Land-use and land-cover scenarios and spatial modeling at the regional scale
Fact Sheet
2012-3091
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Abstract
Land-use and land-cover (LULC) change has altered a large part of the earth's surface. Scenarios of potential future LULC change are required in order to better manage potential impacts on biodiversity, carbon fluxes, climate change, hydrology, and many other ecological processes. The U.S. Geological Survey is analyzing potential future LULC change in the United States, using an approach based on scenario construction and spatially explicit modeling. Similar modeling techniques are being used to produce historical LULC maps from 1940 to present. With the combination of backcast and forecast LULC data, the USGS is providing consistent LULC data for historical, current, and future time frames to support a variety of research applications.
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Land-use and land-cover scenarios and spatial modeling at the regional scale |
| Series title | Fact Sheet |
| Series number | 2012-3091 |
| DOI | 10.3133/fs20123091 |
| 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 | 4 p. |
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