scholarly journals Evaluation of Three Forest-Based Bioenergy Development Strategies in the Inland Northwest, United States

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Darin Saul ◽  
Soren Newman ◽  
Steven Peterson ◽  
Eli Kosse ◽  
Ryan Jacobson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Development Strategies ◽  
Inland Northwest

scholarly journals Technical Note: Development of a Landsat Time Series for Application in Forest Status Assessment in the Inland Northwest United States

2008 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-62 ◽  
Author(s):  
Russell N. Beck ◽  
Paul E. Gessler
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Time Series ◽  
Vegetation Dynamics ◽  
Vegetation Index ◽  
Landsat Imagery ◽  
Satellite Image ◽  
Temporal Trends ◽  
Monitoring Cost ◽  
Small Pilot Study ◽  
Inland Northwest

Abstract The Inland Northwest United States contains extensive areas of complex, inaccessible terrain requiring significant resource expenditure for forest inventory, assessment, and monitoring. Cost-effective methods are necessary for annual broad-scale assessment of forest condition over complex terrain. Proficiency in the use of timely satellite image products along with spatial analysis tools such as geographic information systems can assist natural resource managers to understand regional dynamics and change within these landscapes. Satellite-derived vegetation indices such as the normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) can effectively assess and monitor vegetation dynamics of large remote areas. This article presents a newly developed archive and example methods for monitoring forest dynamics through the creation of NDVI departure maps. The NDVI products were generated from a time series of Landsat imagery (1989–2004) to derive both density distributions and a long-term departure from average map for any year or series of years within the time series archive. A preliminary application of the data is demonstrated showing temporal trends of vegetation dynamics relating to harvesting and management within two small pilot study areas in north Idaho.

Technology development strategies in Japan, Europe and the United States

Technovation ◽  
1992 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 99-118 ◽  
Author(s):  
William R Boulton ◽  
Michael J Dowling ◽  
Jurgen Lohmeyer
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Technology Development ◽  
The United States ◽  
Development Strategies
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