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Across-track tilt concept for sun glint mitigation in future Earth-observing missions Across-track tilt concept for sun glint mitigation in future Earth-observing missions
Sun glint is a major limitation for spaceborne optical remote sensing of aquatic environments, particularly in tropical and subtropical regions. By dominating the at-sensor radiance, sun glint complicates atmospheric correction and reduces the quality of aquatic reflectance products derived across Earth observation missions. This study presents a machine learning framework to quantify...
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Saeed Arab, Christopher J. Crawford, Benjamin Page, Kevin Turpie, Peter Gege, David Thompson, Kelly Luis
Quantifying Landsat’s contributions to U.S. agricultural and forestry applications Quantifying Landsat’s contributions to U.S. agricultural and forestry applications
The Landsat program has provided over 54 years of multispectral imagery, contributing vital information for agricultural and forestry scientific research and operational activities. Freely available Landsat data have enabled scientists to analyze land use patterns, assess ecological impacts, and develop strategies for sustainable management. We explored Landsat’s pivotal role through the...
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Ellen Wengert, Jordan Rowe, Shankar N. Ramaseri Chandra, Melanie K. Vanderhoof, Iris J. Garthwaite, Zhuoting Wu, Gregory Snyder, Kimberly A. Casey, Crista L. Straub, Daniel W. Opstal, Everett Hinkley
ECCOE Landsat quarterly calibration and validation report—Quarter 4, 2025 ECCOE Landsat quarterly calibration and validation report—Quarter 4, 2025
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Md Obaidul Haque, Nahid Hasan, Ashish Shrestha, Rajagopalan Rengarajan, Mark Lubke, Daniel Steinwand, Paul Bresnahan, Jerad L. Shaw, Kathryn Ruslander, Esad Micijevic, Michael J. Choate, Cody Anderson, Jeff Clauson, Kurt Thome, Amit Angal, Raviv Levy, Jeff Miller, Cibele Teixeira Pinto
System characterization report on Tanager System characterization report on Tanager
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Minsu Kim, Seonkyung Park, Jeff Clauson, Jim Vrabel, Ajit Sampath
VegET evapotranspiration for Africa: Continental-scale simulation, multi-product evaluation, and drought assessment VegET evapotranspiration for Africa: Continental-scale simulation, multi-product evaluation, and drought assessment
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Komlavi Akpoti, Naga Manohar Velpuri, Mansoor Leh, Stefanie Kagone, Kirubel Mekonnen, Afua Owusu, Mulugeta Tadesse, Paranamana T. Prabhath, Lahiru Madushanka, Tharindu Perera, Gabriel Edwin Lee Parrish, Vinay Nangia, Souleymane Sy, Jan Bliefernicht, Samuel Guug, Abdulkarim Seid, Gabriel B. Senay
Aligning legacy NLCD land cover maps based on Landsat Collection 1 to Collection 2 Aligning legacy NLCD land cover maps based on Landsat Collection 1 to Collection 2
The transition from Landsat Collection 1 to Collection 2 introduced significant improvements in radiometric and geometric accuracy. However, the improvements cause location misalignment between the existing Landsat-derived land cover products and the new collection. The legacy National Land Cover Database (NLCD) has been used as a cornerstone land cover source for a variety of research...
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Congcong Li, Suming Jin
Characterizing the long-term (1981–2023) temperature and precipitation dynamics in the Trans-Mountain regions of Kazakhstan, Central Asia Characterizing the long-term (1981–2023) temperature and precipitation dynamics in the Trans-Mountain regions of Kazakhstan, Central Asia
Mountain regions are highly climate-sensitive, yet long-term observational evidence of elevation and seasonal climate dynamics in Central Asia remains limited. This study examines spatiotemporal trends in temperature (Tmean, Tmax, Tmin, and diurnal temperature range [DTR]) and precipitation across Kazakhstan’s transmountain regions using 74 meteorological stations (1981–2023). Data were...
