Rate My Professor Eriita Jones

Jones's research focuses on multispectral and hyperspectral remote sensing applications in planetary science and Earth observation. She investigates Mars surface features, such as complex layered ejecta, subsurface volatiles via impact crater morphometry, and habitability potential. On Earth, her work addresses bushfire severity prediction, fuel load assessment, evapotranspiration monitoring, urban heat island effects, and post-wildfire water quality dynamics. She developed the Pyromantis multispectral camera system, featuring five spectral filters for environmental monitoring, tested on high-altitude balloons simulating space conditions, with Pyromantis 2.0 planned for launch on a Binar Space Program cube satellite to survey Western Australia fire risks. She coordinates Australian Forest Insights from Space, fusing satellite data for environmental solutions. Key publications include 'Enhanced Downscaling of Urban Land Surface Temperatures Using a Land Cover-Enhanced Nonlinear Model with Landsat-8/9 and Sentinel-2 Imagery' (2026), 'Insights into complex layered ejecta emplacement and nitrogen contents on Mars' (2016, Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets), 'Identifying an index of subsurface volatiles on Mars through an analysis of impact crater morphometry using principal component analysis' (2015), 'Applying the Tropical Peatland Combustion Algorithm to Landsat-8 Operational Land Imager and Sentinel-2 Multi Spectral Instrument Imagery' (2020, Remote Sensing), 'An Extensive Phase Space for the Potential Martian Biosphere' (2011, Astrobiology), and 'Changes in DOM and alum doses for two rivers of contrasting catchments after intense wildfires' (2024).