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Guy Serbin, Ph.D. Research Physical Scientist USDA-ARS Hydrology and Remote Sensing Laboratory Bldg. 007, Rm. 104, BARC-West Beltsville, MD 20705-2350 USA Voice: (301) 504-5250 Cell: (401) 207-5041 Fax: (301) 504-8931 Guy.Serbin@ars.usda.gov guy.serbin@gmail.com |
Research Interests: (click here to see a list of current research projects)
- Development and evaluation of methodologies for measurement of soil water content and wheat canopy parameters via the use of a manufactured GPR system utilizing horn antennas.
- Evaluation of the accuracy of such systems and development of calibration methods for such devices.
- Measurement of bare-soil wetting-drying cycles over different soil types and determination of the influence of diurnal temperature effects
- Study of the effects of wheat canopy on radar backscatter.
- Development of the small-scale physics to support modeling and measurements for the previous research.
Education:
- 1996 B.S. (Geology and Mineralogy) Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Israel.
- 2001 M.S. (Geological and Environmental Sciences) Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Israel.
- 2005 Ph.D. (Soil Physics) Department of Plants, Soils and Biometeorology, Utah State University, 2005.
Professional Experience:
- 1995 - 1999: Ben Gurion University, Negev, Israel; Web Site Administrator.
- 1995 - 1999: Ben Gurion University, Negev, Israel; Teaching Assistant.
- 2005 - 2006: Dept. of Geosciences, University of Rhode Island; Visiting Lecturer.
- 2002 - present: USDA-ARS-Hydrology and Remote Sensing Laboratory, Beltsville, MD; Research Pyhsical Scientist.
Awards:
- Rocky Mountain NASA Space Grant Consortium graduate research fellowship, 2003.
- Grant Proposal Writing Competition -$500. Provided by the Graduate Student Senate, Utah State University, 2004.
- Travel Grant to VIIth IAHS Scientific Assembly in Foz do IguaƧu, Brazil. Provided by the American Geophysical Union and National Science Foundation, 2005.
Professional Service:
Selected Publications: (please contact the author to determine reprint availability)
(view author's publications/interpretive summaries/technical abstracts since 1999)
Serbin, G., D. Or, and D.G. Blumberg, Thermodielectric effects on radar backscattering from wet soils. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 39(4): 897-901, 2001.
Serbin, G., and D. Or, Near-surface soil water content measurements using horn antenna radar - Methodology and overview, Vadose Zone Journal, 2, 500-510, 2003.
Serbin, G. and D. Or, Ground-penetrating radar measurement of soil water content dynamics using a suspended horn antenna. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 42(8): 1695-1705, 2004.
Serbin, G. and D. Or, Radar measurement of wheat canopy and underlying surface water content dynamics. Remote Sensing of Environment, 96, 119-134, 2005.
Serbin, G. and D. Or, Suspended ground-penetrating radar measurement of soil water content dynamics and implications for radar remote sensing. Water Resources, in revision.
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