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Peer-Reviewed Journals

2025

  1. Özdemir, E. G.; Abdikan, S. Forest Aboveground Biomass Estimation in Küre Mountains National Park Using Multifrequency SAR and Multispectral Optical Data with Machine-Learning Regression Models. Remote Sensing, 17(6), 1063 (2025). https://doi.org/10.3390/rs17061063

  2. Kaya, Y.; Balık Şanlı, F.; Abdikan, S. Refinement of ICESat-2 derived inland water surface levels with the TG20 local geoid model: In the case of Türkiye lakes. Physics and Chemistry of the Earth (Parts A/B/C), 139 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pce.2025.103900

2024

  1. Vatandaşlar, C.; Bolat, F.; Abdikan, S.; Pamukcu-Albers, P.; Satiral, C. Modeling aboveground carbon in flooded forests using synthetic aperture radar data: a case study from a natural reserve in Turkish Thrace. iForest – Biogeosciences and Forestry, 17, 277–285 (2024). https://doi.org/10.3832/ifor4527-017

  2. Bayık, C.; Abdikan, S.; Gül, M. Mass movement evaluation in deformed clastic rock with InSAR technique. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 49(2), 875–886 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1002/esp.5716

  3. Narin, O. G.; Abdikan, S.; Güllü, M.; Lindenbergh, R.; Balık Şanlı, F.; Yılmaz, I. Improving global digital elevation models using space-borne GEDI and ICESat-2 LiDAR altimetry data. International Journal of Digital Earth (2024). https://doi.org/10.1080/17538947.2024.2316113

  4. Delen, A.; Balık Şanlı, F.; Abdikan, S.; Doğan, A. H.; Durdağ, U. M.; Öcalan, T.; … A Statistical Approach for the Integration of Multi-Temporal InSAR and GNSS-PPP Ground Deformation Measurements. Sensors, 24(1):43 (2024). https://doi.org/10.3390/s24010043

2023

  1. Kaya, Y.; Balık Şanlı, F.; Abdikan, S. Determination of long-term volume change in lakes by integration of UAV and satellite data: the case of Lake Burdur in Türkiye. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 30(55), 117729–117747 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-023-30369-z

  2. Sevgen, E.; Abdikan, S. Classification of Large-Scale Mobile Laser Scanning Data in Urban Area with LightGBM. Remote Sensing, 15(15), 3787 (2023). https://doi.org/10.3390/rs15153787

  3. Vatandaşlar, C.; Narin, O. G.; Abdikan, S. Retrieval of forest height information using spaceborne LiDAR data: a comparison of GEDI and ICESat-2 missions for Crimean pine (Pinus nigra) stands. Trees – Structure and Function, 37(3), 717–731 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00468-022-02378-x

  4. Abdikan, S.; Şekertekin, A.; Narin, O. G.; Delen, A.; Balık Şanlı, F. A comparative analysis of SLR, MLR, ANN, XGBoost and CNN for crop height estimation of sunflower using Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2. Advances in Space Research, 71(7), 3045–3059 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asr.2022.11.046

  5. Abdikan, S.; Şekertekin, A.; Madenoglu, S.; Özcan, H.; Peker, M.; Pınar, M. O.; … Surface soil moisture estimation from multi-frequency SAR images using ANN and experimental data on a semi-arid environment region in Konya, Turkey. Soil and Tillage Research, 228, 105646 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.still.2023.105646

  6. Narin, O. G.; Abdikan, S. Multi-temporal analysis of inland water level change using ICESat-2 ATL-13 data in lakes and dams. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 30(6), 15364–15376 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-022-23172-9

Selected International Conference Papers

1. Estimating Forest Above-Ground Biomass Using Sentinel-2 and SDGSAT-1 with Predictive Regression Models
Özdemir, E. G.; Abdikan, S.
2024 IEEE International Workshop on Metrology for Agriculture and Forestry (MetroAgriFor), Padua, Italy, 29–31 October 2024, pp.660–665.
DOI: 10.1109/MetroAgriFor63043.2024.10948831

2. Exploring Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 Time Series Sensitivity to Rice Height
Abdikan, S.; Ganeva, D.; Narin, O. G.; Şekertekin, A.; Dimitrov, Z.; Bayık, C.; et al.
IEEE International Workshop on Metrology for Agriculture and Forestry, Padua, Italy, 29–31 October 2024, pp.672–676.
DOI: 10.1109/MetroAgriFor63043.2024.10948847

3. Crop Height Estimation of Wheat Using Sentinel-1 Satellite Imagery: Preliminary Results
Narin, O.; Bayık, C.; Şekertekin, A.; Madenoglu, S.; Pınar, M.; Abdikan, S.; et al.
8th International Conference on GeoInformation Advances (GeoAdvances 2024), İstanbul, Turkey, 11–12 January 2024, vol.48, pp.267–273.
DOI: 10.5194/isprs-archives-XLVIII-4-W11-2024-267-2024

4. The Estimation of Forest Aboveground Biomass Using Multiple Satellite Data and Different Machine Learning Models
Özdemir, E. G.; Abdikan, S.
32nd IEEE Signal Processing and Communications Applications Conference (SIU), Mersin, Turkey, 15–18 May 2024.
DOI: 10.1109/SIU59756.2024.10603367

5. Prediction of Long-Term Sentinel-1 InSAR Time Series Analysis
Abdikan, S.; Coşkun, S.; Narin, O.; Bayık, C.; Calò, F.; Pepe, A.; et al.
39th International Symposium on Remote Sensing of Environment (ISRSE 2023), Antalya, Turkey, 24–28 April 2023, vol.48, pp.3–8.
DOI: 10.5194/isprs-archives-XLVIII-1-2023-3-2023

6. Land Subsidence Analysis Using PAZ and Sentinel-1 Data on the Karstic Region of Konya Basin, Turkey
Abdikan, S.; Bayık, Ç.; Calò, F.; Pepe, A.; Arıkan, M.; Balık Şanlı, F.
Tenth International Symposium on Land Subsidence (TISOLS 2023), Zuid-Holland, Netherlands, 17–21 April 2023, pp.1–5.
(Link: TISOLS 2023 Proceedings)

7. Point-Wise Classification of High-Density UAV-LiDAR Data Using Gradient Boosting Machines
Sevgen, E.; Abdikan, S.
39th ISRSE – From Human Needs to SDGs, Antalya, Turkey, 24–28 April 2023, pp.587–593.
DOI: 10.5194/isprs-archives-XLVIII-1-2023-587-2023

8. Multi-Criteria Strategy for Estimating GEDI Terrain Height
Narin, O. G.; Lindenbergh, R.; Abdikan, S.
10th International Conference on Recent Advances in Air and Space Technologies (RAST 2023), İstanbul, Turkey, 7–9 June 2023.
DOI: 10.1109/RAST58827.2023.10204747