The document describes a random volume over ground (RVoG) coherent scattering model for polarimetric SAR interferometry (PolInSAR) data. It presents the RVoG model equations relating the volume and ground contributions to the PolInSAR coherency matrix. It then shows how to separate the volume and ground scattering contributions based on the model and retrieve the interferometric phases. Finally, it discusses validation of the model using both simulated and experimental X-band PolInSAR data.
Implementing QoS Solutions for H.323 Video Conferencing over IPVideoguy
This document discusses implementing Quality of Service (QoS) solutions for H.323 video conferencing over IP networks. It begins by outlining the prerequisites for understanding H.323 protocols and components. It then provides background on H.323 and characterizes video conference traffic. The document describes how to plan network capacity and determine per-call bandwidth needs. It recommends classifying and prioritizing traffic using DiffServ codes and queues like Low Latency Queueing (LLQ). Sample configurations are provided to shape traffic and interwork H.323 terminals with QoS.
20120820 conversion of historic newspapers to digital objects [boris yeltsin ...Frederick Zarndt
This document provides statistics about the digitization of newspapers and use of digital and physical newspapers. It includes data such as population sizes, numbers of unique visitors to digital newspaper collections, requests for physical newspapers in reading rooms, percentages of genealogical and other users, and ages of users. The statistics cover countries such as Australia, France, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Singapore, the UK, and the USA. It compares numbers of requests for physical newspapers to numbers of visitors for digitized historical newspapers. It also provides additional data on some digital newspaper collections, including their approximate sizes in pages and numbers of lines corrected.
BITS - Introduction to Mass Spec data generationBITS
Mass spectrometry is a technique that analyzes molecules based on their mass-to-charge ratio. It involves ionizing samples using sources like MALDI or ESI, separating the ions using mass analyzers like time-of-flight or quadrupole, and detecting the ions. Tandem mass spectrometry allows targeted fragmentation of selected ions to gain additional structural information. Amino acids are the building blocks of proteins and contain variable side chains attached to a common peptide backbone. Mass spectrometry is useful for analyzing proteins and peptides.
This document summarizes a review of the Mekong Basin Futures Project. It outlines key issues facing the Mekong region including increasing population, economic development, climate change, fisheries and irrigation challenges, and upstream dam development. It cautions that while some changes can be influenced, historical forces and natural population growth will also drive significant change in the region. Humility and realism are important in assessing what the project and partners can impact.
This document provides instructions for setting up payables in Oracle Applications. It outlines the following key steps:
1. Define the financial options for payables by choosing the operating unit and checking the business group.
2. Set up the payables system options by configuring preferences.
3. Define additional payables options by checking boxes for invoices, matching, and other tabs.
4. Enter the accounting code combination and configure supplier and human resources tabs.
5. Repeat the setup steps for all operating units as needed.
This document discusses improvements and changes to the Dyninst dynamic binary instrumentation tool. Key points include:
1. Dyninst 8.0 features component integration, additional analyses like register liveness, improved overhead reduction, and support for new platforms.
2. Dyninst has been redesigned to separate its core functionality into distinct components for tasks like parsing, patching, and process control.
3. The goal is for Dyninst to act as a thin layer over these components, making the components more capable and backwards compatible interfaces. This improves extensibility and maintenance.
This document discusses a polymorphic type inference algorithm for intra-procedural data flow analysis. It presents a polymorphic version of Steensgaard's algorithm using Hindley-Milner style type inference to characterize value flow between functions with polymorphic type instantiations. The algorithm performs a flow-insensitive, context-sensitive analysis by building a type instantiation graph to compute global flow information. Experiments are presented to evaluate the algorithm.
The document provides a summary of the evaluation of EU public procurement directives. It finds that the directives are effective in increasing transparency and competition, resulting in estimated savings of 2.1-4% of contract values. However, cross-border procurement remains low and there are differences in implementation among member states. The directives are also found to be relevant, efficient and consistent with other EU policies, but with room for improvement regarding costs and unintended consequences. Overall, the directives are seen to provide EU added value by facilitating the single market, though greater coordination is still needed due to implementation differences.
