS days), Gottingen, 2004. J. D. Sauerlander Verlag, Frankfurt a. M., Germany, pp. 184-194.
- Blackburn, Alan (2004) Wavelet decomposition of hyperspectral reflectance data for quantifying photosynethetic pigment concentrations in vegetation. In: Proceedings of the XXth congress of the international society for photogrammetry and remote sensing held in Istanbul, Turkey, July 2004 : in conjunction with the international archives of photogrammetry, remote sensing and spatial information sciences. UNSPECIFIED, pp. 878-882.
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