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Walnut GulchTest Site Information
The Walnut Gulch site is a research station for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and is representative of approximately 60 million hectares of brush and grass covered rangeland found throughout the semiarid southwestern United States. Cattle grazing is the predominant land use, with mining, limited urbanization, and recreation making up the remaining areas. The site is semi-arid, with a hot summer and a dry winter. Precipitation at the site is highly variable, with intense and localized convective thunderstorms provided two thirds of the annual rainfall. Though historically covered by grassland, shrubs now dominate two thirds of the Walnut Gulch watershed. The site is well instrumented for hydrologic studies and has a history of research on vegetation response to precipitation and grazing. Recent research activities have expanded research efforts to encompass the entire San Pedro watershed in which Walnut Gulch is a sub-basin. The San Pedro watershed covers an area of 12,000 square kilometers and straddles the U.S./Mexico border. Research activities at the site address:
This site has a history of use for regional scale surface/atmosphere and hydrologic research. In 1990 a campaign named Monsoon '90 collected large amounts of ground, aircraft, and satellite data and combined this data with water and energy balance models for determining large area fluxes from semiarid rangeland. A follow-on study named Walnut Gulch '92 investigated seasonal hydrologic dynamics for the region and tested combined optical/microwave measurement strategies. The site is being used in NASA-funded research for quantifying processes which control the hydrologic cycle in arid/semi-arid regions and for algorithm testing related to the Earth Observing System (EOS). A joint U.S./Mexico study named SALSA-MEX (Semi-Arid Land Surface-Atmospheric Mountain Experiment) is also being planned to improve the understanding of topographic effects on hydrologic and meteorologic processes. The land cover map is a quick classification of the Walnut Gulch watershed which was created by site personnel using a Thematic Mapper scene acquired in September of 1990. No accuracy assessment has been performed on the product.
Product Request for the Walnut Gulch LTER GLCTS ProductGo to GLCTS Project ServerWalnut Gulch Header FileProject Description:The purpose of the Global LandCover Test Sites (GLCTS) project is to develop a multitemporal and multi-resolution satellite data set for a selection of global test sites to support the research development of land cover characterization and the testing and validation of improved algorithms for EOS. The sites selected represent a wide range of global land cover types, are well characterized on the ground with on-going field-based monitoring programs, and are of interest to the international global change research community. The primary component of the data set will be historical and recent Landsat data and a series of daily AVHRR 1km data acquisitions in a 500 Km by 500 Km window centered on the site. Digital elevation data and land cover information will be also included for each site. As with all the Pathfinder projects, this activity will help provide experience with which to develop the data and information system for EOS. In particular, problems associated with developing registered multi-resolution and multi-source data sets, providing tools for data extraction, and developing the appropriate metadata and information management systems will