Implementing QoS Solutions for H.323 Video Conferencing over IPVideoguy
This document discusses implementing Quality of Service (QoS) solutions for H.323 video conferencing over IP networks. It begins by outlining the prerequisites for understanding H.323 protocols and components. It then provides background on H.323 and characterizes video conference traffic. The document describes how to plan network capacity and determine per-call bandwidth needs. It recommends classifying and prioritizing traffic using DiffServ codes and queues like Low Latency Queueing (LLQ). Sample configurations are provided to shape traffic and interwork H.323 terminals with QoS.
20120820 conversion of historic newspapers to digital objects [boris yeltsin ...Frederick Zarndt
This document provides statistics about the digitization of newspapers and use of digital and physical newspapers. It includes data such as population sizes, numbers of unique visitors to digital newspaper collections, requests for physical newspapers in reading rooms, percentages of genealogical and other users, and ages of users. The statistics cover countries such as Australia, France, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Singapore, the UK, and the USA. It compares numbers of requests for physical newspapers to numbers of visitors for digitized historical newspapers. It also provides additional data on some digital newspaper collections, including their approximate sizes in pages and numbers of lines corrected.
BITS - Introduction to Mass Spec data generationBITS
Mass spectrometry is a technique that analyzes molecules based on their mass-to-charge ratio. It involves ionizing samples using sources like MALDI or ESI, separating the ions using mass analyzers like time-of-flight or quadrupole, and detecting the ions. Tandem mass spectrometry allows targeted fragmentation of selected ions to gain additional structural information. Amino acids are the building blocks of proteins and contain variable side chains attached to a common peptide backbone. Mass spectrometry is useful for analyzing proteins and peptides.
This document summarizes a review of the Mekong Basin Futures Project. It outlines key issues facing the Mekong region including increasing population, economic development, climate change, fisheries and irrigation challenges, and upstream dam development. It cautions that while some changes can be influenced, historical forces and natural population growth will also drive significant change in the region. Humility and realism are important in assessing what the project and partners can impact.
This document provides instructions for setting up payables in Oracle Applications. It outlines the following key steps:
1. Define the financial options for payables by choosing the operating unit and checking the business group.
2. Set up the payables system options by configuring preferences.
3. Define additional payables options by checking boxes for invoices, matching, and other tabs.
4. Enter the accounting code combination and configure supplier and human resources tabs.
5. Repeat the setup steps for all operating units as needed.
This document discusses improvements and changes to the Dyninst dynamic binary instrumentation tool. Key points include:
1. Dyninst 8.0 features component integration, additional analyses like register liveness, improved overhead reduction, and support for new platforms.
2. Dyninst has been redesigned to separate its core functionality into distinct components for tasks like parsing, patching, and process control.
3. The goal is for Dyninst to act as a thin layer over these components, making the components more capable and backwards compatible interfaces. This improves extensibility and maintenance.
This document discusses a polymorphic type inference algorithm for intra-procedural data flow analysis. It presents a polymorphic version of Steensgaard's algorithm using Hindley-Milner style type inference to characterize value flow between functions with polymorphic type instantiations. The algorithm performs a flow-insensitive, context-sensitive analysis by building a type instantiation graph to compute global flow information. Experiments are presented to evaluate the algorithm.
The document provides a summary of the evaluation of EU public procurement directives. It finds that the directives are effective in increasing transparency and competition, resulting in estimated savings of 2.1-4% of contract values. However, cross-border procurement remains low and there are differences in implementation among member states. The directives are also found to be relevant, efficient and consistent with other EU policies, but with room for improvement regarding costs and unintended consequences. Overall, the directives are seen to provide EU added value by facilitating the single market, though greater coordination is still needed due to implementation differences.
The document discusses interannual changes in ice-edge blooms in the Arctic region. It summarizes that ice-edge blooms are an important ecological niche that typically occur within 20 days of ice melt in around 90% of the seasonal ice zone. The timing of ice melt can have varying effects on the intensity and productivity of ice-edge blooms between different regions. Specifically, early ice melt may result in a weaker bloom peak and could affect other trophic levels in the ecosystem. Consistent satellite data is needed to accurately analyze interannual variability in Arctic ice melt and ice-edge blooms.
