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Identifying hail signatures in satellite imagery from the 9-10 august 2011 severe weather event (Document No: 20140007328)
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Cole, Tony A. Molthan, Andrew L. Dryden, Rachel L. Bell, Jordan |
| Copyright Year | 2014 |
| Description | Severe thunderstorms can produce large hail that causes property damage, livestock fatalities, and crop failure. However, detailed storm surveys of hail damage conducted by the National Weather Service (NWS) are not required. Current gaps also exist between Storm Prediction Center (SPC) hail damage estimates and cropâinsurance payouts. NASA's Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) instrument aboard the Terra and Aqua satellites can be used to support NWS damage assessments, particularly to crops during the growing season. The twoâday severe weather event across western Nebraska and central Kansas during 9â10 August 2011 offers a case study for investigating hail damage signatures by examining changes in Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) derived from MODIS imagery. By analyzing hail damage swaths in satellite imagery, potential economic losses due to crop damage can be quantified and further improve the estimation of weather impacts on agriculture without significantly increasing manpower requirements. |
| File Size | 47926 |
| Page Count | 1 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_20140007328 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t0qr9t97n |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 2014-02-02 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Earth Resources And Remote Sensing Meteorology And Climatology Satellite Imagery Surveys Damage Assessment Normalized Difference Vegetation Index Thunderstorms Storm Damage Modis Radiometry Identifying Imagery Hail Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |