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A parallel-processing approach to computing for the geographic sciences
The overarching goal of this project is to build a spatially distributed infrastructure for information science research by forming a team of information science researchers and providing them with similar hardware and software tools to perform collaborative research. Four geographically distributed Centers of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) are developing their own clusters of low-cost personal
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Michael Crane, Dan Steinwand, Tim Beckmann, Greg Krpan, Jim Haga, Brian Maddox, Mark Feller
Measurement of seafloor radioactivity at the Farallon Islands Radioactive Waste Dump Site, California
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D.G. Jones, P. D. Roberts, J. Limburg, Herman A. Karl, J. L. Chin, Wayne C. Shanks, R. Hall, Daniel M. Howard
Satellite images for land cover monitoring - Navigating through the maze
Policy makers, managers, scientists and the public can view the changing environment using satellite images. More than 60 Earth observing satellites are collecting images of the Earth's surface. Remote sensing satellite systems for land cover assessment are operated by a growing number of countries including India, the United States, Japan, France, Canada and Russia.
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Claudia Künzer, Gene Fosnight
Evaluation of the Liu model for predicting rainfall interception in forests world-wide
Simple but effective models are needed for the prediction of rainfall interception under a full range of environmental and management conditions. The Liu model was validated using data published in the literature and was compared with two leading models in the literature: the Rutter and the Gash models. The Liu model was tested against the Rutter model on a single-storm basis with interception mea
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Shu-Guang Liu
Thematic accuracy of MRLC land cover for the eastern United States
One objective of the MultiResolution Land Characteristics (MRLC) consortium is to map general land-cover categories for the conterminous United States using Landsat Thematic Mapper (TM) data. Land-cover mapping and classification accuracy assessment are complete for the eastern United States. The accuracy assessment was based on photo-interpreted reference data obtained from a stratified probabili
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Limin Yang, Stephen V. Stehman, Jonathan H. Smith, James D. Wickham
Completion of the 1990s National Land Cover Data set for the conterminous United States from Landsat Thematic Mapper data and ancillary data sources
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James E. Vogelmann, Stephen M. Howard, Limin Yang, Charles R. Larson, Bruce K. Wylie, J. Nicholas Van Driel
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Tom DeFelice, Robert F. Cahalan
Elastic rebound following the Kocaeli earthquake, Turkey, recorded using synthetic aperture radar interferometry
A basic model incorporating satellite synthetic aperture radar (SAR) interferometry of the fault rupture zone that formed during the Kocaeli earthquake of August 17, 1999, documents the elastic rebound that resulted from the concomitant elastic strain release along the North Anatolian fault. For pure strike-slip faults, the elastic rebound function derived from SAR interferometry is directly inver
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Larry Mayer, Zhong Lu
The Landsat 7 mission: terrestrial research and applications for the 21st century
The Landsat Earth observation approach introduced in 1972 created a new way of monitoring land cover and land use globally. The Landsat 7 mission, successfully launched on April 15, 1999, continues those observations and demonstrates significant progress in precise numerical radiometry, spectral differentiation, and seasonally repetitive monitoring. Substantial improvements in calibration procedur
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Samuel N. Goward, Jeffrey G. Masek, Darrel L. Williams, James R. Irons, R.J. Thompson
A parallel-processing approach to computing for the geographic sciences; applications and systems enhancements
The overarching goal of this project is to build a spatially distributed infrastructure for information science research by forming a team of information science researchers and providing them with similar hardware and software tools to perform collaborative research. Four geographically distributed Centers of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) are developing their own clusters of low-cost, persona
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Michael Crane, Dan Steinwand, Tim Beckmann, Greg Krpan, Shu-Guang Liu, Erin Nichols, Jim Haga, Brian Maddox, Chris Bilderback, Mark Feller, George Homer
Tampa Bay Integrated Science Pilot Study: Baseline mapping, land surface dynamics and predictive modeling, and hazards vulnerability studies
Tampa Bay and its environs have experienced phenomenal urban growth and significant changes in land cover and land-use practices over the past 50 years. This trend is expected to continue, with the impact of human activity broadening geographically and intensifying throughout the region.One of the immediate impacts of urban growth is the creation of additional impervious surfaces, which in turn, g
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Michael Crane, Kimberly Yates, Robert Clark, Dean Gesch, Kurt Hess, John Koehmstedt, Dennis Milbert, Bruce Parker, Dan Sechrist, Janet Tilley, Robert Wilson
Tampa Bay Integrated Science Pilot Study: wetland characterization
Coastal wetlands in Tampa Bay consist of mangrove forest and tidal salt marsh. Wetlands buffer storm surges, provide fish and wildlife habitat, and enhance water quality through the removal of water-borne nutrients and contaminants. Substantial areas of both mangrove and salt marsh have been lost to agricultural, residential and industrial development in this urban estuary. Wetlands restoration ha
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Carole C. McIvor, Ellen Raabe, Kimberly Yates, Bill Carter, Mike Crane, Mario Fernandez, Brandt Henningsen, Sara Kruse, Rich Oches, Ed Proffitt, Randy Runnels, Ramesh Shrestha, Tom Smith, Steve Travis