This document evaluates using unsupervised linear unmixing of multi-date hyperspectral imagery to estimate crop yields. Vertex component analysis is used to extract spectral endmembers from the imagery. Crop abundance maps derived from linear unmixing show strong correlations with actual crop yield data, and fusing results from images on different dates improves the correlation further.
The document discusses a Bayesian approach called localized multi-kernel relevance vector machine (LMK-RVM) that uses multiple kernel functions to perform classification. LMK-RVM allows different kernel functions or parameters to be used in different areas of feature space, providing more flexibility than single-kernel models. It combines multi-kernel learning with the sparsity of the relevance vector machine (RVM) model. The document outlines LMK-RVM and provides examples showing it can improve classification accuracy and potentially provide sparser models compared to single-kernel approaches.
This document presents a technique for spectral pixel reconstruction to generate natural color images from multispectral satellite sensors. It describes developing a framework to reconstruct missing spectral bands using a transformation matrix between true and false color spaces. The technique is applied to sensors like IKONOS, QuickBird, IRS-P6, LISS-3, LISS-4 and AWiFS to generate additional spectral information and high quality natural color images, even for sensors lacking a blue band. Deconvolution and noise reduction methods like Wiener filtering and Bayesian approaches are also discussed. The technique provides a way to make images from different sensors comparable by reconstructing spectral pixels.
1) Satellite images detected the disappearance of a large supraglacial lake on Tshojo Glacier in Bhutan between March and July 2009, coinciding with a glacier outburst flood event.
2) The lake volume was estimated at 1.47 million cubic meters based on a post-flood DEM, suggesting it was an adequate source for the flood waters.
3) Subsequent images showed the lake beginning to refill in late 2010, indicating its behavior should continue to be monitored to predict future flood risks.
1. PASCO has responded to 22 natural disasters since 2007 using TerraSAR-X satellite data, including the 2010 Haiti earthquake and 2011 Tohoku earthquake.
2. For the Haiti earthquake, TerraSAR-X detected collapsed buildings by identifying changes in backscattering between pre-and post-earthquake images.
3. For the Tohoku earthquake, PASCO rapidly acquired TerraSAR-X data and produced inundation maps within 48 hours that estimated flood areas and informed government recovery efforts.
The document discusses bidirectional reflectance distribution functions (BRDF) in coastal waters and their application to validating ocean color satellites. It presents a BRDF correction algorithm optimized for coastal waters dominated by sediments or colored dissolved organic matter. Validation using in situ radiometer data from the Long Island Sound Coastal Observatory shows the proposed algorithm reduces dispersion in water leaving radiances compared to standard open ocean algorithms, improving satellite matchup comparisons.
This document describes polarization coherence tomography (PCT) techniques for tomographic imaging of natural volumetric media using polarimetric synthetic aperture radar (PolSAR) data. It presents the principle of PCT using Born's approximation and decomposing the scattering function over Legendre polynomials. It then describes the basic steps of PCT including setting volume limits, computing polynomial integrals, and inverting the relation to reconstruct the scattering function. It also discusses tomography using orthogonal polynomials (TOP) and a least squares approach for TOP, including selecting the polynomial order and estimating volume limits. Finally, it applies TOP to real PolSAR data from a tropical forest campaign.
The document describes an end-to-end simulator developed to model GNSS reflection signals from bare and vegetated soils. The simulator was validated using experimental data collected during the LEiMON project. The simulator fairly reproduced observed trends in the experimental data for various soil and vegetation conditions. It distinguishes between coherent and incoherent signal components, helping explain saturation effects seen in vegetation measurements. While some discrepancies remain, the simulator provides a useful tool for understanding GNSS reflection signals and predicting capabilities for aerospace applications.
SEGMENTATION OF POLARIMETRIC SAR DATA WITH A MULTI-TEXTURE PRODUCT MODELgrssieee
1) The document describes a segmentation algorithm for polarimetric SAR (PolSAR) data that can model both scalar-texture and multi-texture scattering.
2) The algorithm uses log-cumulants and hypothesis testing to determine whether a scalar-texture or dual-texture model best fits the data within each segment.
3) The algorithm is tested on simulated multi-texture PolSAR data and is shown to accurately segment the classes and estimate their texture parameters. However, when applied to real data sets, the algorithm only finds the simpler scalar-texture case.
