Dr. Arlena Brosinsky

Research Interests:
- Field- and imaging spectroscopy
- Soil erosion in dryland areas
- Observation of the space-time variability of soil and vegetation parameters for hydrological model parameterisation
- Identification of major suspended sediment sources using spectral fingerprinting approaches
- education in EO observation
Education:
Since 2016
University of Potsdam / Helmholtz Centre Potsdam (GFZ)
2015-2016
Helmholtz Centre Potsdam (GFZ)
2010-2015
PhD candidate at the University of Potsdam / Helmholtz Centre Potsdam (GFZ)
Dissertation: "Spectral fingerprinting: The potential of VNIR-SWIR spectral characteristics for tracing suspended sediment sources"
2009-2010
Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ), Leipzig
Diploma thesis: "Detection of Vegetation Stress using Imaging and Non-Imaging Spectrometer Data in the Laboratory"
2004-2010
Landscape Ecology, Forestry and Environmental Sciences (Universities of Münster and Joensuu (Finnland))
Projects:
Water Resources Management in Dryland Areas (SERES)
Scientific preparation for use and support of the hyperspectral EnMAP mission (EnMAP educational resources on imaging spectroscopy HyperEDU)