Monitoring floods and fires during the summer of 2011--The value of the Landsat satellite 40-year archives
Fact Sheet
2012-3006
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Abstract
The summer of 2011 proved to be a season of extreme events. Heavy snowfall in the western mountains and excessive spring rains caused flooding along the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers; whereas extended dry conditions enabled fires to rage out of control from Alaska and Canada, south to Texas, Arizona, New Mexico, Georgia, and Mexico. The Landsat archive holds nearly 40 years of continuous global earth observation data. Landsat data are used by emergency responders to monitor change and damage caused by natural and man-made disasters. Decision makers rely on Landsat as they create plans for future environmental concerns.
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Monitoring floods and fires during the summer of 2011--The value of the Landsat satellite 40-year archives |
| Series title | Fact Sheet |
| Series number | 2012-3006 |
| DOI | 10.3133/fs20123006 |
| Year Published | 2012 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Publisher location | Reston, VA |
| Contributing office(s) | Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center |
| Description | 2 p. |
| First page | 1 |
| Last page | 2 |
| Country | United States |
| Other Geospatial | North America |
| Online Only (Y/N) | Y |
| Additional Online Files (Y/N) | N |
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