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Coccidioides niches and habitat parameters in the southwestern United States: A matter of scale Coccidioides niches and habitat parameters in the southwestern United States: A matter of scale
To determine habitat attributes and processes suitable for the growth of Coccidioides, soils were collected from sites in Arizona, California, and Utah where Coccidioides is known to have been present. Humans or animals or both have been infected by Coccidioides at all of the sites. Soil variables considered in the upper 20 cm of the soil profile included pH, electrical conductivity...
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F. S. Fisher, M.W. Bultman, S.M. Johnson, D. Pappagianis, E. Zaborsky
Comparison of outgassing models for the Landsat thematic mapper sensors Comparison of outgassing models for the Landsat thematic mapper sensors
The Thematic Mapper (TM) is a multi-spectral electro-optical sensor featured onboard both the Landsat 4 (L4) and Landsat 5 (L5) satellites. TM sensors have seven spectral bands with center wavelengths of approximately 0.49, 0.56, 0.66, 0.83, 1.65, 11.5 and 2.21 μm, respectively. The visible near-infrared (VNIR) bands are located on the primary focal plane (PFP), and two short-wave...
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E. Micijevic, G. Chander
Consistency of L4 TM absolute calibration with respect to the L5 TM sensor based on near-simultaneous image acquisition Consistency of L4 TM absolute calibration with respect to the L5 TM sensor based on near-simultaneous image acquisition
The Landsat archive provides more than 35 years of uninterrupted multispectral remotely sensed data of Earth observations. Since 1972, Landsat missions have carried different types of sensors, from the Return Beam Vidicon (RBV) camera to the Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus (ETM+). However, the Thematic Mapper (TM) sensors on Landsat 4 (L4) and Landsat 5 (L5), launched in 1982 and 1984...
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G. Chander, D. L. Helder, R. Malla, E. Micijevic, C. J. Mettler
Coral-gravel storm ridges: examples from the tropical Pacific and Caribbean Coral-gravel storm ridges: examples from the tropical Pacific and Caribbean
Extreme storms in reef environments have long been recognized as a mechanism for depositing ridges of reef-derived coarse clastic sediment. This study revisits the storm ridges formed by Tropical Cyclone Bebe on Funafuti, Tuvalu and Tropical Cyclone Ofa on Upolu, Western Samoa in the South Pacific, and Hurricane Lenny on Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles in the Caribbean. Ridge...
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Bruce M. Richmond, Robert A. Morton
Cross-calibration of the Terra MODIS, Landsat 7 ETM+ and EO-1 ALI sensors using near-simultaneous surface observation over the Railroad Valley Playa, Nevada, test site Cross-calibration of the Terra MODIS, Landsat 7 ETM+ and EO-1 ALI sensors using near-simultaneous surface observation over the Railroad Valley Playa, Nevada, test site
A cross-calibration methodology has been developed using coincident image pairs from the Terra Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS), the Landsat 7 (L7) Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus (ETM+) and the Earth Observing EO-1 Advanced Land Imager (ALI) to verify the absolute radiometric calibration accuracy of these sensors with respect to each other. To quantify the effects due...
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G. Chander, A. Angal, T. Choi, D. J. Meyer, X. Xiong, P.M. Teillet
Development and certification of the new SRM 695 trace elements in multi-nutrient fertilizer Development and certification of the new SRM 695 trace elements in multi-nutrient fertilizer
During the past seven years, several states within the US have enacted regulations that limit the amounts of selected non-nutritive elements in fertilizers. Internationally, several countries, including Japan, China, and Australia, and the European Union also limit the amount of selected elements in fertilizers. The elements of interest include As, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Hg, Mo, Ni, Pb, Se, and...
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E.A. MacKey, M.P. Cronise, C.N. Fales, R.R. Greenberg, S.D. Leigh, S.E. Long, A.F. Marlow, K.E. Murphy, R. Oflaz, J.R. Sieber, M.S. Rearick, L.J. Wood, L.L. Yu, S. A. Wilson, Paul H. Briggs, Z. A. Brown, J. Budahn, P.F. Kane, W.L. Hall