USGS National Wetlands Research Center: Elijah Ramsey profile

Elijah W. Ramsey III, Ph.D.

Elijah W. Ramsey III, Ph.D. 1988. Geography, University of South Carolina. Remote sensing, light reflectance, light attenuation, satellite imagery, and image processing.

Ramsey's research has focused on the development of physical and statistical models--incorporating remote sensing techniques and geographic information system designs--that better define wetland and coastal ocean processes on a local, regional, and worldwide basis.

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Ramsey's NWRC Publications

The following list of publications is current only through 2001. For an update, please go to the online NWRC publications data base (http://librrefmgr.cr.usgs.gov?func=advSearch) to search for the bibliographic citations of individual staff members.

Refereed

Christensen, E.J., J.R. Jensen, E.W. Ramsey III, and H.E. Mackey. 1987. Aircraft MSS data registration and vegetation classification of wetland change detection. International Journal of Remote Sensing 9(1):23-28.

Jensen, J.R., B. Kjerfve, E.W. Ramsey III, K.E. Magill, C. Medeiros, and J.E. Sneed. 1989. Remote sensing and numerical modeling of suspended sediment in Laguna de Terminos, Campeche, Mexico. Remote Sensing of Environment 28:33-44 + 165-166.

Jensen, J.R., H. Lin, X. Yang, E.W. Ramsey III, B.A. Davis, and C.W. Thoemke. 1991. The measurement of mangrove characteristics in Southwest Florida using SPOT multispectral data. Geocarto International 6(2):13-21.

Jensen, J.R., E.W. Ramsey III, J.M. Holmes, J.E. Michel, B. Savitsky, and B.A. Davis. 1990. Environmental sensitivity index (ESI) mapping for oil spills using remote sensing and geographic information system technology. International Journal of Geographical Information Systems 4(2):181-201.

Jensen, J.R., E.W. Ramsey III, H.E. Mackey, and M.E. Hodgson. 1988. Thermal modeling of heat dissipation in the Pen Branch Delta using thermal infrared imagery. Geocarto International 3(4):17-28.

Jensen, J.R., E.W. Ramsey III, H.E. Mackey, E.J. Christensen, and R.R. Sharitz. 1987. Inland wetland change detection using aircraft MSS data. Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing 53(5):521-529.

Ramsey, E.W., III. 1995. Monitoring flooding in coastal wetlands by using radar imagery and ground-based measurements. International Journal of Remote Sensing 16:2495-2502.

Ramsey, E.W., III. 1998. Radar remote sensing of wetlands. Pages 211-243 in R.S. Lunetta, and C.D. Elvidge, editors. Remote Sensing Change Detection: Environmental Monitoring Methods and Applications. Ann Arbor Press, Chelsea, Mich.

Ramsey, E.W., III, D.K. Chappell, and D. Baldwin. 1997. AVHRR imagery used to identify Hurricane Andrew damage in a forested wetland of Louisiana. Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing 63(3):293-297.

Ramsey, E.W., III, D.K. Chappell, D.M. Jacobs, S.K. Sapkota, and D.G. Baldwin. 1998. Resource management of forested wetlands: hurricane impact and recovery mapped by combining landsat TM and NOAA AVHRR data. Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing 64(7):733-738.

Ramsey, E.W., III, M.E. Hodgson, S.K. Sapkota, and G.A. Nelson. 2001. Forest impact estimated with NOAA AVHRR and Landsat TM data related to an empirical hurricane wind-field distribution. Remote Sensing of Environment 77(3):279-292.

Ramsey, E.W., III, and J.R. Jensen. 1990. The derivation of water volume reflectances from airborne MSS data using in situ water volume reflectances and a combined optimization technique and radiative transfer model. International Journal of Remote Sensing 11(6):979-998.

Ramsey, E.W., III, and J.R. Jensen. 1995. Modeling mangrove canopy reflectance using a light interaction model and an optimization technique. Pages 61-81 in J.G. Lyon and J. McCarthy, eds. Wetland and Environmental Applications of GIS. CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, Florida.

Ramsey, E.W., III, and J.R. Jensen. 1996. Remote sensing of mangrove wetlands: relating canopy spectra to site-specific data. Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing 62(8):939-948.

