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Jungho Im

Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology · Environmental Science

About the Lab

Professor Jungho Im's research lab specializes in remote sensing and environmental monitoring, focusing on the development and application of advanced machine learning techniques for Earth observation. The lab emphasizes land surface and coastal water quality monitoring, change detection, evapotranspiration estimation, and crop classification using multi-source satellite data such as Landsat, MODIS, GOCI, and SAR sensors. Key research directions include improving the accuracy of environmental parameter estimation through hybrid modeling, data fusion, and contextual analysis, particularly in urban and coastal regions of South Korea. The lab integrates optical and radar remote sensing with in-situ measurements to support operational environmental monitoring and climate resilience strategies.

remote sensingmachine learningchange detectioncoastal water qualitycrop monitoring

Research Overview

Papers
357
Total Citations
14,340
Papers (5y)
118
Primary Field
Environmental Science

Research Output Trend

Figures are computed from collected data and may differ slightly.

Publications per year (5y)
118total
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Citations per year (5y)
1,072total
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Selected Papers

15
1
Article|412 citations·2007
Object‐based change detection using correlation image analysis and image segmentation
Jungho Im, John R. Jensen, Jason A. Tullis
SJR Q2International Journal of Remote Sensing

This study introduces change detection based on object/neighbourhood correlation image analysis and image segmentation techniques. The correlation image analysis is based on the fact that pairs of brightness values from the same geographic area (e.g. an object) between bi‐temporal image datasets tend to be highly correlated when little change occurres, and uncorrelated when change occurs. Five different change detection methods were investigated to determine how new contextual features could imp

Media TechnologyEngineering
2
Article|329 citations·2015
Drought assessment and monitoring through blending of multi-sensor indices using machine learning approaches for different climate regions
Seonyoung Park, Jungho Im, Eunna Jang, Jinyoung Rhee
SJR Q1Agricultural and Forest Meteorology
Global and Planetary ChangeEnvironmental Science
3
Article|322 citations·2012
Forest biomass estimation from airborne LiDAR data using machine learning approaches
Colin J. Gleason, Jungho Im
SJR Q1Remote Sensing of Environment
Environmental EngineeringEnvironmental Science
4
Article|304 citations·2005
A change detection model based on neighborhood correlation image analysis and decision tree classification
Jungho Im, Jens Oluf Jensen
SJR Q1Remote Sensing of Environment
Media TechnologyEngineering
5
Article|279 citations·2015
Characteristics of Landsat 8 OLI-derived NDVI by comparison with multiple satellite sensors and in-situ observations
Yinghai Ke, Jungho Im, Junghee Lee, Huili Gong, Youngryel Ryu
SJR Q1Remote Sensing of EnvironmentOA
EcologyEnvironmental Science
6
Article|240 citations·2017
Meteorological drought forecasting for ungauged areas based on machine learning: Using long-range climate forecast and remote sensing data
Jinyoung Rhee, Jungho Im
SJR Q1Agricultural and Forest MeteorologyOA
Global and Planetary ChangeEnvironmental Science
7
Article|218 citations·2019
Comparison between convolutional neural networks and random forest for local climate zone classification in mega urban areas using Landsat images
Cheolhee Yoo, Daehyeon Han, Jungho Im, Benjamin Bechtel
SJR Q1ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote SensingOA
Environmental EngineeringEnvironmental Science
8
Article|210 citations·2016
Downscaling of AMSR-E soil moisture with MODIS products using machine learning approaches
Jungho Im, Seonyoung Park, Jinyoung Rhee, Jongjin Baik, Minha Choi
SJR Q1Environmental Earth Sciences
Environmental EngineeringEnvironmental Science
9
Article|195 citations·2014
Machine learning approaches to coastal water quality monitoring using GOCI satellite data
Yong Hoon Kim, Jungho Im, Ho Kyung Ha, Jong-Kuk Choi, Sunghyun Ha
SJR Q1GIScience & Remote Sensing

