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Radiometric Calibration of Optical Sensors Onboard Unmanned Aerial Vehicles: Insights From Inter-Comparison Field Experiments

Radiometry

Radiometric Calibration of Optical Sensors Onboard Unmanned Aerial Vehicles: Insights From Inter-Comparison Field Experiments

IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing

Radiometric Calibration of Optical Sensors Onboard Unmanned Aerial Vehicles: Insights From Inter-Comparison Field Experiments

Vicente Burchard-Levine, Marcos Jiménez, Álvaro Sánchez-Virosta, Juanjo Peón, Irene Borra-Serrano, Alejandro Román, José Ramón Rodríguez-Pérez, Iván González-Pérez, Pedro J Gómez-Giráldez, Ana de Castro, José M Peña, Gabriel Navarro, José González-Piqueras, Ricardo Díaz-Delgado, María P González-Dugo & M Pilar Martín

2026 - IEEE J-STARS

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Methane emissions from penguin colonies reshape the natural greenhouse gas budget

Polar

Methane emissions from penguin colonies reshape the natural greenhouse gas budget

npj Climate and Atmospheric Science

Methane emissions from penguin colonies reshape the natural greenhouse gas budget

Alejandro Román, Samuel Amaya-Vías, Manuel Díez-Minguito, Antonio Tovar-Sánchez, Gabriel Navarro, Susana Flecha & I. Emma Huertas

2026 - npj Climate and Atmospheric Science

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DroneWQ: A Python package for processing MicaSense multispectral drone imagery for aquatic remote sensing

Ocean Color

DroneWQ: A Python package for processing MicaSense multispectral drone imagery for aquatic remote sensing

The Journal of Open Source Software

DroneWQ: A Python package for processing MicaSense multispectral drone imagery for aquatic remote sensing

Anna E. Windle, Patrick C. Gray, Alejandro Román, Sergio Heredia, Gabriel Navarro & Greg M. Silsbe

2026 - The Journal of Open Source Software

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UAV-Based Above-Water Spectroradiometry for Detecting Sunscreen UV Filters in Coastal Waters

Ocean Color

UAV-Based Above-Water Spectroradiometry for Detecting Sunscreen UV Filters in Coastal Waters

Drones

UAV-Based Above-Water Spectroradiometry for Detecting Sunscreen UV Filters in Coastal Waters

M. Del-Valle-García, Gabriel Navarro, Alejandro Román, Luis Barbero, J.A. López-Ramírez, A. Chisvert, G. Peris-Pastor, M. Talone & Antonio Tovar-Sánchez

2026 - Drones

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Post-fire lidar dataset and 3D reconstruction of Las Médulas World Heritage Cultural Landscape (NW Spain)

Emergencies

Post-fire lidar dataset and 3D reconstruction of Las Médulas World Heritage Cultural Landscape (NW Spain)

Scientific Data

Post-fire lidar dataset and 3D reconstruction of Las Médulas World Heritage Cultural Landscape (NW Spain)

Gabriel Navarro, J.C. García-Davalillo, J.L. Pecharroman, Antonio Tovar-Sánchez, J.C. Gumiel, J. Madrigal, I. Galindo & Alejandro Román

2026 - Scientific Data

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Antarctica InSync Scientific Theme 5. Anthropogenic signatures in Antarctica: the race against pollution and other pressures

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Antarctica InSync Scientific Theme 5. Anthropogenic signatures in Antarctica: the race against pollution and other pressures

Antarctica InSync

Antarctica InSync Scientific Theme 5. Anthropogenic signatures in Antarctica: the race against pollution and other pressures

Xie, Z., Ademollo, N., Bahlburg, D., Bengtson Nash, S., Cajiao, D., Calace, N., Di Cicco, A., Dommergue, A., Ebinghaus, R., Gross, S., Hughes, K.A., Jahnke, A., Kaiser, T., Krüger, O., Küster, A., Lamers, M., Lynch, H., Manno, C., Meyer, B., Patrolecco, L., Saeedi, H., Thomisch, K., Van Opzeeland, I., Angot, H., Arata, J.A., Aves, A., Corsolini, S., Cortés, S., Cusick, A., Di Liberto, L., Fabris, R., Figuerola, B., Filiciotto, F., Filún, D., Friedlander, A., Grotti, M., Havermans, C., Heimbürger-Boavida, L.E., Johannessen, E.D., Kallenborn, R., King, C.K., Krafft, B.A., Krüger, L., Lee, J.R., Lowther, A., Ponniah, J.M., Román, A., Santos, M., Sciacca, V., Soutullo, A., Tovar-Sánchez, A., Warwick-Evans, V.

