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USGS | 2015
The USGS EROS Land Change Monitoring, Assessment, and Projection (LCMAP) initiative centers on structured, operational, ongoing, and timely collection and delivery of accurate and relevant data,…
USGS | 2015
Researchers at the USGS have developed the FOREcasting SCEnarios of Land-Cover Change (FORE-SCE) model, which is based on consistent and systematic historical data derived from Landsat imagery of…
USGS | 2015
Mass losses from Alaska’s glaciers are both locally and globally important in terms of downstream ecosystem impacts and sea-level rise. Generating regional mass balance estimates is challenging due…
USGS | 2015
Recent reports of permafrost degradation are widespread and models indicate that much of the near-surface permafrost in the northern hemisphere will likely disappear by the end of the current century…
USGS | 2015
A quantitative understanding of snow accumulation on glaciers is essential to understanding glacier mass balance and provides insights into a wide range of scientific and resource management topics.…
USGS | 2015
Population viability analysis (PVA) is a modeling tool used to predict the probability that a population will persist under projected future conditions. A new study funded by NASA will develop…
USGS | 2015
As part of the USGS Changing Arctic Ecosystem (CAE) Initiative, the Alaska Science Center is conducting research to assess the distribution and nutrient value of halophytic graminoid “grazing lawn”…
USGS | 2015
USGS scientists used nearly 30 years of Earth observation data to analyze past climate patterns over 3,216 square miles (8,330 km2) of southwestern Wyoming in order to forecast sagebrush abundance in…
USGS | 2015
Large uncertainties in terrestrial biomass estimates contribute to errors in carbon stock assessments and climate and ecosystem process modeling. An operational biomass Essential Climate Variable (…
USGS | 2015
In 2015, the USGS program for Technology Training in Support of Native American Relations (TESNAR) sponsored the USGS Western Geographic Science Center (WGSC) in providing training to staff of the…
USGS | 2015
Research sponsored by the USGS Land Change Science (LCS) Program supported development and deployment of an innovative sensor system aimed at enabling improved, near-surface multispectral imaging and…
USGS | 2015
Crop residues play an important role in agricultural conservation, serving as a protective layer on agricultural fields, shielding soil from wind and water, preventing erosion, reducing moisture loss…