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A 16-year time series of 1 km AVHRR satellite data of the conterminous United States and Alaska A 16-year time series of 1 km AVHRR satellite data of the conterminous United States and Alaska
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has developed a 16-year time series of vegetation condition information for the conterminous United States and Alaska using 1 km Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) data. The AVHRR data have been processed using consistent methods that account for radiometric variability due to calibration uncertainty, the effects of the atmosphere on...
Authors
Jeff Eidenshink
Temporal evolution of carbon budgets of the Appalachian forests in the U.S. from 1972 to 2000 Temporal evolution of carbon budgets of the Appalachian forests in the U.S. from 1972 to 2000
Estimating dynamic terrestrial ecosystem carbon (C) sources and sinks over large areas is difficult. The scaling of C sources and sinks from the field level to the regional level has been challenging due to the variations of climate, soil, vegetation, and disturbances. As part of an effort to estimate the spatial, temporal, and sectional dimensions of the United States C sources and...
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J. Liu, S. Liu, Thomas R. Loveland
Radiometric calibration stability of the EO-1 advanced land imager: 5 years on-orbit Radiometric calibration stability of the EO-1 advanced land imager: 5 years on-orbit
The Advanced Land Imager (ALI) was developed as a prototype sensor for follow on missions to Landsat-7. It was launched in November 2000 on the Earth Observing One (EO-1) satellite as a nominal one-year technology demonstration mission. As of this writing, the sensor has continued to operate in excess of 5 years. Six of the ALl's nine multi-spectral (MS) bands and the panchromatic band...
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B. L. Markham, L. Ong, J. A. Barsi, J. A. Mendenhall, D. E. Lencioni, D. L. Helder, D. M. Hollaren, R. Morfitt
Belowground carbon balance and carbon accumulation rate in the successional series of monsoon evergreen broad-leaved forest Belowground carbon balance and carbon accumulation rate in the successional series of monsoon evergreen broad-leaved forest
The balance, accumulation rate and temporal dynamics of belowground carbon in the successional series of monsoon evergreen broadleaved forest are obtained in this paper, based on long-term observations to the soil organic matter, input and standing biomass of litter and coarse woody debris, and dissolved organic carbon carried in the hydrological process of subtropical climax forest...
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G. Zhou, S. Liu, X. Tang, X. Ouyang, Dongxiao Zhang, J. Liu, J. Yan, C. Zhou, Y. Luo, L. Guan, Yajing Liu
Evaluating a small footprint, waveform-resolving lidar over coastal vegetation communities Evaluating a small footprint, waveform-resolving lidar over coastal vegetation communities
NASA’s Experimental Advanced Airborne Research Lidar (EAARL) is a raster-scanning, waveform-resolving, green-wavelength (532 nm) lidar designed to map near-shore bathymetry, topography, and vegetation structure simultaneously. The EAARL sensor records the time history of the return waveform within a small footprint (20 cm diameter) for each laser pulse, enabling characterization of...
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Amar Nayegandhi, John Brock, C. Wayne Wright, M. J. O’Connell
Land use/land cover change effects on temperature trends at U.S. Climate Normals stations Land use/land cover change effects on temperature trends at U.S. Climate Normals stations
Alterations in land use/land cover (LULC) in areas near meteorological observation stations can influence the measurement of climatological variables such as temperature. Urbanization near climate stations has been the focus of considerable research attention, however conversions between non-urban LULC classes may also have an impact. In this study, trends of minimum, maximum, and...
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R. C. Hale, K. P. Gallo, T.W. Owen, Thomas R. Loveland
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...
Authors
Alisa Gallant
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
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
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
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
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