Dissertations

• Haroon Stephen, Microwave Remote Sensing of Saharan Ergs and Amazon Vegetation, Ph.D. Dissertation, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, 2006. Advisor: D. Long
• Ivan S. Ashcraft, Microwave Remote Sensing of the Greenland Ice Sheet, Ph.D. Dissertation, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, 2004. Advisor: D. Long
• Floyd W. Millet, Improving Electromagnetic Bias Estiamtes, Ph.D. Dissertation, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, 2004. Advisor: K. Warnick
• David W. Draper, Wind Scatterometry with Improvded Ambiguity Selection and Rain Modeling, Ph.D. Dissertation, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, 2003. Advisor: D. Long
• Peter K. Yoho, Satellite Scatterometers: Calibration using a Ground Station and Statistical Measurement Theory, Ph.D. Dissertation, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, 2003. Advisor: D. Long
• Douglas L. Thompson, Innovative Radar Interferometry, Ph.D. Dissertation, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, 2001. Advisor: D. Arnold
• Michael W. Spencer, A Methodology for the Design of Spaceborne Pencil-Beam Scatterometer Systems, Ph.D. Dissertation, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, 2001. Advisor: D. Long
• Quinn P. Remund, Multisensor Microwave Remote Sensing in the Cryosphere, Ph.D. Dissertation, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, 2000. Advisor: D. Long
• Paul E. Johnson, Uncertainties in Oceanic Microwave Remote Sensing: the Radar Footprint, the Wind-Backscatter Relationship, and the Measurement Probability Density Function, Ph.D. Dissertation, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, 1999. Advisor: D. Long
• David S. Early, A Study of the Scatterometer Image Reconstruction Algorithm and Its Application to Polar Ice Studies, Ph.D. Dissertation, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, 1996. Advisor: D. Long
• Karl Warnick, Differential Forms, Ph.D. Dissertation, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, 1997. Advisor: D. Arnold
• Ryan Reed, Statistical Properties of the Sea Scattered Radar Return, Ph.D. Dissertation, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, 1996. Advisor: D. Long

