Passive and active observations at L band (frequency ∼ 1.4GHz) from the Aquarius/SAC-D mission offer new capabilities to study the polar regions. Due to the lack of polar-gridded products, however, applications over the cryosphere have been limited. We present three weekly polar-gridded products of Aquarius data to improve our understanding of L-band observations of ice sheets, sea ice, permafr...

Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part B Pesticides, Food Contaminants, and Agricultural Wastes Publication details, including instructions for authors and subscription information: http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/title~content=t713597269 Vegetative buffers for fan emissions from poultry farms: 1. temperature and foliar nitrogen P. H. Patterson a; A. Adrizal b; R. M. Hulet a; R. M. ...

Improving water quality is of global concern, with agricultural practices being the major contributors to reduced water quality. The reuse of nutrient-rich drainage water can be a valuable strategy to gain economic-environmental benefits. However, currently the tools and techniques to allow this do not exist. Therefore, we have proposed a framework, WQMCM, which utilises increasingly common loc...

The Geophysical Model Function (GMF) XMOD1 provides a linear algorithm for sea surface wind field retrievals for the Spaceborne Imaging Radar-C/X-band Synthetic Aperture Radar (SIR-C/X-SAR). However, the relationship between the normalized radar cross section (NRCS) and the sea surface wind speed, wind direction and incidence angles is non-linear. Therefore, in this paper, XMOD1 is revisited us...

High-precision land-cover-land-use GIS mapping was performed in four major townships in Maine’s Aroostook River Valley, using on-screen digitization and direct interpretation of very high spatial resolution satellite multispectral imagery (15–60 cm) and high spatial resolution LiDAR data (2 m) and the field mapping method. The project not only provides the first-ever high-precision land-use map...

Conservation planning is the primary tool USDA Natural Resources Service (NRCS) uses to help farmers manage and protect nation’s soil, water, air, plant, animal, energy, human natural resources on privately owned lands. While research studies have investigated a multitude of factors that could possibly influence farmer adoption conservation practices, no recent exists examining relationship bet...

The NRCS-CN (Natural Resources Conservation Service curve number) method, developed by the USDA (U.S. Department of Agriculture) is among most widely used for estimation surface runoff from watersheds. Ever since its introduction in 1950s, although it has been to a great extent engineers and hydrologists, applicability original procedure determine main parameter, number (CN), various regions wi...

Predictions of saturated hydraulic conductivity dynamics in a midwestern agricultural watershed, Iowa. ii And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful. Colossians 3:15 iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS First and foremost, my deepest thankfulness is given to my God and Lord for all of the grace and blessings that I have received throughout my t...