Background

Z. (Bob) Su is Professor of Spatial Hydrology and Water Resources Management and chairman of the Department of Water Resources in the Faculty of Geo-information Science and Earth Observation (ITC) of the University of Twente, the Netherlands. Bob Su earned a Ph.D. degree in Civil Engineering from Ruhr University Bochum in Germany, a postgraduate diploma and a M.Sc. degree with Distinction in hydrological engineering from the UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education in Delft, the Netherlands and a B.Sc. degree in Hydraulic Engineering from Taiyuan University of Technology in China. From 1994 to 1996, he worked as a post-doc researcher at the Laboratory of Hydrology and Water Management in the Faculty of Agriculture and Applied Biological Sciences of University of Ghent in Belgium. He was a senior scientist in remote sensing and hydroclimatology at Wageningen University and Research Centre, Alterra Green World Research before he joined ITC in October 2004. He was appointed as Guest Professor of the School of Water Resources and Environment, China University of Geosciences in Beijing in 2001 and as Guest Professor of the Institute for Tibetan Plateau Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2005. Bob Su’s current research and teaching focus on remote sensing and numerical modeling of land surface processes and interactions with the atmosphere, Earth Observation of water cycle and applications in climate and ecosystem and water resources studies, and monitoring of food security and water-related disasters. He has acted as project manager, principle investigator and co-investigator of various projects supported by the Dutch Remote Sensing Board, the Dutch Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Fishery, the Royal Dutch Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW), the Netherlands Science Organization (NWO), the European Commission framework programme and the European Space Agency (ESA). Bob Su served as a member of the International Scientific Steering Committee of the HYdrological cycle in the Mediterranean EXperiment (ISSC HyMeX). He was Netherlands representative to the intergovernmental ad hoc Group on Earth Observation (GEO) charged to develop a 10 year implementation plan for integrated global Earth Observation. He is a member of European Geosciences Union (EGU) and IAHS and serves as the chair of sub-division of Remote Sensing and Data Assimilation of EGU and is a member of the Hydrology Section Technical Committee of AGU. Bob Su is also currently member of the Earth Science Advisory Committee (ESAC) of the European Space Agency and member of the Science Committee of the Third Pole Environment programme (SC TPE). Bob Su has published actively in refereed journals and conference proceedings and serves as reviewers and editors for several international journals. Activities in education Bob Su lectures in Water resources research from space, Advanced remote sensing and GIS application in water resources, Remote sensing in water management and new remote sensing techniques. He supervises MSc and PhD students (4 graduated, 18 ongoing) in quantitative remote sensing and numerical modelling of land surface processes, land atmosphere interactions, earth observation of water cycle and applications in climate and ecosystem studies, as well as in monitoring of food security and water-related disasters. Bob Su has also given lectures in the following advanced courses: ESA-MOST DRAGON programme, Advanced Training Course in Land Remote Sensing, CAREERI/CAS, Lanzhou, China, 6 – 11 Sept. 2010 ESA Advanced Training Course on Land Remote Sensing, Charles University & Czech Technical University, Prague, Czech Republic, 28 June - 3 July 2009 ESA-MOST DRAGON programme, Advanced Training Course in Land Remote Sensing, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China, 13 – 18 Oct. 2008 ESA TIGER Capacity Building Facility, 2nd Training Course on " Remote Sensing Applications in Water Management", 26 - 30 November 2007, RCMRD, Nairobi, Kenya; ESA First Advanced Training Course on Land Remote Sensing, ISEGI-UNL, Lisbon, Portugal, 2-7 September 2007 2006 ESA summer school on Earth System Monitoring & Modelling, ESA-ESRIN, Frascati, 31 July-11 August 2006 ESA TIGER Capacity Building Facility, 1st Training Course on "Advanced Optical Remote Sensing", 22 - 25 November 2006, University of the Western Cape, Cape Town, South Africa; Envisat Summer School 2006 on Earth System Monitoring & Modelling, 31 July - 11 Aug. 2006, ESA / ESRIN, Frascati (Leading International experts for keynote lectures); Summer course - Climate and the Hydrological Cycle, Utrecht University, 6-30 June 2006 (Boussinesq Center contribution, all Dutch hydrology experts); ESA-MOST DRAGON programme, Advanced Training Course in Land Remote Sensing, Capital Normal University, Beijing, China, 10 – 15 Oct. 2005 Summer course - Climate and the Hydrological Cycle, Utrecht University, 4-15 July 2005 (Boussinesq Center contribution, all Dutch hydrology experts).

Barax, 2004 Tibetan plateau, 2007 Tibetan plateau, 2009 Badajaran desert, 2009

Activities in research and project services

Recent projects

• PI: ESA TIGER Capacity Building Facility II, 2009-2012
• PI: Water Cycle Multimission Observation Strategy (WACMOS) (ESA Support to Science Programme, 2009-2010)
• PI: CAS-KNAW joint PhD Training Programme, 2010-2014
• PI: NWO NCF SARA supercomputers computing facility, 2009-2011
• PI: Development of a global water information system, IGS, Twente University, 2009-2012
• PI: ESA-MOST Dragon Programme II Advanced Training, 2008-2011
• Co-I: CEOP-AEGIS Coordinated Asia-European long-term Observing system of Qinghai – Tibet Plateau hydro-meteorological processes and the Asian-monsoon systEm with Ground satellite Image data and numerical Simulations (EU FP7, 2008-2012)
• PI: Drought monitoring, prediction and adaptation under climatic changes (ESA-MOST Dragon Programme II, 2008-2011)

Publications

ISI Journal Articles

Tian, X., Su, Z., Chen, E., Li, Z. and van der Tol, C. (2012) Estimation of forest above - ground biomass using multi - parameter remote sensing data over a cold arid area. In: International journal of applied earth observation and geoinformation : JAG, 14 (2012)1 pp. 160-168. Full text | Full text

Weligepolage, K., Gieske, A.S.M. and Su, Z. (2012) Surface roughness analysis of a conifer forest canopy with airborne and terrestrial laser scanning techniques. In: International journal of applied earth observation and geoinformation : JAG, 14 (2012)1 pp. 192-203. Full text | Full text

Zhong, L., Su, Z., Ma, Y., Salama, M.S. and ... [et al.] (2011) Accelerated changes of environmental conditions on the Tibetan plateau caused by climate change. In: Journal of Climate, 24 (2011)24 pp. 6540-6550. Full text | Full text

Qin, C., Bressers, H.T.A., Su, Z. and ... [et al.] (2011) Assessing economic impacts of China's water pollution mitigation measures through a dynamic computable general equilibrium analysis. In: Environmental research letters, 6(2011)4, art 044026, 15 p. Full text | Full text

Ma, W., Ma, Y., Hu, Z., Su, Z. and ... [et al.] (2011) Estimating surface fluxes over middle and upper streams of the Heihe river basin with ASTER imagery. In: Hydrology and earth system sciences (HESS), 15 (2011)5 pp. 1403-1413. Full text | Full text

Tian, X., Li, Z.Y., van der Tol, C., Su, Z., Li, X., He, Q.S., Bao, Y.F., Chen, E.X. and Li, L.H. (2011) Estimating zero - plane displacement height and aerodynamic roughness length using synthesis of LiDAR and SPOT - 5 data. In: Remote sensing of environment, 115 (2011)9 pp. 2330-2341. Full text | Full text

Ma, W., Ma, Y. and Su, Z. (2011) Feasibility of retrieving land surface heat fluxes from ASTER data using SEBS : a case study from the Namco area of the Tibetan plateau. In: Arctic, antarctic and alpine research, 43(2011)2, pp. 239-245. Full text | Full text

Jin, X.M., Schaepman, M.E., Clevers, J.G.P.W., Su, Z. and ... [et al.] (2011) Groundwater depth and vegetation in the Ejina area, China. In: Arid land research and management, 25(2011)2, pp. 194-199. Full text | Full text

Dente, L., Vekerdy, Z., Wen, J. and Su, Z. (2011) Maqu network for validation of satellite - derived soil moisture products. In: International journal of applied earth observation and geoinformation : JAG,  (2011)IN PRESS11 p. Full text | Full text

Zeng, Y., Su, Z. and ... [et al.] (2011) Numerical analysis of air - water - heat flow in unsaturated soil : is it necessary to consider airflow in land surface models. In: Journal of geophysical research : D: Atmospheres, 116 (2011)D20107, 18 p. Full text | Full text

Chen, X.L., Ma, Y.M., Kelder, H., Su, Z. and ... [et al.] (2011) On the behaviour of the tropopause folding events over the Tibetan Plateau. In: Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, ACP : An Interactive Open Access Journal of the European Geosciences Union, 11 (2011)10 pp. 5113-5122. Full text | Full text

Salama, M.S. and Su, Z. (2011) Resolving the subscale spatial variability of apparent and inherent optical properties in ocean color match - up sites. In: IEEE Transactions on geoscience and remote sensing, 49 (2011)7 pp. 2612-2622. Full text | Full text

Malik, M.J., van der Velde, R., Vekerdy, Z., Su, Z. and ... [et al.] (2011) Semi - empirical approach for estimating broadband albedo of snow. In: Remote sensing of environment, 115 (2011)8 pp. 2086-2095. Full text | Full text

