Faculty Profiles

Jensen, J., Pugh, G., & Wylie, A. G. (2024). Small Pond Classification in the Highland Lakes Watershed Using Sentinel 2 Imagery (p. 31). Austin, Texas, UA: Lower Colorado River Authority.

Jamil, R., Julian, J. P., Jensen, J., & Meitzen, K. M. (2024). Urban Green Infrastructure Connectivity: The Role of Private Semi-Natural Areas. Land.

Meitzen, K. M., Robertson, C. R., Jensen, J. L., Daugherty, D. J., Mayes, K. B., & Hardy, T. (2023). Applying Floodplain Inundation Modeling to Estimate Suitable Spawning Habitat and Recruitment Success for Alligator Gar in the Guadalupe River, Texas. Hydrology, 10(6), 1–21. https://doi.org/10.3390/hydrology10060123

Szpakowski, D. M., Jensen, J., Chow, T. E., & Butler, D. R. (2023). Assessing the use of Burn Ratios and Red-Edge Spectral Indices for Detecting Fire Effects in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. Forests, 14(7), 1508. https://doi.org/doi.org/10.3390/f1407150

Jensen, J. L. R., & Mathews, A. M. (2021). Terrain and surface modeling of vegetation height using simple linear regression. In Fundamentals of Capturing and Processing Drone Imagery and Data. CRC Press.

Ordway, E. M., Elmore, A. J., Kolstoe, S., Quinn, J. E., Swannick, R., Cattau, M., … W, C. (2021). Leveraging the NEON Airborne Observation Platform for socio-environmental systems research. Ecosphere, 12(6).

Gharehchahi, S., Ballinger, T. J., Jensen, J., Bhardwaj, A., Sam, L., Weaver, R. C., & Butler, D. R. (2021). Local- and regional-scale forcing of glacier mass balance changes in the Swiss Alps. Remote Sensing, 13. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.3390/rs13101949

Jensen, J. (2021). Vegetation Composition and Structure Modeling, Final report submitted to Brock Consulting, LLC.

Jensen, J., & Hardy, T. (2021). Accuracy Assessment for Dunes Sagebrush Lizard  Habitat Model Located in West Texas. Final Report Submitted to New Mexico Ecological Services Field Office,  U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.  Contract No. 140F0620R0029.

Szpakowski, D. M., Jensen, J., Butler, D. R., & Chow, T. K. E. (2021). A study of the relationship between fire hazard and burn severity in Grand Teton National Park, USA. International Journal of Applied Earth Observations and Geoinformation, 98, 102305. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jag.2021.102305

Reygadas Langarica, Y., Jensen, J., Moisen, G., Currit, N., & Chow, E. T. (2020). Assessing the relationship between vegetation greenness and surface temperature through Granger causality and Impulse-Response coefficients: a case study in Mexico. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 41(10), 3761–3783. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1080/01431161.2019.1711241

Zhao, C., Jensen, J., & Weaver, R. (2020). Global and Local Modeling of Land Use Change in the Border Cities of Laredo, Texas, USA and Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico: A Comparative Analysis. Land, 9(10). https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.3390/land9100347

Gharehchahi, S., James, W. H. M., Bhardwaj, A., Sam, L., Jensen, J., Ballinger, T., & Butler, D. R. (2020). Glacier Ice Thickness Estimation and Future Lake Formation in Swiss Southwestern Alps-Rhone Catchment: VOLTA Application. Remote Sensing, 12(20), 3443.

Zhao, C., Jensen, J., Weng, Q., Currit, N., & Weaver, R. (2020). Use of Local Climate Zones to investigate surface urban heat islands in Texas. GIScience and Remote Sensing, 1083–1101.

Lute, M. L., Drake, M. D., Serenari, C., Peterson, M. N., Jensen, J. L. R., Belyea, C., … White, M. (2020). Modeling urban socio-ecological drivers of human– carnivore coexistence. Journal of Urban Ecology, 6(1), 1–11. https://doi.org/10.1093/jue/juaa022

Reygadas Langarica, Y., Jensen, J., Moisen, G. G., Currit, N. A., & Chow, T. K. E. (2020). Assessing the relationship between vegetation greenness and surface temperature through Granger causality and Impulse-Response coefficients: a case study in Mexico. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 41(10), 3761–3783. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1080/01431161.2019.1711241

Meitzen, K. M., Jensen, J., & Julian, J. P. (2020). Texas Wild-rice Response to Covid-19 Recreation and Restrictions on the San Marcos River, Texas.

Lute, M. L., Serenari, C., Drake, M., Peterson, M. N., Jensen, J., … Belyea, C. (2020). Modelling Urban Socio-Ecological Drivers of Human- Carnivore Coexistence. Journal of Urban Ecology.

Hoeinghaus, D. J., Jensen, J., Pease, A., Buckmeier, D., Smith, N., Daugherty, D., … Allen, Y. (2019). Flow-specific floodplain inundation modeling and Alligator Gar recruitment in the lower Trinity River.

