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Gareth Roberts is an Associate Professor whose research interests focus on the measurement and monitoring of land surface dynamics using optical and thermal remote sensing methods. He is involved in the application of bidirectional reflectance function models (BRDF) to characterize land surface change and model the influence of vegetation biophysical characteristics on remotely sensed measurements. His research utilizes thermal observations to improve the understanding of fire effects and their impacts on the natural environment, using satellite observations to address key questions about the effects of fire. He has developed thermal Earth Observation methods to quantify the amount of carbon stored in terrestrial ecosystems that is released during biomass burning. Recent work has centered on quantifying the impact of landscape fires on air quality and human health, and validating satellite fire radiative power retrievals using thermal camera imagery. Additionally, he is a co-chair of the CEOS Land Product Validation 'Fire Disturbance' theme and a member of the GOFC-GOLD Fire Implementation Team.