Zeng, Y., Su, Z. and ... [et al.] (2011) A simulation analysis of the advective effect on evaporation using a two - phase heat mass flow model. In: Water resources research, 47 (2011)W10529, 18 p. Full text | Full text

Su, Z., Wen, J., Dente, L., van der Velde, R. and ... [et al.] (2011) The Tibetan plateau observatory of plateau scale soil moisture and soil temperature, Tibet - Obs, for quantifying uncertainties in coarse resolution satellite and model products. In: Hydrology and earth system sciences (HESS), 15 (2011)7 pp. 2303-2016. Full text | Full text

Su, Z., Wen, J. and Wagner, W. (2010) Advances in land surface hydrological processes : field observations, modeling and data assimilation : preface. In: Hydrology and earth system sciences (HESS), 14 (2010)2 pp. 365-367. Full text | Full text

Zhong, L., Ma, Y., Salama, M.S. and Su, Z. (2010) Assessment of vegetation dynamics and their response to variations in precipitation and temperature in the Tibetan Plateau. In: Climatic change, 103 (2010)3-4 pp. 519-535. Full text | Full text

Salama, M.S. and Su, Z. (2010) Bayesian model for matching the radiometric measurements of aerospace and field ocean color sensors. In: Sensors : journal on the science and technology of sensors and biosensors, 10 (2010)8 pp. 7561-7575. Full text | Full text

Zhong, L., Ma, Y., Su, Z. and Salama, M.S. (2010) Estimation of land surface temperature over the Tibetan Plateau using AVHRR and MODIS data. In: Advances in atmospheric sciences, 27(2010)5, pp. 1110-1118. Full text

Mutiga, J.K., Su, Z., Woldai, T. and Maathuis, B.H.P. (2010) Estimation of spatial - temporal rainfall distribution using remote sensing techniques : a case study of Makanya catchment, Tanzania. In: International journal of applied earth observation and geoinformation : JAG, 12 (2010)Supp. 1 : Issue on Remote Sensing for Africa : Special Collection from AARSE pp. S90-S99. Full text | Full text

Shen, F., Salama, M.S., Zhou, Y.X., Li, J.F., Su, Z. and ... [et al.] (2010) Remote - sensing reflectance characteristics of highly turbid estuarine waters : a comparative experiment of the Yangtze river and the Yellow river. In: International journal of remote sensing, 31 (2010)10 pp. 2639-2654. Full text | Full text

Mutiga, J.K., Su, Z. and Woldai, T. (2010) Using satellite remote sensing to assess evapotranspiration : case study of the upper Ewaso Ng'iro North Basin, Kenya. In: International journal of applied earth observation and geoinformation : JAG, 12 (2010)Supp. 1 : Issue on Remote Sensing for Africa : Special Collection from AARSE pp. S100-S108. Full text | Full text

Mutiga, J.K., Mavengano, S.T., Su, Z., Woldai, T. and Becht, R. (2010) Water allocation as a planning tool to minimise water use conflicts in the upper Ewaso Ng'iro north basin, Kenya. In: Water resources management, 24 (2010)14 pp. 3939-3959. Full text | Full text

Timmermans, J., Gieske, A.S.M., van der Tol, C., Verhoef, W. and Su, Z. (2009) Automated directional measurement system for the acquisition of thermal radiative measurements of vegetative canopies. In: Sensors : journal on the science and technology of sensors and biosensors, 9 (2009)3 pp. 1409-1422. Full text | Full text

van der Tol, C., van der Tol, S., Verhoef, A., Su, Z., Timmermans, J., Houldcroft, C. and Gieske, A.S.M. (2009) A Bayesian approach to estimate sensible and latent heat over vegetated land surface. In: Hydrology and earth system sciences (HESS), 13 (2009)1 pp. 749-758. Full text | Full text

Salama, M.S., Dekker, A.G., Su, Z., Mannaerts, C.M. and Verhoef, W. (2009) Deriving inherent optical properties and associated inversion - uncertainties in the Dutch lakes. In: Hydrology and earth system sciences (HESS), 13 (2009)7 pp. 1113-1121. Full text | Full text

Zeng, Y., Su, Z. and ... [et al.] (2009) Diurnal pattern of the drying front in desert and its application for determining the effective infiltration. In: Hydrology and earth system sciences (HESS), 13 (2009)6 pp. 703-714. Full text | Full text

Zeng, Y., Li Wan, Su, Z. and ... [et al.] (2009) Diurnal soil water dynamics in the shallow vadose zone : field site of China University of Geosciences, China. In: Environmental geology : international journal of geosciences, 58 (2009)1 pp. 11-23. Full text | Full text

van der Velde, R. and Su, Z. (2009) Dynamics in land - surface conditions on the Tibetan Plateau observed by advanced synthetic aperture radar, ASAR. In: Hydrological sciences journal = Journal des sciences hydrologiques, 54 (2009)6 pp. 1079-1093. Full text | Full text

Su, Z., Timmermans, W.J., van der Tol, C., Dost, R.J.J., Bianchi, R., Gómez, J.A., House, A., Hajnsek, I., Menenti, M., Magliulo, V., Esposito, M., Haarbrink, R., Bosveld, F.C., Rothe, R., Baltink, H.K., Vekerdy, Z., Sobrino, J.A., Timmermans, J., van Laake, P.E., Salama, M.S., van der Kwast, H. and ... [et al.] (2009) EAGLE 2006 : multi purpose, multi angle, and multi sensor in situ and airborne campaigns over grassland and forest. In: Hydrology and earth system sciences (HESS), 13 (2009)6 pp. 833-845. Full text | Full text

Weiqiang Ma, Yaoming Ma, Li, M., Hu, Z., Zhong, L., Su, Z., Ishikawa, H. and Wang, J. (2009) Estimating surface fluxes over the North Tibetan plateau area with ASTER imagery. In: Hydrology and earth system sciences (HESS), 13 (2009)1 pp. 57-67. Full text | Full text

van der Kwast, J., Timmermans, W.J., Gieske, A.S.M., Su, Z., Olioso, A., Jia, L. and ... [et al.] (2009) Evaluation of the surface energy balance system SEBS applied to ASTER imagery with flux measurements at the SPARC 2004 site, Barrax, Spain. In: Hydrology and earth system sciences (HESS), 13 (2009)7 pp. 1337-1347. Full text | Full text

Timmermans, W.J., Su, Z. and Olioso, A. (2009) Footprint issues in scintillometry over heterogeneous landscapes. In: Hydrology and earth system sciences (HESS), 13 (2009)11 pp. 2179-2190. Full text | Full text

Jin, X., Schaepman, M.E., Clevers, J.G.P.W. and Su, Z. (2009) Impact and consequences of evapotranspiration changes on water resources availability in the arid Zhangye basin, China. In: International journal of remote sensing, 30 (2009)12 pp. 3223-3238. Full text | Full text

van der Velde, R., Su, Z., Ek, M., Rodell, M. and Ma, Y. (2009) Influence of thermodynamic soil and vegetation parameterizations on the simulation of soil temperature states and surface fluxes by the Noah LSM over a Tibetan plateau site. In: Hydrology and earth system sciences (HESS), 13 (2009)1 pp. 759-777. Full text | Full text

van der Tol, C., Verhoef, W., Timmermans, J., Verhoef, A. and Su, Z. (2009) An integrated model of soil - canopy spectral radiances, photosynthesis, fluorescence, temperature and energy balance. In: Biogeosciences, BG : An Interactive Open Access Journal of the European Geosciences Union, 6 (2009)12 pp. 3109-3129. Full text | Full text

Zhong, L., Ma, Y., Su, Z. and ... [et al.] (2009) Land - Atmosphere Energy Transfer and Surface Boundary Layer Characteristics in the Rongbu Valley on the Northern Slope of Mt. Everest. In: Arctic, Antarctic and Alpine Research, 41(2009)3, pp. 396-405. Full text

Al-Khaier, F., Schotting, R.J. and Su, Z. (2009) A qualitative description of shallow groundwater effect on surface temperature of bare soil. In: Hydrology and earth system sciences (HESS), 13 (2009)9 pp. 1749-1756. Full text | Full text

Jin, X., Wan, L., Zhang, Y.K., Hu, G., Schaepman, M.E., Clevers, J.G.P.W. and Su, Z. (2009) Quantification of spatial distribution of vegetation in the Qilian Mountain area with MODIS NDVI. In: International journal of remote sensing, 30 (2009)21 pp. 5751-5766. Full text | Full text

Timmermans, J., Verhoef, W., van der Tol, C. and Su, Z. (2009) Retrieval of canopy component temperatures through Bayesian inversion of directional thermal measurements. In: Hydrology and earth system sciences (HESS), 13 (2009)7 pp. 1249-1260. Full text | Full text

Li, L., Yu, Q., Su, Z. and van der Tol, C. (2009) A simple method using climatic variables to estimate canopy temperature, sensible and latent heat fluxes in a winter wheat field on the North China Plain. In: Hydrological processes : an international journal, 23 (2009)5 pp. 665-674. Full text | Full text

Zhang, T., Wen, J., Su, Z., van der Velde, R., Timmermans, J. and ... [et al.] (2009) Soil moisture mapping over the Chinese Loess plateau using ENVISAT - ASAR data. In: Advances in space research, 43(2009)7, pp. 1111-1117. Full text | Full text

