Research Interests

• Remote Sensing of Wetlands, Estuaries, Coastal and Open Ocean Waters
• Geospatial Analysis/Satellite Image Analysis
• Remote Sensing in Monitoring Global Climate Change
• Ocean Optics and Satellite Oceanography

Current Research Projects

• nutrient loading, algal bloom and hypoxia in the northern Gulf of Mexico
• monitoring and mapping harmful algal bloom in lakes and shallow marine environments
• monitoring the health of coastal marshland

Most Current Publications:
Rundquist D., A. Gitelson, M. Lawson, G. Keydan, B. Leavitt, R. Perk, J. Keck, D. R. Mishra, S. Narumalani (2009). Proximal sensing of coral features: spectral characterization of Siderastrea siderea. GIScience and Remote Sensing, 46(2): 139-160, doi:10.2747/1548-1603.46.2.139

Narumalani, S., D. R. Mishra, R. Wilson, P. Reece, and A. Kohler (2009). Detecting and Mapping Four Invasive Species along the Floodplain of North Platte River, Nebraska. Weed Technology, 23:99-107, doi:10.1614/WT-08-007.1

Hoffman, J. D., S. Narumalani, D. R. Mishra, P. Merani, and R. G. Wilson (2008). Predicting Potential Occurrence and Spread of Invasive Plant Species along the North Platte River, Nebraska. Invasive Plant Science and Management, 1:359-367, doi:10.1614/IPSM-07-048.1

Mishra, D. R., S. Narumalani, D. Rundquist, M. P. Lawson, and R. Perk (2007). Enhancing the detection and classification of coral reef and associated benthic habitats: A hyperspectral remote sensing approach. Journal of Geophysical Research, 112, C08014, doi:10.1029/2006JC003892

Narumalani, S., D. R. Mishra, J. Burkholder, Paul B. T. Merani, and G. Wilson (2006). A comparative evaluation of ISODATA and Spectral Angle Mapping for the detection of Saltcedar using airborne hyperspectral imagery. Geocarto International, 21(2): 59-66.