Ramsey, E.W., III, J.R. Jensen, H. Mackey, and J. Gladden. 1992. Remote sensing of water quality in active to inactive cooling water reservoirs. International Journal of Remote Sensing 13(18):3465-3488.

Ramsey, E.W., III, and S.C. Laine. 1997. Comparison of landsat thematic mapper and high resolution photography to identify change in complex coastal wetlands. Journal of Coastal Research 13(2):281-292.

Ramsey, E.W., III, S.C. Laine, G.A. Nelson, S.K. Sapkota, M.L. Strong, J.K. Wooderson, R.H. Day, R.E. Spell, D.K. Chappell, T.L. Stoute, R.G. Kirkman, and M.A. Books. 1998. Identifying wetland zonation and inundation extent by using satellite remote sensing and ground-based measurements. Pages 83-92 in G.R. Guntenspergen and B.A. Vairin, editors. Vulnerability of Coastal Wetlands in the Southeastern United States: Climate Change Research Results, 1992-97. U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division Biological Science Report USGS/BRD/BSR--1998-0002.

Ramsey, E.W., III, G.A. Nelson, S.C. Laine, R.G. Kirkman, and W.J. Topham. 1997. Generation of coastal marsh topography with radar and ground-based measurements. Journal of Coastal Research 13(4):1335-1341.

Ramsey, E.W., III, G.A. Nelson, S.C. Laine, R.G. Kirkman, and W.J. Topham. 1998. Generation of coastal marsh topography with radar and ground-based measurements. Journal of Coastal Research 14(3):1158-1164.

Ramsey, E.W., III, G.A. Nelson, and S.K. Sapkota. 1998. Classifying coastal resources by integrating optical and radar imagery and color infrared photography. Mangroves and Salt Marshes 2(2):109-119.

Ramsey, E.W., III, G.A. Nelson, and S.K. Sapkota. 2001. Coastal change analysis program implemented in Louisiana. Journal of Coastal Research 17(1):53-71.

Ramsey, E.W., III, G.A. Nelson, S.K. Sapkota, S.C. Laine, J. Verdi, and S. Krasznay. 1999. Using multiple-polarization L-band radar to monitor marsh burn recovery. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing 37(1):635-639.

Ramsey, E.W., III, and M.L. Strong. 2000. Conveying multiple, complex themes and classes for natural resource assessments. Geocarto International 15(2):29-35.

Other Peer Reviewed Publications

Davis, B.A., J.R. Jensen, E.W. Ramsey III, and J. Michel. 1990. Enhanced environmental sensitivity index mapping using remote sensing and geographic information system technology. Pages 59-60 in S.J. Kiraly, F.A. Cross, and J.D. Buffington, eds. Federal coastal wetland mapping programs: a report by the National Ocean Pollution Policy Board's Habitat Loss and Modification Working Group. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Biological Report 90(18).

Day, R.H., and E.W. Ramsey III. 1992. Canopy structure and spectral differentiation of wetland vegetation types in St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge, Florida. Pages 279-286 in ASPRS-ACSM/RT 92, Vol. 4, Remote Sensing and Data Acquisition Technical Papers August 3-8, 1992. Washington, DC.

Johnston, J.B., E.W. Ramsey, W.R. Jones, L.R. Handley, A. Calix, and G. Nelson. 2000. Applications of airborne remote sensing technologies for assessing and managing wetland ecosystems. Presented at the Fourth International Airborne Remote Sensing Conference and Exhibition, 21^st Canadian Symposium on Remote Sensing, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, 21-24 June 1999.

Laine, S.C., and E.W. Ramsey III. 1998. Coastal change analysis program (C-CAP): changes in land cover in the Mermentau River Basin, Louisiana 1990-1996. National Wetlands Research Center, U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Department of the Interior. Final Report, prepared for NOAA, September 1998.

Laine, S.C., and E.W. Ramsey III. 1998. Landcover classification for Padre Island National Seashore. National Wetlands Research Center, U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Department of the Interior. Final Report prepared for Padre Island National Seashore, April 1998.

