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WRS:

WRS-1

Path/Row:

048029

Sensor:

LM1

Year:

1972

doy:

209

19721974197619781980198219841986198819901992199419965001,0001,5002,0002,5003,0003,5004,0004,5005,0005,500TC Brightness 1972197419761978198019821984198619881990199219941996-20002004006008001,0001,200TC Greenness 1972197419761978198019821984198619881990199219941996-1,600-1,400-1,200-1,000-800-600-400-20002004006008001,000TC Wetness

This video and scatter plot set show nearly all Landsat MSS and TM images for the area intersecting WRS2 path 45, row 30 for years 1972-1995. The video loops through all images in chronological order and is tied to three scatter plots representing the median image value for spectral indices: tasseled cap brightness, greenness, and wetness (TCB, TCG, TCW). The image and point colors are displayed as TCB = red, TCG = green, TCW = blue, with a standardized stretch. Note the similar color range across the entire time series (variation due to season, cloud cover, and proportion of area-of-interest). It is notable because MSS and TM are not equivalent data. The MSS data here have been modeled to match the characteristics of TM data using a framework similar to LandsatLinkr. This spectral harmonization allows the entire 43+ year Landsat image archive to be included in a consistent time series analysis to study historical Earth surface change.