be addressed. The targeted user-community for this product includes: researchers developing regional and global scale land cover assessments; researchers developing improved algorithm for surface parameterization; and field scientists working at the test sites wanting to explore the application of remote sensing. Site Description:The Walnut Gulch site is a research station for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and is representative of approximately 60 million hectares of brush and grass covered rangeland found throughout the semiarid southwestern United States. Cattle grazing is the predominant land use, with mining, limited urbanization, and recreation making up the remaining areas. The site is semi-arid, with a hot summer and a dry winter. Recent research activities have expanded research efforts to encompass the entire San Pedro watershed in which Walnut Gulch is a sub-basin. The San Pedro watershed covers an area of 12,000 square kilometers and straddles the U.S./Mexico border. Data Format and Organization:Data are distributed on a series of low and high density 8 mm tapes, organized by data type. A copy of this header file is the first record on each tape and it will also include specific format and organization data for each tape. Tape 1 (ancillary, gif, dem data and first 1/3 of AVHRR data):
Tape 2 (middle 1/3 of AVHRR data):
Tape 3 (last 1/3 of AVHRR data):
Tape 4 (MSS scenes 1 - 4):
Tape 5 (MSS scenes 5 - 6):
Tape 6 (TM scene 1):
Tape 7 (TM scene 2):
Tape 8 (TM scene 3):
Walnut Gulch AVHRR Tape 1 Directory[HEADER Data record info:] [Ancillary Data record info:] [Landcover Map GIF image record info:] [DEM record info:]
The AVHRR scene id format consists of a combination of the following fields:
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File 5: AO11040392222802 4690620 Bytes File 6: AO11040392222804 4690620 Bytes File 7: AO11040492221524 4690620 Bytes File 8: AO11040592220248 4690620 Bytes File 9: AO11040692215027 4690620 Bytes File 10: AO11040792213818 4690620 Bytes File 11: AO11041392220810 4690620 Bytes File 12: AO11041492215545 4690620 Bytes File 13: AO11042092222558 4690620 Bytes File 14: AO11042192221326 4690620 Bytes File 15: AO11042292220104 4690620 Bytes File 16: AO11042392214844 4690620 Bytes File 17: AO11042892223119 4690620 Bytes File 18: AO11042992221841 4690620 Bytes File 19: AO11043092220252 4690620 Bytes File 20: AO11062692222757 4690620 Bytes File 21: AO11063092212718 4690620 Bytes File 22: AO11070192210343 4690620 Bytes File 23: AO11070492223252 4690620 Bytes File 24: AO11070592222017 4690620 Bytes File 25: AO11070692220749 4690620 Bytes File 26: AO11070992213044 4690620 Bytes File 27: AO11071292223744 4690620 Bytes File 28: AO11071392222503 4690620 Bytes File 29: AO11071492220937 4690620 Bytes File 30: AO11072192222944 4690620 Bytes File 31: AO11072292221704 4690620 Bytes File 32: AO11072992223434 4690620 Bytes File 33: AO11073092222154 4690620 Bytes Go to top of document or start of Header listingWalnut Gulch AVHRR Tape 2 Directory[HEADER Data record info:]
