Dr Amal Chakhar — Postdoctoral Research Fellow

About

I am a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds, and a member of the Institute for Climate and Atmospheric Science.

My research focuses on developing Earth observation methodologies for sustainable agriculture, combining satellite remote sensing with machine learning to address challenges in crop classification, soil moisture retrieval, irrigation detection, and drought monitoring.

I currently contribute to the iSPARK project, developing Earth observation approaches for crop classification and drought and irrigation monitoring to support sustainable agriculture in Kenya.

Research

Remote Sensing Precision Agriculture Crop Classification Machine Learning Soil Moisture Retrieval Irrigation Detection Evapotranspiration Drought Monitoring

iSPARK

University of Leeds · Current

Innovation in Sustainability, Policy, Adaptation and Resilience in Kenya — developing Earth observation methodologies for crop classification and drought and irrigation monitoring to safeguard food security in western Kenya.

Publications

Assessing the Accuracy of Multiple Classification Algorithms Combining Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 for the Citrus Crop Classification and Spatialization of the Actual Evapotranspiration Obtained from Flux Tower Eddy Covariance: Case Study of Cap Bon, Tunisia
A. Chakhar, R. Zitouna-Chebbi, D. Hernández-López, R. Ballesteros, I. Mahjoub, M.A. Moreno

Proceedings of IAHS, 385, 443–448
2024
Irrigation Detection Using Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 Time Series on Fruit Tree Orchards
A. Chakhar, D. Hernández-López, R. Ballesteros, M.A. Moreno

Remote Sensing, 16(3), 458
2024
Optimized Software Tools to Generate Large Spatio-Temporal Data Using the Datacubes Concept: Application to Crop Classification in Cap Bon, Tunisia
A. Chakhar, D. Hernández-López, R. Ballesteros, R. Zitouna-Chebbi, M.A. Moreno

Remote Sensing, 14(19), 5013
2022
Improvement of the Soil Moisture Retrieval Procedure Based on the Integration of UAV Photogrammetry and Satellite Remote Sensing Information
A. Chakhar, D. Hernández-López, R. Ballesteros, M.A. Moreno

Remote Sensing, 13(24), 4968
2021
Design of a Local Nested Grid for the Optimal Combined Use of Landsat 8 and Sentinel 2 Data
A. Chakhar, D. Hernández-López, R. Ballesteros, M.A. Moreno

Remote Sensing, 13(8), 1546
2021
Improving the Accuracy of Multiple Algorithms for Crop Classification by Integrating Sentinel-1 Observations with Sentinel-2 Data
A. Chakhar, D. Hernández-López, R. Ballesteros, M.A. Moreno

Remote Sensing, 13(2), 243
2021
Applications of Remote Sensing in Precision Agriculture: A Review
A. Chakhar, O. Ortega-Terol, D. Hernández-López, R. Ballesteros, L. Ortega-Terol, M.A. Moreno

Remote Sensing, 12(19), 3136
2020
Assessing the Accuracy of Multiple Classification Algorithms for Crop Classification Using Landsat-8 and Sentinel-2 Data
A. Chakhar, O. Ortega-Terol, D. Hernández-López, R. Ballesteros, L. Ortega-Terol, M.A. Moreno

Remote Sensing, 12(11), 1735
2020
Observing Actual Evapotranspiration from Flux Tower Eddy Covariance Measurements within a Hilly Watershed: Case Study of the Kamech Site, Cap Bon Peninsula, Tunisia
R. Zitouna-Chebbi, L. Prévot, A. Chakhar, M. Marniche-Ben Abdallah, D. Jacob

Atmosphere, 9(2), 68
2018
Observing Actual Evapotranspiration within a Hilly Watershed: Case Study of the Kamech Site, Cap Bon Peninsula, Tunisia
R. Zitouna-Chebbi, L. Prévot, A. Chakhar, M. Marniche-Ben Abdallah, D. Jacob

Proceedings, 1(5), 113
2017

Education

PhD in Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

University of Castilla-La Mancha, Spain

2023
MSc in Integrated Planning for Rural Development and Environmental Management

Spain
Engineering Degree in Horticultural Systems

University of Sousse, Tunisia

2015

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