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Shimon Wdowinski

Shimon Wdowinski

FCE Site Role
Project Collaborator

Affiliation
Florida International University

FCE Working groups
Hydrologic Connectivity

  • Contact
    • Mailing address:
    • Department of Earth and Environment
    • Florida International Unversity
    • 11200 SW 8th Street, AHC5-388
    • Miami, FL 33199
  • Recent FCE Leveraged Projects
    Coastal vertical land motion and its implication to coastal flooding hazard assessments

    Authors: Wdowinski, S.
    Funding organization: NASA
    Time period: 20 Jan 2022 - 19 Jan 2024

    Coastal flooding hazard in Florida: Evaluating the contribution of local subsidence

    Authors: Wdowinski, S.
    Funding organization: Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
    Time period: 01 Jul 2018 - 30 Jun 2023

    A multi-sensor monitoring system of surface water level changes in wetlands

    Authors: Wdowinski, S.
    Funding organization: NASA
    Time period: 04 May 2021 - 03 May 2023

    Cascading hazards: Understanding triggering relations between wet tropical cyclones, landslides and earthquakes

    Authors: Wdowinski, S.
    Funding organization: NASA
    Time period: 28 Jun 2017 - 27 Jun 2020

    Optimization of LiDAR data processing algorithms for wetland graminoid marsh and prairie vegetation

    Authors: Gann, D., P.C. Olivas, J.H. Richards, S. Wdowinski, K. Zhang
    Funding organization: National Park Service - Department of the Interior
    Time period: 15 May 2018 - 31 May 2020

  • Recent FCE Presentations

    Palomino, S., S. Wdowinski, and S. Li. 2022. Evaluation and comparison of the new generation of spaceborne laser altimeters for surface water level measurements in wetlands. American Geophysical Union Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois and Virtual, December 15, 2022.

    Zhang, B., S. Wdowinski, D. Gann, S.-H. Hong, and J.P. Sah. 2022. Spatiotemporal variations of wetland backscatter: The role of water depth and vegetation characteristics in Sentinel-1 dual-polarization SAR observations. American Geophysical Union Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois and Virtual, December 15, 2022.

    Zhang, B., D. Gann, K. Smith, S. Wdowinski, C. Lin, S. Chavez, and J.Z. Zhang. 2022. Spatiotemporal variations of wetland backscatter: The role of water depth and vegetation characteristics in Sentinel-1 dual-polarization SAR observations. NISAR Science Community Workshop, Pasadena, California, August 31, 2022.

    Palomino, S., S. Wdowinski, B. Zhang, and H. Liao. 2022. Space-based multi-sensor monitoring system of surface water level changes in wetlands. NISAR Science Community Workshop, Pasadena, California, August 30, 2022.

    Chavez, S., S. Wdowinski, E. Castañeda-Moya, D. Lagomasino, T.E. Fatoyinbo, B. Cook, R.P. Moyer, K. Radabaugh, T. Troxler, and E.E. Gaiser. 2022. Use of remote sensing to determine damage and recovery of mangrove forests in the Everglades following hurricane disturbances. Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting 2022, Montreal, Canada, August 16, 2022.

    Zhang, B., K. Smith, S. Wdowinski, C. Lin, D. Gann, S. Chavez, and J.Z. Zhang. 2022. Space-based mapping of mangrove canopy height with multi-sensor observations and deep learning techniques. IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, Virtual, July 21, 2022.

    Zhang, B., D. Gann, K. Smith, S. Wdowinski, C. Lin, S. Chavez, and J.Z. Zhang. 2022. Space-based mapping of mangrove canopy height with multi-sensor remote sensing observations and deep learning techniques. Joint Aquatic Sciences Meeting (JASM), Grand Rapids, Michigan, May 18, 2022.

    Chavez, S., S. Wdowinski, D. Lagomasino, E. Castañeda-Moya, L. Fatoyinbo, B. Cook, R.P. Moyer, K. Radabaugh, J.M. Smoak, T. Troxler, and E.E. Gaiser. 2022. Use of remote sensing to determine damage and recovery of mangrove forests in the Everglades following hurricane disturbances. 2022 FCE LTER All Scientists Meeting, Fairchild Tropical Garden, Coral Gables, Florida, March 2, 2022.

    Parkinson, R., and S. Wdowinski. 2022. Accelerating sea-level rise and the fate of mangrove plant communities in South Florida, U.S.A. 2022 FCE LTER All Scientists Meeting, Fairchild Tropical Garden, Coral Gables, Florida, March 2, 2022.

    Wdowinski, S., B. Zhang, and H. Liao. 2022. Multi-sensor monitoring system of surface water level changes in the Everglades. Everglades National Park, Homestead, Florida, January 1, 2022.