Mapping Changes in Arctic Tundra

Mapping Changes in Shrub Abundance and Biomass in Arctic Tundra
using NASA Earth Observing System Data: A Structural Approach

Objectives	To provide new ways of mapping shrubs in arctic tundra (estimates of fractional canopy cover, canopy height, and aboveground woody biomass) over large areas and at low cost by exploiting the directional signal in NASA Earth Observing System data from MISR and MODIS. Our results are documented in these pages and in our publications. An important motivation for mapping vegetation in the Artic is given the here, at the NASA Scientific Visualization Studio.	012345678901234567890
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Results & News
	Comparisons of MISR- and Landsat-based shrub maps Poster presentation for the IGARSS'12 and the 2012 MODIS Science Team meeting: see P&P below Poster presentation for the 2011 NASA Carbon Cycle & Ecosystems Joint Science Workshop: Shrub Abundance in Alaskan Arctic Tundra from MODIS Reflectance Anisotropy (pdf)
	Brief reports from the field 2011: Adventure in Alaskan Tundra! and Into the Wild...
	Chandler R. Radiometry Targets	012345678901234567890
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Links	Get MISR data (link to NASA/JPL; LaRC)...	012345678901234567890
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Workshops etc.	2010 NASA Terrestrial Ecology Science Team Meeting	012345678901234567890
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Acknowledgments	NASA Earth Observing System (EOS), NASA MISR Project & Science Team (scientist: Dr. David Diner), NASA Terrestrial Ecology Science Team, NASA Langley Atmospheric Science Data Center, LandCover.org (University of Maryland); and many others (yes, including astronauts). The material here is largely based upon work supported by NASA under award NNX09AL03G "Mapping Changes in Shrub Abundance and Biomass in Arctic Tundra using NASA Earth Observing System Data: A Structural Approach" and JPL Subcontract #1365499 "Forest and Shrub Mapping with MISR". Disclaimer: Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. "To understand and protect our home planet" --NASA Mission Statement 2002-2006	012345678901234567890