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An agreement coefficient for image comparison An agreement coefficient for image comparison
Combination of datasets acquired from different sensor systems is necessary to construct a long time-series dataset for remotely sensed land-surface variables. Assessment of the agreement of the data derived from various sources is an important issue in understanding the data continuity through the time-series. Some traditional measures, including correlation coefficient, coefficient of
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Lei Ji, Kevin Gallo
The global lambda visualization facility: An international ultra-high-definition wide-area visualization collaboratory The global lambda visualization facility: An international ultra-high-definition wide-area visualization collaboratory
The research outlined in this paper marks an initial global cooperative effort between visualization and collaboration researchers to build a persistent virtual visualization facility linked by ultra-high-speed optical networks. The goal is to enable the comprehensive and synergistic research and development of the necessary hardware, software and interaction techniques to realize the...
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J. Leigh, L. Renambot, Aaron H. Johnson, B. Jeong, R. Jagodic, N. Schwarz, D. Svistula, R. Singh, J. Aguilera, X. Wang, V. Vishwanath, B. Lopez, D. Sandin, T. Peterka, J. Girado, R. Kooima, J. Ge, L. Long, A. Verlo, T.A. DeFanti, M. Brown, D. Cox, R. Patterson, P. Dorn, P. Wefel, S. Levy, J. Talandis, J. Reitzer, T. Prudhomme, T. Coffin, B. Davis, P. Wielinga, B. Stolk, Koo G. Bum, J. Kim, S. Han, B. Corrie, T. Zimmerman, P. Boulanger, M. Garcia
Understanding Amphibian Declines Through Geographic Approaches Understanding Amphibian Declines Through Geographic Approaches
Growing concern over worldwide amphibian declines warrants serious examination. Amphibians are important to the proper functioning of ecosystems and provide many direct benefits to humans in the form of pest and disease control, pharmaceutical compounds, and even food. Amphibians have permeable skin and rely on both aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems during different seasons and stages...
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Alisa Gallant
On the absence of InSAR-detected volcano deformation spanning the 1995-1996 and 1999 eruptions of Shishaldin Volcano, Alaska On the absence of InSAR-detected volcano deformation spanning the 1995-1996 and 1999 eruptions of Shishaldin Volcano, Alaska
Shishaldin Volcano, a large, frequently active basaltic-andesite volcano located on Unimak Island in the Aleutian Arc of Alaska, had a minor eruption in 1995–1996 and a VEI 3 sub-Plinian basaltic eruption in 1999. We used 21 synthetic aperture radar images acquired by ERS-1, ERS-2, JERS-1, and RADARSAT-1 satellites to construct 12 coherent interferograms that span most of the 1993–2003...
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S.C. Moran, O. Kwoun, Timothy Masterlark, Z. Lu
Long-term dynamics of production, respiration, and net CO2 exchange in two sagebrush-steppe ecosystems Long-term dynamics of production, respiration, and net CO2 exchange in two sagebrush-steppe ecosystems
We present a synthesis of long-term measurements of CO2 exchange in 2 US Intermountain West sagebrush-steppe ecosystems. The locations near Burns, Oregon (1995–2001), and Dubois, Idaho (1996–2001), are part of the AgriFlux Network of the Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Measurements of net ecosystem CO2 exchange (Fc) during the growing season were
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T.G. Gilmanov, T.J. Svejcar, D.A. Johnson, R.F. Angell, Nicanor Z. Saliendra, B.K. Wylie
Soil-atmospheric exchange of CO2, CH4, and N2O in three subtropical forest ecosystems in southern China Soil-atmospheric exchange of CO2, CH4, and N2O in three subtropical forest ecosystems in southern China
The magnitude, temporal, and spatial patterns of soil-atmospheric greenhouse gas (hereafter referred to as GHG) exchanges in forests near the Tropic of Cancer are still highly uncertain. To contribute towards an improvement of actual estimates, soil-atmospheric CO2, CH4, and N2O fluxes were measured in three successional subtropical forests at the Dinghushan Nature Reserve (hereafter...
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X. Tang, S. Liu, G. Zhou, Dongxiao Zhang, C. Zhou
Using experimental and geospatial data to estimate regional carbon sequestration potential under no-till management Using experimental and geospatial data to estimate regional carbon sequestration potential under no-till management
Conservation management of croplands at the plot scale has demonstrated a great potential to mitigate the greenhouse effect through sequestration of atmospheric carbon (C) into soil. This study estimated the potential of soil to sequester C through the conversion of croplands from conventional tillage (CT) to no-till (NT) in the East Central United States between 1992 and 2012. This...
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Z. Tan, R. Lal, S. Liu
Cross-calibration of MODIS with ETM+ and ALI sensors for long-term monitoring of land surface processes Cross-calibration of MODIS with ETM+ and ALI sensors for long-term monitoring of land surface processes
Increasingly, data from multiple sensors are used to gain a more complete understanding of land surface processes at a variety of scales. Although higher-level products (e.g., vegetation cover, albedo, surface temperature) derived from different sensors can be validated independently, the degree to which these sensors and their products can be compared to one another is vastly improved...
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D. Meyer, G. Chander
Three decades of urbanization: Estimating the impact of land-cover change on stream salamander populations Three decades of urbanization: Estimating the impact of land-cover change on stream salamander populations
Urbanization has become the dominant form of landscape disturbance in parts of the United States. Small streams in the Piedmont region of the eastern United States support high densities of salamanders and are often the first habitats to be affected by landscape-altering factors such as urbanization. We used US Geological Survey land cover data from 1972 to 2000 and a relation between...
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S.J. Price, M.E. Dorcas, Alisa L. Gallant, R. W. Klaver, J.D. Willson
Small satellite multi mission C2 for maximum effect Small satellite multi mission C2 for maximum effect
This paper discusses US Air Force, US Army, US Navy, and NASA demonstrations based around the Virtual Mission Operations Center (VMOC) and its application in fielding a Multi Mission Satellite Operations Center (MMSOC) designed to integrate small satellites into the inherently tiered system environment of operations. The intent is to begin standardizing the spacecraft to ground...
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E. Miller, O. Medina, C. R. Lane, A. Kirkham, W. Ivancic, B. Jones, R. Risty
Old-growth forests can accumulate carbon in soils Old-growth forests can accumulate carbon in soils
Old-growth forests have traditionally been considered negligible as carbon sinks because carbon uptake has been thought to be balanced by respiration. We show that the top 20-centimeter soil layer in preserved old-growth forests in southern China accumulated atmospheric carbon at an unexpectedly high average rate of 0.61 megagrams of carbon hectare-1 year-1 from 1979 to 2003. This study...
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G. Zhou, S. Liu, Z. Li, Dongxiao Zhang, X. Tang, C. Zhou, J. Yan, J. Mo
Multiple baseline radar interferometry applied to coastal land cover classification and change analyses Multiple baseline radar interferometry applied to coastal land cover classification and change analyses
ERS-1 and ERS-2 SAR data were collected in tandem over a four-month period and used to generate interferometric coherence, phase, and intensity products that we compared to a classified land cover coastal map of Big Bend, Florida. Forests displayed the highest intensity, and marshes the lowest. The intensity for fresh marsh and forests progressively shifted while saline marsh intensity...
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Elijah W. Ramsey, Z. Lu, A. Rangoonwala, Russ Rykhus