Sobrino, J.A., Jiménez-Muñoz, J.C., Zarco-Tejada, P.J., Sepulcre-Cantó, G., de Miguel, E., Soria, G., Romaguera, M., Julien, Y., Cuenca, J., Hidalgo, V., Franch, B., Mattar, C., Morales, L.M., Gillespie, A.R., Sabol, D., Balick, L., Su, Z., Jia, L., Gieske, A.S.M., Timmermans, W.J. and ... [et al.] (2009) Thermal remote sensing from airborne hyperspectral scanner data in the framework of the SPARC and SEN2FLEX projects : an overview. In: Hydrology and earth system sciences (HESS), 13 (2009)11 pp. 2031-2037. Full text | Full text

Timmermans, W.J., Bertoldi, G., Albertson, J.D., Olioso, A., Su, Z. and Gieske, A.S.M. (2008) Accounting for atmospheric boundary layer variability on flux estimation from RS observations. In: International journal of remote sensing, 29 (2008)17-18 pp. 5275-5290. Full text | Full text

Timmermans, J., van der Tol, C., Verhoef, W. and Su, Z. (2008) Contact and directional radiative temperature measurements of sunlit and shaded land surface components during the SEN2FLEX 2005 campaign. In: International journal of remote sensing, 29 (2008)17-18 pp. 5183-5192. Full text | Full text

van der Velde, R., Su, Z. and Ma, Y. (2008) Impact of soil moisture dynamics on ASAR signatures and its spatial variability observed over the Tibetan plateau. In: Sensors : journal on the science and technology of sensors and biosensors, 8 (2008)9 pp. 5479-5491. Full text | Full text

Qin, C., Jia, Y., Su, Z. and ... [et al.] (2008) Integrating remote sensing information into a distributed hydrological model for improved water budget predictions in large - scale basins through data assimilation. In: Sensors : journal on the science and technology of sensors and biosensors, 8 (2008)7 pp. 4441-4465. Full text | Full text

Su, Z., Timmermans, W.J., Gieske, A.S.M., Jia, L., Elbers, J.A., Olioso, A., Timmermans, J., van der Velde, R., Jin, X., van der Kwast, H., Nerry, F., Sabol, D., Sobrino, J.A., Moreno, J. and Bianchi, R. (2008) Quantification of land atmosphere exchanges of water, energy and carbon dioxide in space and time over the heterogeneous Barrax site. In: International journal of remote sensing, 29 (2008)17-18 pp. 5215-5235. Full text | Full text

Sobrino, J.A., Jiménez-Muñoz, J.C., Soria, G., Gomez, M., Barella Ortiz, A., Romaguera, M., Zaragoza, M.M., Julien, Y., Cuenca, J., Atitar, M., Hidalgo, V., Franch, B., Mattar, C., Ruescas, A., Morales, L.M., Gillespie, A.R., Balick, L., Su, Z. and ... [et al.] (2008) Thermal remote sensing in the framework of the SEN2FLEX project : field measurements, ariborne data and applications. In: International journal of remote sensing, 29 (2008)17-18 pp. 4961-4991. Full text | Full text

Oku, Y., Ishikawa, H. and Su, Z. (2007) Estimation of land surface heat fluxes over the Tibetan plateau using GMS data. In: Journal of applied meteorology and climatology, 46(2007)2, pp. 183-195. Full text

Ma, Y., Song, M., Ishikawa, H., Yang, K., Koike, T., Jia, L., Menenti, M. and Su, Z. (2007) Estimation of the regional evaporative fraction over the Tibetan plateau area by using landsat-7 ETM data and the field observations. In: Journal of the meteorological society of Japan, 85A(2007), pp. 295-309. Full text | Full text

Su, H., Wood, E.F., McCabe, M.F. and Su, Z. (2007) Evaluation of remotely sensed evapotranspiration over the CEOP EOP-1 reference sites. In: Journal of the meteorological society of Japan, 85A(2007), pp. 439-459. Full text | Full text

Verhoef, W., Jia, L., Xiao, Q. and Su, Z. (2007) Unified optical - thermal four - stream radiative transfer theory for homogeneous vegetation canopies. In: IEEE Transactions on geoscience and remote sensing, 45 (2007)6 pp. 1808-1822. Full text

Li, M., Ma, Y., Ma, W., Hu, Z., Ishikawa, H., Su, Z. and ... [et al.] (2006) Analysis of turbulence characteristics over the Northern Tibetan plateau area. In: Advances in atmospheric sciences, 23(2006)4, pp. 579-585. Full text | Full text

Ma, Y., Zhong, L., Su, Z. and ... [et al.] (2006) Determination of regional distributions and seasonal variations of land surface heat fluxes from Landsat - 7 enhanced thematic mapper data over the central Tibetan plateau area. In: Journal of geophysical research, 111(2006)D10, p. D10305, 12 p. Full text

Wen, J., Jackson, T.J., Bindlish, R. and Su, Z. (2006) Evaluation of the Oceansat - 1 multi - frequency scanning microwave radiometer and its potential for soil moisture retrieval. In: International journal of remote sensing, 27 (2006)18 pp. 3781-3796. Full text | Full text

Wojcik, R., Troch, P.A., Stricker, H., Torfs, P., Wood, E., Su, H. and Su, Z. (2006) Mixtures of Gaussians for uncertainty description in bivariate latent heat flux proxies. In: Journal of Hydrometeorology, 7(2006)3, pp. 330-345. Full text

Ma, Y., Fan, S., Ishikawa, H., Tsukamoto, O., Yao, T., Koike, T., Zuo, H., Hu, Z. and Su, Z. (2005) Diurnal and inter - monthly variation of land surface heat fluxes over the central Tibetan plateau area. In: Theoretical and applied climatology, 80(2005)2-4, pp. 259-273. Full text

Su, H., McCabe, M.F., Wood, E.F., Su, Z. and ... [et al.] (2005) Modeling evapotranspiration during SMACEX : comparing two approaches for local - and regional - scale prediction. In: Journal of hydrometeorology, 6(2005)6, pp. 910-922. Full text

Wen, J., Jackson, T.J., Bindlish, R., Hsu, A.Y. and Su, Z. (2005) Retrieval of soil moisture and vegetation water content using SSM/I data over a corn and soybean region. In: Journal of hydrometeorology, 6(2005)6, pp. 854-863. Full text

French, A.N., Jacob, F., Anderson, M.C., Kustas, W.P., Timmermans, W.J., Gieske, A.S.M., Su, Z., Su, H., McCabe, M.F., Li, F., Prueger, J. and Brunsell, N. (2005) Surface energy fluxes with the advanced spaceborne thermal emission and reflection radiometer ASTER at the Iowa 2002 SMACEX site, USA + corrigendum. In: Remote sensing of environment, 99 (2005)1-2, 4 pp. 55-65, 471. Full text | Full text | Full text | Full text

Wen, J. and Su, Z. (2004) An analytical algorithm for the determination of vegetation leaf area index from TRMM - TMI data. In: International journal of remote sensing, 25 (2004)6 pp. 1223-1234. Full text

Wen, J., Su, Z. and Ma, Y. (2004) Reconstruction of a cloud - free vegetation index time series for the Tibetan plateau. In: Mountain research and development, 24 (2004)4 pp. 348-353. Full text

Su, Z. and Troch, P.A. (2003) Applications of quantitative remote sensing to hydrology : editorial. In: Physics and chemistry of the earth, 28(2003)1-3, pp. 1-2. Full text

Su, Z., Yacob, A., Wen, J., Roerink, G.J., He, Y., Gao, B., Boogaard, H.L. and van Diepen, C. (2003) Assessing relative soil moisture with remote sensing data : theory, experimental validation, and applicatIon to drought monitoring over the north China plain. In: Physics and chemistry of the earth, 28(2003)1-3, pp. 89-101. Full text

Roerink, G.J., Menenti, M., Soepboer, W. and Su, Z. (2003) Assessment of climate impact on vegetation dynamics by using remote sensing. In: Physics and chemistry of the earth, 28(2003)1-3, pp. 103-109. Full text

Wen, J., Su, Z. and Ma, Y. (2003) Determination of land surface temperature and soil moisture from tropical rainfall measuring mission : microwave imager remote sensing data. In: Journal of geophysical research, 108(2003)D2, 10 p. Full text

Jia, L., Su, Z., van den Hurk, B.J.J.M., Menenti, M., Moene, A.R., de Bruin, H.A.R., Baselga Yrisarry, J.J., Ibanez, M. and Cuesta, A. (2003) Estimation of sensible heat flux using the surface energy balance system SEBS and ATSR measurements. In: Physics and chemistry of the earth, 28(2003)1-3, pp. 75-88. Full text

Wen, J. and Su, Z. (2003) Estimation of soil moisture from ERS wind scatterometer data over the Tibetan plateau. In: Physics and chemistry of the earth, 28(2003)1-3, pp. 53-61. Full text

Ma, Y., Su, Z., Koike, T., Yao, T., Ishikawa, H., Ueno, K. and Menenti, M. (2003) On measuring and remote sensing surface energy partitioning over the Tibetan plateau : from GAME Tibet to CAMP Tibet. In: Physics and chemistry of the earth, 28(2003)1-3, pp. 63-74. Full text