Since coastal waters are one of the most vulnerable marine systems to environmental pollution, it is very important to operationally monitor coastal water quality. This study attempts to estimate two major water quality indicators, chlorophyll-a (chl-a) and suspended particulate matter (SPM) concentrations, in coastal environments on the west coast of South Korea using Geostationary Ocean Color Imager (GOCI) satellite data. Three machine learning approaches including random forest, Cubist, and s

OceanographyEarth and Planetary Sciences
10
Article|191 citations·2020
Comparative Assessment of Various Machine Learning‐Based Bias Correction Methods for Numerical Weather Prediction Model Forecasts of Extreme Air Temperatures in Urban Areas
Dongjin Cho, Cheolhee Yoo, Jungho Im, Dong‐Hyun Cha
SJR Q1Earth and Space ScienceOA

Abstract Forecasts of maximum and minimum air temperatures are essential to mitigate the damage of extreme weather events such as heat waves and tropical nights. The Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP) model has been widely used for forecasting air temperature, but generally it has a systematic bias due to its coarse grid resolution and lack of parametrizations. This study used random forest (RF), support vector regression (SVR), artificial neural network (ANN) and a multi‐model ensemble (MME) to

Atmospheric ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences
11
Article|187 citations·2016
Downscaling of MODIS One Kilometer Evapotranspiration Using Landsat-8 Data and Machine Learning Approaches
Yinghai Ke, Jungho Im, Seonyoung Park, Huili Gong
SJR Q1Remote SensingOA

This study presented a MODIS 8-day 1 km evapotranspiration (ET) downscaling method based on Landsat 8 data (30 m) and machine learning approaches. Eleven indicators including albedo, land surface temperature (LST), and vegetation indices (VIs) derived from Landsat 8 data were first upscaled to 1 km resolution. Machine learning algorithms including Support Vector Regression (SVR), Cubist, and Random Forest (RF) were used to model the relationship between the Landsat indicators and MODIS 8-day 1 k

Global and Planetary ChangeEnvironmental Science
12
Article|180 citations·2021
Estimation of surface-level NO2 and O3 concentrations using TROPOMI data and machine learning over East Asia
Yoojin Kang, Hyunyoung Choi, Jungho Im, Seohui Park, Minso Shin, Chang‐Keun Song, Sang‐Min Kim
SJR Q1Environmental PollutionOA
Environmental EngineeringEnvironmental Science
13
Article|179 citations·2017
Drought monitoring using high resolution soil moisture through multi-sensor satellite data fusion over the Korean peninsula
Seonyoung Park, Jungho Im, Soomin Park, Jinyoung Rhee
SJR Q1Agricultural and Forest MeteorologyOA
Global and Planetary ChangeEnvironmental Science
14
Article|173 citations·2018
Estimation of daily maximum and minimum air temperatures in urban landscapes using MODIS time series satellite data
Cheolhee Yoo, Jungho Im, Seonyoung Park, Lindi J. Quackenbush
SJR Q1ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing
Environmental EngineeringEnvironmental Science
15
Article|169 citations·2008
Hyperspectral Remote Sensing of Vegetation
Jungho Im, John R. Jensen
SJR Q1Geography Compass

Abstract Hyperspectral analysis of vegetation involves obtaining spectral reflectance measurements in hundreds of bands in the electromagnetic spectrum. These measurements may be obtained using hand‐held spectroradiometers or hyperspectral remote sensing instruments placed onboard aircraft or satellites. Hyperspectral remote sensing provides valuable information about vegetation type, leaf area index, biomass, chlorophyll, and leaf nutrient concentration which are used to understand ecosystem fu

EcologyEnvironmental Science

Research Areas

Atmospheric ScienceGlobal and Planetary ChangeEnvironmental EngineeringEcologyMedia TechnologyAerospace Engineering

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