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Archiving, processing, and disseminating ASTER products at the USGS EROS Data Center Archiving, processing, and disseminating ASTER products at the USGS EROS Data Center
The U.S. Geological Survey EROS Data Center archives, processes, and disseminates Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) data products. The ASTER instrument is one of five sensors onboard the Earth Observing System's Terra satellite launched December 18, 1999. ASTER collects broad spectral coverage with high spatial resolution at near infrared, shortwave...
Authors
Brenda Jones, Brian L. Tolk
Grid-cell-based crop water accounting for the famine early warning system Grid-cell-based crop water accounting for the famine early warning system
Rainfall monitoring is a regular activity of food security analysts for sub-Saharan Africa due to the potentially disastrous impact of drought. Crop water accounting schemes are used to track rainfall timing and amounts relative to phenological requirements, to infer water limitation impacts on yield. Unfortunately, many rain gauge reports are available only after significant delays, and...
Authors
J. Verdin, R. Klaver
Strong interseismic coupling, fault afterslip, and viscoelastic flow before and after the Oct. 9, 1995 Colima-Jalisco earthquake: continuous GPS measurements from Colima, Mexico Strong interseismic coupling, fault afterslip, and viscoelastic flow before and after the Oct. 9, 1995 Colima-Jalisco earthquake: continuous GPS measurements from Colima, Mexico
Continuous GPS measurements from Colima, Mexico during 4/93-6/01, bracketing the Oct. 9, 1995 M = 8.0 Colima-Jalisco earthquake, provide new constraints on Rivera plate subduction mechanics. Modeling of margin-normal strain accumulation before the earthquake suggests the Rivera-North America subduction interface was fully locked. Transient postseismic motion from 10/ 95-6/97 is well fit...
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B.M. Azua, C. DeMets, Timothy Masterlark
Preeruptive inflation and surface interferometric coherence characteristics revealed by satellite radar interferometry at Makushin Volcano, Alaska: 1993-2000 Preeruptive inflation and surface interferometric coherence characteristics revealed by satellite radar interferometry at Makushin Volcano, Alaska: 1993-2000
Pilot reports in January 1995 and geologic field observations from the summer of 1996 indicate that a relatively small explosive eruption of Makushin, one of the more frequently active volcanoes in the Aleutian arc of Alaska, occurred on 30 January 1995. Several independent radar interferograms that each span the time period from October 1993 to September 1995 show evidence of ???7 cm of...
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Z. Lu, J.A. Power, V.S. McConnell, C. Wicks, D. Dzurisin
AVHRR composite period selection for land cover classification AVHRR composite period selection for land cover classification
Multitemporal satellite image datasets provide valuable information on the phenological characteristics of vegetation, thereby significantly increasing the accuracy of cover type classifications compared to single date classifications. However, the processing of these datasets can become very complex when dealing with multitemporal data combined with multispectral data. Advanced Very...
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S.K. Maxwell, R.M. Hoffer, P.L. Chapman
Quaternary Park — Retrieval of lost satellite images from the late 20th Century Quaternary Park — Retrieval of lost satellite images from the late 20th Century
No abstract available.
Authors
G. P. Blount, Thomas M. Holm, John Faundeen
A strategy for estimating tree canopy density using Landsat 7 ETM+ and high resolution images over large areas A strategy for estimating tree canopy density using Landsat 7 ETM+ and high resolution images over large areas
Forest cover is of great interest to a variety of scientific and land management applications, many of which require not only information on forest categories, but also tree canopy density. In previous studies, large area tree canopy density had been estimated at spatial resolutions of 1km or coarser using coarse resolution satellite images. In this study, a strategy is developed for...
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Chengquan Huang, Limin Yang, Bruce K. Wylie, Collin G. Homer
Use of the USDA Forest Service Geographic Information System for determining cover type use by white-tailed deer Use of the USDA Forest Service Geographic Information System for determining cover type use by white-tailed deer
Cover type use by white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus dacotensis) in the central Black Hills of South Dakota was compared to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service digital data using a Geographic Information System (GIS). Cover types were determined from observations of radiocollared deer and random locations and from corresponding point locations in the...
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Christopher S. DePerno, Jonathan A. Jenks, Steven L. Griffin, Robert W. Klaver
RESIS–II — Making the reservoir survey information system complete and user friendly RESIS–II — Making the reservoir survey information system complete and user friendly
No abstract available.
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Robert F. Stallard, David M. Mixon, David A. Kinner, Bruce B. Worstell
Transboundary movement of airborne pollutants — A methodology for integrating spaceborne images and ground based data Transboundary movement of airborne pollutants — A methodology for integrating spaceborne images and ground based data
The availability of relevant and accurate environmental information is essential for environmental policy-makers. Recent improvements in satellite remote sensing technologies, groundbased monitors, and data access have resulted in the ability to observe and assess major atmospheric and ecological events around the world on a timely basis Each of these monitoring technologies reveals...
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Jill Engel-Cox, Thomas P. DeFelice, Stefan Falk
Landsat 7 on-orbit modulation transfer function estimation Landsat 7 on-orbit modulation transfer function estimation
The Landsat 7 spacecraft and its Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus (ETM+) were launched on April 15, 1999. Pre-launch modeling of the ETM+ optical system predicted that modulation transfer function (MTF) performance would change on-orbit. A method was developed to monitor the along-scan MTF performance of the ETM+ sensor system using on-orbit data of the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway in...
Authors
James C. Storey
Blending bathymetry with topography—The Tampa Bay demonstration project Blending bathymetry with topography—The Tampa Bay demonstration project
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Bruce Parker, Dennis Milbert, Robert Wilson, Jon Bailey, Dean B. Gesch