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2d ago
The post Will Cool Air Pooling Protect Some Forests from Climate Change? appeared first on Geography Realm.
Researchers looked at the link between cool air pooling and cold-adapted forest composition.
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5d ago
The post Relief Inversion appeared first on Geography Realm.
Telling the difference between a canyon and a mountain on aerial or satellite imagery can sometimes be tricky due to an optical illusion known as relief inversion.
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1w ago
The post 5 Ways GIS Users Can Expand Their Geospatial Skills appeared first on Geography Realm.
Listed here are five practical strategies that GIS users can adopt to further develop their capabilities and grow with the geospatial industry.
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1w ago
The post Forecasting Phytoclimates appeared first on Geography Realm.
Based on a study of 135,153 vascular plant species, scientists predict 33-68% of global land will undergo major phytoclimate changes by 2070.
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1w ago
The post The World’s Smallest Mountain Range appeared first on Geography Realm.
Located about 55 miles north of Sacramento in Northern California, this small volcanic formation is known as "the world's smallest mountain range."
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2w ago
The post Human-Driven Extinction of Birds appeared first on Geography Realm.
Researchers using models an records calculate that as many as 11% of all bird species have gone extinct since the Late Pleistocene.
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3w ago
The post This Bird is Not the Only Crested Jay West of the Rocky Mountains appeared first on Geography Realm.
Since the 1960s, blue jays have gradually extended their range past the Rocky Mountains into the western United States and Canada.
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1M ago
The post This Tools Helps You Figure Out Which Satellite Bands to Use for Remote Sensing appeared first on Geography Realm.
The USGS developed the Spectral Characteristics Viewer to let users view how different Earth observation satellite instruments can be used for their remote sensing needs.
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1M ago
The post Adapting Time Series Data for Earth Observation appeared first on Geography Realm.
UniTS was developed as a versatile tool that can handle a wide range of time series tasks without the need for time-consuming and individualized adjustments.
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1M ago
The post Weather Forecasting Using Artificial Intelligence appeared first on Geography Realm.
GraphCast is a Google DeepMind effort that uses deep learning to improve medium-range weather forecasting.
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