2026 - Antarctica InSync

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Unveiling the large coverage of red snow algae blooms in antarctic coastal snowfields

Polar

Unveiling the large coverage of red snow algae blooms in antarctic coastal snowfields

Communications Earth & Environment

Unveiling the large coverage of red snow algae blooms in antarctic coastal snowfields

Alejandro Román, Gabriel Navarro, Luis Barbero, Beatriz Fernández-Marín, José I. García-Plazaola, Enrique González-Ortegón, Isabel Caballero & Antonio Tovar-Sánchez

2026 - Communications Earth & Environment

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UAV imagery in natural disasters: Real-time damage assessment of flash flooding events

Emergencies

UAV imagery in natural disasters: Real-time damage assessment of flash flooding events

Ecological Informatics

UAV imagery in natural disasters: Real-time damage assessment of flash flooding events

Alejandro Román, Antonio Tovar-Sánchez, Manuel Larrad, Jorge Rubiano-Sánchez, José M. Zafra, Rafael Piñeiro, Antonio Castillo, Francisco A. López, Ana L. Vela, Ana Allende, Gema Sánchez, Antonio Martínez-Alonso, David Samper, Juan Carlos García, Iván Galindo & Gabriel Navarro

2025 - Ecological Informatics

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LiDAR-based topographic data for the coastline of Port Foster (Deception Island, Antarctica)

Polar

LiDAR-based topographic data for the coastline of Port Foster (Deception Island, Antarctica)

Scientific Data

LiDAR-based topographic data for the coastline of Port Foster (Deception Island, Antarctica)

Alejandro Román, Antonio Tovar-Sánchez, Manuel Larrad, Fernando Alva & Gabriel Navarro

2025 - Scientific Data

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Air-water CO2 exchange in transformed saltmarshes for different uses and under various management models

Coastal Ecology

Air-water CO2 exchange in transformed saltmarshes for different uses and under various management models

Journal of Environmental Management

Air-water CO2 exchange in transformed saltmarshes for different uses and under various management models

Samuel Amaya-Vías, Susana Flecha, Alejandro Román, Soledad Haro, Jose Luis Oviedo, Gabriel Navarro, Gabriel M. Arroyo & I. Emma Huertas

2025 - Journal of Environmental Management

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Mapping intertidal microphytobenthic biomass with very high-resolution remote sensing imagery in an estuarine system

Coastal Ecology

Mapping intertidal microphytobenthic biomass with very high-resolution remote sensing imagery in an estuarine system

Science of The Total Environment

Mapping intertidal microphytobenthic biomass with very high-resolution remote sensing imagery in an estuarine system

Alejandro Román, Simon Oiry, Bede F.R. Davies, Philippe Rosa, Pierre Gernez, Antonio Tovar-Sánchez, Gabriel Navarro, Vona Méléder & Laurent Barillé

2024 - Science of The Total Environment

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Assessing topographic features and population abundance in an Antarctic penguin colony through UAV-based deep-learning models

AI

Assessing topographic features and population abundance in an Antarctic penguin colony through UAV-based deep-learning models

International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation

Assessing topographic features and population abundance in an Antarctic penguin colony through UAV-based deep-learning models

Oleg Belyaev, Alejandro Román, Josabel Belliure, Gabriel Navarro, Luis Barbero & Antonio Tovar-Sánchez

2024 - Int. Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation

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Intertidal seagrass extent from Sentinel-2 time-series show distinct trajectories in Western Europe

