Val Sites
The sites in the table below include permanent sites as well as some transitional sites.
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Validation Site Latitude, Longitude |
Locality |
Elevation (m) |
Surface type |
Point of Contact |
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Temperature-based validation sites |
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Lake Tahoe 39.12488 N, 120.03927 W |
Lake Tahoe CA, USA |
1900 |
Water |
Dr. Simon Hook |
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Salton Sea 33.2253 N, 115.82425 W |
Riverside and Imperial CA Counties, USA |
-70 |
Water |
Dr. Simon Hook |
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UC Davis', Russell Ranch 38.55789 N, 120.03927 W |
Davis CA, USA |
28 |
Agricultural field |
Dr. Simon Hook |
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Réserve Naturelle des Coussouls de Crau, France 43.559167 N, 4.864420 E |
Saint Martin de Crau, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur , France |
21.3 |
Nature Preserve |
Dr. Simon Hook |
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Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche) science platform at "Acqua Alta Oceanographic Tower 45.3142467 N, 12.5082483 E |
8 miles/12.87km off the shore of Venice, Italy |
10.0 |
Ocean Science Platform |
Dr. Simon Hook |
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Gobabeb; GBB Wind 23.55 S, 15.05 E |
Namibia |
450 |
Gravel plains |
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Lake Constance 47.61 N, 09.44 E Lake Constance centered on ferry’s route |
Obersee, Switzerland |
395 |
Water |
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Emissivity and Radiance-based LST validation sites in North America and Namibia |
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Algodones Dunes 32.95 N, 115.07 W |
Southeast CA, Eastern margin of the Salton Trough |
94 |
Quartz sand |
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Great Sands 37.77 N, 105.54 W |
San Luis Valley, CO, adjacent to Sangre de Cristo, NE of Alamosa |
2,560 |
Quartz, potassium feldspar sand |
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Kelso Dunes 34.91 N, 115.73 W |
Mojave Desert, CA, southeast of Baker |
800 |
Quartz, potassium feldspar, magnetite sand |
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Killpecker 41.98 N, 109.10 W |
Southwest WY, from Eden across Rock Springs into Red Desert |
2,000 |
Quartz, plagioclase feldspar, epidote, magnetite sand |
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Little Sahara 39.7 N 112.39 W |
West-central UT, Sevier River drainage basin, west of Lynndyl |
1,560 |
Quartz, plagioclase feldspar, pyroxene, carbonate, magnetite sand |
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White Sands 32.89 N, 106.33 W |
South-central NM, Tularosa Valley |
1,216 |
Gypsum sand |
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Gran Desierto 32.00 N, 114.45 W |
Sonoran desert, Northwest Mexico |
150 |
Quartz, feldspar sand |
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Namib Desert 15.24 S, 24.47 E |
Western coast of Namibia, Africa |
0-500 |
Quartz, feldspar, magnetite sand |
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Texas Grassland 36.30 N, 102.57 W |
Dallam County, Texas |
1,200 |
Grassland |
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Redwood Forest 41.39 N, 123.67 W |
Northern California/Southern Oregon |
1,026 |
Conifer, Redwood trees |
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