瓦格纳
  • 单位：河海大促额   地球科学与工程学院
  • 职称：副教授
  • 职位：
  • 出生：1978.07.29
  • 性别：男
  • 社会职务：
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  • 微博：https://publons.com/researcher/1082391/vagner-ferreira/

Bio

Dr. Ferreira is interested in enhancing and applying geodetic observations for hydrological studies, and monitoring and understanding environmental changes. He uses novel methods and techniques on the datasets gathered by the space-borne geodetic sensors and is currently developing new algorithms to improve the regional inversion of continental water storages.

Research Fields:

  • EARTH OBSERVATION

  • EARTH SYSTEM

  • ENGINEERING

  • GEOID

  • GRACE

  • HYDRO-GEODESY

  • OCEANOGRAPHY

  • REMOTE SENSING

  • WATER-STORAGE

Publications

  1. Ndehedehe, C.E., Agutu, N.O., Ferreira, V.G., Getirana, A., 2020. Evolutionary drought patterns over the Sahel and their teleconnections with low frequency climate oscillations. Atmos. Res. 233, 104700. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosres.2019.104700

  2. Ndehedehe, C.E., Ferreira, V.G., 2020. Assessing land water storage dynamics over South America. J. Hydrol. 580, 124339. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2019.124339

  3. Ferreira, V.G., Yong, B., Tourian, M.J., Ndehedehe, C.E., Shen, Z., Seitz, K., Dannouf, R., 2020. Characterization of the hydro-geological regime of Yangtze River basin using remotely-sensed and modeled products. Sci. Total Environ. 718, 137354. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.137354

  4. Ferreira, V.G., Liu, Z., Montecino, H.C., Yuan, P., Kelly, C.I., Mohammed, A.S., Han, L.Y., 2020. Reciprocal comparison of geodetically sensed and modeled vertical hydrological loading products. Acta Geod. Geophys. 55, 23–49. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40328-019-00279-z

  5. Ndehedehe, C.E., Ferreira, V.G., Agutu, N.O., 2019. Hydrological controls on surface vegetation dynamics over West and Central Africa. Ecol. Indic. 103, 494–508. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2019.04.032

  6. Ferreira, V.G., Montecino, H.D., Ndehedehe, C.E., del Rio, R.A., Cuevas, A., de Freitas, S.R.C., 2019. Determining seasonal displacements of Earth’s crust in South America using observations from space-borne geodetic sensors and surface-loading models. Earth, Planets Sp. 71, 84. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40623-019-1062-2

  7. Ndehedehe, C.E., Ferreira, V.G., 2019. Identifying the footprints of global climate modes in time-variable gravity hydrological signals. Clim. Change. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10584-019-02588-2

  8. Xu, T., Guo, Z., Xia, Y., Ferreira, V.G., Liu, S., Wang, K., Yao, Y., Zhang, X., Zhao, C., 2019. Evaluation of twelve evapotranspiration products from machine learning, remote sensing and land surface models over conterminous United States. J. Hydrol. 578, 124105. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2019.124105

  9. Ndehedehe, C.E., Anyah, R.O., Alsdorf, D., Agutu, N.O., Ferreira, V.G., 2019. Modelling the impacts of global multi-scale climatic drivers on hydro-climatic extremes (1901–2014) over the Congo basin. Sci. Total Environ. 651, 1569–1587. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.09.203

  10. Shen, Y., Wang, J., Wei, S., Zheng, D., Ferreira, V.G., 2019. Accurate extraction of brick shapes in masonry walls from dense terrestrial laser scanning point cloud. Measurement 146, 254–267. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.measurement.2019.05.086

  11. Ferreira, V., Ndehedehe, C., Montecino, H., Yong, B., Yuan, P., Abdalla, A., Mohammed, A., 2019. Prospects for Imaging Terrestrial Water Storage in South America Using Daily GPS Observations. Remote Sens. 11, 679. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs11060679

  12. Ferreira, V., Andam-Akorful, S., Dannouf, R., Adu-Afari, E., 2019. A Multi-Sourced Data Retrodiction of Remotely Sensed Terrestrial Water Storage Changes for West Africa. Water 11, 401. https://doi.org/10.3390/w11020401

  13. Yakubu, C.I., Agyei, O.B., Ferreira, V.G., 2018. Dynamics of the Low and High Degree Components of a Vertical Datum: Towards the Effect of Omission Error. Geophys. J. Int. 216, 521–534. https://doi.org/10.1093/gji/ggy453

