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Land surface characteristics
Features and attributes of earth's land surface.
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Landsat Project [New Window]
Home page for the Land Remote Sensing Satellite Program (Landsat) used to gather information about land surface features of the earth. Includes images, links to general and technical information, ordering of data, and partners.
PDF Relations among geology, physiography, land use, and stream habitat conditions in the Buffalo and Current River systems, Missouri and Arkansas [New Window]
Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) sensor characteristics [New Window]
Description of datasets of AVHRR data available from the EROS Data Center in Sioux Falls, SD in three formats: High Resolution Picture Transmission (HRPT), Local Area Coverage (LAC), and Global Area Coverage (GAC).
Development of a global slope dataset for estimation of landslide occurrence resulting from earthquakes [New Window]
Technical description of methods used to generate global slope data from SRTM topography data
Eastern Earth Surface Processes Team [New Window]
The Eastern Earth Surface Processes Team provides geologic mapping regional geologic studies to determine stratigraphy and geologic structure, topical studies to understand geologic and surficial processes, and syntheses of earth science data.
Global change research - earth surface dynamics [New Window]
Homepage for USGS Global Change Research projects which seek to understand the interrelationships among earth surface processes, ecological systems, and human activities. Links to projects with descriptions and products and downloadable poster.
National land cover characterization [New Window]
Homepage for the National Land Cover Data (NLCD), a land cover classification scheme, for the United States based on data derived from Landsat Thematic Mapper satellite data. Includes links to description, products, accuracy, and program partners.
World Data Center for Remotely Sensed Land Data, Sioux Falls [New Window]
Description of the World Data Center for Remotely Sensed Land Data (WDC/RSLD), the world's largest collection of space and aircraft imagery. Includes aerial photography, DOQs, Landsat satellite imagery and photography and AVHRR imagery.
Assessing the impacts of climate variability and change on the Nation's resources [New Window]
Site for a USGS project under the U.S. Global Change Research Program for a national assessment of the impacts of climate variability and change on resources with links to impacts in Alaska, western U.S., public lands, and water resources.
Digital Orthophoto Quadrangles (DOQs) [New Window]
Description of what Digital Orthophoto Quadrangles are and how to obtain them plus information on the DOQ program, points of contact, DOQ status graphic, examples of DOQs, and free data viewer software.
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