Meadows, M.E., and E.W. Ramsey III. 1991. South Carolina regional synthetic unit hydrograph study: methodology and results. Project Completion Report to the U.S. Geological Survey. Volume II. 33 pp.

Nelson, G.A., E.W. Ramsey III, M.L. Strong, W. Phillips, and K. Schmersahl. 1999. Landcover classification of Lake Meredith National Recreational Area. Final Report. Prepared for Lake Meredith National Recreation Area, National Park Service. 83 pp. (Management report)

Ramsey, E.W., III. 1995. SAR.101: Radar eyes in the sky. D. Werle, ed. CD-ROM available from AERDE Environmental Research, Halifax, Nova Scotia, or e-mail maulto:dwerle@fox.nstn.ns.ca.

Ramsey, E.W., III. 1996. Wetlands, global climate change, and remote sensing. Pages 73-75 in S. J. Hassol and J. Katzenberger, eds. Elements of change, 1995. Aspen Global Change Institute, Aspen, Colorado.

Ramsey, E.W., III. 1997. Dynamic flood monitoring in coastal environments. Pages 27-38 in O.K. Huh, ed. Natural Coastal Environmental Hazards: report of a workshop held at Louisiana State University, February 22-23, 1996. Coastal Studies Institute Technical Report TR-654.

Ramsey, E.W., III. 1997. Using remote sensing to monitor global change. U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, USGS FS-0096-97. 2 pp.

Ramsey, E.W., III, D.K. Chappell, S.C. Laine, G.A. Nelson, S.K. Sapkota, and T.L. Stoute. 1997. Identification of wetland zonation and inundation extent by using satellite remote sensing and ground-based measurements. Volume 1. Page 498 in Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Remote Sensing for Marine and Coastal Environments, March 17-19, 1997, Orlando, FL.

Ramsey, E.W., III, and S. Hartley. 1994. National Wetlands Research Center uses visual true color classification in waterfowl habitat mapping. Earth Observation Magazine February 28-30.

Ramsey, E.W., III, and J.R. Jensen. 1991. Remote Sensing of Water Quality. Pages 363-372 in the Technical papers of the 1991 American Congress on Surveying and Mapping-American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing Annual Convention. Vol. 3. Baltimore, MD.

Ramsey, E.W., III, and C.A. Johnson. 1992. Multiple temporal and spatial remote sensing data as inputs into a landcover resource geographic information system. Pages 395-403 in ASPRS (American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing) Technical Papers, 1992 ASPRS-ACSM (American Congress on Surveying and Mapping) Annual Convention, Vol.1: Albuquerque, NM.

Ramsey, E.W., III, S. Laine, D. Werle, B. Tittley, and D. Lapp. 1994. Monitoring Hurricane Andrew damage and recovery of the coastal Louisiana marsh using satellite remote sensing data. Pages 1841-1852 in Proceedings of the Coastal Zone Canada '94.

Ramsey, E.W., III, C. Medeiros, B. Kjerfve, J. Jensen, and K. Magill. 1991. Site-specific reflectance spectra related to water parameters within optically complex lagoon waters. Pages 169-179 in D. Dhamotharan, H.C. McWreath, and A.I. Johnson, eds. American Water Resources Association Technical Publication Series, TPS-91-3.

Ramsey, E.W., III, R.E. Spell, and R.H. Day. 1995. GIS and remote sensing as wetland resource management tools: the fire monitoring example. Pages 133-145 in M. Ehlers, D.R. Steiner, and J.B. Johnston, eds. Proceedings of an International Workshop on Requirements for Integrated Geographic Information Systems, February 2-3, 1994, New Orleans, LA. Environmental Research Institute of Michigan, Ann Arbor.

Ramsey, E.W., III, R.E. Spell, and R.H. Day. 1993. Measuring and monitoring the wetland response to acute stress by using remote sensing techniques. Vol. 2. Pages 43-55 in Proceedings of the 25th International Symposium on Remote Sensing and Global Environmental Change: Tools for Sustainable Development, April 4-8, 1993, Graz, Austria.

