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Geographic modeling of food production from rainfed agriculture—Senegal case study Geographic modeling of food production from rainfed agriculture—Senegal case study
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D. G. Moore, G.G. Tappan, Stephen M. Howard, R.W. Lietzow, C.A. Nadeau, W. Renison, J. Olsson
An analysis of human-induced land transformations in the San Francisco Bay/Sacramento area An analysis of human-induced land transformations in the San Francisco Bay/Sacramento area
Part of the U.S. Geological Survey's Global Change Research Program involvesstudying the area from the Pacific Ocean to the Sierra foothills to enhance understanding ofthe role that human activities play in global change. The study investigates the ways thathumans transform the land and the effects that changing the landscape may have on regionaland global systems. To accomplish this...
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David A. Kirtland, L.J. Gaydos, Keith Clarke, Lee DeCola, William Acevedo, Cindy Bell
Development of a digital land cover data base for the Selawik National Wildlife Refuge Development of a digital land cover data base for the Selawik National Wildlife Refuge
Digital land cover and terrain data of the Selawik National Wildlife Refuge were produced by the U.S. Geological Survey's (USGS) Earth Resources Observation Systems Alaska Field Office for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. These and other environmental data were incorporated into a Fish and Wildlife Service geographic information system to prepare a comprehensive conservation plan and...
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Carl J. Markon, William Kirk
Overview of South‐east Asia land cover using a NOAA AVHRR one kilometer composite Overview of South‐east Asia land cover using a NOAA AVHRR one kilometer composite
A cloud free AVHRR composite of South‐East Asia at one kilometer resolution has been produced from 38 selected daily NOAA‐11 AVHRR images. Geometric accuracy of about 1 pixel is achieved using a two‐step rectification algorithm (orbital model and transformation by ground control points). A spatial and spectral enhancement has been performed, the sea masked out and political boundaries...
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Pierre Defourny, Udai C. Pradhan, Sritharan Vinay, Gary E. Johnson
Identification of tundra land cover near Teschekpuk Lake, Alaska using SPOT satellite data Identification of tundra land cover near Teschekpuk Lake, Alaska using SPOT satellite data
Tundra vegetation in the Teshekpuk Lake area of the Alaskan Arctic Coastal Plain was mapped to assess distribution and abundance of waterfowl habitats. Three SPOT satellite scenes were acquired and registered to a 20 m Universal Transverse Mercator grid. Two clustering techniques were used to develop statistical parameters by which the SPOT data were spectrally classified. A maximum...
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Carl J. Markon, Dirk V. Derksen
Terrestrial remote sensing science and algorithms planned for EOS/MODIS Terrestrial remote sensing science and algorithms planned for EOS/MODIS
The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) will be the primary daily global monitoring sensor on the NASA Earth Observing System (EOS) satellites, scheduled for launch on the EOS-AM platform in June 1998 and the EOS-PM platform in December 2000. MODIS is a 36 channel radiometer covering 0·415-14·235 μm wavelengths, with spatial resolution from 250 m to 1 km at nadir. MODIS...
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S. W. Running, C.O. Justice, V.V. Salomonson, D. Hall, J. Barker, Y. J. Kaufmann, Alan H. Strahler, A.R. Huete, Jan-Peter Muller, V. Vanderbilt, Z. Wan, P. Teillet, David M. Geological Survey Ohlen Donald O. Carneggie
The 1 km resolution global data set: needs of the International Geosphere Biosphere Programme The 1 km resolution global data set: needs of the International Geosphere Biosphere Programme
Examination of the scientific priorities for the International Geosphere Biosphere Programme (IGBP) reveals a requirement for global land data sets in several of its Core Projects. These data sets need to be at several space and time scales. Requirements are demonstrated for the regular acquisition of data at spatial resolutions of 1 km and finer and at high temporal frequencies. Global...
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J.R.G. Townshend, C.O. Justice, D. Skole, J.-P. Malingreau, J. Cihlar, P. Teillet, F. Sadowski, S. Ruttenberg
Large-area land-cover characterization—special Issue, foreword Large-area land-cover characterization—special Issue, foreword
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Thomas R. Loveland, J.W. Merchant
A comparison of change detection methods using multispectral scanner data A comparison of change detection methods using multispectral scanner data
Change detection methods were investigated as a cooperative activity between the U.S. Geological Survey and the National Bureau of Surveying and Mapping, People's Republic of China. Subtraction of band 2, band 3, normalized difference vegetation index, and tasseled cap bands 1 and 2 data from two multispectral scanner images were tested using two sites in the United States and one in the...
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Paul M. Seevers, Brenda K. Jones, Zhicheng Qiu, Yutong Liu
Sediment thicknesses and holocene glacial marine sedimentation rates in three east Greenland fjords (ca. 68°N) Sediment thicknesses and holocene glacial marine sedimentation rates in three east Greenland fjords (ca. 68°N)
We compared measured and estimated sediment budgets in heavily glaciated fjords in East Greenland. Mass balance calculations and regional glacio-climatic conditions suggest that the sediment flux to the seafloor in Kangerdlugssuaq and Nansen fjords should be dominated by iceberg rafting and not by the rain-out of suspended particulates in meltwater, as the glacier calving flux is...
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J. T. Andrews, John D. Milliman, A. E. Jennings, N. Rynes, J. Dwyer
Assessment of shoreline vegetation in relation to use by molting black brant Branta bernicla nigricans on the Alaska Coastal Plain Assessment of shoreline vegetation in relation to use by molting black brant Branta bernicla nigricans on the Alaska Coastal Plain
To evaluate the importance of large thaw lakes on the Alaska Coastal Plain for molting Pacific black brant Branta bernicla nigricans, distribution and life form of shoreline vegetation were assessed using several scales: satellite imagery, point-intercept transects, cover quadrats, and a parameter for water regime. Brant population and distribution estimates from aerial surveys were used...
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Milton W. Weller, K. C. Jensen, Eric J. Taylor, Mark W. Miller, Karen S. Bollinger, Dirk V. Derksen, Daniel Esler, Carl J. Markon
Identification of requirements and sources for global digital topographic data Identification of requirements and sources for global digital topographic data
Many of the physical processes being studied by global change researchers are affects by land surface topography and consequently topographic data are an important requirement for these investigations. Remotely sensed data, especially those that will be collected by the instruments of the Earth Observing System, require significant correction to remove topographic effects. Although some
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Dean B. Gesch