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Habitat heterogeneity on a forest-savanna ecotone in Noel Kempff Mercado National Park (Santa Cruz, Bolivia)—implications for the long-term conservation of biodiversity in a changing climate
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T.J. Killeen, T.M. Siles, T. Grimwood, L.L. Tieszen, M.K. Steininger, C.J. Tucker, S. Panfil
Regional forest land cover characterisation using medium spatial resolution satellite data
Increasing demands on forest resources require comprehensive, consistent and up-to-date information on those resources at spatial scales appropriate for management decision-making and for scientific analysis. While such information can be derived using coarse spatial resolution satellite data (e.g. Tucker et al. 1984; Zhu and Evans 1994; Cihlar et al. 1996; Cihlar et al., Chapter 12), many regiona
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Chengquan Huang, Collin G. Homer, Limin Yang
Landsat: A Global Land-Observing Program
Landsat represents the world's longest continuously acquired collection of space-based land remote sensing data. The Landsat Project is a joint initiative of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) designed to gather Earth resource data from space. NASA developed and launched the spacecrafts, while the USGS handles the operations, maintenance,
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Issues in characterizing phenology from satellite observations
Over the past decade, many investigators have published techniques for deriving phenological parameters, especially the start of the growing season (SOS), from time-series satellite imagery. The principal satellite sensor for these studies is the advanced very high resolution radiometer (AVHRR). This study investigates the characteristics of four of the primary methods for identifying SOS; maximum
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B. C. Reed, J.F. Brown
Evaluating the performance of a crop water balance model in estimating regional crop production
The comparison between a spatially distributed crop index and reported yield was evaluated. The crop index was generated by a crop water balance model that simulates the reduction of crop yield (as a percentage of the potential) due to water deficit. This model is currently operational as a monitoring and forecasting tool for region-wide food security analyses in drought prone countries in Sub-Sah
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Gabriel B. Senay, James Verdin
Making science for sustainable development more policy relevant: New tools for analysis
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Ashbindu Singh, B. Moldan, Thomas Loveland
U.S. Geological Survey spatial data access
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has done a progress review on improving access to its spatial data holdings over the Web. The USGS EROS Data Center has created three major Web-based interfaces to deliver spatial data to the general public; they are Earth Explorer, the Seamless Data Distribution System (SDDS), and the USGS Web Mapping Portal. Lessons were learned in developing these systems, and
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John Faundeen, Ronald L. Kanengieter, Michael D. Buswell
Application of GIS for assessing human vulnerability to cyclone in India
This paper presents the use of GIS to assess human vulnerability due to cyclonic storm in India. Human vulnerability is conceptualized here as the exposure to hazard by external activity (e.g. cyclone) and coping capacity of the people to reduce the risk. The assessment looks at the potential exposure to people impacted by cyclonic activity in 32 Indian states and locates the vulnerable population
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Sheik M. Nazmul Hossain, Ashbindu Singh
Physical attributes of some clouds amid a forest ecosystem's trees
Cloud or fog water collected by forest canopies of any elevation could represent significant sources of required moisture and nutrients for forest ecosystems, human consumption, and as an alternative source of water for agriculture and domestic use. The physical characteristics of fogs and other clouds have been well studied, and this information can be useful to water balance or canopy–cloud inte
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Thomas P. DeFelice
Historical and future land use effects on N2O and NO emissions using an ensemble modeling approach: Costa Rica's Caribbean lowlands as an example
[1] The humid tropical zone is a major source area for N2O and NO emissions to the atmosphere. Local emission rates vary widely with local conditions, particularly land use practices which swiftly change with expanding settlement and changing market conditions. The combination of wide variation in emission rates and rapidly changing land use make regional estimation and future prediction of biogen
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William A. Reiners, S. Liu, K.G. Gerow, M. Keller, D. S. Schimel
Integrating satellite and climate data for U.S. drought mapping and monitoring: First steps
Although droughts are normal, recurring climate phenomena, they challenge our current ability to plan, predict, monitor, and provide relief to drought stricken areas. Because of the spatial and temporal variability of droughts, we need to improve the tools available to map and monitor them on many scales from local to national. A team of researchers from the US Geological Survey’s EROS Data Center
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Jesslyn F. Brown, Tsegaye Tadesse, Bradley C. Reed
A prototype drought monitoring system integrating climate and satellite data
Droughts are natural hazards with varying patterns in space, time, and intensity. Their dynamic character challenges our ability in planning, predicting, monitoring, and providing relief to affected areas. Because of the spatial and temporal variability and multiple impacts of droughts, we need to improve the tools and data available for mapping and monitoring this phenomenon on all scales. A team
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Jesslyn F. Brown, Bradley C. Reed, Michael J. Hayes, Donald A. Wilhite, Kenneth G. Hubbard