Dr. Kathrin Ward

Scientist
Dr. Kathrin Ward
Building A 17, Room 01.08 (Büro)
Telegrafenberg
14473 Potsdam

Function and Responsibilities:

  • Member of the EnMAP Science Team
  • Estimation of soil properties using hyperspectral remote sensing data and multivariate statistics/ ML
  • Evaluation of the potential of large scale soil spectral libraries to calibrate regional scale soil models
  • Soil mapping based on (multitemporal) hyperspectral image data

Research Interests:

  • Hyperspectral Remote Sensing
  • Soil Spectroscopy

Career:

Since 2016 scientist in the section 1.4 Remote Sensing and Geoinformatics at GFZ Potsdam, working group hyperspectral remote sensing & project EnMAP

Education:

2024

PhD at the Leibniz University Hannover

PhD topic: "Estimation of soil organic carbon using hyperspectral remote sensing data and a large scale soil spectral library - from laboratory to space"


2012-2015
Master in Physical Geography at the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Master thesis: "How do urban structures influence the urban heat island effect? - A review of European cities."

2009-2012
Bachelor in Geography at the Philipps-Universität Marburg 
Minor subjects: Meteorology and Geology

Projects:

EnMAP - German Spaceborne Imaging Spectrometer Mission

Link to EnMAP website

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