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Vegetation assessment using a combination of visible, near-IR, and thermal-IR AVHRR dataTwelve-hour temperature difference (thermal inertia) maps generated by rectifying and registering ascending (day) passes and descending (night) passes of the NOAA-7 Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) are compared to vegetation index maps generated from the visible and near IR data from the day pass of that satellite. There appears to be significant and unique information concerning surface characteristics in the temperature difference data on the 1-km scale of the AVHRR. A scatter diagram is provided which shows the pattern of day-night temperature difference compared to vegetation index for irrigated agriculture, dry rangeland, lakes, wet areas and burned rangeland. A detailed description of the techniques employed to provide the day-night temperature maps is provided.
Document ID
19860038474
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Whitehead, V. S.
(NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Johnson, W. R.
(NASA Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Boatright, J. A.
(Lockheed Engineering and Management Services Co., Inc. Houston, TX, United States)
Date Acquired
August 12, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1986
Publication Information
Publication: IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing
Volume: GE-24
ISSN: 0196-2892
Subject Category
Earth Resources And Remote Sensing
Accession Number
86A23212
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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