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DEM, tide and velocity over sulzberger ice shelf, West Antarctica DEM, tide and velocity over sulzberger ice shelf, West Antarctica
Arctic and Antarctic ice sheets preserve more than 77% of the global fresh water and could raise global sea level by several meters if completely melted. Ocean tides near and under ice shelves shifts the grounding line position significantly and are one of current limitations to study glacier dynamics and mass balance. The Sulzberger ice shelf is an area of ice mass flux change in West...
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S. Baek, C. K. Shum, H. Lee, Y. Yi, Oh-Ig Kwoun, Z. Lu, Andreas Braun
USGS Releases New Digital Aerial Products USGS Releases New Digital Aerial Products
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Center for Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) has initiated distribution of digital aerial photographic products produced by scanning or digitizing film from its historical aerial photography film archive. This archive, located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, contains thousands of rolls of film that contain more than 8 million frames of...
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Water Resources Division U.S. Geological Survey
A comparative analysis of the Global Land Cover 2000 and MODIS land cover data sets A comparative analysis of the Global Land Cover 2000 and MODIS land cover data sets
Accurate and up-to-date global land cover data sets are necessary for various global change research studies including climate change, biodiversity conservation, ecosystem assessment, and environmental modeling. In recent years, substantial advancement has been achieved in generating such data products. Yet, we are far from producing geospatially consistent high-quality data at an...
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S. Giri, Z. Zhu, B. Reed
A simple and effective radiometric correction method to improve landscape change detection across sensors and across time A simple and effective radiometric correction method to improve landscape change detection across sensors and across time
Satellite data offer unrivaled utility in monitoring and quantifying large scale land cover change over time. Radiometric consistency among collocated multi-temporal imagery is difficult to maintain, however, due to variations in sensor characteristics, atmospheric conditions, solar angle, and sensor view angle that can obscure surface change detection. To detect accurate landscape...
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X. Chen, Lee Vierling, D. Deering
The Circumpolar Arctic vegetation map The Circumpolar Arctic vegetation map
Question: What are the major vegetation units in the Arctic, what is their composition, and how are they distributed among major bioclimate subzones and countries? Location: The Arctic tundra region, north of the tree line. Methods: A photo-interpretive approach was used to delineate the vegetation onto an Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) base image. Mapping experts...
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Donald A. Walker, Martha K. Raynolds, F.J.A. Daniels, E. Einarsson, A. Elvebakk, W.A. Gould, A.E. Katenin, S.S. Kholod, C. J. Markon, E. S. Melnikov, N.G. Moskalenko, Stephen S. Talbot, B.A. Yurtsev, L.C. Bliss, S.A. Edlund, S.C. Zoltai, M. Wilhelm, C. Bay, G. Gudjonsson, G.V. Ananjeva, D.S. Drozdov, L.A. Konchenko, Y.V. Korostelev, O.E. Ponomareva, N.V. Matveyeva, I.N. Safranova, R. Shelkunova, A.N. Polezhaev, B.E. Johansen, H.A. Maier, D.F. Murray, Michael D. Fleming, N.G. Trahan, T.M. Charron, S.M. Lauritzen, B.A. Vairin
An evaluation of sampling strategies to improve precision of estimates of gross change in land use and land cover An evaluation of sampling strategies to improve precision of estimates of gross change in land use and land cover
Statistical sampling offers a cost-effective, practical alternative to complete-coverage mapping for the objective of estimating gross change in land cover over large areas. Because land cover change is typically rare, the sampling strategy must take advantage of design and analysis tools that enhance precision. Using two populations of land cover change in the eastern United States, we
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S.V. Stehman, Terry L. Sohl, Thomas R. Loveland
Status of amphibians on the Continental Divide:Surveys on a transect from Montana to Colorado, USA Status of amphibians on the Continental Divide:Surveys on a transect from Montana to Colorado, USA
The Rocky Mountain Region of the United States Geological Survey's Amphibian Research and Monitoring Initiative is conducting monitoring of the status of amphibians on a transect that extends along the Continental Divide from Canada to Colorado and comprises four National Parks. Monitoring uses visual encounter surveys to determine site occupancy, with multiple visits to a subset of...
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P.S. Corn, B. R. Hossack, E. Muths, D.A. Patla, C.R. Peterson, Alisa L. Gallant
USGS MODIS direct broadcast - Reception and processing at the USGS Center for Earth Resources Observation and Science USGS MODIS direct broadcast - Reception and processing at the USGS Center for Earth Resources Observation and Science
The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) is a key instrument aboard NASA?s Terra Earth Observing System (EOS) AM and Aqua EOS PM spacecrafts.
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Water Resources Division U.S. Geological Survey
USGS Releases Landsat Orthorectified State Mosaics USGS Releases Landsat Orthorectified State Mosaics
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) National Remote Sensing Data Archive, located at the USGS Center for Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, maintains the Landsat orthorectified data archive. Within the archive are Landsat Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus (ETM+) data that have been pansharpened and orthorectified by the Earth Satellite Corporation...
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Water Resources Division U.S. Geological Survey
Elevation derivatives for national applications Elevation derivatives for national applications
The Elevation Derivatives for National Applications (EDNA) project is a multi-agency effort to develop standard topographically derived layers for use in hydrologic and environmental modeling. The EDNA takes advantage of the seamless and filtered characteristics for the National Elevation Dataset (NED) to create a hydrologically conditioned Digital Elevation Model (DEM) useful for...
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Water Resources Division U.S. Geological Survey
Earth Observing-1 Extended Mission Earth Observing-1 Extended Mission
Since November 2000, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Earth Observing-1 (EO-1) mission has demonstrated the capabilities of a dozen spacecraft sensor and communication innovations. Onboard the EO-1 spacecraft are two land remote sensing instruments. The Advanced Land Imager (ALI) acquires data in spectral bands and at resolutions similar to Landsat. The Hyperion...
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Water Resources Division U.S. Geological Survey
ASTER and USGS EROS disaster response: emergency imaging after Hurricane Katrina ASTER and USGS EROS disaster response: emergency imaging after Hurricane Katrina
The value of remotely sensed imagery during times of crisis is well established, and the increasing spatial and spectral resolution in newer systems provides ever greater utility and ability to discriminate features of interest (International Charter, Space and Major Disasters, 2005). The existing suite of sensors provides an abundance of data, and enables warning alerts to be broadcast...
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Kenneth A. Duda, Michael Abrams