| Main Title |
Global LAnd Surface Satellite (GLASS) Products Algorithms, Validation and Analysis / [electronic resource] : |
| Type |
EBOOK |
| Author |
Liang, Shunlin.
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| Other Authors |
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| Publisher |
Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, |
| Year Published |
2014 |
| Call Number |
G70.39-70.6 |
| ISBN |
9783319025889 |
| Subjects |
Geography ;
Remote sensing ;
Physical geography
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| Internet Access |
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| Collation |
IX, 167 p. 93 illus., 73 illus. in color. online resource. |
| Notes |
Due to license restrictions, this resource is available to EPA employees and authorized contractors only |
| Contents Notes |
Introduction -- Leaf Area Index -- Shortwave Albedo -- Longwave Emissivity -- Incident Shortwave Radiation -- Incident Photosynthetic Active Radiation -- Challenges and prospects. This book describes the algorithms, validation and preliminary analysis of the Global LAnd Surface Satellite (GLASS) products, a long-term, high-quality dataset that is now freely available worldwide to government organizations and agencies, scientific research institutions, students and members of the general public. The GLASS products include leaf area index, broadband albedo, broadband emissivity, downward shortwave radiation and photosynthetically active radiation. The first three GLASS products cover 1981 to 2012 with 1km and 5km spatial resolutions and 8-day temporal resolution, and the last two GLASS products span 2008 to 2010 with 3-hour temporal resolution and 5km spatial resolution. These GLASS products are unique. The first three are spatially continuous and cover the longest period of time among all current similar satellite products. The other two products are the highest spatial-resolution global radiation products from satellite observations that are currently available. These products can be downloaded from Beijing Normal University at http://glass-product.bnu.edu.cn/ and the University of Maryland Global Land Cover Facility at http://www.glcf.umd.edu/ The GLASS products are the outcome of a key research project entitled "Generation & Applications of Global Products of Essential Land Variables", supported by funding from the High-Tech Research and Development Program of China and involving dozens of institutions and nearly one hundred scientists and researchers. Following an introduction, the book contains five chapters corresponding to these five GLASS products: background, algorithm, quality control and validation, preliminary analysis and applications. It discusses the long-term environmental changes detected from the GLASS products and other data sources at both global and local scales and also provides detailed analysis of regional hotspots where environmental changes are mainly associated with climate change, drought, land-atmosphere interactions, and human activities. The book is based primarily on a set of published journal papers about these five GLASS products and includes updated information. Since these products have now begun to be widely used, this book is an essential reference document. It is also a very helpful resource to anyone interested in satellite remote sensing and its applications. |
| Place Published |
Cham |
| Corporate Au Added Ent |
SpringerLink (Online service) |
| Title Ser Add Ent |
SpringerBriefs in Earth Sciences, |
| Host Item Entry |
Springer eBooks |
| PUB Date Free Form |
2014 |
| Series Title Untraced |
SpringerBriefs in Earth Sciences, |
| BIB Level |
m |
| Medium |
computer |
| Content |
text |
| Carrier |
online resource |
| Cataloging Source |
OCLC/T |
| OCLC Time Stamp |
20131210120821 |
| Language |
eng |
| Origin |
SPRINGER |
| Type |
EBOOK |
| OCLC Rec Leader |
04459nam a22005295i 45 |
