Accurate estimation of the nitrogen (N) spatial distribution of rice (Oryza sativa L.) is imperative when it is sought to maintain regional and global carbon balances.
Ke Zhang +9 more
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Exploring novel bands and key index for evaluating leaf equivalent water thickness in wheat using hyperspectra influenced by nitrogen. [PDF]
Leaf equivalent water thickness (LEWT) is an important indicator of crop water status. Effectively monitoring the water status of wheat under different nitrogen treatments is important for effective water management in precision agriculture.
Xia Yao +7 more
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Determining the Effectiveness of Using Remote Sensing Indices to Deriving Sabkhas in Wadi An-Natrun Depression – Egypt [PDF]
The floor of Wadi An-Natrun Depression has a high level of salinity and occupies by a shallow salt lakes, which are characteristic geomorphologic landforms. In general, Wadi An-Natrun Depression is characterized by very arid climate.
إسلام صابر أمين دسوقي
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Sentinel-2 provides the opportunity to map the snow cover at unprecedented spatial and temporal resolutions on a global scale. Here we calibrate and evaluate a simple empirical function to estimate the fractional snow cover (FSC) in open terrains using ...
Simon Gascoin +9 more
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Land and cryosphere products from Suomi NPP VIIRS: overview and status [PDF]
[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 +16 more
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An automated methodology for differentiating rock from snow, clouds and sea in Antarctica from Landsat 8 imagery: A new rock outcrop map and area estimation for the entire Antarctic continent [PDF]
As the accuracy and sensitivity of remote-sensing satellites improve, there is an increasing demand for more accurate and updated base datasets for surveying and monitoring.
Black, Martin +3 more
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Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) snow cover product is one of the prevailing datasets for global snow monitoring, but cloud obscuration leads to the discontinuity of ground coverage information in spatial and temporal.
De Xing +3 more
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Estimating soil salinity in different landscapes of the Yellow River Delta through Landsat OLI/TIRS and ETM plus Data [PDF]
Soil salinization has increasingly become a serious issue in coastal zone due to global climate changes and human disturbances. Assessment of soil salinity, especially at the landscape scale, is critical to coastal management and restoration.
Bi, XL +4 more
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A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF LAND SURFACE TEMPERATURE WITH DIFFERENT INDICES ON HETEROGENEOUS LAND COVER USING LANDSAT 8 DATA [PDF]
The temperature rise in urban areas has become a major environmental concern. Hence, the study of Land surface temperature (LST) in urban areas is important to understand the behaviour of different land covers on temperature.
R. Bala +3 more
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Climate change significantly affects the sustainability of water resources in the river watershed. The irregular precipitation distribution pattern, changes in the seasonal flows of rivers, and enhanced glaciers and snowmelt have been observed in recent ...
Nazakat Hussain +4 more
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