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Professor George Blackburn

Formerly at Lancaster University

  1. 2019
  2. Published

    Tree Risk Evaluation Environment for Failure and Limb Loss (TREEFALL): An Integrated Model for Quantifying the Risk of Tree Failure from Local to Regional Scales

    Gullick, D. S., Blackburn, G. A., Whyatt, J. D., Vopenka, P., Murray, J. & Abbatt, J., 1/05/2019, In: Computers, Environment and Urban Systems. 75, p. 217-228 12 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  3. Published

    Dramatic Loss of Agricultural Land Due to Urban Expansion Threatens Food Security in the Nile Delta, Egypt.

    Radwan, T. M., Blackburn, G. A., Whyatt, J. D. & Atkinson, P. M., 8/02/2019, In: Remote Sensing. 11, 3, 20 p., 332.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  4. 2018
  5. Published

    Infilling missing data in hydrology: Solutions using satellite radar altimetry and multiple imputation for data-sparse regions

    Ekeu-Wei, I. T., Blackburn, G. A. & Pedruco, P., 20/10/2018, In: Water (Switzerland). 10, 10, 22 p., 1483.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  6. Published

    Using fractal analysis of crown images to measure the structural condition of trees

    Murray, J., Blackburn, G. A., Whyatt, J. D. & Edwards, C. J., 10/2018, In: Forestry. 91, 4, p. 480-491 12 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  7. Published

    How do modern transportation projects impact on development of impervious surfaces via new urban area and urban intensification? Evidence from Hangzhou Bay Bridge, China

    Shahtahmassebi, A. R., Wu, C., Blackburn, G. A., Zheng, Q., Huang, L., Shortridge, A., Shahtahmassebi, G., Jiang, R., He, S., Wang, K., Lin, Y., Clarke, K. C., Su, Y., Lin, L., Wu, J., Zheng, Q., Xu, H., Xue, X., Deng, J. & Shen, Z., 09/2018, In: Land Use Policy. 77, p. 479-497 19 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  8. Published

    Linking species thermal tolerance to elevational range shifts in upland dung beetles

    Birkett, A. J., Blackburn, G. A. & Menendez Martinez, M. R., 09/2018, In: Ecography. 41, 9, p. 1510-1519 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  9. Published

    Rice crop phenology mapping at high spatial and temporal resolution using downscaled MODIS time-series

    Onojeghuo, A. O., Blackburn, G. A., Wang, Q., Atkinson, P. M., Kindred, D. & Miao, Y., 09/2018, In: GIScience & Remote Sensing. 55, 5, p. 659-677 19 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  10. Published

    Applications of open-access remotely sensed data for flood modelling and mapping in developing regions

    Ekeu-Wei, I. & Blackburn, G. A., 31/07/2018, In: Hydrology. 5, 3, 36 p., 39.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  11. Published

    Resolving the Broccoli Problem: Identifying Optimal Computational Algorithms for the Accuracy Assessment of Tree Delineations from Remotely-sensed Data

    Murray, J., Gullick, D. S., Blackburn, G. A., Whyatt, J. D. & Edwards, C. J., 19/04/2018, p. 1. 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to conference - Without ISBN/ISSN Conference paperpeer-review

  12. Published

    Applications of satellite ‘hyper-sensing’ in Chinese agriculture: Challenges and opportunities

    Onojeghuo, A. O., Blackburn, G. A., Huang, J., Kindred, D. & Huang, W., 02/2018, In: International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation. 64, p. 62-86 25 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  13. Published

    Quantifying the exposure of humans and the environment to oil pollution in the Niger Delta using advanced geostatistical techniques

    Obida B., C., Blackburn, G. A., Whyatt, J. D. & Semple, K. T., 02/2018, In: Environment International. 111, p. 32-42 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  14. Published

    Mapping paddy rice fields by applying machine learning algorithms to multi-temporal Sentinel-1A and Landsat data

    Onojeghuo, A. O., Blackburn, G. A., Wang, Q., Atkinson, P. M., Kindred, D. & Miao, Y., 2018, In: International Journal of Remote Sensing. 39, 4, p. 1042-1067 26 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  15. 2017
  16. Published

    How well does random forest analysis model deforestation and forest fragmentation in the Brazilian Atlantic forest?

