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Professor Dr. Herzfeld, Ute C

Research Professor

Positions

Research Professor, Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering (ECEE)
Research Professor, Computer Science

Research Areas

Research

research overview

My research is centered in the areas of geomathematics, remote sensing, cryospheric and atmospheric sciences, as well as engineering related to development of new Earth observation technology. I am a member of NASA's ICESat-2 Science Team and NASA's CloudSat/Calipso Science Team.

keywords

airborne and satellite remote-sensing technology, development of algorithms, laser altimetry, signal processing, machine learning, development of physically constrained mathematical and statistical methods and applications in physical sciences, cryospheric and atmospheric sciences, geophysics, oceanography, geology, glaciology, spatial statistical analysis, surface roughness, Arctic sea ice, Greenland, Antarctica, Iceland and Alaska

Publications

selected publications

book
chapter
- An integrated approach to basin analysis and mineral exploration. 197-214. 1993
- Computers in geology—25 years of progress. 217-230. 1993
- Geostatistische Verfahren zum Aufbau digitalerGeländemodelle für bathymetrische Vermessungen. 234-247. 1988
- Bathymetrische Vermessungen mit dem Fächersonar SEABEAM und dem Schelfrandlot NBS. 132-133. 1988
- Geostatistische Verfahren im SEABEAM-post-processing. 133-139. 1988
conference proceeding
journal article
- Progression of the surge in the Negribreen Glacier System from two years of ICESat-2 measurements. Journal of Glaciology. 2024
- Combining "Deep Learning" and Physically Constrained Neural Networks to Derive Complex Glaciological Change Processes from Modern High-Resolution Satellite Imagery: Application of the GEOCLASS-Image System to Create VarioCNN for Glacier Surges. Remote Sensing. 2024
- Evolution of a Surge Cycle of the Bering-Bagley Glacier System From Observations and Numerical Modeling. Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface. 2024
- Observing the evolution of summer melt on multiyear sea icewith ICESat-2 and Sentinel-2. The Cryosphere. 3695-3719. 2023
- Automated Detection and Depth Determination of Melt Ponds on Sea Ice in ICESat-2 ATLAS Data-The Density-Dimension Algorithm for Bifurcating Sea-Ice Reflectors (DDA-Bifurcate-Seaice). IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing. 2023
- Automated Detection and Depth Determination of Melt Ponds on Sea Ice in ICESat-2 ATLAS Data — The Density-Dimension Algorithm for Bifurcating Sea-Ice Reflectors (DDA-bifurcate-seaice) 2022
- ICESat-2 Bathymetry: Advances in Methods and Science 2022
- Evolution of a Surge Cycle of the Bering-Bagley Glacier System from Observations and Numerical Modeling. Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface. 2022
- Airborne Validation of ICESat-2 ATLAS Data over Crevassed Surfaces and Other Complex Glacial Environments: Results from Experiments of Laser Altimeter and Kinematic GPS Data Collection from a Helicopter over a Surging Arctic Glacier (Negribreen, Svalbard). Remote Sensing. 2022
- Evolution of Melt Pond Fraction and Depth on Multiyear Ice in 2020 from High Resolution Satellite Observations 2021
- Evolution of Melt Pond Fraction and Depth on Multiyear Ice in 2020 from High Resolution Satellite Observations 2021
- ICESat-2 observations of melt ponds on Arctic sea ice 2021
- Airborne Validation of ICESat-2 ATLAS Data Over Crevassed Surfaces and Other Complex Glacial Environments: Results From Experiments of Laser Altimeter and Kinematic GPS Data Collection From a Helicopter Over a Surging Arctic Glacier (Negribreen, Svalbard) 2021
- Airborne Validation of ICESat-2 ATLAS Data Over Crevassed Surfaces and Other Complex Glacial Environments: Results From Experiments of Laser Altimeter and Kinematic GPS Data Collection From a Helicopter Over a Surging Arctic Glacier (Negribreen, Svalbard) 2021
