Brent Wilder

Biographical Sketch

Brent is a Postdoctoral Researcher within the Uncertainty Quantification and Statistical Analysis Group at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. He works on the retrieval of geophysical properties from imaging spectroscopy data (e.g., EMIT, AVIRIS-NG), with an emphasis on improving quantification of uncertainties in coupled atmosphere-surface forward models. The goal of this work is to connect observational hyperspectral data with snow melt modeling to inform water managers about expected snowmelt flow rates, thereby using water more efficiently.

Dr. Wilder completed his PhD at Boise State University in 2025, focusing on the retrieval of optical properties of snow from spaceborne imaging spectroscopy.

Projects

• Imaging Spectroscopy, EMIT
• ROSES Terrestrial Hydrology Program

Selected Publications

Wilder, Brenton A, Enterkine, Josh, Hoppinen, Zachary, Adebisi, Naheem, Marshall, Hans-Peter and others (2025). “Modeling snow optical properties from single wavelength airborne lidar in steep forested terrain,” Frontiers in Earth Science, 13, p. 1487776, Frontiers Media SA. Document.

Wilder, Brenton A, Meyer, Joachim, Enterkine, Josh, and Glenn, Nancy F (2024). “Improved snow property retrievals by solving for topography in the inversion of at-sensor radiance measurements,” The Cryosphere, 18(11), pp. 5015–5029, Copernicus Publications G{\"o}ttingen, Germany. Document.

Wilder, Brenton A, Lee, Christine M, Chlus, Adam, Marshall, Hans-Peter, Brandt, Jodi and others (2024). “Computationally efficient retrieval of snow surface properties from spaceborne imaging spectroscopy measurements through dimensionality reduction using k-means clustering,” IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, IEEE. Document.

Wilder, Brenton A and Kinoshita, Alicia M (2022). “Incorporating ECOSTRESS evapotranspiration in a paired catchment water balance analysis after the 2018 Holy Fire in California,” Catena, 215, p. 106300, Elsevier. Document.

Wilder, Brenton A, Lancaster, Jeremy T, Cafferata, Peter H, Coe, Drew BR, Swanson, Brian J and others (2021). “An analytical solution for rapidly predicting post-fire peak streamflow for small watersheds in southern California,” Hydrological Processes, 35(1), pp. e13976, Wiley. Document.

Kohli, Gurjot, Lee, Christine M, Fisher, Joshua B, Halverson, Gregory, Variano, Evan and others including Wilder, Brenton A (2020). “ECOSTRESS and CIMIS: A comparison of potential and reference evapotranspiration in riverside county, California,” Remote Sensing, 12(24), p. 4126, MDPI. Document.