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The National Elevation Dataset The National Elevation Dataset
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D.B. Gesch
The landsat image mosaic of the Antarctica Web Portal The landsat image mosaic of the Antarctica Web Portal
People believe what they can see. The Poles exist as a frozen dream to most people. The International Polar Year wants to break the ice (so to speak), open up the Poles to the general public, support current polar research, and encourage new research projects. The IPY officially begins in March, 2007. As part of this effort, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the British Antarctic...
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C.J. Rusanowski
Mapping an invasive plant, Phragmites australis, in coastal wetlands using the EO-1 Hyperion hyperspectral sensor Mapping an invasive plant, Phragmites australis, in coastal wetlands using the EO-1 Hyperion hyperspectral sensor
Mapping tools are needed to document the location and extent of Phragmites australis, a tall grass that invades coastal marshes throughout North America, displacing native plant species and degrading wetland habitat. Mapping Phragmites is particularly challenging in the freshwater Great Lakes coastal wetlands due to dynamic lake levels and vegetation diversity. We tested the...
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Bruce Pengra, C.A. Johnston, Thomas R. Loveland
Canadian and U.S. Cooperation for the development of standards and specifications for emerging mapping technologies Canadian and U.S. Cooperation for the development of standards and specifications for emerging mapping technologies
The mapping community is witnessing significant advances in available sensors, such as medium format digital cameras (MFDC) and Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) systems. In this regard, the Digital Photogrammetry Research Group (DPRG) of the Department of Geomatics Engineering at the University of Calgary has been actively involved in the development of standards and specifications...
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A. Habib, A. Jarvis, M. M. Al-Durgham, J. Lay, P. Quackenbush, G. Stensaas, D. Moe
Report of the First National Lidar Initiative Meeting, February 14-16, Reston, Va. Report of the First National Lidar Initiative Meeting, February 14-16, Reston, Va.
The first National Lidar Initiative meeting was held on February 14-16, 2007 at the USGS National Center in Reston, Virginia. This meeting was a successor to a meeting held September 12, 2006 of several agencies, including the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the Association of American State Geologists (AASG), and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). During the 2006...
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Jason M. Stoker, Jay Parrish, David Gisclair, David Harding, Ralph Haugerud, Martin Flood, Hans-Erik Andersen, Karen Schuckman, David Maune, Paul Rooney, Kirk Waters, Ayman Habib, Eddie Wiggins, Bryon Ellingson, Benjamin M. Jones, Steve Nechero, Amar Nayegandhi, Tim Saultz, George Lee
Using simulated historical time series to prioritize fuel treatments on landscapes across the United States: The LANDFIRE prototype project Using simulated historical time series to prioritize fuel treatments on landscapes across the United States: The LANDFIRE prototype project
Canopy and surface fuels in many fire-prone forests of the United States have increased over the last 70 years as a result of modern fire exclusion policies, grazing, and other land management activities. The Healthy Forest Restoration Act and National Fire Plan establish a national commitment to reduce fire hazard and restore fire-adapted ecosystems across the USA. The primary index...
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Robert E. Keane, Matthew Rollins, Zhi-Liang Zhu
Spatial data infrastructures in management of natural disasters Spatial data infrastructures in management of natural disasters
No abstract available.
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K.O. Asante, J. P. Verdin, M.P. Crane, S.A. Tokar, James D. Rowland
A five-year analysis of MODIS NDVI and NDWI for grassland drought assessment over the central Great Plains of the United States A five-year analysis of MODIS NDVI and NDWI for grassland drought assessment over the central Great Plains of the United States
A five-year (2001–2005) history of moderate resolution imaging spectroradiometer (MODIS) normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) and normalized difference water index (NDWI) data was analyzed for grassland drought assessment within the central United States, specifically for the Flint Hills of Kansas and Oklahoma. Initial results show strong relationships among NDVI, NDWI, and...
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Yingxin Gu, Jesslyn F. Brown, J. P. Verdin, B. Wardlow
Simulated responses of soil organic carbon stock to tillage management scenarios in the Northwest Great Plains Simulated responses of soil organic carbon stock to tillage management scenarios in the Northwest Great Plains
Background Tillage practices greatly affect carbon (C) stocks in agricultural soils. Quantification of the impacts of tillage on C stocks at a regional scale has been challenging because of the spatial heterogeneity of soil, climate, and management conditions. We evaluated the effects of tillage management on the dynamics of soil organic carbon (SOC) in croplands of the Northwest Great...
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Z. Tan, S. Liu, Z. Li, Thomas R. Loveland
Deriving a light use efficiency model from eddy covariance flux data for predicting daily gross primary production across biomes Deriving a light use efficiency model from eddy covariance flux data for predicting daily gross primary production across biomes
The quantitative simulation of gross primary production (GPP) at various spatial and temporal scales has been a major challenge in quantifying the global carbon cycle. We developed a light use efficiency (LUE) daily GPP model from eddy covariance (EC) measurements. The model, called EC-LUE, is driven by only four variables: normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI)...
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W. Yuan, S. Liu, G. Zhou, L.L. Tieszen, D. Baldocchi, C. Bernhofer, H. Gholz, Allen H. Goldstein, M. L. Goulden, D.Y. Hollinger, Y. Hu, B. E. Law, Paul C. Stoy, T. Vesala, S.C. Wofsy
Prime candidate earth targets for the post-launch radiometric calibration of space-based optical imaging instruments Prime candidate earth targets for the post-launch radiometric calibration of space-based optical imaging instruments
This paper provides a comprehensive list of prime candidate terrestrial targets for consideration as benchmark sites for the post-launch radiometric calibration of space-based instruments. The key characteristics of suitable sites are outlined primarily with respect to selection criteria, spatial uniformity, and temporal stability. The establishment and utilization of such benchmark...
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P.M. Teillet, J. A. Barsi, G. Chander, K. J. Thome
Distribution of light and heavy fractions of soil organic carbon as related to land use and tillage practice Distribution of light and heavy fractions of soil organic carbon as related to land use and tillage practice
Mass distributions of different soil organic carbon (SOC) fractions are influenced by land use and management. Concentrations of C and N in light- and heavy fractions of bulk soils and aggregates in 0–20 cm were determined to evaluate the role of aggregation in SOC sequestration under conventional tillage (CT), no-till (NT), and forest treatments. Light- and heavy fractions of SOC were...
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Zhengxi Tan, R. Lal, L. Owens, R. C. Izaurralde