- Detection and Height Measurement of Tenuous Clouds and Blowing Snow in ICESat-2 ATLAS Data. Geophysical Research Letters. 2021
- ICESat-2 Atmospheric Channel Description, Data Processing and First Results. Earth and Space Science. 2021
- Surface heights and crevasse morphologies of surging and fast-moving glaciers from ICESat-2 laser altimeter data - Application of the density-dimension algorithm (DDA-ice) and evaluation using airborne altimeter and Planet SkySat data. Science of Remote Sensing. 2021
- Sensitivity of glacier elevation analysis and numerical modeling to CryoSat-2 SIRAL retracking techniques. Computers and Geosciences. 2021
- ICESat-2, SkySat, WorldView and Sentinel: Automated Extraction of High-Resolution Spatial Information for Investigation of Surging and Fast-Moving Glaciers 2020
- ICESat-2 Atmospheric Channel Description, Data Processing and First Results 2020
- Crevasses as Indicators of Surge Dynamics in the Bering Bagley Glacier System, Alaska: Numerical Experiments and Comparison to Image Data Analysis. Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface. 1615-1637. 2018
- trala1. Mathematical Geosciences. 133-151. 2018
- Surface-Height Determination of Crevassed Glaciers-Mathematical Principles of an Autoadaptive Density-Dimension Algorithm and Validation Using ICESat-2 Simulator (SIMPL) Data. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing. 1874-1896. 2017
- Projecting the response of the Greenland ice sheet to future climate change with the ice sheet model SICOPOLIS. 117-129. 2017
- Geostatistical and Statistical Classification of Sea-Ice Properties and Provinces from SAR Data. Remote Sensing. 2016
- Spatiotemporal mapping of a large mountain glacier from CryoSat-2 altimeter data: surface elevation and elevation change of Bering Glacier during surge (2011-2014). International Journal of Remote Sensing. 2962-2989. 2016
- Sea ice deformation in Fram Strait - Comparison of CICE simulations with analysis and classification of airborne remote-sensing data. Cold Regions Science and Technology. 19-33. 2015
- Algorithm for Detection of Ground and Canopy Cover in Micropulse Photon-Counting Lidar Altimeter Data in Preparation for the ICESat-2 Mission. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing. 2109-2125. 2014
- Elevation changes and dynamic provinces of Jakobshavn Isbrae, Greenland, derived using generalized spatial surface roughness from ICESat GLAS and ATM data. Journal of Glaciology. 834-848. 2014
- Spatio-temporal analysis of surface elevation changes in Pine Island Glacier, Antarctica, from ICESat GLAS data and ERS-1 radar altimeter data. Annals of Glaciology. 248-258. 2014
- The trough-system algorithm and its application to spatial modeling of Greenland subglacial topography. Annals of Glaciology. 115-126. 2014
- Insights into spatial sensitivities of ice mass response to environmental change from the SeaRISE ice sheet modeling project I: Antarctica. Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface. 1002-1024. 2013
- Insights into spatial sensitivities of ice mass response to environmental change from the SeaRISE ice sheet modeling project II: Greenland. Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface. 1025-1044. 2013
- An Algorithm for Detection of Ground and Canopy Cover in Micropulse Photon-Counting Lidar Altimeter Data in Preparation of the ICESat-2 Mission. 2109-2125. 2013
- Bering Glacier and Bagley Ice Valley surge 2011: crevasse classification as an approach to map deformation stages and surge progression. Annals of Glaciology. 279-286. 2013
- Bering Glacier surge 2011: analysis of laser altimeter data. Annals of Glaciology. 158-170. 2013
- Ice-sheet model sensitivities to environmental forcing and their use in projecting future sea level (the SeaRISE project). Journal of Glaciology. 195-224. 2013
