Sampsa Koponen

Research Scientist, Dr.Sci. (Tech), ISU Alumnus

Contact Information

Department of Radio Science and Technology
Helsinki University of Technology
POBOX 3000
02015 TKK
Finland
Email: firstname.lastname@tkk.fi
Tel: +358-(0)9-451 5959
Fax: +358-(0)9-451 2898

Educational background:

M.Sc. (Tech.), 1996, Helsinki Univ. of Technology, Finland
Master of Space Studies (MSS), 1999, International Space University , France
Licentiate of Technology, 2001, Helsinki Univ. of Technology, Finland
Doctor of Science in Technology 2006, Helsinki Univ. of Technology, Finland (Link to an electronic version)

Current research interests:

Remote sensing of water quality ( MERIS LAKES, Catchlake )

Publications

Articles in refereed international journals:

Kutser, T., Kallio, K., Eloheimo, K., Hannonen, T., Pyhälahti, T., Koponen, S., Pulliainen, J. 1999. Quantitative monitoring of water properties by airborne imaging spectrometer AISA. Proceedings of Estonian Academy of Science, Ecology 48: 25-36.

Härmä, P., Vepsäläinen, J., Hannonen, T., Pyhälahti, T., Kämäri, J., Kallio, K., Eloheimo, K., and Koponen, S. 2001. Detection of water quality using simulated satellite data and semi-empirical algorithms in Finland. The Science of the Total Environment, Vol. 268, Nos. 1-3, pp. 107-122.

Kallio, K., Kutser, T., Hannonen, T., Koponen, S., Pulliainen, J., Vepsäläinen, J., and Pyhälahti, T. 2001. Retrieval of water quality variables from airborne spectrometer in various lake types at different seasons. The Science of the Total Environment, Vol. 268, Nos. 1-3, pp. 59-78.

Koponen, S., Pulliainen, J., Servomaa, H., Zhang, Y., Hallikainen, M., Kallio, K., Eloheimo, K., and Hannonen, T. 2001. Analysis on the feasibility of multi-source remote sensing observations for chl-a monitoring. The Science of the Total Environment, Vol. 268, Nos. 1-3, pp. 95-106.

Pulliainen, J., Kallio, K., Eloheimo, K., Koponen, S., Servomaa, H., Hannonen, T., Tauriainen, S., and Hallikainen, M. 2001. A semi-operative approach to water quality retrieval from remote sensing data. The Science of the Total Environment, Vol., 268, Nos. 1-3, pp. 79-94.

Koponen, S., Pulliainen, J., Kallio, K., and Hallikainen, M. 2002. Lake water quality classification with airborne hyperspectral spectrometer and simulated MERIS-data. Remote Sensing of Environment, Vol. 79/1, pp. 51-59.

Kallio, K., Koponen, S., and Pulliainen, J. 2003. Spatial distribution of chlorophyll a in two meso-eutrophic lakes as estimated by airborne imaging spectrometry. International Journal of Remote Sensing, Vol. 24, No. 19, pp. 3771–3790.

Zhang, Y., Pulliainen, J., Koponen, S., and Hallikainen, M., 2003. Empirical algorithms for Secchi disk depth using optical and microwave remote sensing data from the Gulf of Finland and the Archipelago, Boreal Environment Research, vol.8, no.3, pp. 251-261.

Zhang, Y., Koponen, S., Pulliainen, J., and Hallikainen, M., 2003. Application of empirical neural networks to chlorophyll-a estimation in coastal waters using optosensors, IEEE Sensors Journal, vol. 3, no.4, pp. 376-382.

Zhang, Y., Pulliainen, J., Koponen, S., and Hallikainen, M., 2003. Water quality retrievals from combined Landsat TM data and ERS-2 SAR data in the Gulf of Finland, IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, vol. 41, no. 3, pp. 622-629.

Koponen, S., Pulliainen, J., Kallio, K., Vepsäläinen, J., Pyhälahti, T., and Hallikainen, M., 2004. Water quality classification of lakes using 250-m MODIS data, Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters, vol. 1, no. 4, pp. 287- 291.

Koponen, S., Attila, J., Pulliainen, J., Kallio, K., Pyhälahti, T., Lindfors, A., Rasmus, K., Hallikainen, M., 2007. A case study of airborne and satellite remote sensing of a spring bloom event in the Gulf of Finland. Continental Shelf Research, Vol. 27, No. 2, pp. 228–244.