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File 2: AO11080692223619 4690620 Bytes File 3: AO11080792222625 4690620 Bytes File 4: AO11080892221400 4690620 Bytes File 5: AO11081592223118 4690620 Bytes File 6: AO11081692221838 4690620 Bytes File 7: AO11082292224851 4690620 Bytes File 8: AO11082392223605 4690620 Bytes File 9: AO11082492222325 4690620 Bytes File 10: AO11082892213353 4690620 Bytes File 11: AO11090192222755 4690620 Bytes File 12: AO11090292221530 4690620 Bytes File 13: AO11090592213430 4690620 Bytes File 14: AO11090892224521 4690620 Bytes File 15: AO11090992223238 4690620 Bytes File 16: AO11091092221733 4690620 Bytes File 17: AO11091192220447 4690620 Bytes File 18: AO11091692224948 4690620 Bytes File 19: AO11091792223706 4690620 Bytes File 20: AO11091892222440 4690620 Bytes File 21: AO11091992221200 4690620 Bytes File 22: AO11100392224600 4690620 Bytes File 23: AO11100492223317 4690620 Bytes File 24: AO11100592222051 4690620 Bytes File 25: AO11100692220832 4690620 Bytes File 26: AO11100792215301 4690620 Bytes File 27: AO11101192225041 4690620 Bytes File 28: AO11101392222516 4690620 Bytes File 29: AO11101492220956 4690620 Bytes File 30: AO11101592215715 4690620 Bytes File 31: AO11101692214537 4690620 Bytes File 32: AO11102192222945 4690620 Bytes File 33: AO11102292221704 4690620 Bytes File 34: AO11102592213737 4690620 Bytes File 35: AO11103192220825 4690620 Bytes File 36: AO11110192215640 4690620 Bytes File 37: AO11110292212204 4690620 Bytes File 38: AO11110592225107 4690620 Bytes File 39: AO11110692223823 4690620 Bytes File 40: AO11110792222540 4690620 Bytes File 41: AO11111092212620 4690620 Bytes File 42: AO11111492224035 4690620 Bytes File 43: AO11111692221724 4690620 Bytes File 44: AO11111792220138 4690620 Bytes File 45: AO11112292224659 4690620 Bytes File 46: AO11112392223416 4690620 Bytes File 47: AO11112492222058 4690620 Bytes File 48: AO11112592220838 4690620 Bytes File 49: AO11112792212507 4690620 Bytes File 50: AO11113092225101 4690620 Bytes Go to top of document or start of Header listingWalnut Gulch AVHRR Tape 3 Directory[HEADER Data record info:]
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File 2: AO11120192223642 4690620 Bytes File 3: AO11120992224237 4690620 Bytes File 4: AO11121692225924 4690620 Bytes File 5: AO11121792224441 4690620 Bytes File 6: AO11122492230336 4690620 Bytes File 7: AO11010393224015 4690620 Bytes File 8: AO11012093223625 4690620 Bytes File 9: AO11012193222119 4690620 Bytes File 10: AO11012693230653 4690620 Bytes File 11: AO11020193212850 4690620 Bytes File 12: AO11020493225455 4690620 Bytes File 13: AO11020593224153 4690620 Bytes File 14: AO11020793221629 4690620 Bytes File 15: AO11021393224859 4690620 Bytes File 16: AO11021593222401 4690620 Bytes File 17: AO11022393222400 4690620 Bytes File 18: AO11022593214020 4690620 Bytes Go to top of document or start of Header listingWalnut Gulch MSS Tape 1 DirectoryLandsat Scene ID Definition: Format = SPPPRRRFFYYDDDMN
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File 2: 04/07/1974 = 1037038007409790 (P37/R38) Band1 15154167 Bytes File 3: 04/07/1974 = 1037038007409790 (P37/R38) Band2 15154167 Bytes File 4: 04/07/1974 = 1037038007409790 (P37/R38) Band3 15154167 Bytes File 5: 04/07/1974 = 1037038007409790 (P37/R38) Band4 15154167 Bytes [MSS Data records info:]
File 6: 05/14/1974 = 1038038007413490 (P38/R38) Band1 14896876 Bytes File 7: 05/14/1974 = 1038038007413490 (P38/R38) Band2 14896876 Bytes File 8: 05/14/1974 = 1038038007413490 (P38/R38) Band3 14896876 Bytes File 9: 05/14/1974 = 1038038007413490 (P38/R38) Band4 14896876 Bytes [MSS Data records info:]
File 10: 06/18/1974 = 1037038007416990 (P37/R38) Band1 15130800 Bytes File 11: 06/18/1974 = 1037038007416990 (P37/R38) Band2 15130800 Bytes File 12: 06/18/1974 = 1037038007416990 (P37/R38) Band3 15130800 Bytes File 13: 06/18/1974 = 1037038007416990 (P37/R38) Band4 15130800 Bytes [MSS Data records info:]
