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- USDA-ARS Pacific West Area Remote Sensing Workshop
- 5th Interagency Surface Dynamics Working Group Meeting
- Cooperative Research
- JFSP Workshop
- Interagency Conference on Research in the Watersheds
- Research Insights in Semiarid Ecosystems

USDA-ARS Pacific West Area Remote Sensing Workshopheadline bar  The PWA Remote Sensing Workshop was held on 29-30 April 2009 in Albany, California.The workshop was designed to interest PWA scientists using, planning to use, or thinking about using remote sensing (RS).The objectives of this workshop were  1) information sharing, including both applications and state of the science; and 2) planning for future remote sensing research in PWA. The objectives were addressed through a unique workshop format that included Q&A sessions, facilitated discussions, a poster session, invited speakers and breakout sessions.  **A full workshop report can be downloaded****here****.**  Workshop Agenda  29 April Wednesday1-4pm
Kick-off:
Opportunities for interaction were offered as follows:
1-2pmMODIS and ASTER Q&A- Facilitators French and Hook
2-3pmGround-based remote sensing Q&A- Facilitators Clarke, Marks, Seyfried and Holifield Collins
3-4pmFacilitated discussion on 2 topics (held in parallel):
Cropland research - Facilitators Johnson, Hunsaker and Walthall
Wildland research - Facilitators Bubenheim, Carruthers and Moran4-6pm
Poster Session:The poster session focused on critical research related to remote sensing.30 April Thursday8am-noon
Andrew Hammond, PWA
IntroductionGlenn Bethel, USDA FAS
USDA Remote Sensing Applications and Image LibraryNASA and ARS scientists presented examples of NASA/ARS collaborationsCharlie Walthall, USDA ARS
Opportunities and Challenges for Remote Sensing ResearchSimon Hook, NASA JPL
Areas of Potential Collaboration with JPLChris Potter, NASA Ames
Remote Sensing and Ecosystem Modeling of Western Rangeland Production and Water DynamicsLee Johnson, NASA Ames
Satellite Mapping for Irrigation ManagementMarc Kramer, NASA Ames
Spatially explicit plant and insect modeling for decision supportAndy French, USDA ARS
Satellite Land Surface Temperature & EmissivityMark Weltz, USDA ARS
Estimating Conservation Benefits on Western Rangelands.Mark Seyfried, USDA ARS
Remote Sensing and Complex TerrainSusan Moran, USDA ARS
Satellite Mapping and Modeling Rangeland Soil MoistureDanny Marks, USDA ARS
LiDAR-Derived Canopy Structure for Environmental Assessment & Modeling1-3pm
Breakout sessions:Breakouts will be organized to develop a strategy for remote sensing research in PWA based on our critical research needs. Breakout discussion questions:
••How can we best facilitate remote sensing in each unit?
••How can we maximize inter-unit research collaborations and technology transfer?
••What are some ideas for proposals to NASA Applied Sciences Program and other funding sources?
••What are new RS initiatives to send to ONP to have on hand in case opportunities for new funding arise?3-5pm
Plenary session:Breakout summaries. Assign writing tasks for workshop minutes and define action items.Poster Session#
Presenter
Title1
Ray Carruthers
Decision Support for Western Weed Management2
Zachary Sugg
Hydrologic Impacts of a Native to Exotic Vegetation Transition in a Semiarid Grassland3
Frank Martin
Remote Sensing in Strawberry Production4
Dong Wang
Satellite-based Near Real-time Assessment of Water Requirement of California Crops5
Mark Seyfried
Efforts at Quantitative Remote Sensing for Applications in the Intermountain West6
Dong Wang
Infrared Canopy Temperatures of Early Maturing Peach Trees Under Deficit Irrigation7
Dan Long
Combined Spectral Index for Sensing the Nitrogen Status of Dryland Wheat8
Doug Hunsaker
Remote Sensing for Crop and Water Management in Irrigated Agriculture9
Chandra Holifield Collins
A Remote Sensing Approach for Determining Vegetation States Within Ecological Sites in Semi-Arid Rangelands (Proposed Research)10
Alberto Pantoja
Potential Use of GISto Determine Farming Impact in Climate and Climate Impact on Invasive Species in Alaska11
Corey Moffet
Postfire Shrub Dynamics Determined from Very Large Scale Aerial (VLSA) Imagery12
Sarah Swope
Mapping the Distribution and Abundance on the Invasive Weed Centaurea Solstitalis Using Hyperspectral Imagery13
George Mueller-Warrant
Landsat and MODIS Imagery for Remote Sensing Classification of Cropping Practices in Western Oregon14
Dennis Corwin
Salinity Assessment of the Red RiverValleyUsing MODIS and Electromagnetic Induction Direction Soil Sampling: Phase I15
Dennis Corwin
Protocols for Mapping Soil Salinity (and Other Soil Properties) at Field Scale Using EMI ECa-Directed Soil Sampling16
Kelly Thorp
Driving a Crop Growth Simulation Using Canopy Spectral Reflectance Estimates of Leaf Area Index17
M. Susan Moran
Long-term Geospatial Data Sets at USDA Experimental Sites for Climate Change Studies18
Christopher Potter
Remote Sensing and Modeling of Carbon and Hydrologic Fluxes in Northern CaliforniaWatersheds


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