Salem Ibrahim Salem
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About
Salem Ibrahim Salem is a remote sensing scientist specializing in ocean color and water quality monitoring, with a focus on the calibration and validation of satellite-derived reflectance products. His research addresses critical challenges in cross-mission consistency, atmospheric correction, and the long-term stability of Earth observation data. Salem’s most-cited work, “Spectral band-shifting of multispectral remote-sensing reflectance products” (2023, 13 citations), provides a methodological framework for harmonizing data from sensors with different spectral configurations, enabling more reliable satellite-to-in-situ matchups. He has also conducted a comprehensive evaluation of the GCOM-C/SGLI mission (2025, 6 citations), assessing the variability between JAXA’s G-Portal and JASMES processing streams over six years of operation. Additionally, his 2024 study on optical characterization of coastal waters identifies systematic errors in atmospheric correction that produce negative water-leaving radiance values, offering insights to improve SGLI Level-2 data quality. Salem’s work is instrumental in advancing the accuracy and interoperability of global ocean color observations, supporting applications in coastal ecosystem monitoring and climate change research.
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