File 14: 11/10/1974 = 1038038007431490 (P38/R38) Band1 16430427 Bytes File 15: 11/10/1974 = 1038038007431490 (P38/R38) Band2 16430427 Bytes File 16: 11/10/1974 = 1038038007431490 (P38/R38) Band3 16430427 Bytes File 17: 11/10/1974 = 1038038007431490 (P38/R38) Band4 16430427 Bytes Go to top of document or start of Header listingWalnut Gulch MSS Tape 2 DirectoryLandsat Scene ID Definition: Format = SPPPRRRFFYYDDDMN
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File 2: 06/10/1983 = 4035038008316190 (P35/R38) Band1 14754663 Bytes File 3: 06/10/1983 = 4035038008316190 (P35/R38) Band2 14754663 Bytes File 4: 06/10/1983 = 4035038008316190 (P35/R38) Band3 14754663 Bytes File 5: 06/10/1983 = 4035038008316190 (P35/R38) Band4 14754663 Bytes [MSS Data records info:]
File 6: 06/26/1983 = 4035038008317790 (P35/R38) Band1 14754663 Bytes File 7: 06/26/1983 = 4035038008317790 (P35/R38) Band2 14754663 Bytes File 8: 06/26/1983 = 4035038008317790 (P35/R38) Band3 14754663 Bytes File 9: 06/26/1983 = 4035038008317790 (P35/R38) Band4 14754663 Bytes [MSS Data records info:]
File 10: 04/10/1987 = 5035038008710090 (P35/R38) Band1 14754663 Bytes File 11: 04/10/1987 = 5035038008710090 (P35/R38) Band2 14754663 Bytes File 12: 04/10/1987 = 5035038008710090 (P35/R38) Band3 14754663 Bytes File 13: 04/10/1987 = 5035038008710090 (P35/R38) Band4 14754663 Bytes [MSS Data records info:]
File 14: 09/01/1987 = 5035038008724490 (P35/R38) Band1 14754663 Bytes File 15: 09/01/1987 = 5035038008724490 (P35/R38) Band2 14754663 Bytes File 16: 09/01/1987 = 5035038008724490 (P35/R38) Band3 14754663 Bytes File 17: 09/01/1987 = 5035038008724490 (P35/R38) Band4 14754663 Bytes Go to top of document or start of Header listingWalnut Gulch TM Tape 1 DirectoryLandsat Scene ID Definition: Format = SPPPRRRFFYYDDDMN
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File 2: 09/04/1991 = 4035038009124710 (P35/R38) Band1 60704820 Bytes File 3: 09/04/1991 = 4035038009124710 (P35/R38) Band2 60704820 Bytes File 4: 09/04/1991 = 4035038009124710 (P35/R38) Band3 60704820 Bytes File 5: 09/04/1991 = 4035038009124710 (P35/R38) Band4 60704820 Bytes File 6: 09/04/1991 = 4035038009124710 (P35/R38) Band5 60704820 Bytes File 7: 09/04/1991 = 4035038009124710 (P35/R38) Band6 60704820 Bytes File 8: 09/04/1991 = 4035038009124710 (P35/R38) Band7 60704820 Bytes Go to top of document or start of Header listingWalnut Gulch TM Tape 2 DirectoryLandsat Scene ID Definition: Format = SPPPRRRFFYYDDDMN
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File 2: 04/20/1985 = 5035038008511010 (P35/R38) Band1 61259250 Bytes File 3: 04/20/1985 = 5035038008511010 (P35/R38) Band2 61259250 Bytes File 4: 04/20/1985 = 5035038008511010 (P35/R38) Band3 61259250 Bytes File 5: 04/20/1985 = 5035038008511010 (P35/R38) Band4 61259250 Bytes File 6: 04/20/1985 = 5035038008511010 (P35/R38) Band5 61259250 Bytes File 7: 04/20/1985 = 5035038008511010 (P35/R38) Band6 61259250 Bytes File 8: 04/20/1985 = 5035038008511010 (P35/R38) Band7 61259250 Bytes Go to top of document or start of Header listingWalnut Gulch TM Tape 3 DirectoryLandsat Scene ID Definition: Format = SPPPRRRFFYYDDDMN
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File 2: 04/05/1991 = 5035038009109510 (P35/R38) Band1 61862774 Bytes File 3: 04/05/1991 = 5035038009109510 (P35/R38) Band2 61862774 Bytes File 4: 04/05/1991 = 5035038009109510 (P35/R38) Band3 61862774 Bytes File 5: 04/05/1991 = 5035038009109510 (P35/R38) Band4 61862774 Bytes File 6: 04/05/1991 = 5035038009109510 (P35/R38) Band5 61862774 Bytes File 7: 04/05/1991 = 5035038009109510 (P35/R38) Band6 61862774 Bytes File 8: 04/05/1991 = 5035038009109510 (P35/R38) Band7 61862774 Bytes Go to top of document or start of Header listingProduct RequestGo to GLCTS Project Server |
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