Su, Z., Wen, J. and Wan, L. (2003) A methodology for the retrieval of land physical parameter and actual evaporation using NOAA - AVHRR data. In: Journal of Jilin University : earth science edition, 33(2003)4.supp. pp. 106-118. Full text

Li, Z.L., Jia, L., Su, Z., Wan, Z. and Zhang, R. (2003) A new approach for retrieving precipitable water from ATSR - 2 split window channel data over land area. In: International journal of remote sensing, 24 (2003)24 pp. 5095-5117. Full text

Jia, L., Li, Z., Menenti, M., Su, Z., Verhoef, W. and Wan, Z. (2003) A practical algorithm to infer soil and foliage component temperatures from bi - angular ATSR - 2 data. In: International journal of remote sensing, 24 (2003)23 pp. 4739-4760. Full text | Full text

Li, X.M., Wen, J. and Su, Z. (2003) Reconstructing time series of normalized difference vegetation index over Urumqi river basin, Xinjiang, China. In: Journal of Jilin University : earth science edition, 33(2003)4.supp. pp. 119-125. Full text

Ma, Y., Ishikawa, H., Tsukamoto, O., Menenti, M., Su, Z. and ... [et al.] (2003) Regionalization of surface fluxes over heterogeneous landscape of the Tibetan platea by using satellite remote sensing data. In: Journal of the meteorological society of Japan, 81(2003)2, pp. 277-293. Full text

May, Y., Wang, J., Huang, R., Wei, G., Menenti, M., Su, Z. and ... [et al.] (2003) Remote sensing parameterization of land surface heat fluxes over arid and semi-arid areas. In: Advances in atmospheric sciences, 20(2003)4, pp. 530-539. Full text | Full text

Wen, J. and Su, Z. (2003) A time series based method for estimating relative soil moisture with ERS wind scatterometer data. In: Geophysical research letters, 30(2003)7, 4 p. Full text

Ma, Y., Tsukamoto, O., Ishikawa, H., Su, Z. and ... [et al.] (2002) Determination of regional land surface heat flux densities over heterogeneous landscape of HEIFE integrating satellite remote sensing with field observations. In: Journal of the meteorological society of Japan, 80(2002)3, pp. 485-501. Full text

Ma, Y., Su, Z., Li, Z., Koike, T. and Menenti, M. (2002) Determination of regional net radiation and soil heat flux over a heterogeneous landscape of the Tibetan plateau. In: Hydrological processes, 16(2002)15, pp. 2963-2971. Full text

Jacob, F., Olioso, A., Gu, X.F., Su, Z. and ... [et al.] (2002) Mapping surface fluxes using airborne visible, near infrared, thermal infrared remote sensing data and spatialized surface energy balance model. In: Agronomie, 22(2002)6, pp. 669-680. Full text | Full text

Su, Z. (2002) The surface energy balance system SEBS for estimation of turbulent heat fluxes. In: Hydrology and earth system sciences (HESS), 6 (2002)1 pp. 85-99. Full text | Full text

Menenti, M., Jia, L., Li, Z.L., Djepa, V., Wang, J., Stoll, M.P. and Su, Z. (2001) Estimation of soil and vegetation temperatures with multiangular thermal infrared observations : IMGRASS, HEIFE and SGP 1997 experiments. In: Journal of geophysical research, 106(2001)D11, pp. 11,997 -12,010. Full text

Su, Z., Schmugge, T., Kustas, W.P. and Massman, W.J. (2001) An evaluation of two models for estimation of the roughness height for heat transfer between the land surface and the atmosphere. In: Journal of applied meteorology, 40(2001)11, pp. 1933-1951.

Li, Z., Stoll, M.P., Zhang, R., Jia, L. and Su, Z. (2001) On the separate retrieval of soil and vegetation temperatures from ATSR data. In: Science in China : series D. earth sciences, 44(2001)2, pp. 97-111. Full text

Gao, Z., Wang, J., Ma, Y., Kim, J., Choi, T., Lee, H., Asanuma, J. and Su, Z. (2000) Calculation of near - surface layer turbulent transport and analysis of surface thermal equilibrium features in Nagqu of Tibet. In: Physics and chemistry of the earth. Part B: Hydrology, oceans and atmosphere, 25(2000)2, pp. 135-139. Full text | Full text

Su, Z. (2000) Remote sensing of land use and vegetation for mesoscale hydrological studies. In: International journal of remote sensing, 21 (2000)2 pp. 213-233. Full text | Full text

Roerink, G.J., Su, Z. and Menenti, M. (2000) S - SEBI : a simple remote sensing algorithm to estimate the surface energy balance. In: Physics and chemistry of the earth. Part B: Hydrology, oceans and atmosphere, 25(2000)2, pp. 147-157. Full text | Full text

Gao, Z., Wang, J., Ma, Y., Kim, J., Choi, T., Lee, H., Asanuma, J. and Su, Z. (2000) Study of roughness lengths and drag coefficients over Nansha sea region, Gobi, desert, oasis and Tibetan plateau. In: Physics and chemistry of the earth. Part B: Hydrology, oceans and atmosphere, 25(2000)2, pp. 141-145. Full text | Full text

Li, Z., Stoll, M.P., Zhang, R., Jia, L. and Su, Z. (2000) Use of ATSR data for the separation of soil and vegetation temperature - written in Chinese. In: Science in China, series E. Technological Science, 30(2000)8, pp. 27-38. Full text

Su, Z., Pelgrum, H. and Menenti, M. (1999) Aggregation effects of surface heterogeneity in land surface processes. In: Hydrology and earth system sciences (HESS), 3 (1999)4 pp. 549-563. Full text | Full text

Su, Z., Troch, P.A. and de Troch, F.P. (1997) Remote sensing of bare surface soil moisture using EMAC - ESAR data. In: International journal of remote sensing, 18 (1997)10 pp. 2105-2124. Full text | Full text

Other Refereed Journal Articles

Mutiga, J.K., Su, Z. and Woldai, T. (2011) Impacts of agricultural intensification through upscaling of suitable rainwater harvesting technologies in the upper Ewaso Ngiro North basi, Kenya. In: Hydrology and earth system sciences discussions (HESSD), 8 (2011)2 pp. 2477-2501. Full text | Full text

Romaguera, M., Hoekstra, A.Y., Su, Z., Krol, M.S. and Salama, M.S. (2010) Potential of using remote sensing techniques for global assessment of water footprint of crops. In: Remote Sensing, 2 (2010)4 pp. 1177-1196. Full text | Full text

Zhong, L., Ma, Y., Su, Z. and ... [et al.] (2006) Atmospheric turbulence and land - atmosphere energy transfer characteristics in the surface layer of the Northern slope of Mt. Qomolangma area : abstract. In: Advances in earth science, 21(2006)12, pp. 1303.

Su, Z. and ... [et al.] (2006) Energy and water cycle over the Tibetan plateau : surface energy balance and turbulent heat fluxes. In: Advances in earth science, 21(2006)12, pp. 1224-1236. Full text

Ma, Y., Yao, T., Wang, J., Hu, Z., Ishikawa, I., Ma, W., Menenti, M. and Su, Z. (2006) The study on the land surface heat fluxes over heterogeneous landscape of the Tibetan plateau : abstract. In: Advances in earth science, 21(2006)12, pp. 1223.

Su, Z., Li, Z.L. and Jia, L. (2002) Estimation of atmospheric turbulent fluxes using ATSR radiometric measurements : a case study for SGP’97. In: Journal of remote sensing, 6 (2002)Suppl., pp. 123-131. Full text

Gao, Z., Wang, J., Ma, Y., Sun, A. and Su, Z. (2000) Study on roughness lengths and drag coefficients over the desert underlying surfaces. In: Plateau Meteorology, 19(2000)1, 17-24. Full text

Book Chapters

Su, Z., Roebeling, R.A., Schulz, J., Holleman, I., Levizzani, V., Timmermans, W.J., Rott, H., Mognard-Campbell, N., de Jeu, R., Wagner, W., Rodell, M., Salama, M.S., Parodi, G.N. and Wang, L. (2011) Observation of hydrological processes using remote sensing. In: Treatise on water science / ed. by P. Wilderer. - : Elsevier, 2011. ISBN 978-0-444-53199-5. pp. 351-399. Full text

He, Y., Su, Z. and ... [et al.] (2005) Estimation of daily evapotranspiration in Northern China plain by using MODIS - TERRA images. In: Remote sensing for agriculture, ecosystems and hydrology VII : proceedings of the conference, Bruges, Belgium, 20-22 September 2005. / ed. by. M. Owe and G. D'Urso. Bellingham: SPIE, 2005. (Proceedings of SPIE ; 5976) paper 59761M-1. pp. 413-424. Full text

Su, Z. (2005) Estimation of the surface energy balance. In: Encyclopedia of hydrological sciences : 5 Volumes. / ed. by M.G. Anderson and J.J. McDonnell. Chichester etc., Wiley & Sons, 2005. 3145 p. ISBN: 0-471-49103-9. Vol. 2 pp. 731-752. Full text