TWO-POINT STATISTIC OF POLARIMETRIC SAR DATA TWO-POINT STATISTIC OF POLARIMET...grssieee
This document discusses using wavelet transforms to analyze two-point statistics of polarimetric synthetic aperture radar (PolSAR) data. It introduces wavelet variance and kurtosis as metrics that can be applied to PolSAR data transformed using a wavelet frame. It then provides an example of applying this analysis to ALOS PALSAR data over Hawaii's Papau Seamount to characterize sea surface features.
THE SENTINEL-1 MISSION AND ITS APPLICATION CAPABILITIESgrssieee
The Sentinel-1 mission is part of the GMES program and consists of two satellites to provide C-band SAR data for emergency response, marine and land monitoring, and other applications. The satellites operate in a near-polar orbit with a 12 day repeat cycle. The main acquisition mode is an interferometric wide swath mode with 5m range and 20m azimuth resolution over a 250km swath. Sentinel-1 will support operational services and create a long-term SAR data archive.
The document summarizes the status of the GMES Space Component program. It describes the Sentinel satellite missions for monitoring land, ocean, atmosphere and emergency situations. The Sentinels will provide long-term data continuity as well as improved coverage compared to existing missions. Sentinel data will be freely and openly available to both operational users and the science community. The program is on track, with the first Sentinel launches beginning in 2013.
PROGRESSES OF DEVELOPMENT OF CFOSAT SCATTEROMETERgrssieee
The document describes the progress of the development of CFOSAT SCAT, a Ku-band scatterometer onboard the Chinese-French Oceanography Satellite (CFOSAT). CFOSAT will measure global ocean surface winds and waves to improve weather forecasting, ocean dynamics modeling, climate research, and understanding of surface processes. The SCAT instrument is a rotating fan-beam radar scatterometer that will retrieve wind vectors using measurements of backscatter at incidence angles from 26 to 46 degrees. It has a wide swath of over 1000km and specifications are designed to achieve high-precision wind measurements globally. System details including parameters and the operation mode are provided.
DEVELOPMENT OF ALGORITHMS AND PRODUCTS FOR SUPPORTING THE ITALIAN HYPERSPECTR...grssieee
The document describes the SAP4PRISMA project which aims to develop algorithms and products to support the Italian hyperspectral PRISMA Earth observation mission. The project will focus on data processing, quality assessment, classification methods, and generating level 3 and 4 products for applications like land monitoring, agriculture, and hazard monitoring. It will include the generation of "PRISMA-like" synthetic test data to support algorithm development and validation. The research will be carried out across multiple work packages focusing on topics like data quality, classification methods, calibration/validation, and developing applicative products.
EO-1/HYPERION: NEARING TWELVE YEARS OF SUCCESSFUL MISSION SCIENCE OPERATION A...grssieee
1) The EO-1 Hyperion instrument has collected over 65,000 scenes over its 12-year mission to study land and coastal ecosystems using imaging spectroscopy.
2) Studies using Hyperion data have identified spectral indices related to chlorophyll that correlate with carbon flux measurements at different sites, including a Zambian woodland and North Carolina forest sites.
3) Time series of Hyperion data at flux tower sites show seasonal changes in these spectral indices that match patterns in ecosystem carbon uptake and release.
EO-1/HYPERION: NEARING TWELVE YEARS OF SUCCESSFUL MISSION SCIENCE OPERATION A...grssieee
1) The EO-1 Hyperion instrument has collected over 65,000 scenes over its 12-year mission to study land and coastal ecosystems using imaging spectroscopy.
2) Studies using Hyperion data have identified spectral indices related to chlorophyll that correlate with carbon flux measurements at different forest, grassland, and woodland sites globally.
3) Time series of Hyperion data at sites in Zambia, North Carolina, and Kansas show seasonal changes in these spectral indices that match patterns in ecosystem carbon uptake and release measured by flux towers.
