M. Sc. Kathrin Ward
Building
A 17,
Room
01.08 (Büro)
Telegrafenberg
14473
Potsdam
Function and Responsibilities:
- Member of the EnMAP Core Science Team
- Estimation of soil properties using hyperspectral remote sensing data and multivariate statistics
- Evaluation of the potential of large scale soil spectral libraries to calibrate regional scale soil models
- Soil mapping based on regional models and hyperspectral image data
Research Interests:
- Hyperspectral Remote Sensing
- Soil Spectroscopy
Education:
since 2016PhD student at remote sensing section 1.4 at GFZ Potsdam
2012-2015
Master in Physical Geography at the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Master thesis: "How do urban structures influence the urban heat island effect? - A review of European cities."
2009-2012
Bachelor in Geography at the Philipps-Universität Marburg
Minor subjects: Meteorology and Geology
Projects:
EnMAP - German Spaceborne Imaging Spectrometer Mission
Link to EnMAP website