PhD Theses

Timmermans, J., Su, Z. (Promotor) , Verhoef, W. (Promotor) and van der Tol, C. (assistant promotor)  (2011) Coupling optical and thermal directional radiative transfer to biophysical processes in vegetated canopies. Enschede, University of Twente Faculty of Geo-Information and Earth Observation ITC, 2011. ITC Dissertation 193, ISBN: 978-90-6164-313-5. Full text

Qin, C., Su, Z. (Promotor) , Bressers, H.J.A. (Promotor) and Jia, Y. (assistant promotor)  (2011) Mitigating China's water scarcity and pollution : environmental and economic accounting, modelling and policy analysis. Enschede, University of Twente Faculty of Geo-Information and Earth Observation ITC, 2011. ITC Dissertation 196, ISBN: 978-90-6164-321-0. Full text

Mutiga, J.K., Su, Z. (Promotor) and Woldai, T. (assistant promotor)  (2011) Planning of system innovations in watersheds : spatial mapping of environmental and hydrological determinants in the Pangani and Upper Ewaso Ng'iro North river basins, Africa. Enschede, University of Twente Faculty of Geo-Information and Earth Observation ITC, 2011. ITC Dissertation 187, ISBN: 978-90-6164-307-4. Full text

Al-Khaier, F. and Su, Z. (Promotor)  (2011) Shallow groundwater effect on land surface temperature and surface energy balance : description, modeling and remote sensing application. Enschede, University of Twente Faculty of Geo-Information and Earth Observation ITC, 2011. ITC Dissertation 198, ISBN: 978-90-6164-322-7. Full text

van der Velde, R., Su, Z. (Promotor) and van Oevelen, P.J. (assistant promotor)  (2010) Soil moisture remote sensing using active microwaves and land surface modeling. Enschede, University of Twente Faculty of Geo-Information and Earth Observation ITC, 2010. ITC Dissertation 176, ISBN: 978-90-6164-296-1. Full text

Xiaomei Jin, Schaepman, M.E. (Promotor) , Clevers, J.G.P.W. (co-promotor) and Su, Z. (co-promotor)  (2009) Ecohydrology in water - limited environments using quantitative remote sensing : the Heihe river basin, China, case. Wageningen, Wageningen University, 2009. ISBN: 978-90-8585-290-2. Full text

van der Kwast, J., de Jong, S.M. (Promotor) , Su, Z. (Promotor) and Jetten, V.G. (Promotor)  (2009) Quantification of top soil moisture patterns : evaluation of field methods, process - based modelling, remote sensing and an integrated apporach. Utrecht, Koninklijk Nederlands Aardrijkskundig Genootschap (KNAG), 2009. ITC Dissertation 160, Nederlandse Geografische Studies = Netherlands Geographical Studies 381, ISBN: 978-90-6809-424-4. Full text

Chavarro Rincon, D.C., Su, Z. (Promotor) and Lubczynski, M.W. (assistant promotor)  (2009) Tree transpiration mapping from upscaled sap flow in the Botswana Kalahari. Enschede, ITC, University of Twente, 2009. ITC Dissertation 159, ISBN: 978-90-6164-273-2. Full text

Conference Proceedings (full papers)

Su, Z., Ma, M., Menenti, M., Sobrino, J.A., Li, Z.L., Verhoef, W., Jia, L., Wen, J., He, Y., Wan, L., Hiu, Q.H., Yu, Q., Li, Xin, van der Velde, R., Dente, L., Zhong, L., Zeng, Y., Tian, X., Li, L., Qin, C., Wang, L., van Helvoirt, M.D., Timmermans, W.J., van der Tol, C., Salama, M.S., Vekerdy, Z. and Ucer, M. (2010) Drought monitoring, prediction and adaptation under climatic changes. In: Proceedings of the symposium : Dragon 2 programme mid - term results 2008 - 2010, 17-21 May 2010, Guilin City, China / editor H. Lacoste-Francis. - Noordwijk : European Space Agency (ESA), 2010. - ; 19 cm. ISBN 978-92-9221-248-3. (ESA - SP : special publication, ISSN 1609-042X ; 684) 13 p. Full text

Fernandez Prieto, D., van Oevelen, P., Su, Z. and ... [et al.] (2010) Earth observation and water cycle science : towards a multimission observation strategy. In: Proceedings of the symposium earth observation and water cycle science, 18-20 November 2009, Frascati, Italy / H. Lacoste-Francis. - Noordwijk : European Space Agency (ESA), 2010. - (ESA - SP : special publication ; 674). ISBN 978-92-9221-238-4. 12 p. Full text

Fernandez Prieto, D., Su, Z., Dorigo, W., de Jeu, R., Parinussa, R., Timmermans, J., Roebeling, R., Schulz, J., Schröder, M., Stammes, P., Wagner, W., Wang, L. and ... [et al.] (2010) Esa's STSE water cycle multimission observation strategy, WACMOS, project. In: Proceedings of the symposium earth observation and water cycle science, 18-20 November 2009, Frascati, Italy / H. Lacoste-Francis. - Noordwijk : European Space Agency (ESA), 2010. - (ESA - SP : special publication ; 674). ISBN 978-92-9221-238-4. 9 p. Full text

Timmermans, J., van der Tol, C., Verhoef, A., Wang, L., van Helvoirt, M.D., Verhoef, W. and Su, Z. (2010) Quantifying the uncertainty in estimates of surface atmosphere fluxes by evaluation of sebs and scope models. In: Proceedings of the symposium earth observation and water cycle science, 18-20 November 2009, Frascati, Italy / H. Lacoste-Francis. - Noordwijk : European Space Agency (ESA), 2010. - (ESA - SP : special publication ; 674). ISBN 978-92-9221-238-4. 6 p. Full text

Vekerdy, Z. and Su, Z. (2010) Tiger capacity building facility : growing from projects to professional community + powerpoint. In: ISPRS 2010 : ISPRS mid - term symposium commission VI : cross - border education for global geo - information : ITC, Enschede, the Netherlands, 2-4 June 2010. - [s.l.] : International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ISPRS), 2010. pp. 92-95 + 25 slides. Full text | Full text

Su, Z., Chen, Y., Menenti, M., Sobrino, J.A., Li, Z.L., Verhoef, W., Wang, L., Ma, Y., Wan, L., He, Y., Liu, Q.H., Li, C., Wen, J., van der Velde, R., van Helvoirt, M.D., Lin, W. and Shan Xin (2008) Drought monitoring and prediction over China. In: Proceedings of the 2008 Dragon symposium, Dragon programme, final results, 2004-2007, Beijing, China 21-25 April 2008. / ed. by H. Lacoste and L. Ouwehand. Paris : ESA, 2008. ISBN 978-92-9221-219-3 (ESA SP ; 655) 8 p. Full text | Full text

Jin, X.M., Zhang, Y.K., Schaepman, M.E., Clevers, J.G.P.W. and Su, Z. (2008) Impact of elevation and aspect on the spatial distribution of vegetation in the Qilian mountain area with remote sensing data. In: ISPRS 2008 : Proceedings of the XXI congress : Silk road for information from imagery : the International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, 3-11 July, Beijing, China. Comm. VII, WG VII/7. Beijing : ISPRS, 2008. pp. 1385-1390. Full text | Full text

Xin Shan, van der Velde, R., Wen, J., He, Y., Verhoef, W. and Su, Z. (2008) Regional evapotranspiration over the arid inland Heihe river basin in Northwest China. In: Proceedings of the 2008 Dragon symposium, Dragon programme, final results, 2004-2007, Beijing, China 21-25 April 2008. / ed. by H. Lacoste and L. Ouwehand. Paris : ESA, 2008. ISBN 978-92-9221-219-3 (ESA SP ; 655) 9 p. Full text | Full text

Wenjing Lin, van der Velde, R. and Su, Z. (2008) Satellite based regional - scale evapotranspiration in the Hebei plain, Northeastern China. In: Proceedings of the 2008 Dragon symposium, Dragon programme, final results, 2004-2007, Beijing, China 21-25 April 2008. / ed. by H. Lacoste and L. Ouwehand. Paris : ESA, 2008. ISBN 978-92-9221-219-3 (ESA SP ; 655) 9 p. Full text | Full text

Wang, L., Parodi, G.N. and Su, Z. (2008) SEBS module BEAM : a practical tool for surface energy balance estimates from remote sensing data. In: Proceedings of the 2nd MERIS - (A)ATSR user workshop, 22-26 September 2008, Frascati, Italy / ed. by H. Lacoste and L. Ouwehand. - : European Space Agency, 2008. ISBN 978-92-9221-230-8. Full text | Full text

van der Velde, R., van Helvoirt, M.D., van Aken, H.A. and Su, Z. (2008) On the usage of satellite observations for drought monitoring and forecasting. In: Proceedings of the 2008 Dragon symposium, Dragon programme, final results, 2004-2007, Beijing, China 21-25 April 2008. / ed. by H. Lacoste and L. Ouwehand. Paris : ESA, 2008. ISBN 978-92-9221-219-3 (ESA SP ; 655) 9 p. Full text | Full text

Mutiga, J.K., Su, Z. and Woldai, T. (2008) Using satellite remote sensing to assess evapotranspiration : case study of the Upper Ewaso Ng'iro north basin, Kenya. In: ISPRS 2008 : Proceedings of the XXI congress : Silk road for information from imagery : the International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, 3-11 July, Beijing, China. Comm. VII, ThS 17 . Beijing : ISPRS, 2008. pp. 1457-1461. Full text | Full text

Sobrino, J.A., Jiminez-Munoz, J.C., Gomez, M., Barella-Ortiz, A., Soria, G., Julien, Y., Zaragoza-Ivora, M.M., Gómez, J.A., de Miguel, E., Jiménez, M., Su, Z., Timmermans, W.J. and ... [et al.] (2007) Application of high - resolution thermal infrared remote sensing to assess land surface temperature and emissivity in different natural environments. In: ISPRS 2007 : Vol. XXXVI, part 7/C50 : proceedings of ISPMSRS'07 : 10th international symposium on physical measurements and spectral signatures in remote sensing, Davos, Switzerland, March 12-14, 2007 / editor M.E. Schaepman, ... [et al.]. International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ISPRS), 2007. 350-354. Full text | Full text

Timmermans, J., van der Tol, C., Weligepolage, K., Vekerdy, Z., Jia, L. and Su, Z. (2007) BRDFs acquired by directional radiative measurements during EALE and AGRISAR. In: Proceedings of the AGRISAR and EAGLE campaigns, final workshop, 15-16 October, 2007. ESA/ESTEC, Noordwijk, The Netherlands. ESA, 2007 (ESA Proceedings WPP-279) 6 p. Full text

van der Velde, R., Rientjes, T.H.M., Ma, Y., Zhao, Z. and Su, Z. (2007) Characterization of the temporal and spatial variability of soil moisture through multi - temporal Analysis of ASAR Observations. In: Proceedings of MultiTemp 2007 : 4th International workshop on the analysis of multi - temporal remote sensing images, 18-20 July, 2007, Leuven, Belgium. / ed. by G.J.M. De Lannoy, ... [et al.]. Leuven, Ghent : Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Universiteit Ghent, 2007. ISBN 1-4244-0846-6. 6 p. Full text

van der Tol, C., Verhoef, W., Timmermans, J., Su, Z. and Hartogensis, O. (2007) A combined radiative transfer and micrometeorological model. In: Proceedings of the AGRISAR and EAGLE campaigns, final workshop, 15-16 October, 2007. ESA/ESTEC, Noordwijk, The Netherlands. ESA, 2007 (ESA Proceedings WPP-279) 7 p. Full text

Su, Z., Timmermans, W.J., Dost, R.J.J., Bianchi, R., Gómez, J.A., House, A., Hajnsek, I., Menenti, M., Magliulo, V., Esposito, M., Haarbrink, R., Bosveld, F.C., Vekerdy, Z., Sobrino, J.A., van der Tol, C., van Laake, P.E., Al-Khaier, F. and ... [et al.] (2007) EAGLE 2006 : multi - purpose, multi - angle and multi - sensor in - situ and airborne campaigns over grassland and forest. In: Proceedings of the AGRISAR and EAGLE campaigns, final workshop, 15-16 October, 2007. ESA/ESTEC, Noordwijk, The Netherlands. ESA, 2007 (ESA Proceedings WPP-279) 11 p. Full text

Salama, M.S., Verhoef, W., Monbaliu, J., Vekerdy, Z., Mannaerts, C.M. and Su, Z. (2007) Validation technique for remote sensing products of inland water quality. In: Proceedings of the AGRISAR and EAGLE campaigns, final workshop, 15-16 October, 2007. ESA/ESTEC, Noordwijk, The Netherlands. ESA, 2007 (ESA Proceedings WPP-279) 8 p. Full text

Timmermans, W.J., Albertson, J.D., Bertoldi, G., Olioso, A., Su, Z. and Gieske, A.S.M. (2006) Accounting for ABL variability on flux estimation using RS data. In: Proceedings of the 2nd recent advances in quantitative remote sensing conference, 25-29 September 2006 Auditori de Torrent, Spain. València : Publicaciones de la Universitat de València, 2006. ISBN-84-370-6533-X. pp. 602-607. Full text

Mutiga, J.K., Woldai, T. and Su, Z. (2006) Application of expert knowledge based multi - criteria evaluation MCE process to select suitable areas for water harvesting systems in Sub-Saharan Africa, a case study of Tanzania. In: AARSE 2006 : Proceeding of the 6th AARSE international conference on earth observation and geoinformation sciences in support of Africa's development, 30 October - 2 November 2006, Cairo, Egypt. Cairo : The National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Science (NARSS), 2006. ISBN 1-920-01710-0. 5 p. Full text

van der Velde, R., Jun Wen, Tangtang Zhang, Rientjes, T.H.M., Joseph, A.T. and Su, Z. (2006) Drought monitoring and drought prediction in China using remote sensing, land surface models LSM and data assimilation : preliminary results of the Loess Plateau Field Experiment in 2005 LOPEX05. In: Proceedings of the 2005 dragon symposium : Dragon programme mid-term results, 27 June - 1 July 2005 Santorini, Greece / ed. by H. Lacoste, H. Noordwijk : ESA, 2006. ISBN 92-9092-922-7 (ESA SP ; 611) pp. 201-209. Full text | Full text

Dost, R.J.J., Maathuis, B.H.P. and Su, Z. (2006) ITC and water : the proposed water elevation recovery satellite mission. In: Proceedings of the ESA symposium on 15 years of progress in radar altimetry : 13-18 March, 2006 Venice, Italy. / ed. by D. Danesy. Noordwijk : European Space Agency (ESA), 2006. ISBN: 92-9092-925-1. 3 p. Full text

Su, Z., Gieske, A.S.M., Timmermans, W.J., Timmermans, J., van der Velde, R. and ... [et al.] (2006) Land - atmosphere exchanges of water, energy and carbon dioxide in space and time over the heterogeneous Barrax site during SPARC 2004 and Sen2Flex 2005. In: Second recent advances in quantitative remote sensing : proceedings of the 2nd international symposium on recent advances in quantitative remote sensing RAQRS'II , 25-29 September 2006, Valencia, Spain. / ed. by J.A. Sobrino. Valencia : Universitat de Valencia, 2006. ISBN 978-84-370-6533-5. pp. 484-491. Full text

Verhoef, W., Jia, L. and Su, Z. (2006) Optical - thermal canopy radiance directionality model by unified 4SAIL model. In: Second recent advances in quantitative remote sensing : proceedings of the 2nd international symposium on recent advances in quantitative remote sensing RAQRS'II , 25-29 September 2006, Valencia, Spain. / ed. by J.A. Sobrino. Valencia : Universitat de Valencia, 2006. ISBN 978-84-370-6533-5. pp.1-6. Full text

Su, Z., Lia, J., Gieske, A.S.M., Timmermans, W.J., Jin, X., Elbers, J., van der Kwast, H., Olioso, A., Sobrino, J.A., Nerry, F., Sabol, D. and Moreno, J. (2005) In - situ measurements of land - atmosphere exchanges of water, energy and carbon dioxide in space and time over the heterogeneous Barrax site during SPARC2004. In: Proceedings of the ESA WPP-250 : SPARC final workshop, 4-5 July, 2005. Enschede : ESA, 2005. 8 p. Full text

Timmermans, W.J., van der Kwast, J., Gieske, A.S.M., Su, Z., Olioso, A., Jia, L. and Elbers, J. (2005) Intercomparison of energy flux models using ASTER imagery at the SPARC 2004 site, Barrax, Spain,. In: Proceedings of the ESA WPP-250 : SPARC final workshop, 4-5 July, 2005. Enschede : ESA, 2005. 8 p. Full text

Gieske, A.S.M., Hendrikse, J.H.M., Retsios, V., van Leeuwen, B., Maathuis, B.H.P., Romaguera, M., Sobrino, J.A., Timmermans, W.J. and Su, Z. (2005) Processing of MSG - 1 SEVIRI data in the thermal infrared - algorithm development with the use of the SPARC2004 data set. In: Proceedings of the ESA WPP-250 : SPARC final workshop, 4-5 July, 2005. Enschede : ESA, 2005. 8 p. Full text

Sobrino, J.A., Romaguera, M., Sòria, G, Zaragoza, M.M., Gomez, M., Cuenca, J., Julien, Y., Jiménez-Muñoz, J.C., Su, Z., Jia, L., Gieske, A.S.M., Timmermans, W.J. and ... [et al.] (2005) Thermal measurements in the framework of SPARC. In: Proceedings of the ESA WPP-250 : SPARC final workshop, 4-5 July, 2005. Enschede : ESA, 2005. 6 p. Full text

Hurkmans, R., Su, Z. and Jackson, T.J. (2004) Evaluation of satellite soil moisture retrieval algorithms using AMSR - E data. In: Proceedings of the 2nd international CAHMDA workshop on : the terrestrial water cycle : modelling and data assimilation across catchment scales, October 25-27, 2004, Princeton. / ed. by A.J. Teuling, H. Leijnse, P.A. Troch, J. Sheffield and E.F. Wood. pp. 45-49. Full text

Scientific and Professional Publications

Al-Khaier, F., Flerchinger, G.N. and Su, Z. (2011) The thermodynamic effect of shallow groundwater on temperature and energy balance at bare land surface. In: Heat analysis and thermodynamic effects / ed. by A. Ahsan - : InTech, 2011. 394 p. ISBN 978-953-307-585-3. pp. 19-38. Full text | Full text