EO-1/HYPERION: NEARING TWELVE YEARS OF SUCCESSFUL MISSION SCIENCE OPERATION A...grssieee
EO-1/Hyperion has been collecting hyperspectral imagery for over 12 years, acquiring over 65,000 scenes. Researchers have been using these data to develop and validate algorithms for estimating vegetation properties like fraction of absorbed photosynthetically active radiation (fAPAR) and photochemical reflectance index (PRI). Comparisons of Hyperion data to field measurements at flux tower sites show these algorithms can accurately track vegetation changes over time and relate spectral properties to productivity metrics like light use efficiency and gross ecosystem productivity. This work is helping prototype data products for the upcoming HyspIRI mission.
This document is a return and exchange form for a wetsuit company. It provides instructions for customers to fill out when returning an undamaged item for a refund, exchange, or size change. The form requests information like the customer's order details, contact information, the suit being returned and its size, the reason for return, and if applicable, the new desired size. It also provides the return shipping address and notifies customers that the company is not responsible for lost or damaged return packages.
The document discusses interannual changes in ice-edge blooms in the Arctic region. It summarizes that ice-edge blooms are an important ecological niche that typically occur within 20 days of ice melt in around 90% of the seasonal ice zone. The timing of ice melt can have varying effects on the intensity and productivity of ice-edge blooms between different regions. Specifically, early ice melt may result in a weaker bloom peak and could affect other trophic levels in the ecosystem. Consistent satellite data is needed to accurately analyze interannual variability in Arctic ice melt and ice-edge blooms.
This document evaluates using unsupervised linear unmixing of multi-date hyperspectral imagery to estimate crop yields. Vertex component analysis is used to extract spectral endmembers from the imagery. Crop abundance maps derived from linear unmixing show strong correlations with actual crop yield data, and fusing results from images on different dates improves the correlation further.
The document discusses a Bayesian approach called localized multi-kernel relevance vector machine (LMK-RVM) that uses multiple kernel functions to perform classification. LMK-RVM allows different kernel functions or parameters to be used in different areas of feature space, providing more flexibility than single-kernel models. It combines multi-kernel learning with the sparsity of the relevance vector machine (RVM) model. The document outlines LMK-RVM and provides examples showing it can improve classification accuracy and potentially provide sparser models compared to single-kernel approaches.
This document presents a technique for spectral pixel reconstruction to generate natural color images from multispectral satellite sensors. It describes developing a framework to reconstruct missing spectral bands using a transformation matrix between true and false color spaces. The technique is applied to sensors like IKONOS, QuickBird, IRS-P6, LISS-3, LISS-4 and AWiFS to generate additional spectral information and high quality natural color images, even for sensors lacking a blue band. Deconvolution and noise reduction methods like Wiener filtering and Bayesian approaches are also discussed. The technique provides a way to make images from different sensors comparable by reconstructing spectral pixels.
1) Satellite images detected the disappearance of a large supraglacial lake on Tshojo Glacier in Bhutan between March and July 2009, coinciding with a glacier outburst flood event.
2) The lake volume was estimated at 1.47 million cubic meters based on a post-flood DEM, suggesting it was an adequate source for the flood waters.
3) Subsequent images showed the lake beginning to refill in late 2010, indicating its behavior should continue to be monitored to predict future flood risks.
1. PASCO has responded to 22 natural disasters since 2007 using TerraSAR-X satellite data, including the 2010 Haiti earthquake and 2011 Tohoku earthquake.
2. For the Haiti earthquake, TerraSAR-X detected collapsed buildings by identifying changes in backscattering between pre-and post-earthquake images.
3. For the Tohoku earthquake, PASCO rapidly acquired TerraSAR-X data and produced inundation maps within 48 hours that estimated flood areas and informed government recovery efforts.
The document discusses bidirectional reflectance distribution functions (BRDF) in coastal waters and their application to validating ocean color satellites. It presents a BRDF correction algorithm optimized for coastal waters dominated by sediments or colored dissolved organic matter. Validation using in situ radiometer data from the Long Island Sound Coastal Observatory shows the proposed algorithm reduces dispersion in water leaving radiances compared to standard open ocean algorithms, improving satellite matchup comparisons.
