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Characterization of water use and water balance for the croplands of Kansas using satellite, climate, and irrigation data Characterization of water use and water balance for the croplands of Kansas using satellite, climate, and irrigation data
Kansas is one of the most productive agricultural states in the United States, where agricultural irrigation is a primary user of underground and surface water. Because of low precipitation and declining groundwater levels in western and central Kansas, sustainable management of irrigation water resources is a critical issue in the agricultural productivity of the state. The objective of...
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Lei Ji, Gabriel B. Senay, MacKenzie Friedrichs, Matthew Schauer, Olena Boiko
Radiometric performance of Landsat 8 Collection 2 products Radiometric performance of Landsat 8 Collection 2 products
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) archive of Earth images acquired by Landsat 1-8 sensors is organized in collections of consistently calibrated, geolocated, and processed data products. Such an organization ensures consistent quality of the archived data within a collection over time and across all instruments within the Landsat mission. In December 2020, the USGS completed reprocessing...
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Esad Micijevic, Md Obaidul Haque, Julia Barsi
System characterization report on Planet’s Dove-R System characterization report on Planet’s Dove-R
Executive Summary This report addresses system characterization of Planet’s Dove-R and is part of a series of system characterization reports produced and delivered by the U.S. Geological Survey Earth Resources Observation and Science Cal/Val Center of Excellence. These reports present and detail the methodology and procedures for characterization; present technical and operational...
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Minsu Kim, Seonkyung Park, Cody Anderson, Gregory L. Stensaas
Dynamics of green and blue water supply stress index across major global cropland basins Dynamics of green and blue water supply stress index across major global cropland basins
Global food and water insecurity could be serious problems in the upcoming decades with growing demands from the increasing global population and more frequent effect of climatic extremes. As the available water resources are diminishing and facing continuous stress, it is crucial to monitor water demand and water availability to understand the associated water stresses. This study...
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Kul Bikram Khand, Gabriel B. Senay, Stefanie Kagone, Gabriel Edwin Lee Parrish
Comparing geometric differences between Landsat Collection 1 to Collection 2 level-1 products Comparing geometric differences between Landsat Collection 1 to Collection 2 level-1 products
In late 2020 the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) began the distribution of Landsat products associated with their collection 2 reprocessing of the archive. Several changes were implemented within the Landsat Product Generation System (LPGS) and the calibration parameters applied to the Landsat imagery for the collection 2 processing. When comparing between collection 1 and collection 2...
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Michael J. Choate, Rajagopalan Rengarajan, Esad Micijevic, Mark Lubke
Preliminary assessment of the geometric improvements to the Landsat Collection-2 archive Preliminary assessment of the geometric improvements to the Landsat Collection-2 archive
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has completed processing of the historical Landsat archive to Collection-2 as of December of 2020 and has released it to the public. As part of Collection-2, several geometric changes have been implemented, including changes to the ground control points (GCPs) and elevation datasets. These datasets are used as a geometric reference for all missions. In...
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Mark Lubke, Rajagopalan Rengarajan, Michael J. Choate
Vermont and Landsat Vermont and Landsat
The Green Mountain State of Vermont is known for its vast swaths of deciduous forest, patches of evergreen, and the Green Mountains that run through its center. Valuable insight into the forests and landscape features of Vermont can be gleaned from the 50-year historical record of Landsat satellite imagery. The archive is accessible at no cost to researchers, land managers, and the...
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Landsat 9: Ready for Launch Landsat 9: Ready for Launch
Landsat 9 is in its final preparations for launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base on 16 September 2021. It has completed its environmental testing at Northrop Grumman Space (NGSP) in Gilbert, Arizona and has been transported to its California launch site. It will be launched into a 705 km orbit replacing Landsat 7 to provide 8-day Earth land mass coverage in concert with Landsat 8...
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Brian Markham, Cody Anderson, Michael J. Choate, Christopher J. Crawford, Del Jenstrom, Jeff Masek, Jeffery Pedelty, Brian Sauer, Kurtis Thome
Land surface temperature differences between natural and artificial turf sports fields as estimated from satellite: Examples from the United States and Europe Land surface temperature differences between natural and artificial turf sports fields as estimated from satellite: Examples from the United States and Europe
An increasing number of sports fields around the world are equipped with artificial turf. This solution has been endorsed by numerous sports federations, despite concerns about the potential for injuries and higher surface temperatures. In this work we analyzed land surface temperature in 4 pairs of natural and artificial turf sports fields in Europe and the United States using Landsat-8...
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Vasco M. Mantas, George Z. Xian
U.S. Geological Survey science for the Wyoming Landscape Conservation Initiative—2018 annual report U.S. Geological Survey science for the Wyoming Landscape Conservation Initiative—2018 annual report
The Wyoming Landscape Conservation Initiative (WLCI) was established in 2007 as a collaborative interagency partnership to develop and implement science-based conservation actions. During the past 11 years, partners from U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), State and Federal land management agencies, universities, and the public have collaborated to implement a long-term (more than 10 years)...
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Patrick J. Anderson, Cameron L. Aldridge, Jason S. Alexander, Timothy J. Assal, Steven Aulenbach, Zachary H. Bowen, Anna D. Chalfoun, Geneva W. Chong, Holly Copeland, David R. Edmunds, Steve Germaine, Tabitha A. Graves, Julie A. Heinrichs, Collin G. Homer, Christopher Huber, Aaron N. Johnston, Matthew J. Kauffman, Daniel J. Manier, Ryan R. McShane, Cheryl A. Eddy-Miller, Kirk A. Miller, Adrian P. Monroe, Michael S. O’Donnell, Anna Ortega, Annika W. Walters, Daniel J. Wieferich, Teal B. Wyckoff, Linda Zeigenfuss
System characterization report on Planet’s Dove Classic System characterization report on Planet’s Dove Classic
Executive Summary This report addresses system characterization of Planet’s Dove Classic satellites and is part of a series of system characterization reports produced and delivered by the U.S. Geological Survey Earth Resources Observation and Science Cal/Val Center of Excellence. These reports present and detail the methodology and procedures for characterization; present technical and...
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Minsu Kim, Seonkyung Park, Cody Anderson, Gregory L. Stensaas
Arizona and Landsat Arizona and Landsat
Arizona is a land of massive grandeur, deep gorges, lofty mountains, immense plains, and elevated mesas—and, without question, its crown jewel is the Grand Canyon. The spectacular canyon, one of the seven natural wonders of the world, was created when the Colorado River carved a channel through northern Arizona, revealing nearly two billion years of the Earth's history. Yet, for all its...
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Water Resources Division U.S. Geological Survey