Dente, L., Vekerdy, Z., Su, Z. and Ucer, M. (2011) Twente soil moisture and soil temperature monitoring network. Enschede, University of Twente Faculty of Geo-Information and Earth Observation ITC, 2011. ISBN: 978-90-6164-324-1. Full text

Fernandez Prieto, D. (editor) , van Oevelen, P. (editor) , Su, Z. (editor) and ... [et al.] (2010) Earth observation and water cycle science : special issue of: Hydrology and Earth System Sciences Discussions, HESSD, 52 : contains HESSD papers from 2010 and 2011. Copernicus, 2010. Full text

Fernandez Prieto, D., Su, Z., Dorigo, W., van Helvoirt, M.D., Hungershoefer, K., de Jeu, R., Parinussa, R., Roebeling, R., Schröder, M., Schulz, J., Stammes, P., Timmermans, J., van der Tol, C., Wagner, W., Wang, L. and ... [et al.] (2010) WACMOS : a water cycle multimission observation strategy. In: GEWEX Global Energy and Water Cycle Experiment News, 20(2010)2, pp. 9-11. Full text | Full text

Li, X., Wan, L. and Su, Z. (2007) Estimation of evaporation with NOAA - AVHRR data. In: Strategies and techniques for groundwater resources development in Northwest China. / by Zhou, Y., Nonner, J.C., Meekes, S., Griffieon, J., Su, Z., Li, W., Hao, A., Zhou, Yuxuan, Li, X., Shao, X. and Wan, L. Beijing : China Land Press, 2007. ISBN: 978-7-80097-890-6. pp. 230-270.

Su, Z. and Wan, L. (2007) Remote sensing. In: Strategies and techniques for groundwater resources development in Northwest China. / by Zhou, Y., Nonner, J.C., Meekes, S., Griffieon, J., Su, Z., Li, W., Hao, A., Zhou, Yuxuan, Li, X., Shao, X. and Wan, L. Beijing : China Land Press, 2007. ISBN: 978-7-80097-890-6. pp. 93-117.

Zhou, Y., Nonner, J.C., Meekes, S., Griffieon, J., Su, Z., Li, W., Hao, A., Zhou, Yunxuan, Li, X., Shao, X. and Wan, L. (2007) Strategies and techniques for groundwater resources development in Northwest China. Beijing, China Land Press, 2007. ISBN: 978-7-80097-890-6.

Kraak, M.J., Jetten, V.G., Paresi, C.M.J., Skidmore, A.K., Su, Z. and Vosselman, G. (2006) Research vision : ITC research and graduate programme, geo - information science and earth observation. Enschede, ITC, 2006. ITC Research and graduate programme : research evaluation key document , Full text

Su, Z. and van der Meijde, M. (2005) Drought and flood both spell disaster. In: Land + water international : NEDECO magazine on water, transport, infrastructure and the environment,  (2005)109 pp. 22-23.

Su, Z. (2005) Earth observation with wet feet : inaugural address by Dr. Bob Su, professor of spatial hydrology and water resources management on Thursday 3 November 2005, ITC Enschede, The Netherlands. Enschede, ITC, 2005. ISBN: 90-6164-245-0. Full text

Su, Z. (editor) and Roerink, G.J. (editor)  (2004) Drought risk reduction. Wageningen, Alterra, 2004. Alterra-rapport 1135, Full text

Su, Z. and Roerink, G.J. (2001) Active microwave remote sensing of soil moisture for initialization of numerical weather prediction. Delft, Beleidscommissie Remote Sensing (BCRS), 2001. BCRS Report 2001 : USP-2 Report 2001 01-04, ISBN: 90-5411-342-1.

Su, Z. and Jacobs, C. (2001) Advanced earth observation : land surface climate final report. Delft, Beleidscommissie Remote Sensing (BCRS), 2001. BCRS Report 2001 : USP-2 Report 2001 01-02, ISBN: 90-5411-341-3.

Su, Z. and Jacobs, C. (2001) ENVISAT : actual evaporation. Delft, Beleidscommissie Remote Sensing (BCRS), 2001. BCRS Report 2001 : USP-2 Report 2001 01-05, ISBN: 90-5411-350-2.

Su, Z. and Roerink, G.J. (2001) ENVISAT : land surface processes. Delft, Beleidscommissie Remote Sensing (BCRS), 2001. BCRS Report 2001 : USP-2 Report 2001 01-07, ISBN: 90-5411-356-1.

Su, Z. and Menenti, M. (1999) Mesoscale climate hydrology : the contribution of the new observing systems pre - execution phase : final report. Delft, Beleidscommissie Remote Sensing (BCRS), 1999. BCRS Report 1999 : USP-2 Report 1999 99-05, ISBN: 90-5411-282-4.

Presentations

Dente, L., Vekerdy, Z., Su, Z. and ... [et al.] (2011)  Soil moisture monitoring over the water source region of Yellow River : poster. Presented at the ESA - MOST Dragon 2 symposium, 20-24 June 2011, Prague, Czech Republic. 1 p. Full text

Su, Z., de Rosnay, P., Wen, J. and Wang, L. (2011) Ability of the ECMWF model in simulating and analysis of root zone soil moisture on the Tibetan plateau : abstract. In: Geophysical Research Abstracts, 13(2011) EGU2011-9067, EGU general assembly 2011. 1 p. Full text | Full text

Mancini, M., Li, J., Corbari, C., Xin, J., Zhang, J., Xingnan Zhang, Xiaoxiang Zhang and Su, Z. (2011) Assessing hydrologic water balance using different satellite data : abstract. In: Geophysical Research Abstracts, 13(2011) EGU2011-12846, EGU general assembly 2011. 1 p. Full text | Full text

van der Velde, R., Su, Z., Dente, L., Jun, W., Ma, Y., Yang, K. and Mohamed, O.A.A. (2011) Dragon soil moisture research on the Tibetan Plateau : powerpoint. In: ESA - MOST Dragon 2 symposium, 20-24 June 2011, Prague, Czech Republic. 24 slides. Full text

Su, Z., Ma, Y., van der Velde, R., Dente, L., Wang, L., Menenti, M., Sobrino, J., Li, Z.L., Verhoef, W., Jia, L., Wen, J., He, Y., Li, W., Liu, Q., Yu, Q., Li, X., Zhong, L., Zheng, Y., Tian, X., Li, L., Qin, C., Timmermans, W.J., van Helvoirt, M.D., van der Tol, C., Salama, M.S. and Vekerdy, Z. (2011) Drought monitoring, prediction and adaptation under climatic changes : abstract. In: ESA - MOST Dragon 2 symposium, 20-24 June 2011, Prague, Czech Republic. 1 p. Full text | Full text

Ma, Y., Su, Z., Zhong, L. and ... [et al.] (2011) Drought monitoring, prediction and adaptation under climatic changes : abstract. In: ESA - MOST Dragon 2 symposium, 20-24 June 2011, Prague, Czech Republic. 1 p. Full text | Full text

Su, Z. and ... [et al.] (2011) Earth observation water cycle multi - mission observation strategy, WACMOS : an overview : abstract. In: Geophysical Research Abstracts, 13(2011) EGU2011-8881, EGU general assembly 2011. 1 p. Full text | Full text

Timmermans, J., van der Tol, C., Verhoef, A., Verhoef, W., Su, Z., van Helvoirt, M.D. and Wang, L. (2011) Evaluation of the SEBS parameterizations over tall vegetation using SCOPE estimated turbulent fluxes : abstract. In: Geophysical Research Abstracts, 13(2011) EGU2011-11647, EGU general assembly 2011. 1 p. Full text | Full text

Mancini, M., Li, J., Corbari, C., Xin, J., Zhang, J., Zhang, Xingnan, Zhang, Xiaoxiang, Su, Z. and ... [et al.] (2011) Land surface temperature from satellite data and distributed hydrological model to assess water resources availability in the upper Yangtze basin : powerpoint. In: ESA - MOST Dragon 2 symposium, 20-24 June 2011, Prague, Czech Republic. 26 slides. Full text | Full text

Dente, L., Su, Z. and Wen, J. (2011) SMOS soil moisture monitoring over the Twente and the Maqu sites : poster. Presented at SMOS Science workshop, 27-29 September 2011, Arles, France. 1 p. Full text

Timmermans, J., van der Tol, C., Su, Z., van Helvoirt, M.D. and Wang, L. (2011) Validation of SEBS high resolution evapotranspiration estimations using ground measurements over Europe : abstract. In: Geophysical Research Abstracts, 13(2011) EGU2011-12730, EGU general assembly 2011. 1 p. Full text | Full text

Dorigo, W., de Jeu, R., Liu, Y., Parinussa, R., Wagner, W., Su, Z. and ... [et al.] (2011) The WACMOS multi - mission soil moisture product : 30 years of soil moisture in support of climate change studies : abstract. In: Geophysical Research Abstracts, 13(2011) EGU2011-10916, EGU general assembly 2011. 1 p. Full text | Full text

Rwasoka, D.T., Reyes-Acosta, J.L., van der Tol, C., Su, Z. and Lubczynski, M.W. (2010) Evapotranspiration in water limited environments : up - scaling from the crown canopy to the eddy flux footprint + poster. In: Geophysical Research Abstracts, 12(2010) EGU2010-15540, EGU general assembly 2010. 1 p. Full text | Full text | Full text

