Correspondence of surface temperatures and terrain variables over a tallgrass prairieThe time-dependent correspondence between maps of surface brightness temperature derived from Landsat Thematic Mapper data and mapped terrain variables over a tallgrass prairie in northeastern Kansas is examined. Individual terrain variables including burning treatment, vegetation cover type (agriculture, prairie, woody vegetation), hillslope position, and greenness exhibit varying degrees of association with surface temperature. Burning treatment is most strongly associated with mid-morning surface temperature. Examination of terrain strata based on combinations of terrain variables, notably burning treatment and hillslope position, suggest that terrain variables interact in affecting surface temperature. Interaction between hillslope position, burning treatment, and surface temperature is more important in August than in May.
Document ID
19920052612
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Friedl, Mark A. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Davis, Frank W. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Michaelsen, Joel C. (California, University Santa Barbara, United States)
Date Acquired
August 15, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1991
Subject Category
Earth Resources And Remote Sensing
Meeting Information
Meeting: IGARSS ''91: Annual International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium