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Estimating millet production for famine early warning: An application of crop simulation modelling using satellite and ground-based data in Burkina Faso
Early warning of impending poor crop harvests in highly variable environments can allow policy makers the time they need to take appropriate action to ameliorate the effects of regional food shortages on vulnerable rural and urban populations. Crop production estimates for the current season can be obtained using crop simulation models and remotely sensed estimates of rainfall in real time, embedd
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P. K. Thornton, W. T. Bowen, A. C. Ravelo, P. W. Wilkens, G. Farmer, J. Brock, J. E. Brink
The IGBP-DIS global 1km land cover data set, DISCover: First results
The International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme Data and Information System (IGBP-DIS) is co-ordinating the development of global land data sets from Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) data. The first is a 1 km spatial resolution land cover product 'DISCover', based on monthly Normalized Difference Vegetation Index composites from 1992 and 1993. DISCover is a 17 class land cover data
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Thomas R. Loveland, A.S. Belward
Landsat-7 Enhanced Thematic Mapper plus radiometric calibration
Landsat-7 is currently being built and tested for launch in 1998. The Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus (ETM+) sensor for Landsat-7, a derivative of the highly successful Thematic Mapper (TM) sensors on Landsats 4 and 5, and the Landsat-7 ground system are being built to provide enhanced radiometric calibration performance. In addition, regular vicarious calibration campaigns are being planned to prov
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B. L. Markham, Wayne C. Boncyk, D. L. Helder, J. L. Barker
Landsat TM memory effect characterization and correction
Before radiometric calibration of Landsat Thematic Mapper (TM) data can be done accurately, it is necessary to minimize the effects of artifacts present in the data that originate in the instrument's signal processing path. These artifacts have been observed in downlinked image data since shortly after launch of Landsat 4 and 5. However, no comprehensive work has been done to characterize all the
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D. Helder, W. Boncyk, R. Morfitt
Seasonal vegetation characteristics of the United States
The U.S. Geological Survey's EROS Data Center has created a prototype 1‐km resolution data base of vegetation seasonal characteristics. The characteristics are derived from time‐series NDVI data collected by the AVHRR satellite sensor. Information covering the 5 years 1989–1993 is included in the data base. Although quantitative validation of the seasonal characteristics cannot be made until sever
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Bradley C. Reed, Limin Yang
NDVI, C3 and C4 production, and distributions in Great Plains grassland land cover classes
The distributions of C3 and C4 grasses were used to interpret the distribution, seasonal performance, and potential production of grasslands in the Great Plains of North America. Thirteen major grassland seasonal land cover classes were studied with data from three distinct sources. Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) data derived from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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L.L. Tieszen, Bradley C. Reed, Norman B. Bliss, Bruce K. Wylie, Benjamin D. DeJong
The multi-channel infrared sea truth radiometric calibrator (MISTRC)
A new multichannel infrared sea truth radiometer has been designed and built to improve validation of satellite-determined sea surface temperature. Horizontal grid polarized filters installed on the shortwave channels are very effective in reducing reflected solar radiation and in improving the noise characteristics. The system uses a continuous (every other cycle) seawater calibration technique.
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M.J. Suarez, W. J. Emery, G.A. Wick
Mapping in the information age—the role of the U.S. Geological Survey
No abstract available.
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Mark L. DeMulder, Wayne G. Rohde, J. Donnelly
A self-modifying cellular automaton model of historical urbanization in the San Francisco Bay area
In this paper we describe a cellular automaton (CA) simulation model developed to predict urban growth as part of a project for estimating the regional and broader impact of urbanization on the San Francisco Bay area's climate. The rules of the model are more complex than those of a typical CA and involve the use of multiple data sources, including topography, road networks, and existing settlemen
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K.C. Clarke, S. Hoppen, L. Gaydos
Map design and production issues for the Utah Gap Analysis Project
The cartographic preparation and printing of four maps for the Utah GAP Project presented a wide range of challenges in cartographic design and production. In meeting these challenges, the map designers had to balance the purpose of the maps together with their legibility and utility against both the researchers' desire to show as much detail as possible and the technical limitations inherent in t
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John A. Hutchinson, J. H. Wittmann
Circumpolar Arctic vegetation mapping workshop
The first Circumpolar Arctic Vegetation Mapping Workshop was held in the historic village of Lakta on the outskirts of St. Petersburg, Russia, March 21-25, 1994. The primary goals of the workshop were to: (1) review the status of arctic vegetation mapping in the circumpolar countries and (2) develop a strategy for synthesizing and updating the existing information into a new series of maps that po
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D. A. Walker, C. J. Markon
Techniques for visualizing urban growth using a temporal GIS database
No abstract available.
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Penny Masuoka, William Acevedo, S. Fifer, Timothy W. Foresman, M. Tuttle