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https://hdl.handle.net/11681/11855| Title: | Integration of Landsat land cover data into the Saginaw River Basin geographic information system for hydrologic modeling |
| Authors: | Goddard Institute for Space Studies. United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. Detroit District. McKim, H. L. (Harlan L.) Ungar, S. G. Merry, C. J. Gauthier, J. F. |
| Keywords: | Geographic information systems Models Hydrology Remote detectors Hydrologic models Remote sensing Land use Satellites Landsat-2 satellite |
| Publisher: | Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (U.S.) Engineer Research and Development Center (U.S.) |
| Series/Report no.: | Special report (Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (U.S.)) ; 84-1. |
| Description: | Special Report Abstract: A May 1977 Landsat-2 scene that covered approximately 85% of the Saginaw River Basin was classified into five land cover categories (urban, agriculture, forest, freshwater wetlands and open water) using a closest centroid classifier. The Landsat digital data were geometrically corrected to conform to a UTM (Universal Transverse Mercator) grid before classification. The 1.1-acre Landsat land cover classification data base was converted to 40-acre grid cells (six-by-six blocks of Landsat pixels) using an aggregation scheme and was integrated into the Detroit District's existing grid cell data base. A regression relationship between unit hydrograph parameters and the Landsat land cover classification was developed. The results indicated that the Landsat-2 land cover, data were suitable for the Corps of Engineers hydrologic model. |
| Rights: | Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/11681/11855 |
| Appears in Collections: | Special Report |
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