Attila, J., Pyhälahti, T., Hannonen, T., Kallio, K., Pulliainen, J., Koponen, S., Härmä, P., & Eloheimo, K. 2008. Analysis of turbid water quality using airborne spectrometer data with a numerical weather prediction model-aided atmospheric correction, Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing, Vol. 74, No. 3, March 2008, pp. 363–374.

Kallio, K., Attila, J., Härmä, P., Koponen, S., Pulliainen, J., Hyytiäinen, U.-M. & Pyhälahti, T. 2008. Landsat ETM+ Images in the Estimation of Seasonal Lake Water Quality in Boreal River Basins. Environmental Management, Vol. 42, pp. 511-522.

Gómez-Rodríguez, C., Bustamante1, J., Koponen, S., and Díaz-Paniagua1, C. 2008. High-resolution remote-sensing data in amphibian studies: identification of breeding sites and contribution to habitat models. Herpetological journal Vol. 18: 103–113, 2008.

Articles in international conference proceedings:

Luntama, J-P., Koponen, S. and Hallikainen, M., Analysis of sea ice thickness and mass estimation with a spaceborne laser altimeter. International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), 1997.

Eloheimo, K., Hannonen, T., Härmä, P., Pyhälahti, T., Koponen, S., Pulliainen, J., and Servomaa, H., Coastal Monitoring in Baltic Sea Using Satellite Airborne and In-Situ Data. V International Conference on Remote Sensing for Marine and Coastal Environments, San Diego, 5-7.10, 1998.

Kallio, K., Hannonen, T., Pyhälahti, T., Koponen, S., and Kutser, T. Estimation of Water Quality in Boreal lakes Using Hyperspectral Data Measured from Aircraft and Boat Platforms. V International Conference on Remote Sensing for Marine and Coastal Environments, San Diego, 5-7.10, 1998.

Kutser, T., Hannonen, T. Kallio, K., Koponen, S., Pulliainen, J., Pyhälahti, T. and Servomaa, H. 1998. Monitoring of turbid coastal and inland waters by airborne imaging spectrometer AISA. Proceedings of IGARSS'98 conference, Seattle, USA, July 6-10th, 1998.

Kutser, T., Kallio, K., Eloheimo, K., Hannonen, T., Pyhälahti, T., Koponen. S. and Pulliainen, J. Quantitative monitoring of water properties by airborne spectrometer AISA. The 5th Finnish-Estonian Seminar on Optics of Water Bodies with Applications, Tallinn, April 28th-29th, 1998.

Kallio, K., Koponen, S., Pulliainen, J. and Hannonen, T. Detection of phytoplankton blooms in lakes by airborne remote sensing. Proceedings of the Lake99 - 8th International Conference on the Conservation and Management of Lakes. Vol. I. Paper S7A-6, 4 p., Copenhagen, May 17-20, 1999.

Koponen, S., Pulliainen, J., Hallikainen, M., and Kallio, K., Lake water quality classification with airborne multichannel spectrometer. International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), Hawaii, USA, 24-27 July, 2000.

Pulliainen, J., Vepsäläinen, J., Kallio, K., Koponen, S., Pyhälahti, T., Härmä, P., Hallikainen, M. Monitoring of water quality in lake and coastal regions using simulated ENVISAT MERIS data. Proceedings of ESA ERS-ENVISAT Symposium, pp. 10, Göteborg, 16-20 October, 2000.

Koponen, S., Pulliainen, J., Kallio, K., Hallikainen, M., and Vepsäläinen, J., Use of MODIS data for monitoring turbidity in Finnish Lakes. International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS’01), pp. 3, Sydney, Australia, 9-13 July, 2001.

Koponen, S., Kallio, K., Pulliainen, J., Vepsäläinen, J., and Pyhälahti, T., Monitoring of turbidity and surface algal blooms with MODIS satellite sensor in the Baltic Sea. Workshop on: Bio-optical modelling and remote sensing of the Baltic Sea, Stockholm, Sweden, 29-30 November 2001.