Reygadas, Y., Jensen, J., & Moisen, G. G. (2019). Forest degradation assessment based on trend analysis of MODIS Leaf Area Index: a case study in Mexico. Remote Sensing, 11(2503). https://doi.org/10.3390/rs11212503

Hardy, T., Swannack, T. M., Jensen, J., Meitzen, K. M., Schwalb, A. N., & Rose, B. (2019). Delineating Suitable Mussel Habitat over Large Spatial Scales based on Hydraulic Continuity Equations, Report prepared for US Army Corps of Engineers Engineer Research and Development Center.

Szpakowski, D. M., & Jensen, J. L. R. (2019). A review of the application of remote sensing in fire ecology. Remote Sensing. Remote Sensing, 11(22), 2638. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs11222638

Tarbox, B. C., Kelly, I. P., & Jensen, J. L. R. (2019). The Edwards to Gulf Conservation Blueprint; spatially explicit decision support tools for the San Antonio, Guadalupe, and Lower Colorado River watersheds. Gulf Coast Prairie Landscape Conservation Cooperative. Retrieved from https://gcplcc.databasin.org/datasets/63d0f335c9994b128fa219651fee6d84

Zhao, C., Jensen, J., Weng, Q., Currit, N., & Weaver, R. (2019). Application of airborne remote sensing data on mapping Local Climate Zones: cases of three metropolitan areas of Texas, U.S. Computers, Environment and Urban Systems, 74, 175–193.

Meitzen, K. M., Jensen, J., & Hardy, T. (2018). Floodplain Inundation Analysis of the Lower Guadalupe River: Linking Hydrology and Floodplain-Dependent Resources (p. 39).

Pisek, J., Buddenbaum, H., Camacho de Coca, F., Hill, J., Jensen, J., Lange, H., … Vuolo, F. (2018). Application of Photon Recollision Probability Theory for Compatibility Check Between Foliage Clumping and Leaf Area Index Products Obtained from Earth Observation Data.

Hoeinghaus, D., Jensen, J., Hardy, T., Winemiller, K. O., Pease, A. A., & Allen, Y. (2018). Quantification  of Alligator Gar recruitment dynamics using a river-stage specific floodplain inundation model. Gulf Coast Prairie Landsace Conservation Cooperative.

Zhao, C., Jensen, J., Weng, Q., & Weaver, R. C. (2018). A geographically weighted regression analysis of the underlying factors related to Surface Urban Heat Island phenomenon. Remote Sensing, 10(1428). https://doi.org/10.3390/rs10091428

Hardy, T., Jensen, J., & Forstner, M. R. (2018). Alpha Texas Dunes Sagebrush Lizard (Sceloporus arenicolus) Habitat Model.

Pisek, J., Buddenbaum, H., Camacho, F., Hill, J., Jensen, J., Lange, H., … Vuolo, F. (2018). Data synergy between leaf area index and clumping index Earth Observation products using photon recollision probability theory. Remote Sensing of Environment, 215, 1–6. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2018.05.026

Meitzen, K. M., Jensen, J., & Hardy, T. (2017). Integrating Habitat Suitability Modeling and Environmental Flows for the Conservation of the Flood-Dependant Gar (Atractosteus spatula).

Zhao, C., Jensen, J., & Zhan, F. B. (2017). A comparison of urban growth and their influencing factors of two border cities: Laredo in the US and Nuevo Laredo in Mexico. Applied Geography, 79, 223–234. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apgeog.2016.12.017

Jensen, J. L. R., & Mathews, A. J. (2016). Assessment of image-based point clouds products to generate a bare Earth surface and estimate canopy heights in a woodland ecosystem. Remote Sensing, 8(1). https://doi.org/DOI:10.3390/rs8010050

Zhao, C., Jensen, J., Deng, X., & Dede-Bamfo, N. (2016). Impacts of LiDAR sampling methods and point spacing on DEM generation. Papers in Applied Geography, 261–270. https://doi.org/DOI: 10.1080/23754931.2015.1121405

Courville, B. C. *, Jensen, J. L. R., Dixon, R. W., & Fonstad, M. A. (2014). A Landsat-based evaluation of lake water clarity in Maine lakes. Physical Geography, 34(4), 355–368. https://doi.org/DOI: 10.1080/02723646.2014.909716

Jensen, J. L. R., Mathews, A. **, & Klier, J. (2014). Forest canopy height and percent cover estimates using three dimensional data obtained from an image-based point cloud. Abstracts of the Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers.