- Resolution of ice streams and outlet glaciers in large-scale simulations of the Greenland ice sheet. Annals of Glaciology. 209-220. 2013
- A Sensor Package for Ice Surface Observations Using Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing. 1033-1047. 2012
- On the influence of Greenland outlet glacier bed topography on results from dynamic ice-sheet models. Annals of Glaciology. 281-293. 2012
- An algorithm for generalizing topography to grids while preserving subscale morphologic characteristics-creating a glacier bed DEM for Jakobshavn trough as low-resolution input for dynamic ice-sheet models. Computers and Geosciences. 1793-1801. 2011
- Applications of Geostatistics in Optimal Design of Satellite Altimetry Orbits and Measurement Configurations. Journal of the Astronautical Sciences. 495-511. 2011
- The Rapid Retreat of Jakobshavns Isbræ, West Greenland: Field Observations of 2005 and Structural Analysis of its Evolution. Natural Resources Research. 167-179. 2008
- Master of the obscure - Automated geostatistical classification in presence of complex geophysical processes. Mathematical Geosciences. 587-618. 2008
- A case study on the influence of snow and ice surface roughness on melt energy. 1-42. 2008
- Elevation changes in Pine Island Glacier, Walgreen Coast, Antarctica, based on GLAS (2003) and ERS-1 (1995) altimeter data analyses and glaciological implications. International Journal of Remote Sensing. 5533-5553. 2008
- Master of the Obscure — Automated Geostatistical Classification in Presence of Complex Geophysical Processes, in: BONHAM-CARTER, G. and CHENG, Q. (Eds.). 79-111. 2008
- The Rapid Retreat of Jakobshavns Isbræ, West Greenland: Field Observations of 2005 and Structural Analysis of its Evolution. 167-179. 2008
- The western Arctic Linkage Experiment (WALE): Overview and synthesis. Earth Interactions. 2008
- Mass budgets of the Lambert, Mellor and Fisher Glaciers and basal fluxes beneath their flowbands on Amery Ice Shelf. Science China Earth Sciences. 1693-1706. 2007
- Comparative Analysis of the Western Arctic Surface Climate among Observations and Model Simulations. Earth Interactions. 1-24. 2007
- Comparative analysis of the Western Arctic surface climate among observations and model Simulations. Earth Interactions. 2007
- Spatiotemporal climate model validation - Case studies for MM(5) over Northwestern Canada and Alaska. Earth Interactions. 2007
- Geostatistical characterization of snow-depth structures on sea ice near Point Barrow, Alaska - A contribution to the AMSR-Ice03 field validation campaign. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing. 3038-3056. 2006
- Spatial variability of barrow-area shore-fast sea ice and its relationships to passive microwave emissivity. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing. 3021-3031. 2006
- Uncertainty in temperature and precipitation datasets over terrestrial regions of the Western Arctic. Earth Interactions. 2006
- New results on the changing cryosphere from geostatistical interpolation and classification of first and second order spatial variables, in: Cheng, Q. and G. Bonham-Carter (eds.), GIS and Spatial Analysis, Proceedings of IAMG’05, The Annual Conference of the International Association for Mathematical Geology, Toronto, Canada, August 21–26, 2005. 92-98. 2005
- Regeotop: New climatic data fields for East Asia based on localized relief information and geostatistical. International Journal of Climatology. 1283-1306. 2004
- Derivation of deformation characteristics in fast-moving glaciers. Computers and Geosciences. 291-302. 2004
- Geostatistical estimation from radar altimeter data with respect to morphological units outlined by SAR data: application to Lambert Glacier/Amery Ice Shelf, East Antarctica. Annals of Glaciology. 251-255. 2004
- Morphogenesis of typical winter and summer snow surface patterns in a continental alpine environment. Hydrological Processes. 619-649. 2003