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Baktybek Duisebek, Gabriel B. Senay, Talgat Usmanov, Kudaibergen Kyrgyzbay, Janay Sagin, Yerbolat Mukanov, Kanat Samarkhanov, Xuejia Wang, Sulitan Danierhan, Xiaohui Pan
Thematic accuracy assessment of the National Land Cover Database (NLCD2021) for the conterminous United States Thematic accuracy assessment of the National Land Cover Database (NLCD2021) for the conterminous United States
The MultiResolution Land Characteristics (MRLC) consortium’s National Land Cover Database (NLCD) was established as an operational, stakeholder-oriented land cover monitoring program with the release of the NLCD2001 database. Both land cover and land cover change data became available with the release of NLCD2006. Here, we report the land cover and land cover change accuracies for...
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James Wickham, Stephen V. Stehman, Daniel G. Sorenson, Leila Gass, Jon Dewitz, Johnathan Vasa Kilaru
The Climate Hazards Center Infrared Precipitation with Stations, version 3 The Climate Hazards Center Infrared Precipitation with Stations, version 3
The Climate Hazards Center Infrared Precipitation with Stations (CHIRPS) data stream combines: (1) a high-resolution climatology, (2) thermal infrared (TIR) geostationary satellite observations, and (3) station observations. In the past, CHIRPS version 2 (CHIRPS2) has proven to be valuable for drought monitoring, hydrologic modeling, scientific studies and agricultural decision making...
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Chris Funk, Pete Peterson, Laura Harrison, Robert Saldivar, Martin Landsfeld, Diego Pedreros, Shraddhanand Shukla, Andreas H. Fink, Frank Davenport, Seth H. Peterson, William Turner, Austin Sonnier, Michael Budde, Karyn Tabor, James Verdin, Disha Hauzaree, Mohamed Naim, Daniella Alaso, Gregory Husak
Towards affordable wetland evapotranspiration monitoring using the Variance-Bowen Ratio method: Insights from three contrasting wetlands Towards affordable wetland evapotranspiration monitoring using the Variance-Bowen Ratio method: Insights from three contrasting wetlands
Accurate measurement of evapotranspiration (ET) is essential for sustainable water management. Standard methods such as eddy covariance (EC) are costly, while alternatives such as surface renewal are cheaper but require calibration and complex data processing. This study evaluates the utility of the Variance-Bowen Ratio (VBR) method for estimating ET across three California’s wetlands...
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Tianxin Wang, Gabriel B. Senay, Joseph Verfaille, Daphne J. Szutu, MacKenzie Friedrichs, Jack R. Eggleston, Dennis Baldocchi
ECCOE Landsat quarterly calibration and validation report—Quarter 3, 2025 ECCOE Landsat quarterly calibration and validation report—Quarter 3, 2025
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Md Obaidul Haque, Nahid Hasan, Ashish Shrestha, Rajagopalan Rengarajan, Mark Lubke, Daniel Steinwand, Paul Bresnahan, Jerad L. Shaw, Kathryn Ruslander, Esad Micijevic, Michael J. Choate, Cody Anderson, Jeff Clauson, Kurt Thome, Amit Angal, Raviv Levy, Jeff Miller, Leibo Ding, Cibele Teixeira Pinto
A framework for integrating spatiotemporal deep learning methods with landsat for annual land cover and impervious surface mapping A framework for integrating spatiotemporal deep learning methods with landsat for annual land cover and impervious surface mapping
Land cover information is essential for understanding Earth’s surface dynamics and how vegetation, water, soil, climate, and terrain interact. The National Land Cover Database (NLCD) has been the authoritative source for consistent U.S. land cover mapping. To extend NLCD’s temporal resolution and reduce production latency, we developed the Land Cover Artificial Mapping System (LCAMS)—a...
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Rylie Fleckenstein, Danika Fay Wellington, Suming Jin, Heather J. Tollerud, Jesslyn F. Brown, Jon Dewitz, Neal J. Pastick, Christopher P. Barber, Austin O'Brien, Mark Spanier