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Biomass assessment in the U.S. midwest using MODIS time-series
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
Bioenergy becomes the largest source of renewable energy in the United States. Switchgrass, a type a Warm Season Grasses, has been regarded as alternative resources instead of annual crops for obtaining the bioenergy. The ...
Monitoring coral bleaching by satellite thermal products : a case study in the southern South China Sea
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Thermal stress is marked as an essential cause of coral bleaching. Corals begin losing the symbiotic algae and their color when sea temperature exceeds ...
Assessing grassland distributions and spatio-temporal variations in the U.S. Great Plains with MODIS imagery
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
The North American Great Plains is the primary grassland in the United States. Both cool season grasses (CSG) and warm season grasses (WSG) grow in the Great Plains, with their distributions vary with environmental conditions ...