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Profile for Douglas Morton
| Title: | Research Scientist |
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| Affiliation: | ORAU-NASA Postdoc |
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E-mail Office Phone: 301-614-6688 Fax: 301-614-6695 |
Selected Publications
van der Werf, G.R., D.C. Morton, R.S. DeFries, L. Gilgio, J.T. Randerson, G.J. Collatz, and P.S. Kasibhatla (2009). Estimates of deforestation-induced carbon fluxes in the southern Amazon based on satellite data and biogeochemical modeling. Biogeosciences, 6, 239-245
DeFries, R.S., D.C. Morton, G.R. van der Werf, L. Giglio, G.J. Collatz, J.T. Randerson, R.A. Houghton, P.K. Kasibhatla, and Y. Shimabukuro (2008). Fire-related carbon emissions from land use transitions in southern Amazonia. Geophys. Res. Lett., 35(L22705), 5 pp
10.1029/2008GL035689
Giglio, L., I. Csiszar, Á. Restás, J.T. Morisette, W. Schroeder, D.C. Morton, and C.O. Justice (2008). Active fire detection and characterization with the advanced spaceborne thermal emission and reflection radiometer (ASTER). Remote Sens. Environ., 112, 3055-3063
10.1016/j.rse.2008.03.003
Morton, D.C., R.S. DeFries, J.T. Randerson, L. Giglio, W. Schroeder, and G.R. van der Werf (2008). Agricultural intensification increases deforestation fire activity in Amazonia. Global Change Biology, 14, 2262-2275
Schroeder, W., E. Prins, L. Giglio, I. Csiszar, C. Schmidt, J. Morrisette, and D.C. Morton (2008). Validation of GOES and MODIS active fire detection productions using ASTER and ETM+. Remote Sensing of Environment
10.1016/j.rse.2008.01.005
van der Werf, G.R., J. Dempewolf, S.N. Trigg, J.T. Randerson, P.S. Kasibhatla, L. Giglio, D. Murdiyarso, W. Peters, D.C. Morton, G.J. Collatz, A.J. Dolman, and R.S. DeFries (2008). Climate regulation of fire emissions and deforestation in equatorial Asia. PNAS, 105(51), 20350-20355
10.1073/pnas.0803375105
Chambers, J.Q., G.P. Anser, D.C. Morton, L.O. Anderson, S.S. Saatchi, F.D.B. Espirito-Santo, M. Palace, and C.M. Souza Jr. (2007). Regional ecosystem structure and function: ecological insights from remote sensing of tropical forests. Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 22(8), 414-423
Morton, D.C., Y.E. Shimabukuro, B.F.T. Rudorff, A. Lima, R. Freitas, and R.S. DeFries (2007). Challenge for conservation at the agricultural frontier: deforestation, fire, and land use dynamics in Mato Grosso. Agua & Ambiente, 2(1), 5-20
Morton, D.C., R.S. DeFries, Y.E. Shimabukuro, L.O. Anderson, E. Arai, F.D.B. Espirito-Santo, R. Freitas, and J. Morisette (2006). Cropland expansion changes deforestation dynamics in the southern Brazilian Amazon. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 103(39), 14637-14641
Pongratz, J., L. Bounoua, R.S. DeFries, D.C. Morton, L.O. Anderson, W. Mauser, and C.A. Klink (2006). The Impact of Land Cover Change on Surface Energy and Water Balance in Mato Grosso, Brazil. Earth Interactions, 10(19), pp. 1-17
Morisette, J.T., L. Giglio, I. Csiszar, A. Setzer, W. Schroeder, D.C. Morton, and C.O. Justice (2005). Validation of MODIS Active Fire Detection Products Derived from Two Algorithms. Earth Interactions, 9(9), 25 pp
Schroeder, W., J.T. Morisette, I. Csiszar, L. Giglio, D.C. Morton, and C.O. Justice (2005). Characterizing Vegetation Fire Dynamics in Brazil through Multisatellite Data: Common Trends and Practical Issues. Earth Interactions, 9(13), 26 pp
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