Duarte, A., Jensen, J. L. R., Hatfield, J. S., & Weckerly, F. W. (2013). Spatiotemporal variation in range-wide golden-cheeked warbler breeding habitat. Ecosphere, 4(12), 152. https://doi.org/DOI: 10.1890/ES13-00229.1

Mathews, A. **, & Jensen, J. L. R. (2013). Visualizing and quantifying vineyard canopy LAI using an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) collected high density Structure from Motion point cloud. Remote Sensing, 5, 2164–2183. https://doi.org/DOI: 10.3390/rs5052164

Fonstad, M. A., Dietrich, J. T., Courville, B. C., Jensen, J. L. R., & Carbonneau, P. E. (2013). Topographic structure from motion: a new development in photogrammetric measurement. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 38, 421–430. https://doi.org/DOI: 10.1002/esp.3366

Jensen, J. L. R., Irvin, S. *, & Duarte, A. (2013). Lidar-based detection of shrubland and forest land cover to improve identification of Golden-Cheeked Warbler habitat. In Papers in Applied Geography (Vol. 36, pp. 74–82).

Harper, C., Currit, N., & Jensen, J. L. R. (2013). Estimating tree canopy foliar volume using terrestrial LiDAR. In Papers in Applied Geography (Vol. 36, pp. 290–298).

Schwinning, S., Jensen, J., Lomas, M. R., Schwartz, B., & Woodward, F. I. (2013). The  prediction of drought-related tree mortality in vegetation models. EOS Transactions. AGU, Fall Meeting Supplement, Abstract B33J-0600, 94(58).

Small, M., Veech, J., & Jensen, J. L. R. (2012). Local landscape composition around North American Breeding Bird Survey routes. Ecology, 93(10), 2298. https://doi.org/DOI: 10.1890/12-0724.1

Mathews, A. J. **, & Jensen, J. L. R. (2012). An airborne LiDAR-based methodology for vineyard parcel detection and delineation. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 33(16), 5251–5267. https://doi.org/DOI: 10.1080/01431161.2012.663114

Zoch, M. *, & Jensen, J. L. R. (2012). Use of high-resolution public imagery to assist in habitat identification and wildlife monitoring efforts: a case study of Concho Water Snake habitat. In Papers of the Applied Geography Conference (Vol. 35, pp. 118–124).

Mathews, A. J. **, & Jensen, J. L. R. (2012). Three-dimensional building modeling using structure from motion: improving model results with telescopic pole aerial photograph. In Papers of the Applied Geography Conference (Vol. 35, pp. 98–107).

Jensen, J. L. R. (2012). An interactive visual tool to aid in color theory concepts and understanding. Abstracts of the Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers.

Jensen, J. L. R., Humes, K. S., Hudak, A. T., Vierling, L. A., & Delmelle, E. (2011). Evaluation of the MODIS LAI product using independent lidar-derived LAI:  a case study in mixed conifer forest. Remote Sensing of Environment, 115(12), 3625–3639. https://doi.org/DOI: 10.1016/j.rse.2011.08.023

Jensen, J. L. R. (2011). Lidar prediction of leaf area index in a sagebrush-steppe ecosystem. Abstracts of the Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers.

Dietrich, J. T., Fonstad, M. A., Courville, B. C., & Jensen, J. L. (2011). High resolution, automated, low-cost topographic mapping with Microsoft Photosynth. Abstracts of the Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers.

Jensen, J. L. R. (2010). Multi-platform remote sensing estimates of biomass and fuel  connectivity in a perennial grassland ecosystem. Abstracts of the Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers.

Jensen, J. L. R., & Humes, K. S. (2010). Lidar-based evaluation of sub-pixel forest structural characteristics and sun-sensor geometries that influence MODIS leaf area index product accuracy and retrieval quality, EOS Transactions. Fall Meeting Supplement, Abstract B31E- 0345, 91.

Jensen, J. L. R., & Humes, K. S. (2009). Evaluation of physiographic influences on the agreement between MODIS Leaf Area index retrievals and lidar-based estimates. Abstracts of the Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers.

Jensen, J. L. R., Humes, K. S., Vierling, L. A., & Hudak, A. T. (2008). Discrete return lidar-based prediction of leaf area index in two conifer forests. Remote Sensing of Environment, 112, 3947–3957. https://doi.org/DOI: 10.1016/j.rse.2008.07.001

Jensen, J. L., Humes, K. S., Hudak, A. T., & Vierling, L. A. (2008). Evaluation of MODIS and discrete-return lidar based estimates of Leaf Area Index in conifer forests of northern Idaho, EOS Transactions. AGU, Fall Meeting Supplement, Abstract B41A-0356, 89(53).

Jensen, J. L. R., Humes, K., Vierling, L., & Hudak, A. (2007). Comparison of single sensor vs. integrated data analysis to estimate leaf area index within highly variable forest conditions in northern Idaho. Abstracts of the Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Annual Conference.

Jensen, J. L., Humes, K. S., Vierling, L. A., & Hudak, A. T. (2007). Leaf area index modeling  and mapping in conifer forests using multispectral and lidar data, EOS Transactions. AGU, Fall Meeting Supplement, Abstract B43C-1449, 88(52).

Jensen, J. L. R., Humes, K., Conner, T., Williams, C., & DeGroot, J. (2006). Estimation of biophysical characteristics for highly variable mixed-conifer stands using small footprint LiDAR. Canadian Journal of Forest Research, 36, 1129–1138. https://doi.org/DOI: 10.1139/x06-007