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Spectral and spatial characterization of rice field mosquito habitatIrrigated rice provides an ideal breeding habitat for Anopheles free-borni, the western malaria mosquito, throughout California. In a 1985 study, it was determined that early-season rice canopy development, as monitored using remotely sensed data, could be used to distinguish between high and low mosquito producing rice fields. This distinction could be made over two months prior to peak mosquito production. It was found that high-producing fields were located in an area characterized by a diversity of land use, including livestock pastures, whereas the low-producing fields were in an area devoted almost exclusively to the cultivation of rice. The ability to distinguish between high and low mosquito producing fields prior to peak mosquito production is important in terms of mosquito habitat surveillance and control.
Document ID
19910043870
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Wood, Byron L.
(NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Beck, Louisa R.
(NASA Ames Research Center; TGS Technology, Inc. Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Washino, Robert K.
(NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Palchick, Susan M.
(California, University Davis, United States)
Sebesta, Paul D.
(NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 14, 2013
Publication Date
March 1, 1991
Publication Information
Publication: International Journal of Remote Sensing
Volume: 12
ISSN: 0143-1161
Subject Category
Earth Resources And Remote Sensing
Accession Number
91A28493
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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