Coastal Ecology

Intertidal seagrass extent from Sentinel-2 time-series show distinct trajectories in Western Europe

Remote Sensing of Environment

Intertidal seagrass extent from Sentinel-2 time-series show distinct trajectories in Western Europe

Bede Ffinian Rowe Davies, Simon Oiry, Philippe Rosa, Maria Laura Zoffoli, Ana I.Sousa, Oliver R.Thomas, Dan A.Smale, Melanie C.Austen, Lauren Biermann, Martin J.Attrill, Alejandro Román, Gabriel Navarro, Anne-Laure Barillé, Nicolas Harin, Daniel Clewley, Victor Martinez-Vicente, Pierre Gernez & Laurent Barillé

2024 - Remote Sensing of Environment

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A sentinel watching over inter-tidal seagrass phenology across Western Europe and North Africa

Coastal Ecology

A sentinel watching over inter-tidal seagrass phenology across Western Europe and North Africa

Nature Communications Earth & Environment

A sentinel watching over inter-tidal seagrass phenology across Western Europe and North Africa

Bede Ffinian Rowe Davies, Simon Oiry, Philippe Rosa, Maria Laura Zoffoli, Ana I.Sousa, Oliver R.Thomas, Dan A.Smale, Melanie C.Austen, Lauren Biermann, Martin J.Attrill, Alejandro Román, Gabriel Navarro, Anne-Laure Barillé, Nicolas Harin, Daniel Clewley, Victor Martinez-Vicente, Pierre Gernez & Laurent Barillé

2024 - Communications Earth & Environment

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ShetlandsUAVmetry: unmanned aerial vehicle-based photogrammetric dataset for Antarctic environmental research

Polar

ShetlandsUAVmetry: unmanned aerial vehicle-based photogrammetric dataset for Antarctic environmental research

Scientific Data

ShetlandsUAVmetry: unmanned aerial vehicle-based photogrammetric dataset for Antarctic environmental research

Alejandro Román, Gabriel Navarro, Antonio Tovar-Sánchez, Pedro Zarandona, David Roque-Atienza & Luis Barbero

2024 - Scientific Data

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Enhancing Georeferencing and Mosaicking Techniques over Water Surfaces with High-Resolution Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Imagery

Ocean Color

Enhancing Georeferencing and Mosaicking Techniques over Water Surfaces with High-Resolution Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Imagery

Remote Sensing

Enhancing Georeferencing and Mosaicking Techniques over Water Surfaces with High-Resolution Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Imagery

Alejandro Román, Sergio Heredia, Anna E. Windle, Antonio Tovar-Sánchez & Gabriel Navarro

2024 - Remote Sensing

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Characterization of an antarctic penguin colony ecosystem using high-resolution UAV hyperspectral imagery

Polar

Characterization of an antarctic penguin colony ecosystem using high-resolution UAV hyperspectral imagery

International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation

Characterization of an antarctic penguin colony ecosystem using high-resolution UAV hyperspectral imagery

Alejandro Román, Antonio Tovar-Sánchez, Beatriz Fernández-Marín, Gabriel Navarro & Luis Barbero

2023 - Int. Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation

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Mapping intertidal oyster farms using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) high-resolution multispectral data

Coastal Ecology

Mapping intertidal oyster farms using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) high-resolution multispectral data

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Mapping intertidal oyster farms using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) high-resolution multispectral data

Alejandro Román, Hermansyah Prasyad, Simon Oiry, Bede F.R. Davies, Guillaume Brunier & Laurent Barillé

2023 - Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

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Water-Quality Monitoring with a UAV-Mounted Multispectral Camera in Coastal Waters

Ocean Color

Water-Quality Monitoring with a UAV-Mounted Multispectral Camera in Coastal Waters

Remote Sensing

Water-Quality Monitoring with a UAV-Mounted Multispectral Camera in Coastal Waters

Alejandro Román, Antonio Tovar-Sánchez, Adam Gauci, Alan Deidun, Isabel Caballero, Emanuele Colica, Sebastiano D'Amico & Gabriel Navarro

2023 - Remote Sensing

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Remote Sensing: Satellite and RPAS (Remotely Piloted Aircraft System)

Ocean Color

Remote Sensing: Satellite and RPAS (Remotely Piloted Aircraft System)

Springer

Remote Sensing: Satellite and RPAS (Remotely Piloted Aircraft System)

Martha Bonnet Dunbar, Isabel Caballero, Alejandro Román & Gabriel Navarro

2022 - Springer

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Monitoring the marine invasive alien species Rugulopteryx okamurae using unmanned aerial vehicles and satellites

Coastal Ecology

Monitoring the marine invasive alien species Rugulopteryx okamurae using unmanned aerial vehicles and satellites

Frontiers in Marine Science

Monitoring the marine invasive alien species Rugulopteryx okamurae using unmanned aerial vehicles and satellites

Mar Roca, Martha Bonnet Dunbar, Alejandro Román, Isabel Caballero, Maria Laura Zoffoli, Pierre Gernez & Gabriel Navarro

2022 - Frontiers in Marine Science

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High-spatial resolution UAV multispectral data complementing satellite imagery to characterize a chinstrap penguin colony ecosystem on deception island (Antarctica)

Polar

High-spatial resolution UAV multispectral data complementing satellite imagery to characterize a chinstrap penguin colony ecosystem on deception island (Antarctica)

GIScience & Remote Sensing

High-spatial resolution UAV multispectral data complementing satellite imagery to characterize a chinstrap penguin colony ecosystem on deception island (Antarctica)

Alejandro Román, Gabriel Navarro, Isabel Caballero & Antonio Tovar-Sánchez

2022 - GIScience & Remote Sensing

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Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) as a tool for hazard assessment: The 2021 eruption of Cumbre Vieja volcano, La Palma Island (Spain)

Emergencies

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) as a tool for hazard assessment: The 2021 eruption of Cumbre Vieja volcano, La Palma Island (Spain)

Science of The Total Environment

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) as a tool for hazard assessment: The 2021 eruption of Cumbre Vieja volcano, La Palma Island (Spain)

Alejandro Román, Antonio Tovar-Sánchez, David Roque-Atienza, I.Emma Huertas, Isabel Caballero, Eugenio Fraile-Nuez & Gabriel Navarro

2022 - Science of The Total Environment

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Water quality monitoring with Sentinel-2 and Landsat-8 satellites during the 2021 volcanic eruption in La Palma (Canary Islands)

Emergencies

Water quality monitoring with Sentinel-2 and Landsat-8 satellites during the 2021 volcanic eruption in La Palma (Canary Islands)

Science of The Total Environment

Water quality monitoring with Sentinel-2 and Landsat-8 satellites during the 2021 volcanic eruption in La Palma (Canary Islands)

Isabel Caballero, Alejandro Román, Antonio Tovar-Sánchez & Gabriel Navarro

2022 - Science of The Total Environment

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Applications of unmanned aerial vehicles in Antarctic environmental research

Polar

Applications of unmanned aerial vehicles in Antarctic environmental research

Scientific Reports

Applications of unmanned aerial vehicles in Antarctic environmental research

Antonio Tovar‑Sánchez, Alejandro Román, David Roque‑Atienza & Gabriel Navarro

2021 - Scientific Reports

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Using a UAV-Mounted Multispectral Camera for the Monitoring of Marine Macrophytes

Coastal Ecology

Using a UAV-Mounted Multispectral Camera for the Monitoring of Marine Macrophytes

Frontiers in Marine Science

Using a UAV-Mounted Multispectral Camera for the Monitoring of Marine Macrophytes

Alejandro Román, Antonio Tovar-Sánchez, Irene Olivé & Gabriel Navarro

2021 - Frontiers in Marine Science

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Research Interest Score 86%

Higher than 86% of ResearchGate members

Early Career Impact 99%

Higher than 99% of researchers who first published in 2021

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Science of The Total Environment
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Frontiers in Marine Science
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Higher Relevance

Communications Earth & Environment
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PhD Thesis

University of Cádiz