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Accuracy assessment of a 300 m global land cover map—The GlobCover experience Accuracy assessment of a 300 m global land cover map—The GlobCover experience

No abstract available.
Authors
Pierre Defourny, L. Schouten, S. Bartalev, S. Bontemps, P. Caccetta, A.J.W. de Wit, C. Di Bella, B. Gerard, Chandra Giri, G. Vond, G.W. Hazeu, A. Heinimann, M. Herold, J. Knoops, G. Jaffrain, R. Latifovic, H. Lin, P. Mayaux, C.W. Mucher, A. Nonguierma, H.-J. Stibig, E. Van Bogaert, C. Vancutsem, P. Bicheron, M. Leroy, O. Arino

Coastal sensitivity to sea level rise— A focus on the Mid-Atlantic Region Coastal sensitivity to sea level rise— A focus on the Mid-Atlantic Region

This Synthesis and Assessment Product (SAP), developed as part of the U.S. Climate Change Science Program, examines potential effects of sea-level rise from climate change during the twenty-first century, with a focus on the mid-Atlantic coast of the United States. Using scientific literature and policy-related documents, the SAP describes the physical environments; potential changes to...
Authors
James G. Titus, K. Eric Anderson, Donald R. Cahoon, Dean B. Gesch, Stephen K. Gill, Benjamin T. Gutierrez, E. Robert Thieler, S. Jeffress Williams

Mapping irrigated lands across the United States using MODIS satellite imagery Mapping irrigated lands across the United States using MODIS satellite imagery

This book opens a new pathway for global mapping that is focused on a specific land use theme, such as irrigated or rain-fed croplands and classes within these themes. Since croplands use most of the water consumed by humans, specific knowledge of irrigated and rain-fed croplands will be critical for precise estimates of water use. At present and in the coming decades, irrigated and rain...
Authors
J.F. Brown, S.K. Maxwell, Md Shahriar Pervez

Greater Platte River Basins - Science to sustain ecosystems and communities Greater Platte River Basins - Science to sustain ecosystems and communities

The Greater Platte River Basins (GPRB), located in the heartland of the United States, provides a collaborative opportunity for the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and its partners to understand the sustainability of natural and managed ecosystems under changing climate and resource requirements.The Greater Platte River Basins, an area of about 140,000 square miles, sustains thousands of...
Authors
June M. Thormodsgard

Mapping and Visualization of Storm-Surge Dynamics for Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita Mapping and Visualization of Storm-Surge Dynamics for Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita

The damages caused by the storm surges from Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita were significant and occurred over broad areas. Storm-surge maps are among the most useful geospatial datasets for hurricane recovery, impact assessments, and mitigation planning for future storms. Surveyed high-water marks were used to generate a maximum storm-surge surface for Hurricane Katrina extending...
Authors
Dean B. Gesch

Sample project: establishing a global forest monitoring capability using multi-resolution and multi-temporal remotely sensed data sets Sample project: establishing a global forest monitoring capability using multi-resolution and multi-temporal remotely sensed data sets

Quantifying rates of forest-cover change is important for improved carbon accounting and climate change modeling, management of forestry and agricultural resources, and biodiversity monitoring. A practical solution to examining trends in forest cover change at global scale is to employ remotely sensed data. Satellite-based monitoring of forest cover can be implemented consistently across...
Authors
Matt Hansen, Steve Stehman, Tom Loveland, Jim Vogelmann, Mark Cochrane

Agroenvironmental transformation in the Sahel: Another kind of "green revolution" Agroenvironmental transformation in the Sahel: Another kind of "green revolution"

A farmer-managed, agroenvironmental transformation has occurred over the past three decades in the West African Sahel, enabling both land rehabilitation and agricultural intensification to support a dense and growing population. This paper traces the technical and institutional innovations, their impacts, and lessons learned from two successful examples. The first is the story of the...
Authors
Chris Reij, G. Gray Tappan, Melinda Smale

Monitoring and modelling landscape dynamics Monitoring and modelling landscape dynamics

No abstract available.
Authors
Thomas Houet, Peter H. Verburg, Thomas Loveland

An automated approach for reconstructing recent forest disturbance history using dense Landsat time series stacks An automated approach for reconstructing recent forest disturbance history using dense Landsat time series stacks

A highly automated algorithm called vegetation change tracker (VCT) has been developed for reconstructing recent forest disturbance history using Landsat time series stacks (LTSS). This algorithm is based on the spectral–temporal properties of land cover and forest change processes, and requires little or no fine tuning for most forests with closed or near close canopy cover. It was...
Authors
Chengquan Huang, Samuel N. Goward, Jeffery G. Masek, Nancy Thomas, Zhiliang Zhu, James Vogelmann
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