Dente, L., Vekerdy, Z., Su, Z. and ... [et al.] (2010) Validation of SMOS soil moisture products over Maqu and Twente : poster. In: SMOS 2010 Cal - Val workshop : Validation and Retrieval Team workshop, 29-30 November 2010, Frascati, Italy. 1 p. Full text | Full text

Zhong, L., Ma, Y., Salama, M.S. and Su, Z. (2009) Assessment of vegetation dynamics and their response to variations in precipitation and temperature in the Tibetan Plateau : abstract. In: 2009 Dragon 2 symposium : abstract book, Barcelona, Spain, 22-26 June 2009 / ed. by Y.L. Desnos, Li Zengyuan. - Frascati : European Space Agency (ESA), 2009 pp. 96-97. Full text

Su, Z., Ma, Y., Menenti, M., Sobrino, J.A., Li, Z.L., Verhoef, W., Jia, L., Wen, J., He, Y., Wan, L., Liu, Q., Yu, Q., Li, Xin, van der Velde, R., Dente, L., Zhong, L., Zeng, Y., Xin Tian, Wang Lichun and Vekerdy, Z. (2009) Drought monitoring, prediction and adaptation under climatic changes : some recent progress : abstract. In: 2009 Dragon 2 symposium : abstract book, Barcelona, Spain, 22-26 June 2009 / ed. by Y.L. Desnos, Li Zengyuan. - Frascati : European Space Agency (ESA), 2009. pp. 93-95. Full text

Dente, L., Vekerdy, Z., Su, Z. and Wen, J. (2009) Maqu and Twente site for validation of SMOS soil moisture products : poster. Presented at the SMOS Cal/Val workshop, Lisbon, Portugal, 11-13 March, 2009. 1 p. Full text

Dente, L., Vekerdy, Z., Su, Z. and Wen, J. (2009) Maqu CN and Twente NL soil moisture monitoring networks : powerpoint. Presented at the International soil moisture working group meeting, Lisbon, Portugal, 10-11 March, 2009. 18 slides. Full text

van der Velde, R., Su, Z., Ek, M., Rodell, M. and Ma, Y. (2009) Noah land - model simulations over a Tibetan plateau site : poster. Presented at Water in a Changing Climate : progress in land - atmosphere interactions and energy - water cycle research, 24-28 August 2009, Melbourne, Australia. 1 p. Full text

van der Tol, C., Timmermans, J., van der Tol, S., Su, Z. and Timmermans, W.J. (2008) A Bayesian approach to improve remote sensing of sensible and latent heat fluxes : abstract. In: Geophysical research abstracts : EGU general assembly 2008, 10(2008). 2 p. Full text | Full text

van der Tol, C., Verhoef, W., Verhoef, A., Houldcroft, C.J., Timmermans, J., Su, Z. and Timmermans, W.J. (2008) Exploring the potential of an integrated radiative transfer and surface energy balance model. In: Geophysical research abstracts : EGU general assembly 2008, 10(2008). 1 p. Full text | Full text

Timmermans, J., van der Tol, C., Verhoef, W., Vekerdy, Z., van Laake, P.E. and Su, Z. (2008) Intercomparison of SAIL and DART over a pine forest using laserscan derived structural parameters. In: Geophysical research abstracts : EGU general assembly 2008, 10(2008). 2 p. Full text | Full text

Vekerdy, Z., Su, Z., van Lieshout, A.M. and ... [et al.] (2008) TIGER capacity building facility : phase 1. Lessons learned. Presented at the Toulouse space show 08, international week on space applications, 22-25 april 2008, Toulouse, France. 5 p. Full text

Su, Z. (2008) TIGER or DRAGON : capacity building in earth observation of water resources systems as a backbone for informed water resources management : keynote + powerpoint. Presented at the ITC international executive seminar : earth observation for improving water management in Africa, 23-25 September, 2008, ITC Enschede, The Netherlands. 8 p. + 30 slides. Full text | Full text | Full text | Full text

Sobrino, J.A., Jiménez-Muñoz, J.C., Gomez, M., Barella-Ortiz, A., Sòria, G, Julien, Y., Zaragoza-Ivorra, M.M., Gómez, J.A., de Miguel, E., Jiménez, M., Su, Z., Timmermans, W.J. and ... [et al.] (2007) Application of high - resolution thermal infrared remote sensing to assess land surface temperature and emissivity in different natural environments : abstract. Presented at 10th International symposium on physical measurements and signatures in remote sensing 12-14 March 2007 Davos, Switzerland. 1 p. Full text

Timmermans, J., van der Tol, C., Verhoef, W., Jia, L. and Su, Z. (2007) Directional radiative measurements on forest, hey and young maize during the EAGLE2006 field campaign : abstract. Presented at European Geo-sciences Union, 15-20 april 2007, Vienna, Austria. 1 p. Full text

van der Tol, C., Su, Z., Gieske, A.S.M., Timmermans, J., Timmermans, W.J. and Jia, L. (2007) Fluxes of energy, carbon dioxide and water measured over a vineyard in Barrax, Spain, during SPARKS and SEN2FLEX campaigns : abstract. In: EGU 2007 : European Geosciences Union : general assembly, Vienna, Austria, 15-20 April, 2007. Geophysical Research Abstracts, 9(2007)10011, 1 p. Full text | Full text

Timmermans, J., van der Tol, C., Weligepolage, K., Jia, L., Vekerdy, Z. and Su, Z. (2007) Optical and thermal directional signatures of typical Dutch vegetation : abstract. Presented at AgriSAR and EAGLE Campaigns Final Workshop, 15-16 October 2007, ESA, ESTEC, Noordwijk. 1 p. Full text

Timmermans, J., Verhoef, W., Weligepolage, K., van der Tol, C. and Su, Z. (2007) Simulation of Sentinel 2 using AHS data : abstract. Presented at AgriSAR and EAGLE Campaigns Final Workshop, 15-16 October 2007, ESA, ESTEC, Noordwijk. 1 p. Full text

Salama, M.S., Verhoef, W., Monbaliu, J., Vekerdy, Z., Mannaerts, C.M., Su, Z. and Abouali, M. (2007) Technique for validating remote sensing products of water quality : powerpoint. Presented at AgriSAR and EAGLE Campaigns Final Workshop, 15-16 October 2007, ESA, ESTEC, Noordwijk. 29 slides. Full text

Timmermans, J., Gieske, A.S.M., van der Velde, R., Timmermans, W.J. and Su, Z. (2006) The determination of directional canopy temperatures and canopy component temperatures of the Las Tiesas vineyard for future implementation into 3D heat transfer models : abstract. Presented at Scale and complexity in plant systems research: gene-plant-crop relations : Frontis workshop on scale and complexity in plant systems research: gene-plant-crop relations, Wageningen, The Netherlands, April 24-26, 2006. 1 p. Full text

van der Velde, R., Rientjes, T.H.M. and Su, Z. (2006) Drought monitoring and forecasting over China : powerpoint. Presented at the ESA-NRSCC Dragon Symposium 2006, 10-14 July Lijiang, Yunnan, China. 19 slides. Full text

Gieske, A.S.M., Timmermans, J., Timmermans, W.J., van der Velde, R. and Su, Z. (2006) Review of the July 2005 Vineyard Flux Measurements : SEN2FLEX, Barrax, Spain. Presented at SEN2FLEX Meeting Valencia, Spain, Jan 9-16, 2006. 21 p. Full text

van Helvoirt, M.D., van der Velde, R., Rientjes, T.H.M. and Su, Z. (2006) Validation of surface temperature and soil moisture MM5 - NOAH simulations within the framework of CEOP coordinated enhanced observing period Asia - Australia monsoon project CAMP on the Tibetan Plateau : abstract. In: EGU 2006 : European Geosciences Union : general assembly abstract book, Vienna, Austria, 02 April, 2006. Geophysical Research Abstracts, 8(2006)07107, 1 p. Full text | Full text

Yaoming Ma, Yao, T., Su, Z. and ... [et al.] (2004) Combining satellite remote sensing with field observation for land surface heat fluxes over the Tibetan Plateau area : presentation. In: CAS and ITC research workshop on remote sensing and application, 19-20 November 2004, Beijing, China. - [s.l.] : Institute of Remote Sensing Applications (IRSA) ; Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), 2004. 54 sheets. Full text

Su, Z. (2004) Earth observations of water cycle and applications : presentation. In: CAS and ITC research workshop on remote sensing and application, 19-20 November 2004, Beijing, China. - [s.l.] : Institute of Remote Sensing Applications (IRSA) ; Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), 2004. 56 sheets. Full text

Su, Z., Jia, L., Jin, X., Elbers, J., Gieske, A.S.M., Timmermans, W.J., van der Kwast, H., Olioso, A., Sobrino, J.A., Moreno, J., Nerry, F. and Sabol, D. (2004) Land - atmosphere exchanges of water and energy in space and time over a heterogeneous land surface. In: Proceedings of the 2nd international CAHMDA workshop on : the terrestrial water cycle : modelling and data assimilation across catchment scales, October 25-27, Princeton. / ed. by A.J. Teuling, H. Leijnse, P.A. Troch, J. Sheffield and E.F. Wood. pp. 129-130. Full text