Abstract: Long-term observations of vegetation phenology can be used to monitor the response of terrestrial ecosystems…
Author: New NASA STI
Biomass Retrieval from L-Band Polarimetric UAVSAR Backscatter and PRISM Stereo Imagery
Abstract: The forest above-ground biomass (AGB) and spatial distribution of vegetation elements have profound effects on…
Atmospheric Form Drag Coefficients Over Arctic Sea Ice Using Remotely Sensed Ice Topography Data, Spring 2009-2015
Abstract: Sea ice topography significantly impacts turbulent energy/momentum exchange, e.g., atmospheric (wind) drag, over Arctic sea…
Modeling of Electromagnetic Scattering by Discrete and Discretely Heterogeneous Random Media by Using Numerically Exact Solutions of the Maxwell Equations
Abstract: In this paper, we discuss some aspects of numerical modeling of electromagnetic scattering by discrete…
Parsec-Scale Obscuring Accretion Disk with Large-Scale Magnetic Field in AGNs
Abstract: A magnetic field dragged from the galactic disk, along with inflowing gas, can provide vertical…
Compensatory Water Effects Link Yearly Global Land CO2 Sink Changes to Temperature
Abstract: Large interannual variations in the measured growth rate of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) originate primarily…
The Nanograv Nine-Year Data Set: Measurement and Analysis of Variations in Dispersion Measures
Abstract: We analyze dispersion measure(DM) variations of 37 millisecond pulsars in the nine-year North American Nanohertz…
Satellite Monitoring of Cyanobacterial Harmful Algal Bloom Frequency in Recreational Waters and Drinking Water Sources
Abstract: Cyanobacterial harmful algal blooms (cyanoHAB) cause extensive problems in lakes worldwide, including human and ecological…
Quantifying Black Carbon Deposition Over the Greenland Ice Sheet from Forest Fires in Canada
Abstract: Black carbon (BC) concentrations observed in 22 snowpits sampled in the northwest sector of the…
On High-Order Upwind Methods for Advection
Abstract: Scheme III (piecewise linear) and V (piecewise parabolic) of Van Leer are shown to yield…