David R. Lyzenga

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E-mail: lyzenga@umich.edu

B.S.E. University of Michigan, 1967; Engineering Physics
M.S. Yale University, 1968; Physics
Ph.D. University of Michigan, 1973; Electrical Engineering

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Ocean remote sensing, small-scale surface hydrodynamics, and interaction of electromagnetic radiation with the ocean. Development of theoretical models and data processing techniques for microwave remote sensing of ocean surface waves, internal waves, and fronts, and optical measurements of water quality and water depth. Analysis of synthetic aperture radar data, laboratory measurements, and in situ oceanographic data.

  • “Development and Evaluation of Radar Ocean Imaging Models,” Office of Naval Research.
  • “Radar Backscatter Modeling and Measurements,” Office of Naval Research.
  • “Analysis of Surf Zone Radar Backscatter Measurements,” Office of Naval Research.

Articles in Refereed Journals

  • Wezernak, C.T. and D.R. Lyzenga, Analysis of Cladophora distribution in Lake Ontario using remote sensing, Remote Sensing of Environment 4 , 37-48, 1975.
  • Lyzenga, D.R., Passive remote sensing techniques for mapping water depth and bottom features, Applied Optics 17 , 379-383, 1978.
  • Lyzenga, D.R., Remote sensing of bottom reflectance and water attenuation parameters in shallow water using aircraft and Landsat data, Int. J. Remote Sensing 2 , 71-82, 1981.
  • Lyzenga, D.R., R.A. Shuchman, and C.L. Rufenach, Synthetic aperture radar measurements of ocean surface currents, Geophysical Research Letters 9 , 747-750, 1982.
  • Lyzenga, D.R. and R.A. Shuchman, Analysis of scatterer motion effects in MARSEN X-band SAR data, J. Geophys. Res. 88 , 9769-9775, 1983.
  • Burns, B.A. and D.R. Lyzenga, Textural analysis as a SAR classification tool, Electromagnetics 4 , 309-322, 1984.
  • Lyzenga, D.R., R.A. Shuchman, J.D. Lyden, and C.L. Rufenach, SAR imaging of waves in water and ice: Evidence for velocity bunching, J. Geophys. Res. 90 , 1031-1036, 1985.
  • Lyzenga, D.R., Shallow-water bathymetry using combined lidar and passive multispectral scanner data, Int. J. Remote Sensing 6 , 115-125, 1985.
  • Hasselmann, K., R.K. Raney, W.J. Plant, W. Alpers, R.A.Shuchman, D.R. Lyzenga, C.L. Rufenach, and M.J. Tucker, Theory of synthetic aperture radar ocean imaging: A MARSEN view, J. Geophys. Res. 90 , 4659-4686, 1985.
  • Shuchman, R.A., D.R. Lyzenga, and G.A. Meadows, Synthetic aperture radar imaging of ocean-bottom topography via tidal-current interactions: Theory and observations, Int. J. Remote Sensing 6 , 1179-1200, 1985.
  • Monaldo, F.M. and D.R. Lyzenga, On the estimation of wave slope and height variance spectra from SAR imagery, IEEE Trans. Geoscience and Remote Sensing 24 , 543-551, 1986.
  • Lyzenga, D.R., Numerical simulation of synthetic aperture radar image spectra for ocean waves, IEEE Trans. Geoscience and Remote Sensing 24 , 863-872, 1986.
  • Beal, R.C., F.M. Monaldo, D.G. Tilley, D.E. Irvine, E.J. Walsh, F.C. Jackson, D.W. Hancock III, D.E. Hines, R.N. Swift, F.I. Gonzalez, D.R. Lyzenga, and L.F. Zambresky, A comparison of SIR-b directional ocean wave spectra with aircraft scanning radar spectra, Science 232 , 1531-1535, 1986.
  • Lyzenga, D.R., The physical basis for estimating wave energy spectra from SAR imagery, Johns Hopkins APL Technical Digest 8 , 65-69, 1987.
  • Lyzenga, D.R. and J.R. Bennett, Full-spectrum modeling of SAR internal wave signatures, J. Geophys. Res. 93 , 12345-12354, 1988.
  • Lyzenga, D.R., An analytic representation of the synthetic aperture radar image spectrum for ocean waves, J. Geophys. Res. 93 , 13859-13865, 1988.
  • Monaldo, F.M. and D.R. Lyzenga, Comparison of SIR-B ocean wave image spectra with linear model predictions based on aircraft measurements, J. Geophys. Res. 93 , 15374-15388, 1988.
  • Wallenberger, A.P. and D.R. Lyzenga, Measurement of the surface tension of water using microwave backscatter from gravity-capillary waves, IEEE Trans. Geoscience and Remote Sensing 28 , 1012-1016, 1990.
  • Hayt, D., W. Alpers, C. Bruening, R. DeWitt, F. Henyey, D. Kasilingam, W. Keller, D. Lyzenga, W. Plant, R. Schult, O. Shemdin, and J. Wright, Focusing simulations of synthetic aperture radar ocean images, J. Geophys. Res. 95 , 16245-16261, 1990.
