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Elevation uncertainty in coastal inundation hazard assessments Elevation uncertainty in coastal inundation hazard assessments
Coastal inundation has been identified as an important natural hazard that affects densely populated and built-up areas (Subcommittee on Disaster Reduction, 2008). Inundation, or coastal flooding, can result from various physical processes, including storm surges, tsunamis, intense precipitation events, and extreme high tides. Such events cause quickly rising water levels. When rapidly...
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Dean B. Gesch
A land-use and land-cover modeling strategy to support a national assessment of carbon stocks and fluxes A land-use and land-cover modeling strategy to support a national assessment of carbon stocks and fluxes
Changes in land use, land cover, disturbance regimes, and land management have considerable influence on carbon and greenhouse gas (GHG) fluxes within ecosystems. Through targeted land-use and land-management activities, ecosystems can be managed to enhance carbon sequestration and mitigate fluxes of other GHGs. National-scale, comprehensive analyses of carbon sequestration potential by...
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Terry L. Sohl, Benjamin M. Sleeter, Zhi-Liang Zhu, Kristi L. Sayler, Stacie Bennett, Michelle Bouchard, Ryan R. Reker, Todd Hawbaker, Anne Wein, Shu-Guang Liu, Ronald Kanengieter, William Acevedo
The National Land Cover Database The National Land Cover Database
The National Land Cover Database (NLCD) serves as the definitive Landsat-based, 30-meter resolution, land cover database for the Nation. NLCD provides spatial reference and descriptive data for characteristics of the land surface such as thematic class (for example, urban, agriculture, and forest), percent impervious surface, and percent tree canopy cover. NLCD supports a wide variety of...
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Collin G. Homer, Joyce A. Fry, Christopher A. Barnes
Spatial analysis of Northern Goshawk territories in the Black Hills, South Dakota Spatial analysis of Northern Goshawk territories in the Black Hills, South Dakota
The Northern Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) is the largest of the three North American species ofAccipiter and is more closely associated with older forests than are the other species. Its reliance on older forests has resulted in concerns about its status, extensive research into its habitat relationships, and litigation. Our objective was to model the spatial patterns of goshawk...
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Robert W. Klaver, Douglas Backlund, Paul E. Bartelt, Michael G. Erickson, Craig J. Knowles, Pamela R. Knowles, Michael Wimberly
Multi-scale remote sensing sagebrush characterization with regression trees over Wyoming, USA: laying a foundation for monitoring Multi-scale remote sensing sagebrush characterization with regression trees over Wyoming, USA: laying a foundation for monitoring
agebrush ecosystems in North America have experienced extensive degradation since European settlement. Further degradation continues from exotic invasive plants, altered fire frequency, intensive grazing practices, oil and gas development, and climate change – adding urgency to the need for ecosystem-wide understanding. Remote sensing is often identified as a key information source to...
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Collin G. Homer, Cameron L. Aldridge, Debra K. Meyer, Spencer J. Schell
Effects of biotic disturbances on forest carbon cycling in the United States and Canada Effects of biotic disturbances on forest carbon cycling in the United States and Canada
Forest insects and pathogens are major disturbance agents that have affected millions of hectares in North America in recent decades, implying significant impacts to the carbon (C) cycle. Here, we review and synthesize published studies of the effects of biotic disturbances on forest C cycling in the United States and Canada. Primary productivity in stands was reduced, sometimes...
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James E. Vogelmann, Craig D. Allen, Jeffrey A. Hicke, Ankur R. Desai, Michael C. Dietze, Ronald J. Hall
GloVis GloVis
The Global Visualization Viewer (GloVis) trifold provides basic information for online access to a subset of satellite and aerial photography collections from the U.S. Geological Survey Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center archive. The GloVis (http://glovis.usgs.gov/) browser-based utility allows users to search and download National Aerial Photography Program (NAPP)...
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Treva R. Houska, A.P. Johnson
A comparison of consumptive-use estimates derived from the simplified surface energy balance approach and indirect reporting methods A comparison of consumptive-use estimates derived from the simplified surface energy balance approach and indirect reporting methods
Recent advances in remote-sensing technology and Simplified Surface Energy Balance (SSEB) methods can provide accurate and repeatable estimates of evapotranspiration (ET) when used with satellite observations of irrigated lands. Estimates of ET are generally considered equivalent to consumptive use (CU) because they represent the part of applied irrigation water that is evaporated...
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Molly A. Maupin, Gabriel B. Senay, Joan F. Kenny, Mark E. Savoca
Monitoring floods and fires during the summer of 2011--The value of the Landsat satellite 40-year archives Monitoring floods and fires during the summer of 2011--The value of the Landsat satellite 40-year archives
The summer of 2011 proved to be a season of extreme events. Heavy snowfall in the western mountains and excessive spring rains caused flooding along the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers; whereas extended dry conditions enabled fires to rage out of control from Alaska and Canada, south to Texas, Arizona, New Mexico, Georgia, and Mexico. The Landsat archive holds nearly 40 years of...
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Linda Owen
EarthExplorer EarthExplorer
The EarthExplorer trifold provides basic information for on-line access to remotely-sensed data from the U.S. Geological Survey Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center archive. The EarthExplorer (http://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/) client/server interface allows users to search and download aerial photography, satellite data, elevation data, land-cover products, and digitized...
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Treva Houska
Assessing long-term variations in sagebrush habitat: characterization of spatial extents and distribution patterns using multi-temporal satellite remote-sensing data Assessing long-term variations in sagebrush habitat: characterization of spatial extents and distribution patterns using multi-temporal satellite remote-sensing data
An approach that can generate sagebrush habitat change estimates for monitoring large-area sagebrush ecosystems has been developed and tested in southwestern Wyoming, USA. This prototype method uses a satellite-based image change detection algorithm and regression models to estimate sub-pixel percentage cover for five sagebrush habitat components: bare ground, herbaceous, litter...
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George Xian, Collin G. Homer, Cameron L. Aldridge
Remote sensing of evapotranspiration for operational drought monitoring using principles of water and energy balance Remote sensing of evapotranspiration for operational drought monitoring using principles of water and energy balance
Evapotranspiration (ET) is an important component of the hydrologic budget because it režects the exchange of mass and energy between the soil-water-vegetation system and the atmosphere. Prevailing weather conditions inžuence potential or reference ET through variables such as radiation, temperature, wind, and relativity humidity. In addition to these weather variables, actual ET (ETa)...
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Gabriel B. Senay, Stefanie Bohms, James P. Verdin, Martha C. Anderson, Christopher Hain, Brian D. Wardlow, Agustin Pimstein, John R. Mecikalski, William P. Kustas