- Seasonal comparison of ice-surface structures in the ablation area of Jakobshavn Isbrae drainage system, West Greenland. Annals of Glaciology. 199-206. 2003
- Vario functions of higher order - definition and application to characterization of snow surface roughness. Computers and Geosciences. 641-660. 2002
- Analysis of deformation types in fast-moving glaciers. 273-278. 2002
- Higher-order vario functions for geostatistical classification of snow and ice surfaces. 251-256. 2002
- A connectionist-geostatistical approach to automated image classification, applied to the analysis of crevasse patterns in surging ice. Computers and Geosciences. 499-512. 2001
- A structural segmentation, kinematic analysis and dynamic interpretation of Jakobshavns Isbræ, West Greenland. 107-124. 2001
- Geostatistical analysis of glacier-roughness data. Annals of Glaciology. 235-242. 2000
- Geostatistical characterization of ice surfaces from ERS-1 and ERS-2 SAR data, Jakobshavn Isbrae, Greenland. Annals of Glaciology. 224-234. 2000
- Geostatistical methods for mapping Antarctic ice surfaces at continental and regional scales. Annals of Glaciology. 76-82. 2000
- Structural glaciology of the fast-moving Jakobshavn Isbrae, Greenland, compared to the surging Bering Glacier, Alaska, USA. Annals of Glaciology. 243-249. 2000
- Analysis and simulation of scale-dependent fractal surfaces with application to seafloor morphology. Computers and Geosciences. 979-1007. 1999
- TRANSVIEW: a program for matching universal transverse mercator (UTM) and geographic coordinates. Computers and Geosciences. 765-773. 1999
- An atlas of Antarctica north of 72.1 degrees S from GEOSAT radar altimeter data. International Journal of Remote Sensing. 241-258. 1999
- Geostatistical interpolation and classification of remote sensing data from ice surfaces. International Journal of Remote Sensing. 307-327. 1999
- An integrated mapping approach to petroleum exploration on the Pratt anticline, Pratt County, Kansas. Natural Resources Research. 69-86. 1999
- Glacier roughness surveys of Jakobshavns Isbrae Drainage Basin, West Greenland, and morphological characterization. 117-146. 1999
- Monitoring changes of ice streams using time series of satellite-altimetry-based digital terrain models. Mathematical Geosciences. 859-890. 1997
- Analysis of subscale ice-surface roughness from ultrasound measurements and its relevance for monitoring environmental changes from satellites. 203-228. 1997
- Mertz and Ninnis Glacier tongues mapped from satellite radar altimeter data. Journal of Glaciology. 589-591. 1997
- Surge of Bering Glacier and Bagley Ice Field, Alaska: an update to August 1995 and an interpretation of brittle-deformation patterns. Journal of Glaciology. 427-434. 1997
- Automated geostatistical seafloor classification - Principles, parameters, feature vectors, and discrimination criteria. Computers and Geosciences. 35-&. 1996
- Inverse theory in the earth sciences - An introductory overview with emphasis on Gandin's method of optimum interpolation. Mathematical Geosciences. 137-160. 1996
- Inverse theory in the earth sciences - Foreword. Mathematical Geosciences. 133-135. 1996
- Inverse Theory in the Earth Sciences. Mathematical Geosciences. 133-151. 1996
- OPTIMIZATION TECHNIQUES FOR INTEGRATING SPATIAL DATA. Mathematical Geosciences. 559-588. 1995
- IS THE OCEAN-FLOOR A FRACTAL. Mathematical Geosciences. 421-462. 1995
- ACCURACY OF THE SPATIAL REPRESENTATION OF THE SEA-FLOOR WITH BATHYMETRIC SIDESCAN SONARS. Marine Geophysical Researches: an international journal for the study of the earth beneath the sea. 407-425. 1994
- ON THE GEOLOGIC STRUCTURE OF THE EXPLORA ESCARPMENT (WEDDELL SEA, ANTARCTICA) REVEALED BY SATELLITE AND SHIPBOARD DATA EVALUATION. Marine Geophysical Researches: an international journal for the study of the earth beneath the sea. 325-345. 1994