  14. Ndehedehe, C.E., Okwuashi, O., Ferreira, V.G., Agutu, N.O., 2018. Exploring evapotranspiration dynamics over Sub-Sahara Africa (2000–2014). Environ. Monit. Assess. 190, 400. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-018-6780-6

  15. Shen, Y., Lindenbergh, R., Wang, J., G. Ferreira, V., 2018. Extracting Individual Bricks from a Laser Scan Point Cloud of an Unorganized Pile of Bricks. Remote Sens. 10, 1709. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs10111709

  16. Shen, Y., Wang, J., Lindenbergh, R., Hofland, B., G. Ferreira, V., 2018. Range Image Technique for Change Analysis of Rock Slopes Using Dense Point Cloud Data. Remote Sens. 10, 1792. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs10111792

  17. Ferreira, V., Asiah, Z., Xu, J., Gong, Z., Andam-Akorful, S., 2018. Land Water-Storage Variability over West Africa: Inferences from Space-Borne Sensors. Water 10, 380. https://doi.org/10.3390/w10040380

  18. Ferreira, V.G., Montecino, H.C., Ndehedehe, C.E., Heck, B., Gong, Z., de Freitas, S.R.C., Westerhaus, M., 2018. Space-based observations of crustal deflections for drought characterization in Brazil. Sci. Total Environ. 644, 256–273. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.06.277

  19. Andam-Akorful, S.A., Ferreira, V.G., Ndehedehe, C.E., Quaye-Ballard, J.A., 2017. An investigation into the freshwater variability in West Africa during 1979-2010. Int. J. Climatol. 37, 333–349. https://doi.org/10.1002/joc.5006

  20. Yakubu, C., Ferreira, V., Asante, C., 2017. Towards the Selection of an Optimal Global Geopotential Model for the Computation of the Long-Wavelength Contribution: A Case Study of Ghana. Geosciences 7, 113. https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences7040113

  21. Montecino, H.D.C., Ferreira, V.G., Cuevas, A., Cabrera, L.C., Báez, J.C.S., De Freitas, S.R.C., 2017. Vertical deformation and sea level changes in the coast of Chile by satellite altimetry and tide gauges. Int. J. Remote Sens. 38, 7551–7565. https://doi.org/10.1080/01431161.2017.1288306

  22. Montecino, H.D., de Freitas, S.R.C., Báez, J.C., Ferreira, V.G., 2017. Effects on Chilean Vertical Reference Frame due to the Maule Earthquake co-seismic and post-seismic effects. J. Geodyn. 112, 22–30. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jog.2017.07.006

  23. Ndehedehe, C.E., Agutu, N.O., Okwuashi, O., Ferreira, V.G., 2016. Spatio-temporal variability of droughts and terrestrial water storage over Lake Chad Basin using independent component analysis. J. Hydrol. 540, 106–128. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2016.05.068

  24. Montecino, H.C., Staub, G., Ferreira, V.G., Parra, L.B., 2016. Monitoring groundwater storage in Northern Chile based on satellite observations and data simulation. Bol. Ciências Geodésicas 22, 1–15. https://doi.org/10.1590/S1982-21702016000100001

  25. Jiang, Q., Ferreira, V.G., Chen, J., 2016. Monitoring groundwater changes in the Yangtze River basin using satellite and model data. Arab. J. Geosci. 9, 500. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12517-016-2522-7

  26. Ferreira, V.G., Montecino, H.D.C., Yakubu, C.I., Heck, B., 2016. Uncertainties of the Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment time-variable gravity-field solutions based on three-cornered hat method. J. Appl. Remote Sens. 10, 015015. https://doi.org/10.1117/1.JRS.10.015015

  27. Awange, J.L., Ferreira, V.G., Forootan, E., Khandu, Andam-Akorful, S.A., Agutu, N.O., He, X.F., 2016. Uncertainties in remotely sensed precipitation data over Africa. Int. J. Climatol. 36, 303–323. https://doi.org/10.1002/joc.4346

  28. Sun, T., Ferreira, V., He, X., Andam-Akorful, S., 2016. Water Availability of São Francisco River Basin Based on a Space-Borne Geodetic Sensor. Water 8, 213. https://doi.org/10.3390/w8050213

