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New land surface digital elevation model covers the Earth New land surface digital elevation model covers the Earth
Land surface elevation around the world is reaching new heights—as far as its description and measurement goes. A new global digital elevation model (DEM) is being cited as a significant improvement in the quality of topographic data available for Earth science studies. Land surface elevation is one of the Earth's most fundamental geophysical properties, but the accuracy and detail with...
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Dean B. Gesch, Kristine L. Verdin, Susan K. Greenlee
Creation of a 30-meter land cover database for the conterminous United States—Accomplishments and future goals Creation of a 30-meter land cover database for the conterminous United States—Accomplishments and future goals
No abstract available.
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Terry L. Sohl, James Vogelmann, B.K. Wylie, Charles R. Larson, J. Nicholas Van Driel
The EOS land validation core sites: background information and current status The EOS land validation core sites: background information and current status
The EOS Land Validation Core Sites1 will provide the user community with timely ground, aircraft, and satellite data for EOS science and validation investigations. The sites, currently 24 distributed worldwide, represent a consensus among the instrument teams and validation investigators and represent a range of global biome types (see Figure 1 and Table 1; Privette et al., 1999; Justice...
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J. Morisette, J.L. Privette, C. Justice, D. Olson, John L. Dwyer, P. Davis, D. Starr, D. Wickland
Surface phenology and satellite sensor-derived onset of greenness: An initial comparison Surface phenology and satellite sensor-derived onset of greenness: An initial comparison
The objective of this work was to document the utility of phenological data derived from satellite sensors by comparing them with modelled phenology. Surface phenological model outputs (first leaf and first bloom dates) were correlated positively with satellite sensor-derived start of season (SOS) dates for 1991-1995 across the eastern United States. The correlation was highest for...
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Mark D. Schwartz, Bradley C. Reed
Change analysis in the United Arab Emirates: An investigation of techniques Change analysis in the United Arab Emirates: An investigation of techniques
Much of the landscape of the United Arab Emirates has been transformed over the past 15 years by massive afforestation, beautification, and agricultural programs. The "greening" of the United Arab Emirates has had environmental consequences, however, including degraded groundwater quality and possible damage to natural regional ecosystems. Personnel from the Ground- Water Research...
Authors
Terry L. Sohl
Comparison of TOMS and AVHRR volcanic ash retrievals from the August 1992 eruption of Mt. Spurr Comparison of TOMS and AVHRR volcanic ash retrievals from the August 1992 eruption of Mt. Spurr
On August 19, 1992, the Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) onboard NOAA-12 and NASA's Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer (TOMS) onboard the Nimbus-7 satellite simultaneously detected and mapped the ash cloud from the eruption of Mt. Spurr, Alaska. The spatial extent and geometry of the cloud derived from the two datasets are in good agreement and both AVHRR split window IR...
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N.A. Krotkov, O. Torres, C. Seftor, A.J. Krueger, A. Kostinski, William I. Rose, G.J.S. Bluth, D. Schneider, S.J. Schaefer
Analysis of land use change in urban environments Analysis of land use change in urban environments
Metropolitan areas in the United States are growing at unprecedented rates, creating extensive urban landscapes. Many of the farmlands, wetlands, forests, and deserts that formed the America of 1900 have been transformed during the past 100 years into human settlements. Almost everyone has seen these changes to their local environment but without a clear understanding of their impacts...
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Water Resources Division U.S. Geological Survey
Proceedings of the Third International Circumpolar Arctic Vegetation Mapping Workshop : a compilation of abstracts and short papers presented at the U.S. Geological Survey, EROS Alaska Field Office, Anchorage, Alaska, U.S.A., June 3-7, 1998 Proceedings of the Third International Circumpolar Arctic Vegetation Mapping Workshop : a compilation of abstracts and short papers presented at the U.S. Geological Survey, EROS Alaska Field Office, Anchorage, Alaska, U.S.A., June 3-7, 1998
No abstract available.
Authors
Carl J. Markon, Donald A. Walker
Designing an accuracy assessment for a USGS regional land cover mapping program Designing an accuracy assessment for a USGS regional land cover mapping program
No abstract available.
Authors
Z. Zhu, L. Yang, S.V. Stehman, R.L. Czaplewsld
Toward the use of remote sensing and other data to delineate functional types in terrestrial and aquatic systems Toward the use of remote sensing and other data to delineate functional types in terrestrial and aquatic systems
This chapter discusses the role that remotely sensed data play in improving the ability to document the distribution of global land cover types. If the relationships between the cover types and trace gas fluxes can be determined, then the dynamics of these fluxes can be established. The chapter discusses important aquatic systems—such as wetlands—and the land–water interface. Researchers...
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J. E. Estes, Thomas R. Loveland