Ramsey, E.W., III, R.E. Spell, and R.H. Day. 1992. Light attenuation and canopy reflectance as discriminators of gulf coast wetland types. Vol. 2. Pages 1176-1189 in Proceedings of the International Space Year, International Symposium on Spectral Sensing Research, November 15-20, 1992, Maui, HI.

Ramsey, E.W., III, R. Spell, and J. Johnston. 1991. Spatial analysis at the National Wetlands Research Center: a research topic and laboratory design overview. Pages 71-87 in Proceedings: The Second National U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Geographic Information Systems Workshop, June 10-13, 1991. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National Ecology Research Center, Fort Collins, CO.

Ramsey, E.W., III, R. Spell, and J. Johnston. 1992. Preliminary analysis of spectral data collected for the purpose of wetland discrimination. Pages 386-394 in ASPRS (American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing) Technical Papers, 1992 ASPRS-ACSM (American Congress on Surveying and Mapping) Annual Convention, Vol.1: Albuquerque, NM.

Shutko, A.M., A.A. Haldin, E.P. Novichikhin, A.A. Milshin, S.P. Golovachev, A.G. Grankov, V.G. Mishanin, T.J. Jackson, B.J. Logan, G.B. Tilley, E.W. Ramsey III, and H. Pirchner. 1995. Microwave radiometers and their application in field and aircraft campaigns for remote sensing of land and water surfaces. Pages 734-735 in Proceedings of the IGARSS '95.

Shutko, A., A. Haldin, E. Novichikhin, G. Yazerian, G. Chukhray, E. Vorobeichik, V. Agura, S. Kalashnik, V. Sarkisjants, N. Sklonnaja, B. Logan, and E.W. Ramsey III. 1997. Application of microwave radiometers for wetlands and estuaries monitoring. Pages 553-561 in Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Remote Sensing for Marine and Coastal Environments, Volume 1, March 17-19, 1997, Orlando, FL.

Spell, R.E., and E.W. Ramsey III. 1993. Spectral reflectance and canopy structure characteristics of gulf coast wetland vegetation types. Pages 353-363 in Technical Papers of the 1993 ACSM/ASPRS Annual Convention and Exposition, ASPRS Technical Papers, Vol. 2, February 15-18, 1993, New Orleans, La.

Spell, R.E., and E.W. Ramsey III. 1991. Monitoring marsh burns using remote sensing technology. Pages 51-55 in Proceedings: The Second National U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Geographic Information Systems Workshop, June 10-13, 1991. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National Ecology Research Center, Fort Collins, Col.

Tanis, F.J., L.L. Bourgeau-Chavez, E.W. Ramsey III, and R.H. Day. 1994. Demonstration of ERS-1 synthetic aperture radar for assessment of coastal wetlands. Pages 527-528 in Proceedings of the Second Thematic Conference on Remote Sensing for Marine and Coastal Environments: Needs, Solutions, and Applications. Volume II, New Orleans, LA, 31 January - 2 February 1994.

Abstracts

Ramsey, E., III, and Jenson, J., 2001, Remote sensing reflectance and water quality in water cooling reservoirs [abs.]: Remote Sensing and Resource Management in Nearshore and Inland Waters Program, Oct. 22-24, 2001, Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada: Alliance for Marine Remote Sensing Association, p. 48. Also available at http://www.www.waterobserver.org/workshop-10-2001/abstract/sensor-13.asp.

Ramsey, E., III, Nelson, G., Sapkota, S., Martella, K., Rangoonwala, A., and Yan, Y., 2001, Characterizing the brown marsh spectral response at the plant and canopy levels with hyperspectral and temporal remote sensing data [abs.]: Abstracts from "Coastal Marsh Dieback in the Northern Gulf of Mexico: Extent, Causes, Consequences, and Remedies," USGS Information and Technology Report, USGS/BRD/ITR-2001-0003, 31 p.

Ramsey, E., III, Nelson, G., Yan Y., and Sapkota, S., 2001, Linking hydrology to vegetation type and structure in a coastal Florida marsh [abs.]: Remote Sensing and Resource Management in Nearshore and Inland Waters Program, Oct. 22-24, 2001, Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada: Alliance for Marine Remote Sensing Association, p. 37. Also available at www.waterobserver.org/workshop-10-2001/abstract/application-04.asp

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