Personnel Profiles

• Mailing address:
• Department of Earth & Environment
• Florida International University
• 11200 SW 8th St.
• Miami, FL 33199
• Email: schav063@fiu.edu

Chavez, S., S. Wdowinski, D. Lagomasino, E. Castañeda-Moya, T.E. Fatoyinbo, R.P. Moyer, and J.M. Smoak. 2023. Estimating structural damage to mangrove forests using airborne Lidar imagery: Case study of damage induced by the 2017 Hurricane Irma to mangroves in the Florida Everglades, USA. Sensors 23: 6669.

Lagomasino, D., T.E. Fatoyinbo, E. Castañeda-Moya, B. Cook, P. Montesano, C.S.R. Neigh, L.A. Corp, L.E. Ott, S. Chavez, and D.C. Morton. 2021. Storm surge and ponding explain mangrove dieback in southwest Florida following Hurricane Irma. Nature Communications 12: 4003 (2021).

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.

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.