  29. Xiao, R., He, X., Zhang, Y., Ferreira, V., Chang, L., 2015. Monitoring Groundwater Variations from Satellite Gravimetry and Hydrological Models: A Comparison with in-situ Measurements in the Mid-Atlantic Region of the United States. Remote Sens. 7, 686–703. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs70100686

  30. Ferreira, V.G., de Freitas, S.R.C., Heck, B., 2015. Analysis of the Discrepancies Between the Brazilian Vertical Reference Frame and GOCE-Based Geopotential Model, in: Rizos, C., Willis, P. (Eds.), IAG 150 Years: Proceedings of the IAG Scientific Assembly in Postdam, Germany, 2013. Springer International Publishing, pp. 227–232. https://doi.org/10.1007/1345_2015_20

  31. Wang, J., He, X., Ferreira, V., 2015. Ocean Wave Separation Using CEEMD-Wavelet in GPS Wave Measurement. Sensors 15, 19416–19428. https://doi.org/10.3390/s150819416

  32. Gomez, M.E., Pereira, R.A.D., Ferreira, V.G., Cogliano, D. Del, Luz, R.T., Freitas, S.R.C. de, Farias, C., Perdomo, R., Tocho, C., Lauria, E., Cimbaro, S., 2015. Analysis of the Discrepancies Between the Vertical Reference Frames of Argentina and Brazil, in: IAG 150 Years: Proceedings of the IAG Scientific Assembly in Postdam, Germany, 2013. pp. 289–295. https://doi.org/10.1007/1345_2015_75

  33. Ferreira, V.G., Asiah, Z., 2015. An Investigation on the Closure of the Water Budget Methods Over Volta Basin Using Multi-Satellite Data, in: IGFS 2014: Proceedings of the 3rd International Gravity Field Service (IGFS), Shanghai, China, June 30 - July 6, 2014. pp. 171–178. https://doi.org/10.1007/1345_2015_137

  34. Andam-Akorful, S.A., Ferreira, V.G., Awange, J.L., Forootan, E., He, X.F., 2015. Multi-model and multi-sensor estimations of evapotranspiration over the Volta Basin, West Africa. Int. J. Climatol. 35, 3132–3145. https://doi.org/10.1002/joc.4198

  35. Awange, J.L., Gebremichael, M., Forootan, E., Wakbulcho, G., Anyah, R., Ferreira, V.G., Alemayehu, T., 2014. Characterization of Ethiopian mega hydrogeological regimes using GRACE, TRMM and GLDAS datasets. Adv. Water Resour. 74, 64–78. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.advwatres.2014.07.012

  36. Tang, X., He, X.F., Ferreira, V.G., Zhou, a. J., 2014. A Procedure for Ambiguity Fixing with Dual-Frequency Phase and Code Observations. Arab. J. Sci. Eng. 39, 287–294. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13369-013-0842-4

  37. Ferreira, V.G., Ato Andam-Akorful, S., He, X.-F., Xiao, R.-Y., 2014. Estimating water storage changes and sink terms in Volta Basin from satellite missions. Water Sci. Eng. 7, 5–16. https://doi.org/10.3882/j.issn.1674-2370.2014.01.002

  38. Hieu, L. Van, Ferreira, V.G., He, X., Tang, X., 2014. Study on cycle-slip detection and repair methods for a single dual-frequency global positioning system (GPS) receiver. Bol. Ciências Geodésicas 20, 984–1004. https://doi.org/10.1590/S1982-21702014000400054

  39. Ferreira, V.G., Zhang, Y., de Freitas, S.R.C., 2013. Validation of GOCE gravity field models using GPS-leveling data and EGM08: a case study in Brazil. J. Geod. Sci. 3. https://doi.org/10.2478/jogs-2013-0027

  40. Ferreira, V., Gong, Z., He, X., Zhang, Y., Andam‑Akorful, S., 2013. Estimating Total Discharge in the Yangtze River Basin Using Satellite-Based Observations. Remote Sens. 5, 3415–3430. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs5073415

  41. Castro, H.M., Ferreira, V.G., Freitas, S.R.C. de, 2012. Análise de deformação por variação do geopotencial: estudo de caso para o terremoto Maule (Mw 8,8) com base em dados mensais da missão Grace. Bol. Ciências Geodésicas 18, 86–100. https://doi.org/10.1590/S1982-21702012000100005