Koponen, S., Pulliainen, J., Hallikainen, M., Kallio, K., Vepsäläinen, J., Pyhälahti, T., Korpinen, P., Kiirikki, M., and Koponen, J., Remote sensing of water quality in the Baltic sea with MODIS satellite sensor. Seventh International Conference on Remote Sensing for Marine and Coastal Environments, Miami, Florida, USA, 20-22 May 2002.

Kallio, K., Pyhälahti, T., Koponen, S., and Pulliainen, J., Applicability of MODIS 250-m resolution data for regional lake monitoring, Seventh International Conference on Remote Sensing for Marine and Coastal Environments, Miami, Florida, USA, 20-22 May 2002.

Zhang, Y., Pulliainen, J., Koponen, S., and Hallikainen, M. Turbidity Detection Using Modis Data in the Gulf of Finland. Proceedings of the Ocean Optics XVI conference, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA, November 18 - 22, 2002.

Pyhälahti, T., Teiniranta, R., Kallio, K., Vepsäläinen, J., Koponen, S., and Pulliainen, J., Target Area Approach In Remote Sensing Of Lakes And Coastal Zone. Proceedings of the Ocean Optics XVI conference, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA, November 18 - 22, 2002.

Vepsäläinen, J., Pyhälahti, T., Rantajärvi, E., Kallio, K., Pertola, S., Stipa, T., Kiirikki, M., Pulliainen, J., Seppälä, J., and Koponen, S., The Combined Use of Optical Remote Sensing Data and Unattended Flow-Through Fluorometer Measurements in the Baltic Sea. Proceedings of the Ocean Optics XVI conference, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA, November 18 - 22, 2002.

Zhang, Y., Koponen, S., Pulliainen, J., and Hallikainen, M., Integration of remote sensing with geographic information systems (GIS) for an assessment of water quality variables in Finland, Proceedings of the 23rd EARSel Symposium and Remote Sensing of the Coastal Zone, 2-7 June 2003, Ghent, Belgium.

Pulliainen, J., Vepsalainen, J., Koponen S., Kallio, K., Kaitala, S., Rantajärvi, E., and Kiirikki, M., Assessment of water quality in the Baltic Sea through the us of satellite remote sensing observations. Proceedings of the Baltic Sea Science Congress 2003, Helsinki, Finland August 24-28, 2003.

Koponen S., Pulliainen, J., Kallio, K., Pyhalahti, T., Vepsalainen, J., Water Quality Monitoring in the Baltic Sea with the MODIS satellite sensor. Proceedings of the 2nd International Workshop on Remote Sensing and Bio-optical Modelling of the Baltic Sea, Helsinki, Finland, August 28-29, 2003.

Pulliainen, J., Vepsalainen, J., Kaitala, S., Kallio, K., Rantajärvi, E., and Koponen S., Assimilation of satellite data with Alg@line ship-of-opportunity observations in the spatial chlorophyll concentration retrieval. Proceedings of the 2nd International Workshop on Remote Sensing and Bio-optical Modelling of the Baltic Sea, Helsinki, Finland, August 28-29, 2003.

Pyhälahti T., Hynninen M., Koponen S., Teiniranta R., Vepsäläinen J., Kallio K., and Pulliainen J., Target area based satellite monitoring of water quality in Case 2 waters. Proceedings of the 2nd International Workshop on Remote Sensing and Bio-optical Modelling of the Baltic Sea, Helsinki, Finland, August 28-29, 2003.

Pulliainen, J., Vepsalainen, J., Kaitala, S., Kallio, K., Rantajärvi, E., and Koponen S., Spatial mapping of chlorophyll concentration in the Baltic Sea through the assimilation of satellite data with ship-of-opportunity observations. Proceedings of the 2003 ICES Annual Science Conference, Tallinn, Estonia, September 24-27, 2003.

Pulliainen, J., Vepsäläinen, J., Koponen, S., Kaitala, S., Kallio, K., Pyhälahti, T., Rasmus, K., Lindfors, A. (2004), Water quality and algae bloom mapping in case 2 waters of the Baltic Sea and Finnish lakes using Envisat Meris data. /Proceedings of 2004 Envisat & ERS Symposium/, Salzburg, Austria, 6-10 September 2004, 10 p.

