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New products from the shuttle radar topography mission New products from the shuttle radar topography mission
New data products with broad applicability to the Earth sciences are now available from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM). SRTM, a joint project of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) and NASA, flew aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour on an 11-day mission in February 2000 with the goal of collecting a near-global data set of high-resolution elevation data [Fan and...
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Dean B. Gesch, Tom Farr, James Slater, Jan-Peter Muller, Sally Cook
Evaluating genetic viability of pronghorn in Wind Cave National Park Evaluating genetic viability of pronghorn in Wind Cave National Park
The pronghorn (Antilocapra americana) was reintroduced into Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota, in 1914 and thus, has inhabited the Park for almost a century. A decline in the population has raised concern for the continued existence of pronghorn inside Wind Cave National Park. Historically, pronghorn numbers reached greater than 300 individuals in the 1960’s but declined to about 30
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Jonathan A. Jenks, Christopher N. Jacques, Jaret D. Sievers, Robert W. Klaver, R. Terry Bowyer, Daniel E. Roddy
Intra-seasonal NDVI change projections in semi-arid Africa Intra-seasonal NDVI change projections in semi-arid Africa
Early warning systems (EWS) tend to focus on the identification of slow onset disasters such famine and epidemic disease. Since hazardous environmental conditions often precede disastrous outcomes by many months, effective monitoring via satellite and in situ observations can successfully guide mitigation activities. Accurate short term forecasts of NDVI could increase lead times, making...
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Christopher C. Funk, Molly E. Brown
The shuttle radar topography mission: data validation and applications The shuttle radar topography mission: data validation and applications
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Dean B. Gesch, Jan-Peter Muller, T.J. Farrugia
USGS Fire Science: Fire Danger Monitoring and Forecasting USGS Fire Science: Fire Danger Monitoring and Forecasting
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has advanced the use of moderate-resolution satellite data in a decision support system for assessing national fire potential. Weekly updated digital images of the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), based on data acquired at 1-kilometer (km) resolution (about 0.6 mi), have been used for the past 19 years as a means to assess live vegetation...
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Jeff Eidenshink
USGS EROS Interdisciplinary Science Collaboration with BRD, GD, GIO, and WRD USGS EROS Interdisciplinary Science Collaboration with BRD, GD, GIO, and WRD
No abstract available.
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Water Resources Division U.S. Geological Survey
United States of America United States of America
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D.E. Napton, Thomas R. Loveland
Quiescent deformation of the Aniakchak Caldera, Alaska mapped by InSAR Quiescent deformation of the Aniakchak Caldera, Alaska mapped by InSAR
The 10-km-wide caldera of the historically active Aniakchak volcano, Alaska, subsides ∼13 mm/yr, based on data from 19 European Remote Sensing Satellite (ERS-1 and ERS-2) interferometric synthetic aperture radar (InSAR) images from 1992 through 2002. The pattern of subsidence does not reflect the distribution of pyroclastic deposits from the last eruption in 1931 and therefore is not...
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Oh-Ig Kwoun, Zhong Lu, Christina A. Neal, Charles W. Wicks
A method for mapping corn using the US Geological Survey 1992 National Land Cover Dataset A method for mapping corn using the US Geological Survey 1992 National Land Cover Dataset
Long-term exposure to elevated nitrate levels in community drinking water supplies has been associated with an elevated risk of several cancers including non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, colon cancer, and bladder cancer. To estimate human exposure to nitrate, specific crop type information is needed as fertilizer application rates vary widely by crop type. Corn requires the highest application of...
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S.K. Maxwell, J.R. Nuckols, M.H. Ward
Absolute calibration accuracy of L4 TM and L5 TM sensor image pairs Absolute calibration accuracy of L4 TM and L5 TM sensor image pairs
The Landsat suite of satellites has collected the longest continuous archive of multispectral data of any land-observing space program. From the Landsat program's inception in 1972 to the present, the Earth science user community has benefited from a historical record of remotely sensed data. However, little attention has been paid to ensuring that the data are calibrated and comparable...
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G. Chander, E. Micijevic
Cross-calibration of A.M. constellation sensors for long term monitoring of land surface processes Cross-calibration of A.M. constellation sensors for long term monitoring of land surface processes
Data from multiple sensors must be used together to gain a more complete understanding of land surface processes at a variety of scales. Although higher-level products derived from different sensors (e.g., vegetation cover, albedo, surface temperature) can be validated independently, the degree to which these sensors and their products can be compared to one another is vastly improved if...
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D. Meyer, G. Chander