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USGS Earthshots: Satellite Images of Environmental Change
 Entry ID: USGS_EARTHSHOTS

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Summary
Abstract: Earthshots is an ebook of before-and-after Landsat images (1972-present),
showing recent environmental events and introducing remote sensing. Earthshots
comes from the U.S. Geological Survey's EROS Center, Sioux Falls, SD, the
world's largest archive of earth science data.

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Purpose: The images displayed in Earthshots are examples of Landsat data that help scientists worldwide understand more about how both people and nature are changing the landscape.

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Description: Examples of environmental change from around the world


Geographic Coverage
 N: 90.0 S: -90.0  E: 180.0  W: -180.0

Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator: USGS EROS Center
Dataset Title: USGS Earthshots: Satellite Images of Environmental Change
Dataset Release Place: Sioux Falls, SD
Dataset Publisher: USGS EROS Data Center
Data Presentation Form: imagery
Online Resource: http://earthshots.usgs.gov/earthshots/


Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 1972-01-01


Location Keywords
GEOGRAPHIC REGION > GLOBAL


Science Keywords
AGRICULTURE >AGRICULTURAL PLANT SCIENCE    [Definition]
BIOSPHERE >TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS >FORESTS    [Definition]
HUMAN DIMENSIONS >ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE/MANAGEMENT >LAND MANAGEMENT >LAND USE/LAND COVER CLASSIFICATION    [Definition]
HUMAN DIMENSIONS >NATURAL HAZARDS >BIOLOGICAL HAZARDS    [Definition]
HUMAN DIMENSIONS >NATURAL HAZARDS >WILDFIRES    [Definition]
HUMAN DIMENSIONS >NATURAL HAZARDS >EARTHQUAKES    [Definition]
HUMAN DIMENSIONS >NATURAL HAZARDS >FLOODS    [Definition]
TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE >GROUND WATER    [Definition]
TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE >SURFACE WATER    [Definition]
LAND SURFACE >TOPOGRAPHY >CONTOURS    [Definition]
LAND SURFACE >TOPOGRAPHY >LANDFORMS    [Definition]
LAND SURFACE >TOPOGRAPHY >TOPOGRAPHICAL RELIEF    [Definition]
LAND SURFACE >TOPOGRAPHY >SURFACE ROUGHNESS    [Definition]
LAND SURFACE >TOPOGRAPHY >TERRAIN ELEVATION    [Definition]
LAND SURFACE >TOPOGRAPHY >TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECTS    [Definition]
SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING >INFRARED WAVELENGTHS >INFRARED IMAGERY    [Definition]
SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING >VISIBLE WAVELENGTHS    [Definition]


ISO Topic Category
FARMING
BIOTA


Platform
LANDSAT    [Information]
LANDSAT-1    [Information]
LANDSAT-2    [Information]
LANDSAT-3    [Information]
LANDSAT-4    [Information]
LANDSAT-5    [Information]
LANDSAT-7    [Information]
LDCM >Landsat Data Continuity Mission    [Information]


Use Constraints
There is no guarantee of warranty concerning the accuracy of these data. Users should be aware that temporal changes may have occurred since the data was collected and that some parts of these data may no longer represent actual surface conditions. Users should not use these data for critical applications without a full awareness of their limitations. Acknowledgement of the originating agencies would be appreciated in products derived from these data. Any user who modifies the data set is obligated to describe the types of modifications they perform. User specifically agrees not to misrepresent the data set, nor to imply that changes made were approved or endorsed by the U.S. Geological Survey. Please refer to http://www.usgs.gov/privacy.html for the USGS disclaimer.


Keywords
Satellite Imagery
National Satellite Land Remote Sensing Data Archive
Environmental Events
EROS


Data Set Progress
COMPLETE


Data Center
Earth Resources Observation and Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Department of the Interior    [Information]
Data Center URL: http://eros.usgs.gov/

Data Center Personnel
Name: EROS CENTER
 Phone: 605-594-6151
Phone: 800-252-4547
Fax: 605-594-6589
Email: lta at usgs.gov
Contact Address:
LTA Customer Services
U.S. Geological Survey
EROS Center
47914 252nd Street
 City: Sioux Falls
Province or State: SD
Postal Code: 57198-0001
Country: USA



Distribution
Distribution_Media: Online
Fees: No fees


Personnel
TYLER B. STEVENS
Role: DIF AUTHOR
Phone: (301) 614-6898
Fax: 301-614-5268
Email: Tyler.B.Stevens at nasa.gov
Contact Address:
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Global Change Master Directory
City: Greenbelt
Province or State: MD
Postal Code: 20771
Country: USA


Publications/References
Chahine, M. T., 1968, "Determination of the Temperature Profile in an
Atmosphere from its Outgoing Radiances", J. Opt. Soc. Am., 58, 1634-1637.

Reuter, D., J. Susskind, and A. Pursch, 1988, "First Guess Dependence of
a Physically Based Set of Temperature Humidity Retrievals from HIRS2/MSU
Data", J. Atm. Ocean. Tech., 5, 70-83.

Susskind, J., J. Rosenfield, D. Reuter, and M. T. Chahine, 1984, "Remote
Sensing of Weather and Climate Parameters from HIRS2/MSU on TIROS-N",
J. Geophys. Res., 89D, 4677-4697.

Susskind J. and D. Reuter, 1985, "Retrieval of Sea-Surface Temperatures
from HIRS2/MSU", J. Geophys. Res., 90C, 11602-11608.

Susskind, J., D. Reuter, and M. T. Chahine, 1987, "Cloud Fields Derived
from Analysis of HIRS2/MSU Sounding Data", J. Geophys. Res., 92D, 4035-4050.

Takacs, L., A. Molod, and T. Wang, 1994, "Documentation of the Goddard Earth
Observing System (GEOS) General Circulation Model Version 1", NASA Technical
Memorandum 104606, April 1994.

Wu, M. L. C. and J. Susskind, 1990, "Outgoing Longwave Radiation Computed
from HIRS2/MSU Soundings", J. Geophys. Res. 95D, 7579-7602.

Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2009-03-13
Last DIF Revision Date: 2009-04-09

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