  • Lyzenga, D.R., Interaction of short surface and electromagnetic waves with ocean fronts, J. Geophys. Res. 96 , 10765-10772, 1991.
  • Johannessen, J., R. Shuchman, O. Johannessen, K. Davidson, and D. Lyzenga, Synthetic aperture radar imaging of upper ocean circulation features and wind fronts, J. Geophys. Res. 96 , 10411-10422, 1991.
  • Mognard, N., J. Johannessen, C. Livingstone, D. Lyzenga, R. Shuchman, and C. Russel, Simultaneous observations of ocean surface winds and waves by Geosat radar altimeter and airborne synthetic aperture radar during the 1988 Norwegian Continental Shelf Experiment, J. Geophys. Res. 96 , 10467-10486, 1991.
  • Hara, T., E.J. Bock and D.R. Lyzenga, In situ measurements of capillary-gravity wave spectra using a scanning laser slope gauge and microwave radars, J. Geophys. Res. 99 , 12593-12602, 1994.
  • Wang, M., D.R. Lyzenga, and V.V. Klemas, Measurement of optical properties in the Delaware Estuary, J. Coastal Res. 12 , 211-228, 1996.
  • Lyzenga, D.R. and N.P. Malinas, Effects azimuth falloff in two-antenna SAR measurements of ocean wave spectra, IEEE Trans. Geoscience and Remote Sensing 34 , 1020-1028, 1996.
  • Walker, D.T., D.R. Lyzenga, E.A. Ericson, and D.E. Lund, radar backscatter and surface roughness measurements for stationary breaking waves, Proc. Royal Soc. Lond. A. 452 , 1953-1984, 1996.
  • Donato, T.F., F. Askari, G.O. Marmorino, C.L. Trump, and D.R. Lyzenga, Radar imaging of sand waves on the continental shelf east of Cape Hatteras, NC, U.S.A., Continental Shelf Research 17 , 989-1004, 1997.
  • Lyzenga, D.R. and E.A. Ericson, Numerical calculations of radar scattering from sharply peaked ocean waves, IEEE Trans. Geoscience and Remote Sensing 36 , 636-646, 1998.
  • Ericson, E.A. and D.R. Lyzenga, Performance of a numerical iterative solution of the surface current integral equation for surfaces containing small radii of curvature, Radio Science 33 , 205-217, 1998.
  • Lyzenga, D.R., Effects of intermediate-scale waves on radar signatures of ocean fronts and internal waves, J. Geophys. Res. 103 , 18759-18768, 1998.
  • Lyzenga, D.R. and G.O. Marmorino, Measurement of surface currents using sequential synthetic aperture radar images of slick patterns near the edge of the Gulf Stream, J. Geophys. Res. 103 , 18769-18777, 1998.
  • Espedal, H.A., O.M. Johannessen, J.A. Johannessen, E. Dano, D. Lyzenga, and J.C. Knulst, COASTWATCH ’95: A tandem ERS-1/2 SAR detection experiment of natural film on the ocean surface, J. Geophys. Res. 103 , 24969-24982, 1998.
  • Marmorino, G.O., D.R. Lyzenga, and J.A.C. Kaiser, Comparison of airborne synthetic aperture radar imagery with in situ surface-slope measurements across Gulf Stream slicks and a convergent front, J. Geophys. Res. 104 , 1405-1422, 1999.
  • Ericson, E.A., D.R. Lyzenga, and D.T. Walker, Radar backscatter from breaking waves, J. Geophys. Res. 104 , 29679-29695, 1999.
  • Dano, E.B., D.R. Lyzenga, and M. Perlin, Radar backscatter from mechanically generated transient breaking waves, Part 1: Angle of incidence dependence and high resolution surface morphology, IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering 26 , 181-200, 2001.
  • Dano, E.B., D.R. Lyzenga, G. Meadows, L. Meadows, H. Van Sumeren, and R. Onstott, Radar backscatter from mechanically generated transient breaking waves, Part 2: Azimuthal and grazing angle dependence, IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering 26 , 201-215, 2001.
  • Lyzenga, D.R., Unconstrained inversion of waveheight spectra from SAR images, IEEE Trans. Geoscience and Remote Sensing 40 , 261-270, 2002.
  • Lyzenga, D.R. and J.F. Vesecky, Two-scale polarimetric emissivity model: Efficiency improvements and comparisons with data, Electromagnetic Waves PIER 37 , 205-219, 2003.
  • Haller, M.C. and D.R. Lyzenga, Comparison of radar and video observations of shallow water breaking waves, IEEE Trans. Geoscience and Remote Sensing 41 , 832-844, 2003.
  • Lyzenga, D.R., Ocean wave spectrum and dissipation rate derived from CMOD4 model function, J. Geophys. Res. 109 , C07019, 2004 (DOI: 10.1029/2003JC002237).
  • Lyzenga, D.R., Comparison of WindSat brightness temperatures with two-scale model predictions, IEEE Trans. Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 44 , 2006 (DOI: 10.1109/TGRS.2005.857082).