Koponen, S., Pulliainen, J., Kallio, K., Vepsäläinen, J., Pyhälahti, T., Lindfors, A., Rasmus, K., Hallikainen, M., Coastal Monitoring Of Water Quality In The Gulf Of Finland Using Airborne And Satellite Instruments Together With A Flow-Through Measurement System, Ocean Optics XVII conference, Fremantle, Australia October 25-29, 2004.

Pyhälahti, T., Vepsäläinen, J., Kallio, K., Pulliainen, J., Koponen, S., Lindfors, A., Rasmus, K., Spatial Variability Of Coastal Water Quality And Its Influence On Measurements With Low And Medium Resolution Satellite Instruments, Ocean Optics XVII conference, Fremantle, Australia October 25-29, 2004.

Kallio,K., Koponen, S., Pulliainen,J., Vepsäläinen, J. & Pyhälahti, T. 2005. Mapping of river plumes in Finnish coastal waters with TM and MODIS images during a heavy summer flood in 2004. Proceedings of the Third Workshop on Remote Sensing and Bio-optical Modelling of the Baltic Sea. May 18-19, 2005. 1 p.

Koponen, S., Vepsäläinen, J., Pulliainen, J., Kallio, K., Pyhälahti, T., Lindfors, A., Rasmus, K., Hallikainen, M., Using MERIS data for the retrieval of Chl-a, CDOM and TSS values in the Gulf of Finland and Lake Lohjanjärvi. MERIS - (A)ATSR workshop, ESRIN, Frascati, Italy, 26-30 September 2005.

Vepsäläinen J., Pulliainen J., Kallio K., Pyhälahti T., Koponen S., Lindfors A., Rasmus K. (2005). Atmospheric Correction for Case 2 Waters with a Bio-Optical Reflectance Model, Proceedings of 31st International Symposium on Remote Sensing of Environment, June 2005, Saint Petersburg, Russia.

Koponen, S., Ruiz-Verdú, A., Heege, T., Doerffer, R., Brockmann, C., Peters, M., Kallio, K., Pyhälahti, T., Peña, R., Polvorinos, A., Heblinski, J., Ylöstalo, P., Conde, L., Odermatt, D., Estellés, V., Pulliainen, J., Moreno, J. and Sorensen, K. (2008), Development of MERIS Lake Water Algorithms: Validation Results, Proceedings of the Ocean Optics XIX Conference, Tuscany, Italy, 6-10 October, 2008.

Articles in national conference proceedings:

Koponen, S., Luntama, J-P. and Hallikainen, M. 1996., Performance Analysis of Spaceborne Laser Altimeter for Sea Ice Measurements. In Piironen, P., and Räisänen, A. (Editors) URSI/IEEE/IRC XXI Convention on Radio Science, Otaniemi, 2-3 October, 1996.

Koponen, S., Educational programs of International Space University, URSI/IEEE/IRC XXIII Convention on Radio Science, Otaniemi, Finland, 24-25 August, 1998.

Pulliainen, J., Servomaa, H., Koponen, S., Tauriainen, S., Hannonen, T., and Eloheimo, K., Semi-operative water quality information retrieval from AISA imaging spectrometer data.. URSI/IEEE/IRC XXIII Convention on Radio Science, Otaniemi, Finland, 24-25 August, 1998.

Yuanzhi, Z., Koponen, S., Pulliainen, J., and Hallikainen, M., Landsat Thematic Mapper (TM) Data Analysis for Chlorophyll-A and Turbidity in Finland Gulf, URSI/IEEE/IRC XXIII Convention on Radio Science, Otaniemi, Finland, 24-25 August, 1998.

Koponen, S., Pulliainen, J., and Hallikainen, M., The use of remote sensing for operational monitoring of lake water quality. URSI/IEEE XXIV Convention on Radio Science. Turku, Finland, 4-5 October, 1999.

Scientific monographs:

Master’s Thesis: Remote Sensing of Sea Ice with Spaceborne Laser Altimeter, Otaniemi, Finland, 1996.

Licentiate Thesis: Remote Sensing of Water Quality for Finnish Lakes, Otaniemi, Finland, 2001.

D.Sc. Dissertation: Koponen, S., Remote Sensing of Water Quality for Finnish Lakes and Coastal Areas, Picaset Oy, Helsinki, Finland, 74 p., 2006 . Link to an electronic version.

Updated 6.10.2009