  42. Ferreira, V.G., Freitas, S.R.C. de, 2012. An attempt to link the Brazilian Height System to a World Height System. Bol. Ciências Geodésicas 18, 363–377. https://doi.org/10.1590/S1982-21702012000300002

  43. Ferreira, V.G., Gong, Z., Andam-Akorful, S.A., 2012. Monitoring mass changes in the Volta River basin using GRACE satellite gravity and TRMM precipitation. Bol. Ciências Geodésicas 18, 549–563. https://doi.org/10.1590/S1982-21702012000400003

  44. Pereira, R.A.D., De Freitas, S.R.C., Ferreira, V.G., Faggion, P.L., Santos, D.P. dos, Luz, R.T., Criollo, A.R.T., Cogliano, D. Del, 2012. Evaluation of a Few Interpolation Techniques of Gravity Values in the Border Region of Brazil and Argentina, in: International Association of Geodesy Symposia. pp. 909–915. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-20338-1_114

  45. Ferreira, V.G., de Freitas, S.R.C., 2011. Geopotential numbers from GPS satellite surveying and disturbing potential model: a case study of Parana, Brazil. J. Appl. Geod. 5, 155–162. https://doi.org/10.1515/JAG.2011.016

  46. Ferreira, V.G., de Freitas, S.R.C., Heck, B., 2011. Detecting the Lagoon Level Surface with GPS/RTK-Measurements, in: The 2nd China Satellite Navigation Conference. Scientific Research Publshing, Shanghai, pp. 1235–1240.

  47. Ferreira, V.G., de Freitas, S.R.C., Heck, B., 2011. The separation between geoid and quasigeoid : an analysis in the Brazilian context. Rev. Bras. Cartogr. 63, 39–50.

  48. Ferreira, V.G., Rogério Correia De Freitas, S., Heck, B., 2010. Determination of the geopotential difference of the Brazilian vertical datum with respect to the Earth Gravity Model 2008. Rev. Bras. Cartogr. 62, 467–477.

  49. de Freitas, S.R.C., Ferreira, V.G., Palmeiro, A.S., de Carvalho, J.L.B., da Silva, L.F., 2010. Analysis of the Geopotential Anomalous Component at Brazilian Vertical Datum Region Based on the Imarui Lagoon System, in: Mertikas, S.P. (Ed.), Gravity, Geoid and Earth Observation, International Association of Geodesy Symposia. Springer Berlin Heidelberg, Berlin, Heidelberg, pp. 321–327. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-10634-7_42

  50. Abboud, A.C. de S., Dias, J.E., Guerra, J.G.M., Salles, R. dos R., Ferreira, V.G., Silva, J.X. da, 2010. Monitoring land use and plant cover on an Integrated Agroecological Production System through GIS. Rev. Bras. Agroecol. 5, 275–287.

  51. Ferreira, V.G., De Freitas, S.R.C., 2010. Análise do termo de primeira ordem das séries de Molodenskii para o problema de valor de contorno da geodésia. Bol. Ciências Geodésicas 16, 557–574. https://doi.org/10.1590/S1982-21702010000400005

Grant support

  1. Principal Investigator on a 4-year grant, entitled “Measuring inland water using calibrated radar altimetryand its role in groundwater monitoring over China” 标定雷达高度计资料测定内陆水变化理论方法及其在地下水监测中应用 funded by National Natural Science Foundation of China 国家自然科学基金委员会 (¥ 750,000.00) (2016-2019) (Grant No. 41574001)

  2. Principal Investigator on a 3-year grant, entitled “Mass time variations using regional constraints for GRACE observations” 区域约束条件下利用GRACE卫星求解时变重力场方法研究 funded by National Natural Science Foundation of China 国家自然科学基金委员会 (¥ 250,000.00) (2013-2015) (Grant No. 41204016)

  3. Principal Investigator on a 2-year grant, entitled “Impacts of Climate Change on China’s Water Resources” funded by Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities 河海大学中央高校基本科研业务费项目 (¥ 60,000.00) (2015-present) (Grant No. 2015B21014)

  4. Principal Investigator on a 2-year grant, entitled “Measuring inland water using calibrated radar altimetry and its role in groundwater monitoring over China” funded by Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities 河海大学中央高校基本科研业务费项目(¥ 60,000.00) (2012-2013) (Grant No. 2012B01314)