This document describes polarization coherence tomography (PCT) techniques for tomographic imaging of natural volumetric media using polarimetric synthetic aperture radar (PolSAR) data. It presents the principle of PCT using Born's approximation and decomposing the scattering function over Legendre polynomials. It then describes the basic steps of PCT including setting volume limits, computing polynomial integrals, and inverting the relation to reconstruct the scattering function. It also discusses tomography using orthogonal polynomials (TOP) and a least squares approach for TOP, including selecting the polynomial order and estimating volume limits. Finally, it applies TOP to real PolSAR data from a tropical forest campaign.
The document describes an end-to-end simulator developed to model GNSS reflection signals from bare and vegetated soils. The simulator was validated using experimental data collected during the LEiMON project. The simulator fairly reproduced observed trends in the experimental data for various soil and vegetation conditions. It distinguishes between coherent and incoherent signal components, helping explain saturation effects seen in vegetation measurements. While some discrepancies remain, the simulator provides a useful tool for understanding GNSS reflection signals and predicting capabilities for aerospace applications.
SEGMENTATION OF POLARIMETRIC SAR DATA WITH A MULTI-TEXTURE PRODUCT MODELgrssieee
1) The document describes a segmentation algorithm for polarimetric SAR (PolSAR) data that can model both scalar-texture and multi-texture scattering.
2) The algorithm uses log-cumulants and hypothesis testing to determine whether a scalar-texture or dual-texture model best fits the data within each segment.
3) The algorithm is tested on simulated multi-texture PolSAR data and is shown to accurately segment the classes and estimate their texture parameters. However, when applied to real data sets, the algorithm only finds the simpler scalar-texture case.
TWO-POINT STATISTIC OF POLARIMETRIC SAR DATA TWO-POINT STATISTIC OF POLARIMET...grssieee
This document discusses using wavelet transforms to analyze two-point statistics of polarimetric synthetic aperture radar (PolSAR) data. It introduces wavelet variance and kurtosis as metrics that can be applied to PolSAR data transformed using a wavelet frame. It then provides an example of applying this analysis to ALOS PALSAR data over Hawaii's Papau Seamount to characterize sea surface features.
THE SENTINEL-1 MISSION AND ITS APPLICATION CAPABILITIESgrssieee
The Sentinel-1 mission is part of the GMES program and consists of two satellites to provide C-band SAR data for emergency response, marine and land monitoring, and other applications. The satellites operate in a near-polar orbit with a 12 day repeat cycle. The main acquisition mode is an interferometric wide swath mode with 5m range and 20m azimuth resolution over a 250km swath. Sentinel-1 will support operational services and create a long-term SAR data archive.
The document summarizes the status of the GMES Space Component program. It describes the Sentinel satellite missions for monitoring land, ocean, atmosphere and emergency situations. The Sentinels will provide long-term data continuity as well as improved coverage compared to existing missions. Sentinel data will be freely and openly available to both operational users and the science community. The program is on track, with the first Sentinel launches beginning in 2013.
PROGRESSES OF DEVELOPMENT OF CFOSAT SCATTEROMETERgrssieee
The document describes the progress of the development of CFOSAT SCAT, a Ku-band scatterometer onboard the Chinese-French Oceanography Satellite (CFOSAT). CFOSAT will measure global ocean surface winds and waves to improve weather forecasting, ocean dynamics modeling, climate research, and understanding of surface processes. The SCAT instrument is a rotating fan-beam radar scatterometer that will retrieve wind vectors using measurements of backscatter at incidence angles from 26 to 46 degrees. It has a wide swath of over 1000km and specifications are designed to achieve high-precision wind measurements globally. System details including parameters and the operation mode are provided.
DEVELOPMENT OF ALGORITHMS AND PRODUCTS FOR SUPPORTING THE ITALIAN HYPERSPECTR...grssieee
The document describes the SAP4PRISMA project which aims to develop algorithms and products to support the Italian hyperspectral PRISMA Earth observation mission. The project will focus on data processing, quality assessment, classification methods, and generating level 3 and 4 products for applications like land monitoring, agriculture, and hazard monitoring. It will include the generation of "PRISMA-like" synthetic test data to support algorithm development and validation. The research will be carried out across multiple work packages focusing on topics like data quality, classification methods, calibration/validation, and developing applicative products.
