Wintertime satellite imagery of Maryland farmland shows areas with higher amounts of green vegetation in deeper red colors. Bare fallow fields are distinguishable from cover crops and winter cereal crops, and evergreen forest is distinguishable from deciduous forest.
Brian T. Lamb, Ph.D.
Brian T Lamb is a Research Physical Scientist in the Lower Mississippi-Gulf Water Science Center, Duty Station: Coram, New York.
His research seeks to improve remote sensing-based approaches for characterizing land surface processes related to water quality. His primary research focuses on the evaluation of tillage practices and cover crop performance in agricultural watersheds using satellite imagery. His secondary research foci include the characterization of wetland vegetation and inundation dynamics in addition to assessments of water quality and water optical properties using remote sensing.
Professional Experience
Research Physical Scientist, October 2021 – Present, USGS Lower Mississippi-Gulf Water Science Center.
Geospatial Technician: Remote Sensing Specialist, June 2015 – September 2021, Contracted to USGS Eastern Geographic Science Center through Cherokee Nation Technologies, Inc.
Graduate Research Assistant, August 2015 – September 2020, City University of New York (CUNY) City College of New York, Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Tzortziou Bio-Optics Laboratory
Graduate Research Assistant, August 2013 – June 2015, CUNY City College of New York, Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, McDonald Terrestrial Ecology Laboratory.
Adjunct Lecturer, January 2013 – December 2013, CUNY City College of New York, Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences.
Project Monitor & Air Monitoring Technician, June 2011 – August 2012, Enviro-Control Technologies, Inc.
Laboratory Technician, March 2010 – December 2010, Cornell University, Department of Biotechnology, Buckler Laboratory.
Education and Certifications
Ph.D. in Earth and Environmental Sciences, CUNY Graduate Center (2020)
M.Sc. in Geology, CUNY City College of New York (2015)
B.Sc. in Natural Resources, Cornell University (2011)
Honors and Awards
NASA National Earth and Space Science PhD Fellowship (2017- 2020)
Science and Products
Winter cover crop biomass sampling at the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, 2019-2021, with corresponding Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 derived indices and metrics
Reflectance spectra of agricultural field conditions supporting remote sensing evaluation of non-photosynthetic vegetation cover (ver. 1.1, November 2022)
Wintertime satellite imagery of Maryland farmland shows areas with higher amounts of green vegetation in deeper red colors. Bare fallow fields are distinguishable from cover crops and winter cereal crops, and evergreen forest is distinguishable from deciduous forest.
Intercomparison of same-day remote sensing data for measuring winter cover crop biophysical traits
Atmospheric correction intercomparison of hyperspectral and multispectral imagery over agricultural study sites
Comparing NISAR (using Sentinel-1), USDA/NASS CDL, and ground truth crop/non-crop areas in an urban agricultural region
Optimizing Landsat Next shortwave infrared bands for crop residue characterization
Integration of satellite-based optical and synthetic aperture radar imagery to estimate winter cover crop performance in cereal grasses
Evaluation of SWIR crop residue bands for the Landsat Next mission
Estimating the effect of winter cover crops on nitrogen leaching using cost-share enrollment data, satellite remote sensing, and Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) modeling
Mapping crop residue by combining Landsat and WorldView-3 satellite imagery
Non-USGS Publications**
Remote Sensing | 2021-09 | Journal article | DOI: 10.3390/rs13183718
W. Dean Hively; Brian Lamb; Craig S. T. Daughtry; Guy Serbin; Philip E Dennison; Raymond F. Kokaly; Zhuoting Wu; Jeffery G. Masek
Remote Sensing | 2021-06-26 | Journal article | DOI: 10.3390/rs13132495
Brian T. Lamb; Maria A. Tzortziou; Kyle C. McDonald
Atmospheric Measurement Techniques | 2021-01-29 | Journal article | DOI: 10.5194/amt-14-695-2021
Carolyn E. Jordan; Ryan M. Stauffer; Brian T. Lamb; Charles H. Hudgins; Kenneth L. Thornhill;
Atmospheric Measurement Techniques | 2021-01-29 | Journal article | DOI: 10.5194/amt-14-715-2021
Carolyn E. Jordan; Ryan M. Stauffer; Brian T. Lamb; Michael Novak; Antonio Mannino; Ewan C
2020-08-19 | Other | DOI: 10.5194/amt-2020-318
Carolyn E. Jordan; Ryan M. Stauffer; Brian T. Lamb; Michael Novak; Antonio Mannino; Ewan C. Crosbie; Gregory L. Schuster; Richard H. Moo
2020-08-19 | Other | DOI: 10.5194/amt-2020-317-supplement
Carolyn E. Jordan; Ryan M. Stauffer; Brian T. Lamb; Charles H. Hudgins; Kenneth L. Thornhill; Gregory L. Schuster; Rich
2020-08-19 | Other | DOI: 10.5194/amt-2020-318-supplement
Carolyn E. Jordan; Ryan M. Stauffer; Brian T. Lamb; Michael Novak; Antonio Mannino; Ewan C. Crosbie; Gregory L. Schu
Remote Sensing | 2019-10-12 | Journal article | DOI: 10.3390/rs11202366
Brian T. Lamb; Maria A. Tzortziou; Kyle C. McDonald
Remote Sensing | 2018-10-18 | Journal article | DOI: 10.3390/rs10101657 | Part of ISSN: 2072-4292
Brian Lamb
Remote Sensing | 2018-10-03 | Journal article | DOI: 10.3390/rs10101587 |Part of ISSN: 2072-4292
Brian Lamb
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.