    Zanella, L., Folkard, A. M., Blackburn, G. A. & Carvalho, L., 12/2017, In: Environmental and Ecological Statistics. 24, 4, p. 529-549 21 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  17. Published

    An extended PROSPECT: Advance in the leaf optical properties model separating total chlorophylls into chlorophyll a and b

    Zhang, Y., Huang, J., Wang, F., Blackburn, G. A., Zhang, H., Wang, X., Wei, C., Zhang, K. & Wei, C., 25/07/2017, In: Scientific Reports. 7, 10 p., 6429.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  18. Published

    Reducing losses due to crop lodging

    Baker, C., Sterling, M., Blackburn, A., Whyatt, D., Gullick, D., Berry, P. & Smilie, I., 4/07/2017.

    Research output: Contribution to conference - Without ISBN/ISSN Conference paperpeer-review

  19. Published

    Fusion of Landsat 8 OLI and Sentinel-2 MSI data

    Wang, Q., Blackburn, G. A., Onojeghuo, A. O., Dash, J., Zhou, L., Zhang, Y. & Atkinson, P. M., 07/2017, In: IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing. 55, 7, p. 3885-3899 15 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  20. Published

    Hyperspectral characterization of freezing injury and its biochemical impacts in oilseed rape leaves

    Wei, C., Huang, J., Wang, X., Blackburn, G. A., Zhang, Y., Wang, S. & Mansaray, L. R., 15/06/2017, In: Remote Sensing of Environment. 195, p. 56-66 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  21. Published

    What controls the magnitude of the daytime heat sink in a desert city?

    Nassar, A. K., Blackburn, G. A. & Whyatt, J. D., 03/2017, In: Applied Geography. 80, p. 1-14 14 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  22. Published

    Variability in the effectiveness of two ornithological survey methods between tropical forest ecosystems

    Martin, T., Nightingale, J., Baddams, J., Monkhouse, J., Kaban, A., Sastranegara, H., Mulyani, Y., Blackburn, G. A. & Simcox, W., 10/01/2017, In: PLoS ONE. 12, 1, 15 p., 0169786.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  23. 2016
  24. Published

    Dynamics and controls of urban heat sink and island phenomena in a desert city: development of a local climate zone scheme using remotely-sensed inputs

    Nassar, A. K., Blackburn, G. A. & Whyatt, J. D., 09/2016, In: International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation. 51, p. 76-90 15 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  25. Published

    Characteristics and drivers of forest cover change in the post-socialist era in Croatia: evidence from a mixed-methods approach

    Cvitanovic, M., Blackburn, G. A. & Jepsen, M. R., 08/2016, In: Regional Environmental Change. 16, 6, p. 1751-1763 13 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  26. Published

    Remote sensing of impervious surface growth: a framework for quantifying urban expansion and re-densification mechanisms

    Shahtahmassebi, A. R., Song, J., Zheng, Q., Blackburn, G. A., Wang, K., Huang, L. Y., Pan, Y., Moore, N., Shahtahmassebi, G., Haghighi, R. S. & Deng, J. S., 04/2016, In: International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation. 46, p. 94-112 19 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  27. Published

    Exploiting high resolution multi-seasonal textural measures and spectral information for reedbed mapping

    Onojeghuo, A. O. & Blackburn, G. A., 25/02/2016, In: Environments. 3, 1, 15 p., 5.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  28. Published

    Does the establishment of sustainable use reserves affect fire management in the humid tropics?

    Carmenta, R., Blackburn, A., Davies, G., Lima, A., de Sassi, C., Parry, L. T. W., Tych, W. & Barlow, B. J., 17/02/2016, In: PLoS ONE. 11, 2, 19 p., e0149292.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  29. Published

    How well is current plant trait composition predicted by modern and historical forest spatial configuration?

    Kimberley, A., Blackburn, G. A., Whyatt, D. & Smart, S., 01/2016, In: Ecography. 39, 1, p. 67-76 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

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