EO-1/HYPERION: NEARING TWELVE YEARS OF SUCCESSFUL MISSION SCIENCE OPERATION A...grssieee
1) The EO-1 Hyperion instrument has collected over 65,000 scenes over its 12-year mission to study land and coastal ecosystems using imaging spectroscopy.
2) Studies using Hyperion data have identified spectral indices related to chlorophyll that correlate with carbon flux measurements at different sites, including a Zambian woodland and North Carolina forest sites.
3) Time series of Hyperion data at flux tower sites show seasonal changes in these spectral indices that match patterns in ecosystem carbon uptake and release.
EO-1/HYPERION: NEARING TWELVE YEARS OF SUCCESSFUL MISSION SCIENCE OPERATION A...grssieee
1) The EO-1 Hyperion instrument has collected over 65,000 scenes over its 12-year mission to study land and coastal ecosystems using imaging spectroscopy.
2) Studies using Hyperion data have identified spectral indices related to chlorophyll that correlate with carbon flux measurements at different forest, grassland, and woodland sites globally.
3) Time series of Hyperion data at sites in Zambia, North Carolina, and Kansas show seasonal changes in these spectral indices that match patterns in ecosystem carbon uptake and release measured by flux towers.
EO-1/HYPERION: NEARING TWELVE YEARS OF SUCCESSFUL MISSION SCIENCE OPERATION A...grssieee
EO-1/Hyperion has been collecting hyperspectral imagery for over 12 years, acquiring over 65,000 scenes. Researchers have been using these data to develop and validate algorithms for estimating vegetation properties like fraction of absorbed photosynthetically active radiation (fAPAR) and photochemical reflectance index (PRI). Comparisons of Hyperion data to field measurements at flux tower sites show these algorithms can accurately track vegetation changes over time and relate spectral properties to productivity metrics like light use efficiency and gross ecosystem productivity. This work is helping prototype data products for the upcoming HyspIRI mission.
This document is a return and exchange form for a wetsuit company. It provides instructions for customers to fill out when returning an undamaged item for a refund, exchange, or size change. The form requests information like the customer's order details, contact information, the suit being returned and its size, the reason for return, and if applicable, the new desired size. It also provides the return shipping address and notifies customers that the company is not responsible for lost or damaged return packages.
This document provides instructions for clients of Fox Tax Planning and Preparation for preparing to have their taxes filed. It lists important income and deduction documentation to bring to an appointment, such as W-2s, 1099s, receipts for donations. It also includes an engagement letter detailing the services to be provided, responsibilities of both parties, fees, and electronic filing and signature procedures. Clients are asked to sign the letter agreeing to the terms and return it along with their tax information.
The document discusses mapping wetlands in North America using MODIS 500m imagery. It describes wetlands and existing global wetland databases. The methodology uses MODIS data from 2008, digital elevation models, and reference data to classify wetlands into three types - forest/shrub dominant wetlands, herbaceous dominant wetlands, and sea grass dominant wetlands. Training data is collected from existing land cover maps and Landsat imagery. A decision tree model and maximum likelihood classification are applied to extract wetlands from other land covers.
The document summarizes research using SBAS-DInSAR (Small BAseline Subset differential interferometric synthetic aperture radar) techniques to analyze ground deformation at Mt. Etna volcano in Italy over the last 18 years using ERS and ENVISAT satellite data. The analysis revealed three main deformation processes: inflation of the volcanic edifice, subsidence of sectors on the eastern flank due to gravitational spreading, and deflation-inflation cycles associated with eruptive and post-eruptive activity. More recent analysis using higher resolution COSMO-SkyMed data from 2009-2010 detected deformation related to faults and a 2010 earthquake more precisely than lower resolution ENVISAT data.
1. López-Martínez, P. Papathanassoiu, Alonso-
Carlos López Martínez Kostanstinos P Papathanassoiu Alberto Alonso
González , Xavier Fàbregas,
IGARSS-2011 Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya – UPC
German Aerospace Center - DLR
Signal Theory and Communications Department – TSC
Microwaves and Radar
July-2011 Remote Sensing Laboratory - RSLab., Barcelona, Spain
Institute –HR, Wessling, Germany
Vancouver (BC), Canada carlos.lopez@tsc.upc.edu