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A program of Land Cover and Land Use Change (LCLUC) research is sponsored by the Earth Science Enterprise (ESE) within the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (Asrar et al., 2001). The ESE’s research programs study the Earth as an integrated system, emphasizing observations made from the unique perspective of space, together with underlying laboratory, field, theoretical and modeling research (NASA 2003). The goal of ESE is to develop a scientific understanding of the Earth system in response to natural and human induced changes and improve predictive capabilities for climate, weather, and natural hazards. An understanding of land cover and land use change are essential for ESE to meet its science goal.
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Gutman, G., Justice, C., Sheffner, E., Loveland, T. (2012). The NASA Land Cover and Land Use Change Program. In: Gutman, G., et al. Land Change Science. Remote Sensing and Digital Image Processing, vol 6. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-2562-4_2
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