Shorter communications in Refereed Publications

  • Lyzenga, D.R., Note on the modified two-stream approximation of Sagan and Pollack, Icarus 19 , 240-242, 1973.
  • Lyzenga, D.R., Reflectance of a flat ocean in the limit of zero water depth, Applied Optics 16 , 282-283, 1977.
  • Lyzenga, D.R., A.L. Maffett, and R.A. Shuchman, The contribution of wedge scattering to the radar cross section of the ocean surface, IEEE Trans. Geoscience and Remote Sensing 21 , 502-505, 1983.
  • Lyzenga, D.R. and J.R. Bennett, Estimation of ocean wave spectra using two-antenna SAR systems, IEEE Trans. Geoscience and Remote Sensing 29 , 463-465, 1991.

Refereed Conference and Symposium Presentations

  • Lyzenga, D.R., Shallow water reflectance modeling with applications to remote sensing of the ocean floor, Proc. 13th Int’l. Symposium on Remote Sensing of Environment , 583-602, Ann Arbor, MI, 1979.
  • Lyzenga, D.R., Evaluation of an algorithm for mapping bottom features under a variable depth of water, Proc. 13th International Symposium on Remote Sensing of Environment , 1767-1779, Ann Arbor, MI, 1979.
  • Lyzenga, D.R., Remote bathymetry using active and passive techniques, International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium , Washington, D.C., 1981.
  • Lyzenga, D.R., R.A. Shuchman, J.L. Walker, and C.L. Rufenach, Measurement of ocean surface currents by synthetic aperture radar, International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium , Munich, Germany, 1982.
  • Lyzenga, D.R., R.A. Shuchman, E.S. Kasischke, and G.A. Meadows, Modeling of bottom-related surface patterns imaged by synthetic aperture radar, International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium , San Francisco, CA, 1983.
  • Lyzenga, D.R., C.C. Wackerman, and R.A. Shuchman, Synthetic aperture radar image simulations, Oceans ’84 , Washington, D.C., 1984.
  • Lyzenga, D.R., Simulations of SAR wave spectra using high resolution spectral estimates from the SCR and ROWS instruments, International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium , Amherst, MA, 1985.
  • Lyzenga, D.R., Simulation of SAR images of ocean waves observed during the TOWARD experiment, American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting , San Francisco, CA, 1986.
  • Lyzenga, D.R., Estimates of the extent of small-scale wave breaking and its influence on radar backscatter from the ocean surface, International Union of Radio Science Symposium on Wave Propagation , Durham, NH, 1986.
  • Lyzenga, D.R. and C.C. Wackerman, Modeling of focus effects in SAR images of the ocean surface, International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium , Ann Arbor, MI, 1987.
  • Lyzenga, D.R. and J.R. Bennett, Comparison of numerical simulations with SAR images of ocean surface waves in the New York Bight, International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium , Ann Arbor, MI, 1987.
  • Lyzenga, D.R. and N.P. Malinas, Polarization and incidence angle dependence of ocean wave modulation transfer functions observed in airborne SAR data, International Union of Radio Science Signatures Conference , Hyannis, MA, 1990.
  • Lyzenga, D.R., C.L. Rufenach and N.P. Malinas, Wind speed and incidence angle dependence of ocean wave modulation transfer functions observed in airborne SAR data, International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium , Baltimore, MD, 1990.
  • Lyzenga, D.R., J.R. Bennett, F. Askari and W. Keller, On the interaction of short surface waves with ocean fronts, International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium , Baltimore, MD, 1990.
  • Lyzenga, D.R., Interaction of short surface waves and electromagnetic radiation with ocean fronts, American Geophysical Union Spring Meeting , Baltimore, MD, 1991.
  • Lyzenga, D.R., Surface roughness and radar backscatter variations near the edge of the Gulf Stream, American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting , San Francisco, CA, 1992.
  • Lyzenga, D.R. and N.P. Malinas, Estimation of ocean wave spectra from interferometric SAR signals, Progress in Electromagnetics Research Symposium , Pasadena, CA, 1993.
  • Lyzenga, D.R. and N.P. Malinas, Airborne radar measurements of coastal ocean currents and waves, Second Thematic Conference on Remote Sensing for Marine and Coastal Environments , New Orleans, LA, 1994.
