Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Artistic and research interests
I am a full professor in remote sensing at Aalto University, and lead a team focusing on remote sensing and spectroscopy of forests and peatlands (and other vegetation types, too). Since obtaining my doctoral degree (in forest sciences) in 2005 from the University of Helsinki, I have worked in Finland and five other countries in multidisciplinary research teams focusing on forest sciences, remote sensing, atmospheric physics, and climate change. I have had funding from e.g., European Research Council (ERC, 2018-2024) and Research Council of Finland (2007-2009, 2010-2015, 2015-2019, 2019-2022, 2021-2025, 2022-2024). I have also completed university pedagogy studies in the Faculty of Behavioural Sciences, University of Helsinki.
I am available for school visits through Aalto Junior.
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Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
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Education/Academic qualification
Doctoral degree, Agriculture and Forestry, University of Helsinki
Award Date: 25 Mar 2005
External positions
Chair of Finnish Society for Forest Sciences
1 Jan 2019 → 31 Dec 2020
Vice chair of Finnish Society for Forest Sciencs
1 Jan 2017 → 31 Dec 2018
Keywords
- Forests
- Earth observation
- Remote Sensing
- Albedo
- Global satellite products
- ERC Consolidator Grant (PI)
- Peatland
- Vegetation
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Research output
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Exploring the potential of SAR and terrestrial and airborne LiDAR in predicting forest floor spectral properties in temperate and boreal forests
Mercier, A., Myllymäki, M., Hovi, A., Schraik, D. & Rautiainen, M., 1 Jan 2025, In: Remote Sensing of Environment. 316, 21 p., 114486.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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A spectral-structural characterization of European temperate, hemiboreal, and boreal forests
Rautiainen, M., Hovi, A., Schraik, D., Hanuš, J., Lukeš, P., Lhotáková, Z. & Homolová, L., 5 Nov 2024, In: Earth System Science Data. 16, 11, p. 5069-5087 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Data Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Comparison of contemporaneous Sentinel-2 and EnMAP data for vegetation index-based estimation of leaf area index and canopy closure of a boreal forest
Juola, J., Hovi, A. & Rautiainen, M., 27 Nov 2024, In: European Journal of Remote Sensing. 57, 1, 15 p., 2432975.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Corrigendum to ‘Quantifying stand-level clumping of boreal, hemiboreal and temperate European forest stands using terrestrial laser scanning’ Agricultural and Forest Meteorology Volume 339 (2023) 109564 (Agricultural and Forest Meteorology (2023) 339, (S0168192323002551), (10.1016/j.agrformet.2023.109564))
Schraik, D., Wang, D., Hovi, A. & Rautiainen, M., 15 Aug 2024, In: Agricultural and Forest Meteorology. 355, 110131.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › Scientific › peer-review
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Hyperspectral characterization of vegetation in hemiboreal, boreal and Arctic peatlands using a geographically extensive field dataset
Salko, S.-S., Hovi, A., Burdun, I., Juola, J. & Rautiainen, M., Sept 2024, In: Ecological Informatics. 82, 102772.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Open AccessFile4 Citations (Scopus)19 Downloads (Pure)
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PEATSPEC: Boreal peatlands from space: towards a new era of spectral characterization
Rautiainen, M. (Principal investigator)
01/09/2021 → 31/08/2025
Project: Academy of Finland: Other research funding
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ARTISDIG: Artificial Intelligence for Twinning the Diversity, Productivity and Spectral Signature of Forests
Rautiainen, M. (Principal investigator)
EU The Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF)
01/01/2022 → 31/12/2024
Project: Academy of Finland: Other research funding
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DIMEBO: Spectral Diversity Metrics for Boreal Forests
Rautiainen, M. (Principal investigator)
01/09/2019 → 30/06/2022
Project: Academy of Finland: Other research funding
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FREEDLES: From needles to landscapes: a novel approach to scaling forest spectra
Rautiainen, M. (Principal investigator)
01/05/2018 → 30/04/2024
Project: EU: ERC grants
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BOREALITY: Seasonal dynamics of the boreal region from space: connecting forest albedo to structure and productivity throughout the phenological cycle
Rautiainen, M. (Principal investigator)
01/09/2015 → 31/12/2019
Project: Academy of Finland: Other research funding
Datasets
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A dataset of stem reflectance spectra for standing dead Scots pine trees
Juola, J. (Creator) & Rautiainen, M. (Creator), Mendeley Data, 21 Sept 2022
Dataset
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Reflectance spectra of common boreal ground lichen species
Kuusinen, N. (Creator), Juola, J. (Creator), Karki, B. (Creator), Stenroos, S. (Creator) & Rautiainen, M. (Creator), Mendeley Data, 31 Mar 2021
DOI: 10.17632/k482pn3gp4.1, https://data.mendeley.com/datasets/k482pn3gp4/1
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Leaf spectra of alder buckthorn, common hazel and European fly honeysuckle
Mercier, A. (Creator), Karlqvist, S. (Contributor), Hovi, A. (Contributor) & Rautiainen, M. (Contributor), Mendeley Data, 6 Oct 2023
DOI: 10.17632/3bkrwhk4p3.1, https://data.mendeley.com/datasets/3bkrwhk4p3
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Dataset of tree canopy structure and variation in understory composition in a boreal forest site
Majasalmi, T. (Creator) & Rautiainen, M. (Contributor), Mendeley Data, 10 Apr 2020
DOI: 10.17632/dyt4nkp583.1, https://data.mendeley.com/datasets/dyt4nkp583
Dataset
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Leaf and needle spectra for 25 boreal tree species
Hovi, A. (Creator) & Rautiainen, M. (Creator), Mendeley Data, 25 Mar 2022
DOI: 10.17632/nvgjcn5nsx.1, https://data.mendeley.com/datasets/nvgjcn5nsx
Dataset
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From canopy structure to forest floor: the potential of LiDAR and SAR sensors for predicting boreal forest floor spectral properties
Mercier, A. (Speaker), Myllymäki, M. (Speaker), Hovi, A. (Speaker), Schraik, D. (Speaker) & Rautiainen, M. (Speaker)
17 Jan 2024 → 19 Jan 2024Activity: Talk or presentation types › Conference presentation
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Docent (University of Helsinki)
Rautiainen, M. (Visitor)
2008 → …Activity: Other activity types › Academic qualification (e.g. title of docent)
Press/Media
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New Findings in Remote Sensing Described from University of Eastern Finland (Evaluation of a forest radiative transfer model using an extensive boreal forest inventory database)
12/12/2023
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Media appearance
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Study Findings on Technology Are Outlined in Reports from Aalto University (Practical Recommendations and Limitations for Pushbroom Hyperspectral Imaging of Tree Stems)
06/12/2023
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Media appearance
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Findings from Aalto University Provide New Insights into Engineering (Synergistic Use of Multi- and Hyperspectral Remote Sensing Data and Airborne Lidar To Retrieve Forest Floor Reflectance)
Hovi, A., Rautiainen, M. & Schraik, D.
29/08/2023
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Media appearance
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New Ecology and Evolution Findings Has Been Reported by Investigators at Aalto University (Intra- and Interspecific Variation In Spectral Properties of Dominant Sphagnum Moss Species In Boreal Peatlands)
09/08/2023
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Media appearance
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Uusi menetelmä auttaa seuraamaan soiden ennallistamisen onnistumista
28/07/2023
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Media appearance