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Optimized Stratification for Mapping Riparian Vegetation in Arid and Semiarid Environments by McGwire, Kenneth C.

“…This paper describes a method of mapping riparian vegetation in semi-arid to arid environments using the Landsat normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI)…”
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Drought Sensitivity and Trends of Riparian Vegetation Vigor in Nevada, USA (1985–2018) by Albano, Christine M., McGwire, Kenneth C., Hausner, Mark B., McEvoy, Daniel J., Morton, Charles G., Huntington, Justin L.

“…Dryland riparian areas are under increasing stress due to expanding human water demands and a warming climate. Quantifying responses of dryland riparian…”
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Mapping erosion risk for saline rangelands of the Mancos Shale using the rangeland hydrology erosion model by McGwire, Kenneth C., Weltz, Mark A., Nouwakpo, Sayjro, Spaeth, Ken, Founds, Michael, Cadaret, Erik

“…This research used the rangeland hydrology and erosion model (RHEM) to map erosion risks affecting water quality of the Colorado River that originate on the…”
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From pixels to riverscapes: How remote sensing and geospatial tools can prioritize riverscape restoration at multiple scales by Glassic, Hayley C., McGwire, Kenneth C., Macfarlane, William W., Rasmussen, Cashe, Bouwes, Nicolaas, Wheaton, Joseph M., Al‐Chokhachy, Robert

“…Prioritizing restoration opportunities effectively across entire riverscape networks (i.e., riverine landscape including floodplain and stream channel…”
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Assessing Calibration Uncertainty and Automation for Estimating Evapotranspiration from Agricultural Areas Using METRIC by Morton, Charles G., Huntington, Justin L., Pohll, Greg M., Allen, Richard G., McGwire, Kenneth C., Bassett, Scott D.

“…Agricultural irrigation accounts for a large fraction of the total water use in the western United States. The Mapping Evapotranspiration at high Resolution…”
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Insight into sediment transport processes on saline rangeland hillslopes using three‐dimensional soil microtopography changes by Nouwakpo, Sayjro K., Weltz, Mark A., McGwire, Kenneth C., Williams, Jason C., Osama, Al‐Hamdan, Green, Colleen H.M.

“…In arid and semi‐arid rangeland environments, an accurate understanding of runoff generation and sediment transport processes is key to developing effective…”
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Multiscale assessment of green leaf cover in a semi-arid rangeland with a small unmanned aerial vehicle by McGwire, Kenneth C., Weltz, Mark A., Finzel, Julie A., Morris, Christopher E., Fenstermaker, Lynn F., McGraw, David S.

“…Spatial variability in green leaf cover of a semi-arid rangeland was studied by comparing field measurements on 50 m crossed transects to aerial and satellite…”
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Remote sensing and geographic information systems: charting Sin Nombre virus infections in deer mice by Boone, J D, McGwire, K C, Otteson, E W, DeBaca, R S, Kuhn, E A, Villard, P, Brussard, P F, St Jeor, S C

“…We tested environmental data from remote sensing and geographic information system maps as indicators of Sin Nombre virus (SNV) infections in deer mouse…”
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Satellite Assessment of Early-Season Forecasts for Vegetation Conditions of Grazing Allotments in Nevada, United States by McGwire, Kenneth C., Weltz, Mark A., Snyder, Keirith A., Huntington, Justin L., Morton, Charles G., McEvoy, Daniel J.

“…The extent and heterogeneity of rangelands in the state of Nevada (United States) pose a challenging situation for land managers when determining stocking…”
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Identification and quantification of aquatic vegetation with hyperspectral remote sensing in western Nevada rivers, USA by Lee, Baek Soo, McGwire, Kenneth C, Fritsen, Christian H

“…This study used a portable spectrometer to assess the feasibility of using airborne hyperspectral imagery to map the dominant types and amounts of aquatic…”
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Patterns of floristic richness in vegetation communities of California: regional scale analysis with multi-temporal NDVI by Fairbanks, Dean H. K., McGwire, Kenneth C.

“…Aim: Applying water-energy dynamics and heterogeneity theory to explain species richness via remote sensing could allow for the regional characterization and…”
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Geospatial and regression tree analysis to map groundwater depth for manual well drilling suitability in the Zinder region of Niger by Thomas, Sean A., McGwire, Kenneth C., Lutz, Alexandra, Kratt, Christopher, Trammell, E. Jamie, Thomas, James M., McKay, W. Alan

“…► Suitability maps may help manual well drilling efforts in sub-Saharan Africa. ► Geospatial data were used to predict groundwater depth in an arid region of…”
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Progressive Discrimination: An Automatic Method for Mapping Individual Targets in Hyperspectral Imagery by McGwire, K. C., Minor, T. B., Schultz, B. W.

