Master's Thesis
A Physical Simulation of Ball Lightning for Computer Graphics [PDF]
University of Calgary
Department of Computer Science
2004

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Publications in Peer Reviewed Journals

Environmentally induced snow transmittance variations in the photosynthetic spectral domain: Photobiological implications for subnivean vegetation under climate warming conditions [PDF]
Baranoski, G.V.G.; Varsa, P.M.
Remote Sensing (open access)
Volume 16, Number 5, pp. 927:1–22
March, 2024
DOI: 10.3390/rs16050927

SPLITSnow: A spectral light transport model for snow [PDF]
Varsa, P.M.; Baranoski, G.V.G.; Kimmel, B.W.
Remote Sensing of Environment (open access)
Volume 255, pp. 112272:1–20
March, 2021
DOI: 10.1016/j.rse.2020.112272

Assessing the impact of porosity variations on the reflectance and transmittance of natural sands [PDF]
Baranoski, G.V.G.; Kimmel, B.W.; Varsa, P.M.
Journal of Applied Remote Sensing (open access)
Volume 13, Number 2, pp. 024522:1–15
June, 2019
DOI: 10.1117/1.JRS.13.024522

Simulation of the ball lightning phenomenon [PDF]
Varsa, P.M.; Rokne, J.
Computers & Graphics
Volume 30, Number 4, pp. 485–493
August, 2006
DOI: 10.1016/j.cag.2006.03.018

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Publications in Conferences

In Silico Assessment of Tanning Masking Effects on Skin Chromatic Attributes Elicited by Anemia and Hyperbilirubinemia [PDF]
Baranoski, G.V.G.; Varsa, P.M.
In: Proceedings of the 44th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC)
Glasgow, Scotland, UK, pp. 4716–4722
July, 2022
DOI: 10.1109/EMBC48229.2022.9871271

On the sensitivity of snow bidirectional reflectance to variations in grain characteristics [PDF] (Video)
Varsa, P.M.; Baranoski, G.V.G.
Proceedings of SPIE Vol. 11856, Remote Sensing for Agriculture, Ecosystems, and Hydrology XXIII
Online only, pp. 118560G:1–10
September, 2021
DOI: 10.1117/12.2597639

In silico assessment of light penetration into snow: Implications to the prediction of slab failures leading to avalanches [PDF] (Video)
Varsa, P.M.; Baranoski, G.V.G.
Proceedings of SPIE Vol. 11863, Earth Resources and Environmental Remote Sensing/GIS Applications XII
Online only, pp. 1186305:1–10
September, 2021
DOI: 10.1117/12.2597638

Evaluating the effects of distinct water saturation states on the light penetration depths of sand-textured soils [PDF] (Video)
Baranoski, G.V.G.; Iwanchyshyn, M.; Kimmel, B.W; Varsa, P.M.; Van Leeuwen, S.R.
Proceedings of SPIE Vol. 11856, Remote Sensing for Agriculture, Ecosystems, and Hydrology XXIII
Online only, pp. 118560U:1–14
September, 2021
DOI: 10.1117/12.2592956

Exploring the transmission of VNIR light through Martian regolith [PDF] (Video)
Baranoski, G.V.G.; Iwanchyshyn, M.; Kimmel, B.W; Varsa, P.M.; Van Leeuwen, S.R.
Proceedings of 2021 IEEE International Geoscience & Remote Sensing Symposium - IGARSS 2021
Brussels, Belgium, pp. 6155–6158
July, 2021
DOI: 10.1109/IGARSS47720.2021.9554798

On the red to far-red ratios of light propagated by sand-textured soils [PDF] (Video)
Baranoski, G.V.G.; Iwanchyshyn, M.; Kimmel, B.W; Varsa, P.M.; Van Leeuwen, S.R.
Proceedings of 2021 IEEE International Geoscience & Remote Sensing Symposium - IGARSS 2021
Brussels, Belgium, pp. 6443–6446
July, 2021
DOI: 10.1109/IGARSS47720.2021.9553191

Porosity effects on the red to far-red ratios of light transmitted in natural sands: Implications for photoblastic seed germination [PDF]
Baranoski, G.V.G.; Kimmel, B.W; Varsa, P.M.; Iwanchyshyn, M.
Proceedings of SPIE, Vol. 11149, Remote Sensing for Agriculture, Ecosystems, and Hydrology XXI
Eds. Neale, C.M.U. and Maltese, A.
Strasbourg, France, pp. 111490O:1–14
September, 2019
DOI: 10.1117/12.2532495

On the Light Penetration in Natural Sands [PDF]
Baranoski, G.V.G.; Kimmel, B.W; Varsa, P.M.; Iwanchyshyn, M.
Proceedings of 2019 IEEE International Geoscience & Remote Sensing Symposium – IGARSS 2019
Yokohama, Japan, pp. 6933–6936
July 28–August 2, 2019
DOI: 10.1109/IGARSS.2019.8897932

What can terrestrial sand-textured soils reveal about the composition of core materials forming Martian regolith? [PDF]
Baranoski, G.V.G.; Kimmel, B.W; Varsa, P.M.; Iwanchyshyn, M.
Proceedings of 2019 IEEE International Geoscience & Remote Sensing Symposium – IGARSS 2019
Yokohama, Japan, pp. 6933–6936
July 28–August 2, 2019
DOI: 10.1109/IGARSS.2019.8900161

On the effective differentiation and monitoring of variable degrees of hyperbilirubinemia severity through noninvasive screening protocols [PDF]
Baranoski, G. V. G.; Chen, T. F., Varsa, P.M.
In: Proceedings of the 40th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC)
Honolulu, HI, USA, pp. 4981–4986
July, 2018
DOI: 10.1109/EMBC.2018.8513196

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