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Securing tropical forest carbon: the contribution of protected areas to REDD [PDF]

, 2010
Forest loss and degradation in the tropics contribute 6-17% of all greenhouse gas emissions. Protected areas cover 217.2 million ha (19.6%) of the world's humid tropical forests and contain c.
Alison Campbell, Barney Dickson, Campbell, Coad, Hansen, Holly K. Gibbs, Igor Lysenko, Jörn P. W. Scharlemann, Lera Miles, Matthew C. Hansen, Neil D. Burgess, Nelson, Ruesch, Valerie Kapos   +13 more
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Detecting imprints of atmospheric waves in the Bering Sea with MODIS data

Oceanologia, 2016
Satellite Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) data of water leaving radiance of 859 nm with a spatial resolution of 250 m were used to investigate the impact of atmospheric gravity waves (AGWs), which manifested as stripes in clouds and
Marina Evdoshenko
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Land and cryosphere products from Suomi NPP VIIRS: overview and status [PDF]

, 2013
[1] The Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) instrument was launched in October 2011 as part of the Suomi National Polar-Orbiting Partnership (S-NPP).
Csiszar, Ivan, Davidson, Carol, Devadiga, Sadashiva, Friedl, Mark, Hall, Dorothy K., Hook, Simon J., Justice, Christopher O., Lyapustin, Alexei I., Masuoka, Edward J., Miura, Tomoaki, Riggs, George, Román, Miguel O., Schaaf, Crystal B., Tschudi, Mark, Vermote, Eric F., Wang, Zhuosen, Wolfe, Robert E.   +16 more
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Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radometer (ASTER) Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI) Products from Global Earth Observation (GEO) Grid: An Assessment Using Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) for Synergistic Applications

Remote Sensing, 2012
We assessed the compatibility of three Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radometer (ASTER) based Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI) products generated in the GEO Grid system to Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) EVI. The
Satoshi Tsuchida, Tomoaki Miura, Hirokazu Yamamoto   +2 more
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Remote Sensing Index for Mapping Canola Flowers Using MODIS Data

Remote Sensing, 2020
Mapping and tracing the changes in canola planting areas and yields in China are of great significance for macro-policy regulation and national food security.
Yunze Zang, Xuehong Chen, Jin Chen, Yugang Tian, Yusheng Shi, Xin Cao, Xihong Cui   +6 more
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Assessment of MISR and MODIS cloud top heights through inter-comparison with a back-scattering lidar at SIRTA [PDF]

, 2004
One year of back-scattering lidar cloud boundaries and optical depth were analysed for coincident inter-comparison with the latest processed versions of the NASA-TERRA MISR stereo and MODIS CO2-slicing operational cloud top heights. Optically thin clouds
Delaval, A., Haeffelin, M., Morille, Y., Muller, J.-P., Naud, C.   +4 more
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Using MODIS to detect cropping frequency variation in mechanized agriculture in Amazonia. [PDF]

, 2014
Policy makers concerned with managing rapidly developing agriculture on the Amazon frontier currently have no Basin-wide spatial and temporal information on exactly when and how soubean and other mechanized annual cropping have developed in the region ...
BROWN, J. C., COUTINHO, A. C., JEPSON, W., KASTENS, J., LOMAS, J. PRICE, K., VENTURIERI, A., WARDLOW, B.   +6 more
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Implications of whole-disc DSCOVR EPIC spectral observations for estimating Earth's spectral reflectivity based on low-earth-orbiting and geostationary observations [PDF]

, 2018
Earth’s reflectivity is among the key parameters of climate research. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)’s Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera (EPIC) onboard National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)’s Deep Space Climate ...
Chen, Chi, Knyazikhin, Yuri, Marshak, Alexander, Mottus, Matti, Mu, Xihan, Myneni, Ranga B., Park, Taejin, Song, Wanjuan, Wen, Guoyong, Xu, Baodong, Yan, Guangjian, Yan, Kai, Yang, Bin, Zeng, Yelu   +13 more
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Brief communication: Daily, gap-free snow cover information based on a combination of NPP VIIRS and MODIS data [PDF]

The Cryosphere
Combining Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) and Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) snow cover data and applying cloud- and data gap interpolation steps can be utilized to generate daily, gap-free snow cover information.
A. J. Dietz, S. Roessler
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Spatial modelling of wetness for the Antarctic Dry Valleys [PDF]

, 2011
This paper describes a method used to model relative wetness for part of the Antarctic Dry Valleys using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and remote sensing.
Brabyn, Lars, Cary, S. Craig, Green, T.G. Allan, Stichbury, Glen   +3 more
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