Calvet, J. C., R. Santos-Alvala, J. Genevieve, C. Delire, C. Nobre, I. Wright and J. Noilhan. 1997. Mapping surface parameters for mesoscale modeling in forested and deforested Southwestern Amazonia. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society 78(3): 413-423.The land cover classification presented there may be of particular interest. It is based on a classification of Landsat TM images; no date is given.
Abstract: Surface parameter digital maps of vegetation, soil, and relief are obtained over Rondonia, Brazil, covering the 5° x 5° region 8°-13° S, 65°-60° W. Numerical maps of the natural landscape structure have been achieved by digitizing existing 1:1 000 000 paper maps. Satellite data give information about the most recent modifications of the surface due to human activities. This mapping work is the first step of a mesoscale meteorological modeling program.
These TM scenes are available from the US Remote Sensing Lab. I (Emilio) have acquired the 2 on the right, [232/066, 6/19/88] and [232/067, 6/22/92], and put them on our own system.
A map of Rondonia with overlaid TM scene Path/Row coverage is shown below, taken from the NASA Landsat Pathfinder Project Homepage (New Hampshire), Amazon Browser.
| 233/066, 7/28/88 | 232/066, 6/19/88 |
| 233/067, 7/28/88 | 232/067, 6/22/92 |
| Emilio Mayorga, emiliom@u.washington.edu |