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Gray Fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus) ecology and management Gray Fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus) ecology and management

The gray fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus) is a petite member of the family Canidae in the order Carnivora with a long muzzle and pointed ears (Samuel and Nelson 1982). The coat of the gray fox is silver gray across the back with significant amounts of rufus along the sides. This characteristic is often confused by people who see the flash of red and assume that the fox is a red fox (Vulpes...
Authors
Judd A. Howell

Defining the temporal and geographic limits for an urban mapping study Defining the temporal and geographic limits for an urban mapping study

Urban mapping research has demonstrated that historic maps can be integrated with remotely sensed data and related geographic information to successfully detect changing urban land characteristics for large metropolitan areas. Effective and efficient temporal mapping requires that procedures be defined for selecting the temporal range and geographic extent of a study area. Procedures...
Authors
Janis Taylor Buchanan, William Acevedo

Radar reflectivities of plausible Titan surfaces Radar reflectivities of plausible Titan surfaces

We consider plausible reflectivity ranges for candidate Titan surfaces, with application to radar altimeter investigations on both the Cassini Orbiter and Huygens Probe. The appropriate measure of surface scattering is the specific backscatter cross-section at normal incidence or, for smooth surfaces, the specific backscatter averaged over the sensitivity of the altimeter beam pattern. A...
Authors
Randolph L. Kirk, J. I. Lunine
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