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Joint analysis of visible and infrared images Joint analysis of visible and infrared images

Analysis of data combining daytime visible reflected, daytime IR emitted, and nighttime IR emitted images allows us to isolate the physical effects of topography, albedo, and thermal inertia. To a good approximation, these physical influences interact linearly so that maps showing topographic shading, albedo, and relative thermal inertia can be produced by simple algebraic manipulation...
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Randolph L. Kirk, Laurence A. Soderblom, Glen E. Cushing, Timothy A. Tituus

HRSC on Mars Express: Photogrammetric and cartographic research HRSC on Mars Express: Photogrammetric and cartographic research

The High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) on the European spacecraft Mars Express is the first camera on a planetary mission especially designed for photogrammetric and cartographic purposes. Since January 2004 the camera has been taking image data from the Martian surface, characterized by high-resolution, stereo capability and color. These data provide an enormous potential for the...
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Jeorg Albertz, Maria Attwenger, Janet M. Barrett, Simon Casley, Peter Dorninger, Egon Dorrer, Heinrich Ebner, Stephan Gehrke, Bernd Giese, Klaus Gwinner, Christian Heipke, Elpitha Howington-Kraus, Randolph L. Kirk, Hartmut Lehmann, Helmut Mayer, Jan-Peter Muller, Juergen Oberst, Alexey Ostrovskiy, Joerg Renter, Sergiy Reznik, Ralph George Schmidt, Frank Scholten, Michael Spiegel, Uwe Stilla, Marita Wahlisch, Gerhard Neukum

Southern California landslides-an overview Southern California landslides-an overview

Southern California lies astride a major tectonic plate boundary defined by the San Andreas Fault and numerous related faults that are spread across a broad region. This dynamic tectonic environment has created a spectacular landscape of rugged mountains and steep-walled valleys that compose much of the region’s scenic beauty. Unfortunately, this extraordinary landscape also presents...
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Water Resources Division U.S. Geological Survey

Water-chemistry data for selected springs, geysers, and streams in Yellowstone National Park Wyoming, 2001-2002 Water-chemistry data for selected springs, geysers, and streams in Yellowstone National Park Wyoming, 2001-2002

Water analyses are reported for one-hundred-twenty-one samples collected from hot springs and their overflow drainages, the Gibbon River, and one ambient-temperature acid stream in Yellowstone National Park (YNP) during 2001-2002. Twenty-five analyses are reported for samples collected during May 2001, fifty analyses are reported for samples collected during September 2001, eleven...
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R. Blaine McCleskey, James W. Ball, D. Kirk Nordstrom, JoAnn M. Holloway, Howard E. Taylor

NOAA-USGS Debris-Flow Warning System - Final Report NOAA-USGS Debris-Flow Warning System - Final Report

Landslides and debris flows cause loss of life and millions of dollars in property damage annually in the United States (National Research Council, 2004). In an effort to reduce loss of life by debris flows, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) National Weather Service (NWS) and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) operated an experimental debris-flow prediction and...
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The rayed crater Zunil and interpretations of small impact craters on Mars The rayed crater Zunil and interpretations of small impact craters on Mars

A 10-km diameter crater named Zunil in the Cerberus Plains of Mars created ∼107 secondary craters 10 to 200 m in diameter. Many of these secondary craters are concentrated in radial streaks that extend up to 1600 km from the primary crater, identical to lunar rays. Most of the larger Zunil secondaries are distinctive in both visible and thermal infrared imaging. MOC images of the...
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Alfred S. McEwen, Brandon S. Preblich, Elizabeth P. Turtle, Natalia A. Artemieva, Matthew P. Golombek, Michelle Hurst, Randolph L. Kirk, Devon M. Burr, Phillip R. Christensen
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