Science and Products
Winter cover crop biomass sampling at the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, 2019-2021, with corresponding Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 derived indices and metrics
Reflectance spectra of agricultural field conditions supporting remote sensing evaluation of non-photosynthetic vegetation cover (ver. 1.1, November 2022)
Wintertime satellite imagery of Maryland farmland shows areas with higher amounts of green vegetation in deeper red colors. Bare fallow fields are distinguishable from cover crops and winter cereal crops, and evergreen forest is distinguishable from deciduous forest.
Wintertime satellite imagery of Maryland farmland shows areas with higher amounts of green vegetation in deeper red colors. Bare fallow fields are distinguishable from cover crops and winter cereal crops, and evergreen forest is distinguishable from deciduous forest.
Intercomparison of same-day remote sensing data for measuring winter cover crop biophysical traits
Atmospheric correction intercomparison of hyperspectral and multispectral imagery over agricultural study sites
Comparing NISAR (using Sentinel-1), USDA/NASS CDL, and ground truth crop/non-crop areas in an urban agricultural region
Optimizing Landsat Next shortwave infrared bands for crop residue characterization
Integration of satellite-based optical and synthetic aperture radar imagery to estimate winter cover crop performance in cereal grasses
Evaluation of SWIR crop residue bands for the Landsat Next mission
Estimating the effect of winter cover crops on nitrogen leaching using cost-share enrollment data, satellite remote sensing, and Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) modeling
Mapping crop residue by combining Landsat and WorldView-3 satellite imagery
Non-USGS Publications**
Remote Sensing | 2021-09 | Journal article | DOI: 10.3390/rs13183718
W. Dean Hively; Brian Lamb; Craig S. T. Daughtry; Guy Serbin; Philip E Dennison; Raymond F. Kokaly; Zhuoting Wu; Jeffery G. Masek
Remote Sensing | 2021-06-26 | Journal article | DOI: 10.3390/rs13132495
Brian T. Lamb; Maria A. Tzortziou; Kyle C. McDonald
Atmospheric Measurement Techniques | 2021-01-29 | Journal article | DOI: 10.5194/amt-14-695-2021
Carolyn E. Jordan; Ryan M. Stauffer; Brian T. Lamb; Charles H. Hudgins; Kenneth L. Thornhill;
Atmospheric Measurement Techniques | 2021-01-29 | Journal article | DOI: 10.5194/amt-14-715-2021
Carolyn E. Jordan; Ryan M. Stauffer; Brian T. Lamb; Michael Novak; Antonio Mannino; Ewan C
2020-08-19 | Other | DOI: 10.5194/amt-2020-318
Carolyn E. Jordan; Ryan M. Stauffer; Brian T. Lamb; Michael Novak; Antonio Mannino; Ewan C. Crosbie; Gregory L. Schuster; Richard H. Moo
2020-08-19 | Other | DOI: 10.5194/amt-2020-317-supplement
Carolyn E. Jordan; Ryan M. Stauffer; Brian T. Lamb; Charles H. Hudgins; Kenneth L. Thornhill; Gregory L. Schuster; Rich
2020-08-19 | Other | DOI: 10.5194/amt-2020-318-supplement
Carolyn E. Jordan; Ryan M. Stauffer; Brian T. Lamb; Michael Novak; Antonio Mannino; Ewan C. Crosbie; Gregory L. Schu
Remote Sensing | 2019-10-12 | Journal article | DOI: 10.3390/rs11202366
Brian T. Lamb; Maria A. Tzortziou; Kyle C. McDonald
Remote Sensing | 2018-10-18 | Journal article | DOI: 10.3390/rs10101657 | Part of ISSN: 2072-4292
Brian Lamb
Remote Sensing | 2018-10-03 | Journal article | DOI: 10.3390/rs10101587 |Part of ISSN: 2072-4292
Brian Lamb
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.