Master's Theses

• Ryan Halterman, Observation and Tracking of Tropical Cyclones using Resolution Enhanced Scatterometry, Master's Thesis, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, 2006. Advisor: D. Long
• Brandon Hicks, Melt Detection and Estimation in Greenland using Tandem SeaWinds and QuikSCAT Scatterometers, Master's Thesis, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, 2006. Advisor: D. Long
• Jeffrey R. Allen, An Analysis of SeaWinds Simultaneous Wind/Rain Retrieval in Severe Weather Events, Master's Thesis, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, 2005. Advisor: D. Long
• Clayton Davis, Understanding and Improving Moment Method Scattering Solutions, Master's Thesis, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, 2004. Advisor: K. Warnick
• Michael I. Duersch, BYU Micro-SAR: A Very Small, Low-Power, LFM-CW Synthetic Aperture Radar, Master's Thesis, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, 2004. Advisor: D. Long
• Lukas Kunz, A New Method for Melt Detection on Antarctic Ice-Shelves and Scatterometer Calibration Verification, Master's Thesis, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, 2004. Advisor: D. Long
• Spencer S. Haycock, Frequency Estimation of Linear FM Scatterometer Pulses Received by the SeaWinds Calibration Ground Station, Master's Thesis, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, 2004. Advisor: D. Long
• David Duncan, Motion Compensation of Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar, Master's Thesis, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, 2004. Advisor: D. Long
• Jeremy Luke, High Resolution Wind Retrieval Using QuikSCAT, Master's Thesis, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, 2003. Advisor: D. Long
• Hyrum S. Anderson, Polar Sea Ice Mapping for SeaWinds Master's Thesis, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, 2003. Advisor: D. Long
• Jeremy B. Luke, High Resolution Wind Retrieval for SeaWinds on QuikSCAT Master's Thesis, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, 2003. Advisor: D. Long
• Ryan L. Smith, Micro Synthetic Aperture Radar Using FM/CW Technology, Master's Thesis, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, 2002. Advisor: D. Arnold
• Jarom Ballatyne, Using Spaceborne Microwave Sensors to Track Large Antarctic Icebergs, Master's Thesis, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, 2002. Advisor: D. Long
• Andrew S. Fletcher, An Implementation of Field-Wise Wind Retrieval for SeaWinds on QuikSCAT, Master's Thesis, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, 2001. Advisor: D. Long
• Arden A. Anderson, Analysis and Usage of the QuikSCAT Calibration Ground Station, Master's Thesis, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, 2000. Advisor: D. Long
• Richard B. Lundgreen, Method of Motion compensation of YINSAR Data, Master's Thesis, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, 2000. Advisor: D. Arnold
• Brett T. Walkenhorst, Development of a Radio Telescope Receiver for Rsearch in Radio Frequency Interference Mitigation, Master's Thesis, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, 2000. Advisor: K. Warnick
• Jonathan L. Waite, Detecting Track Hazards Using an Interferometric Radar, Master's Thesis, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, 2000. Advisor: D. Arnold
• David A. Zaugg, A Ku-band Altimeter for use in Earth Remote Sensing Applications, Master's Thesis, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, 2000. Advisor: M. Jensen
• Matt E. Willis, Algebraic Reconstsruction Algorithms for Remote Sensing Image Enhancement, Master's Thesis, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, 2000. Advisor: D. Jeffs
• Donald E. Crockett, A Ku-band Altimeter for Improved Estimation of Electromagnetic Bias in Radar Altimetry, Master's Thesis, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, 2001. Advisor: D. Arnold
• Jeffery C. Beard, Railroad Hazard Detection System Using an Interferometric Radar, Master's Thesis, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, 2000. Advisor: D. Arnold
• Justin D. Smith, Studies to Improve Estimation of the Electromagnetic Bias in Radar Altimetry, Master's Thesis, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, 1999. Advisor: D. Arnold
• James E.H. Dyal, TRMM Sigma-0 Vegetation Signatures and Other Studies, Master's Thesis, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, 1999. Advisor: D. Long
• Benjamin E. Barrowes, YSCAT Backscatter Distributions, Master's Thesis, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, 1999. Advisor: D. Long
• Stephen L. Richards, A Field-Wise Wind Retrival Algorithm for SeaWinds, Master's Thesis, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, 1999. Advisor: D. Long
• James S. Bates, The Phase Gradient Autofocus Algorithm with Range Dependent Stripmap SAR, Master's Thesis, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, 1998. Advisor: D. Arnold
• Charles G. Brown, A Field-Wise Wind Retrival Algorithm for the NASA Scatterometer, Master's Thesis, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, 1998. Advisor: D. Long
• Amy E. Gonzales, An Assessment of the NASA Scatterometer Ambiguity Removal Technique, Master's Thesis, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, 1998. Advisor: D. Long
• Clarence J. Wilson III, Calibration of and Attitude Error Estimation for a Spaceborne Scatterometer Using Measurements Over Land, Master's Thesis, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, 1998. Advisor: D. Long
• Adam E. Robertson, Multi-Baseline Interferometric SAR for Iterative Height Estimation, Master's Thesis, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, 1998. Advisor: D. Arnold
• Thomas W. Karlinsey, The Analysis and Design of a Broadband Constant Beamwidth Reflector Antenna, Master's Thesis, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, 1998. Advisor: M. Jensen
• Michael D. LeFevre, Modeling and Measurement of Handset Antenna Diversity Performance, Master's Thesis, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, 1997. Advisor: M. Jensen
• Bruce M. Green, Antenna Diversity for Personal Communications, Master's Thesis, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, 1997. Advisor: M. Jensen
• Travis E. Oliphant, New Techniques for Wind Scatterometry, Master's Thesis, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, 1996. Advisor: D. Long
• Andy D. Greenwood, Azimuth Modulation of the Radar Backscatter at Near-Normal Incidence Using a Two-Dimensional Scattering Model, Master's Thesis, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, 1995. Advisor: D. Arnold
• R. Scott Collier, Dependence of the Normalized Radar Cross Section on Bragg Wavelength: Wind Speed Sensitivity, Master's Thesis, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, 1994. Advisor: D. Long
• Douglas R. Daum, Application of Enhanced Resolution Imaging to SSM/I Data, Master's Thesis, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, 1994. Advisor: D. Long
• Warren B. Davis, Enhanced Resolution Imaging from Remotely Sensed Microwave Data, Master's Thesis, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, 1993. Advisor: D. Long
• Bryan Jarrett, BYU SAR, Master's Thesis, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, 1994. Advisor: D. Arnold
• Paul Johnson, Backscatter Sensitivity to the Parameters of a Two-Dimensional Scattering Model, Master's Thesis, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, 1994. Advisor: D. Arnold.
• Gary Skouson, Calibration of Spaceborne Scatterometer Data, Master's Thesis, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, 1993. Advisor: D. Long
• Peter T. Whiting, Resolution Enhancement of Seasat Scatterometer Data, Master's Thesis, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, 1992. Advisor: D. Long

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