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ROY, D. - South Dakota State University |
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WULDER, M. - Canadian Forest Service |
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LOVELAND, T. - Us Geological Survey (USGS) |
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WOODCOCK, C. - Boston University |
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ALLEN, R.G. - University Of Idaho |
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Anderson, Martha |
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HELDER, D. - South Dakota State University |
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IRONS, J. - National Aeronautics And Space Administration (NASA) |
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JOHNSON, D. - National Agricultural Statistical Service (NASS, USDA) |
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KENNEDY, R. - Boston University |
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SCAMBOS, T. - University Of Colorado |
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SCHOTT, J. - Rochester Institute Of Technology |
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SHENG, Y. - University Of California |
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VERMOTE, ERIC - National Aeronautics And Space Administration (NASA) |
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BELWARD, A. - European Commission-Joint Research Centre (JRC) |
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BINDSCHADLER, R. - National Aeronautics And Space Administration (NASA) |
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COHEN, WARREN - US Department Of Agriculture (USDA) |
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Gao, Feng |
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HIPPLE, J. - US Department Of Agriculture (USDA) |
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HOSTERT, P. - Humboldt University |
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HUNTINGTON, J. - Desert Research Institute |
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JUSTICE, C. - University Of Maryland |
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KILIC, A. - University Of Nebraska |
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KOVALSKYY, V. - South Dakota State University |
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LEE, Z. - University Of Massachusetts |
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LYMBURNER, L. - Geoscience Australia |
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MASEK, J. - National Aeronautics And Space Administration (NASA) |
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MCCORKEL, J. - National Aeronautics And Space Administration (NASA) |
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SHUAI, Y. - National Aeronautics And Space Administration (NASA) |
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TREZZA, R. - University Of Idaho |
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VOGELMANN, J. - Us Geological Survey (USGS) |
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WYNNE, R. - Virginia Tech |
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ZHU, Z. - Boston University |
Submitted to: Remote Sensing of Environment
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal Publication Acceptance Date: 2/3/2014 Publication Date: 3/6/2014 Publication URL: https://handle.nal.usda.gov/10113/60053 Citation: Roy, D., Wulder, M., Loveland, T., Woodcock, C., Allen, R., Anderson, M.C., Helder, D., Irons, J., Johnson, D., Kennedy, R., Scambos, T., Schott, J., Sheng, Y., Vermote, E., Belward, A., Bindschadler, R., Cohen, W., Gao, F.N., Hipple, J., Hostert, P., Huntington, J., Justice, C., Kilic, A., Kovalskyy, V., Lee, Z., Lymburner, L., Masek, J., McCorkel, J., Shuai, Y., Trezza, R., Vogelmann, J., Wynne, R., Zhu, Z. 2014. Landsat-8: science and product vision for terrestrial global change research. Remote Sensing of Environment. 145:154-172. Interpretive Summary: The Landsat satellite series has provided a near continuous record of global landcover conditions since 1972, recording impacts of climate, population and land-use change at spatial resolutions (~30-100m) capturing the scale of human impacts. This paper summarizes the research proposed by the current Landsat Science Team, integrating a new epoch of high quality satellite imagery collected by Landsat 8 – recently launched in February, 2013. A description of the mission and the Landsat 8 sensor systems, as well as anticipated data products, is provided. Landsat 8, in conjunction with the full Landsat archive, will contribute to studies of drought and water use change, agricultural monitoring and yield estimation, landcover disturbances such as due to fire and deforestation, fresh and coastal water quality, as well as cryospheric applications in mapping ice sheet flows and and extent and response to changing climate. New science and applications in these areas are outlined, as well as a vision for the future of land imaging at these critical spatial scales. Technical Abstract: Landsat 8, a NASA and USGS collaboration, acquires global moderate-resolution measurements of the Earth's terrestrial and polar regions in the visible, near-infrared, short wave, and thermal infrared. Landsat 8 extends the remarkable 40 year Landsat record and has enhanced capabilities including new spectral bands in the blue and cirrus cloud-detection portion of the spectrum, two thermal bands, improved sensor signal-to-noise performance and associated improvements in radiometric resolution, and an improved duty cycle that allows collection of a significantly greater number of images per day. This paper introduces the current (2012-2017) Landsat Science Team‘s efforts to establish an initial understanding of Landsat 8 capabilities and the steps ahead in support of priorities identified by the team. Preliminary evaluation of Landsat 8 capabilities and identification of new science and applications opportunities are described with respect to calibration and radiometric characterization; surface reflectance; surface albedo; surface temperature, evapotranspiration and drought; agriculture; land cover, condition, disturbance and change; fresh and coastal water; and snow and ice. Insights into the development of derived ‘higher-level‘ Landsat products are provided in recognition of the growing need for consistently processed, moderate spatial resolution, large area, long-term terrestrial data records for resource management and for climate and global change studies. The paper concludes with future prospects, emphasizing the opportunities for land imaging constellations by combining Landsat data with data collected from other international sensing systems, and consideration of successor Landsat mission requirements. |