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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
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
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
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
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
Global Visualization (GloVis) Viewer Global Visualization (GloVis) Viewer
GloVis (http://glovis.usgs.gov) is a browse image-based search and order tool that can be used to quickly review the land remote sensing data inventories held at the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Center for Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS). GloVis was funded by the AmericaView project to reduce the difficulty of identifying and acquiring data for user-defined study areas...
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Water Resources Division U.S. Geological Survey
Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer Normalized Difference Vegetation Index Composites Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer Normalized Difference Vegetation Index Composites
The Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) is a broad-band scanner with four to six bands, depending on the model. The AVHRR senses in the visible, near-, middle-, and thermal- infrared portions of the electromagnetic spectrum. This sensor is carried on a series of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Polar Orbiting Environmental Satellites (POES), beginning...
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Water Resources Division U.S. Geological Survey
Evaluating lek occupancy of greater sage-grouse in relation to landscape cultivation in the Dakotas Evaluating lek occupancy of greater sage-grouse in relation to landscape cultivation in the Dakotas
Greater Sage-Grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) have been declining in many states and provinces of North America, and North and South Dakota hold no exception to these declines. We studied effects of cultivated land on Greater Sage-Grouse lek abandonment in North and South Dakota. Landscape-level data were assessed using satellite imagery within a geographic information system...
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Joe T. Smith, Lester D. Flake, Kenneth F. Higgins, Gerald D. Kobriger, Collin G. Homer
Improvement in absolute calibration accuracy of Landsat-5 TM with Landsat-7 ETM+ data Improvement in absolute calibration accuracy of Landsat-5 TM with Landsat-7 ETM+ data
The ability to detect and quantify changes in the Earth's environment depends on satellites sensors that can provide calibrated, consistent measurements of Earth's surface features through time. A critical step in this process is to put image data from subsequent generations of sensors onto a common radiometric scale. To evaluate Landsat-5 (L5) Thematic Mapper's (TM) utility in this role...
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Gyanesh Chander, Brian L. Markham, Esad Micijevic, P.M. Teillet, Dennis Helder
Drought monitoring techniques for famine early warning systems in Africa Drought monitoring techniques for famine early warning systems in Africa
No abstract available.
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James D. Rowland, J. P. Verdin, A. Adoum, G.B. Senay
Changing land management practices and vegetation on the Central Plateau of Burkina Faso (1968-2002) Changing land management practices and vegetation on the Central Plateau of Burkina Faso (1968-2002)
In the early 1980s, the situation on the northern part of the Central Plateau of Burkina Faso was characterized by expanding cultivation on lands marginal to agriculture, declining rainfall, low and declining cereal yields, disappearing and impoverishing vegetation, falling ground-water levels and strong outmigration. This crisis situation provoked two reactions. Farmers, as well as...
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C. Reij, G. Tappan, A. Belemvire
Automated mapping of hammond's landforms Automated mapping of hammond's landforms
We automated a method for mapping Hammond's landforms over large landscapes using digital elevation data. We compared our results against Hammond's published landform maps, derived using manual interpretation procedures. We found general agreement in landform patterns mapped by the manual and the automated approaches, and very close agreement in characterization of local topographic...
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Alisa L. Gallant, D.D. Brown, R.M. Hoffer