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Aussie Grass: Australian Grassland And Rangeland Assesment By Spatial Simulation: New Developments And Applications
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Author
Carter, J.O.
Bruget, D.
Day, K.
Hassett, R.
Henry, B.
Watson, I.
Cowley, R.
Heidenreich, S.
Leys, J.
Maconochie, J.
McKeon, G.
Peacock, A.
Publisher
Australian Rangeland Society
Publication Year
2004
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Calibrating a continental scale spatial model running at a daily time step is a challenging task. There are about 270,000 pixels for which a calculation is made. Parameters have to be estimated for about 186 pasture communities. Data for model calibration and validation fall into three main classes: (1) ground based observations, (2) satellite based observations and (3) production statistics.Model calibration and validation from all three classes of information are continually being improved and we firstly describe this recent work and then briefly outline application of the model to climate research.

Language
English
Resource Type
Text
Document Type
Conference Paper
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Use this form to cite paper: Anderson, L., van Klinken, R. D., and Shepherd, D. (2008). Aerially surveying Mesquite (Prosopis spp.) in the Pilbara. In: ‘A Climate of Change in the Rangelands. Proceedings of the 15th Australian Rangeland Society Biennial Conference’. (Ed. D. Orr) 4 pages. (Australian Rangeland Society: Australia).
Conference Name
13th Biennial Conference of the Australian Rangeland Society, Alice Springs
Collection
Australian Rangelands
Keywords
satellite observation
statistics