Leland E. Pierce
Research Scientist, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
pierce@eecs.umich.edu
EECS
1301 Beal Ave.
Ann Arbor
MI 48109-2122
(313) 764-3391
FAX: (313) 647-2106

EDUCATION

· B.S.E. Aerospace Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1983
· B.S.E. Electrical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1983
· M.S.E. Electrical Engineering University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1986
· Ph.D. Electrical Engineering University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1991

RESEARCH INTERESTS

· Development of image processing techniques for radar remote sensing
· Scattering models for natural targets
· Integration of Geographical Information Systems (GIS)
· Inverse scattering problems and image classification
· Applied Computational electromagnetics

ASSOCIATED RESEARCH GROUPS:

Amazon
Radar Image Processing Laboratory

Experience | Publications

EXPERIENCE

The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
September 1991 - present Assistant Research Scientist, Radiation Laboratory

PUBLICATIONS

Sarabandi, K., L. E. Pierce, Y. Oh, M. C. Dobson, A. Freeman, and P. Dubois, Cross Calibration Experiment Using JPL AIRSAR and Truck-Mounted Polarimetric Scatterometer, IEEE Transactions Geoscience and Remote Sensing, Vol. 32, No. 5, pp. 975-985, Sept. 1994.

Pierce, L. E., F. T. Ulaby, K. Sarabandi, and M. C. Dobson, Knowledge-Based Classification of Polarimetric SAR Images, IEEE Transactions Geoscience and Remote Sensing, Vol. 32, No. 5, pp. 1081-1086, Sept. 1994.

Dobson, M. C., L. E. Pierce, and F. T. Ulaby, Knowledge-Based Land-Cover Classification Using ERS-1/JERS-1 SAR Composites, IEEE Trans. Geoscience and Remote Sensing, Vol. 34, No. 1, pp. 83 - 99, Jan. 1996.

Dobson, M. C., F. T. Ulaby, and L. E. Pierce, Land-Cover Classification and Estimation of Terrain Attributes Using Synthetic Aperture Radar Remote Sensing of Environment, Vol. 51, No. 1, pp. 199-214, Jan. 1995.

Pierce, L.E., K. Sarabandi, and F.T. Ulaby, Application of an artificial neural network in a canopy scattering model inversion, International Jrnl. of Remote Sensing, Vol. 15, No. 16, 1995, 3263-3270.

Sarabandi, K., L. E. Pierce, M. C. Dobson, F. T. Ulaby, J. M. Stiles, T. C. Chiu, R. De Roo, R. Hartikka, A. Zambetti and A. Freeman, Polarimetric Calibration of SIR-C Using Point and Distributed Targets, IEEE Trans. Geoscience and Remote Sensing, Vol. 33, No. 4, pp. 858-866, July 1995.

Dobson, M.C., L. Pierce, and F.T. Ulaby, Knowledge-Based Land-Cover Classification Using ERS-1/JERS-1 SAR Composites, Trans. on Geosci. and Rem. Sens., V. 34, No. 1, pp. 83-99, January 1996.

Dobson, M. C., F. T. Ulaby, L. E. Pierce, T. L. Sharik, K. M. Bergen, J. Kellndorfer, J. R. Kendra, E. Li, Y. C. Lin, A. Nashashibi, K. Sarabandi and P. Siqueira, Estimation of Forest Biophysical Characteristics in Northern Michigan with SIR-C/X-SAR, IEEE Trans. Geoscience and Remote Sensing, Vol. 33, No. 4, pp. 877-895, July 1995.

Sarabandi, K. L.E. Pierce, Oh, Y. and F.T. Ulaby, Power lines: Radar measurements and detection algorithm for polarimetric SAR images, IEEE Tran. Aerospace and Electronics Systems, Vol. 30, No. 2, March 1992, 203-211.

Dobson, M.C., L.E. Pierce, K. Sarabandi, F.T. Ulaby and T. Sharik, Preliminary analysis of ERS-1 SAR for forest ecosystem studies, IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sensing., Vol. 30,No. 2, March 1992, 203-211.

Pierce, L.E., K.M. Bergen, M.C. Dobson and F.T. Ulaby, Classification of Northern Forests Using SIR-C/X-SAR, IEEE Trans. Geoscience and Remote Sensing, July 1996, in prep.

Bergen, K.M., M.C. Dobson, L.E. Pierce and F.T. Ulaby, Characterizing Carbon Dynamics in a Northern Forest Using SIR-C/X-SAR Imagery, Remote Sensing of Environment, Aug. 1996, submitted.

University of Michigan | College of Engineering | Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | Radiation Laboratory