  • Lyzenga, D.R., Radar backscatter from breaking waves, Progress in Electromagnetics Research Symposium , Noordwijk, Netherlands, 1994.
  • Lyzenga, D.R., R.A. Shuchman, J.A. Johannessen, H. Espedal, and B. Holt, Multifrequency SAR observations of ocean surface features off the coast of Norway, MAC Europe 91 Final Results Workshop Proceedings , Lenggries, Germany, 4-6 October 1994, ESA WPP-88, pp.243-254, January 1995.
  • Lyzenga, D.R. and G.O. Marmorino, Measurement of ocean current velocities using multitemporal SAR observations of slick patterns near the edge of the Gulf Stream, Third Thematic Conference on Remote Sensing for Marine and Coastal Environments , Seattle, WA, 1995.
  • Lyzenga, D.R., Effects of wave breaking on SAR signatures observed near the edge of the Gulf Stream, Proc. Int’l Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium , 1996.
  • Lyzenga, D.R., SAR response to spatially and temporally varying wind fields, Proc. Int’l Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium , 1996.
  • Johannessen, O., J. Johannessen, A. Jenkins, K. Davidson, D. Lyzenga, R. Shuchman, P. Samuel, H. Espedal, J. Knulst, E. Dano, and M. Reistad, CoastWatch-95: ERS-1/2 SAR applications of mesoscale upper ocean and atmospheric boundary layer processes off the coast of Norway, Proc. Int’l Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium , 1996.
  • Marmorino, G.O., D.R. Lyzenga, J.A.C. Kaiser and C.L. Trump, Synthetic aperture radar imagery of the coastal ocean near Cape Hatteras, NC, Proc. Int’l Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium , 1996.
  • Lyzenga, D.R. and C.C. Wackerman, Detection and Classification of Ocean Eddies using ERS-1 and Aircraft SAR Images, Third ERS Symposium , Florence, Italy, April 1997.
  • Lyzenga, D.R. and E.A. Ericson, Numerical calculations of radar backscatter from sharply crested waves at intermediate and low grazing angles, Progress in Electromagnetics Research Symposium , Cambridge, MA, July 1997.
  • Lyzenga, D.R. and D.B. Trizna, Comparison of model predictions of wave energy dissipation with radar backscatter measurements in the surf zone, American Geophysical Union Spring Meeting , Boston, MA, May 1998.
  • Lyzenga, D.R., J. Vesecky, and N-Y. Wang, An analytical two-scale model for the microwave emissivity of the ocean surface, International Union of Radio Science Symposium , Boston, MA, July 2001.
  • Donato, T.F., D.R. Lyzenga, and X. Yan, A comparative analysis of Landsat TM and Radarsat SAR signatures in restricted tidal channels, International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium , Toronto, CA, June 2002.
  • Lyzenga, D.R. and J. Vesecky, An efficient two-scale emissivity model with application to radiometric measurements of oceanic wind vectors, International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium , Toronto, CA, June 2002.
  • Lyzenga, D.R. and J. Vesecky, Two-scale model implementation issues and comparisons with available data, Progress in Electromagnetics Research Symposium , Cambridge, MA, July 2002.
  • Lyzenga, D.R., Reconciliation of WindSat observations with model predictions, WindSat Science Workshop , Washington, DC, November 19-20, 2002.

Chapters in Books

  • Polcyn, F.C. and D.R. Lyzenga, Multispectral sensing of water parameters, in Remote Sensing and Water Resources Management , Proc. No. 17, American Water Resources Association, 1973.
  • Jackson, F.C. and D.R. Lyzenga, Microwave techniques for measuring directional wave spectra, in Surface Waves and Fluxes , ed. by G.L. Geernaert and W.J. Plant, Kluwer Pub. Co., Amsterdam, 1990.
  • Lyzenga, D.R., J. Johannessen, and G. Marmorino, Ocean currents and current boundaries, in SAR Marine User’s Manual , ed. by J. Apel and C. Jackson, US Govt. Printing Office, Washington, DC, 2004.

Doctoral and Professional Dissertations

  • Eric A. Ericson, Experimental and Numerical Studies of Radar Scattering from Deep-Water Breaking Waves, 1997.
  • Eric B. Dano, Experimental Study of the Microwave Radar Backscatter from Transient Deep-Water Breaking Waves, 1997.

Courses Taught at the University of Michigan:

  • NAME/AOSS 528 – Remote Sensing of Ocean Dynamics