- A METHOD FOR SEA-FLOOR CLASSIFICATION USING DIRECTIONAL VARIOGRAMS, DEMONSTRATED FOR DATA FROM THE WESTERN FLANK OF THE MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE. Mathematical Geosciences. 901-924. 1993
- ON THE INFLUENCE OF KRIGING PARAMETERS ON THE CARTOGRAPHIC OUTPUT - A STUDY IN MAPPING SUBGLACIAL TOPOGRAPHY. Mathematical Geosciences. 881-900. 1993
- FRACTAL GEOMETRY AND SEA-FLOOR TOPOGRAPHY - THEORETICAL CONCEPTS VERSUS DATA-ANALYSIS FOR THE JUAN-DE-FUCA RIDGE AND THE EAST PACIFIC RISE. Annales Geophysicae: atmospheres, hydrospheres and space sciences. 532-541. 1993
- BERING GLACIER SURGE AND ICEBERG-CALVING MECHANISM AT VITUS LAKE, ALASKA, USA. Journal of Glaciology. 722-727. 1993
- Integration of geophysical data for basin analysis. 1025-1030. 1993
- The bottom topography of Storglaciaren. 48-48. 1993
- LEAST-SQUARES COLLOCATION, GEOPHYSICAL INVERSE-THEORY AND GEOSTATISTICS - A BIRDS-EYE-VIEW. Geophysical Journal International. 237-249. 1992
- QUANTITATIVE SPATIAL MODELS OF ATLANTIC PRIMARY PRODUCTIVITY - AN APPLICATION OF GEOMATHEMATICS. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans. 717-732. 1992
- Das Schwerefeld im Bereich des Explora Escarpments (Weddellmeer, Antarktis) - ein Vergleich zwischen Schiffsmessungen und Satellitendaten (GEOSAT). Zeitschrift fuer Geodaesie, Geoinformation und Landmanagement (ZfV). 532-542. 1992
- ON THE EFFECTS OF PREANALYSIS STANDARDIZATION. The Journal of Geology. 621-631. 1991
- A method of interval-valued kriging. 17-33. 1991
- Geostatistics in Bathymetry. 35-46. 1991
- A MAP-COMPARISON TECHNIQUE UTILIZING WEIGHTED INPUT PARAMETERS. 43-52. 1990
- COVA FUNCTIONS FOR UNEVENLY AND NONCORRESPONDINGLY SPACED PROCESSES. Computers and Geosciences. 733-749. 1990
- Geostatistical software for evaluation of line survey data, applied to radio-echo soundings in glaciology. 119-136. 1990
- Geostatistics in glaciology: Implications of a study of Scharffenbergbotnen, Dronning Maud Land, East Antarctica. 107-110. 1990
- VARIOGRAPHY OF SUBMARINE MORPHOLOGY - PROBLEMS OF DEREGULARIZATION, AND CARTOGRAPHICAL IMPLICATIONS. Mathematical Geosciences. 693-713. 1989
- GEOSTATISTICAL METHODS FOR EVALUATION OF SEABEAM BATHYMETRIC SURVEYS - CASE STUDIES OF WEGENER CANYON, ANTARCTICA. Marine Geology. 83-95. 1989
- A NOTE ON PROGRAMS PERFORMING KRIGING WITH NONNEGATIVE WEIGHTS. Mathematical Geosciences. 391-393. 1989
- FRATTINI CLASSES AND MAXIMAL SUBCLASSES, IN PARTICULAR OF SATURATED FORMATIONS OF FINITE-GROUPS. Journal of Algebra. 93-98. 1988
- FRATTINI-CLASSES OF FORMATIONS OF FINITE-GROUPS. Bollettino Della Unione Matematica Italiana. 601-611. 1988
- A method of interval-valued kriging. 16-16. 1988
- Frattiniclasses and maximal subclasses, in particular of saturated formations of finite groups. 9-10. 1988
- Geostatistical analyses of radio-echo data from Scharffenbergbotnen, Dronning Maud Land, East Antarctica,. 95-110. 1988
- MAPCOMP - A FORTRAN PROGRAM FOR WEIGHTED THEMATIC MAP COMPARISON. Computers and Geosciences. 699-713. 1988
- Kartographische Auswertung bathymetrischer Daten mit Hilfe geostatistischer Prä-diktion 1986
- ON GENERALIZED COVERING SUBGROUPS AND A CHARACTERIZATION OF PRONORMAL. Archiv der Mathematik. 404-409. 1983

Teaching

courses taught

CSCI 6940 - Master's Candidate for Degree
Primary Instructor - Fall 2021 / Summer 2023 / Fall 2023
Registration intended for students preparing for a thesis defense, final examination, culminating activity, or completion of degree.
CSCI 6950 - Master's Thesis
Primary Instructor - Spring 2021 / Fall 2022 / Spring 2023 / Summer 2023

Background

education and training

Ph.D., Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz (Germany) 1986
M.S., Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz (Germany) 1983

International Activities

geographic focus

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ORCID iD

http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5694-4698