“…This paper demonstrates a new method called progressive discrimination (PD) for mapping an individual spectral class within an image. Given training data for a…”
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An integrated system for optical imaging of ice cores by McGwire, Kenneth C., Hargreaves, Geoffrey M., Alley, Richard B., Popp, Trevor J., Reusch, David B., Spencer, Matthew K., Taylor, Kendrick C.

“…An end-to-end system for optical image acquisition and data processing for ice cores has been developed for the United States National Ice Core Laboratory…”
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Precise interpolar phasing of abrupt climate change during the last ice age by Buizert, Christo, Adrian, Betty, Ahn, Jinho, Albert, Mary, Alley, Richard B, Baggenstos, Daniel, Bauska, Thomas K, Bay, Ryan C, Bencivengo, Brian B, Bentley, Charles R, Brook, Edward J, Chellman, Nathan J, Clow, Gary D, Cole-Dai, Jihong, Conway, Howard, Cravens, Eric, Cuffey, Kurt M, Dunbar, Nelia W, Edwards, Jon S, Fegyveresi, John M, Ferris, Dave G, Fitzpatrick, Joan J, Fudge, T J, Gibson, Chris J, Gkinis, Vasileios, Goetz, Joshua J, Gregory, Stephanie, Hargreaves, Geoffrey M, Iverson, Nels, Johnson, Jay A, Jones, Tyler R, Kalk, Michael L, Kippenhan, Matthew J, Koffman, Bess G, Kreutz, Karl, Kuhl, Tanner W, Lebar, Donald A, Lee, James E, Marcott, Shaun A, Markle, Bradley R, Maselli, Olivia J, McConnell, Joseph R, McGwire, Kenneth C, Mitchell, Logan E, Mortensen, Nicolai B, Neff, Peter D, Nishiizumi, Kunihiko, Nunn, Richard M, Orsi, Anais J, Pasteris, Daniel R, Pedro, Joel B, Pettit, Erin C, Price, P Buford, Priscu, John C, Rhodes, Rachael H, Rosen, Julia L, Schauer, Andrew J, Schoenemann, Spruce W, Sendelbach, Paul J, Severinghaus, Jeffrey P, Shturmakov, Alexander J, Sigl, Michael, Slawny, Kristina R, Souney, Joseph M, Sowers, Todd A, Spencer, Matthew K, Steig, Eric J, Taylor, Kendrick C, Twickler, Mark S, Vaughn, Bruce H, Voigt, Donald E, Waddington, Edwin D, Welten, Kees C, Wendricks, Anthony W, White, James W C, Winstrup, Mai, Wong, Gifford J, Woodruff, Thomas E

“…A new ice core from West Antarctica shows that, during the last ice age, abrupt Northern Hemisphere climate variations were followed two centuries later by a…”
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Onset of deglacial warming in West Antarctica driven by local orbital forcing

“…An annually resolved ice-core record from West Antarctica indicates that warming driven by local insolation resulting from sea-ice decline began in that region…”
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Vegetation canopy cover effects on sediment erosion processes in the Upper Colorado River Basin Mancos Shale formation, Price, Utah, USA by Cadaret, Erik M., McGwire, Kenneth C., Nouwakpo, Sayjro K., Weltz, Mark A., Saito, Laurel

“…This study investigated erosion processes on the highly erosive, saline soils of the Mancos Shale formation in the Price-San Rafael River Basin in Utah, USA…”
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Predicting micro-catchment infiltration dynamics by Founds, Michael J., McGwire, Kenneth C., Weltz, Mark A., Nouwakpo, Sayjro K., Verburg, Paul S.J.

“…•Field experiments simulated rainstorms to measure micro-catchment (MC) infiltration.•Numerical model represents unsteady ponded infiltration into complex…”
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Infection dynamics of Sin Nombre virus after a widespread decline in host populations by Boone, John D, McGwire, Kenneth C, Otteson, Elmer W, DeBaca, Robert S, Kuhn, Edward A, St Jeor, Stephen C

“…Many researchers have speculated that infection dynamics of Sin Nombre virus are driven by density patterns of its major host, Peromyscus maniculatus. Few, if…”
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Experimental investigation of the effect of vegetation on soil, sediment erosion, and salt transport processes in the Upper Colorado River Basin Mancos Shale formation, Price, Utah, USA by Cadaret, Erik M., Nouwakpo, Sayjro K., McGwire, Kenneth C., Weltz, Mark A., Blank, Robert R.

“…Because of concerns about salinity in the Colorado River, this study focused on saline and sodic soils associated with the Mancos Shale formation with the…”
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