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Landsat 7 Looks at Coral Reefs: (2 of 2)
Detailed images of reefs from nearly 900 locations around the world have been collected in the first year of the Landsat 7 mission.

Detailed images of reefs from nearly 900 locations around the world have been collected in the first year of the Landsat 7 mission.    Detailed images of reefs from nearly 900 locations around the world have been collected in the first year of the Landsat 7 mission.
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Reefs around the world are in ecological collapse, especially in the Florida Keys, -- says Dustan.-- We need to use remote sensing to help fight for their conservation.    Reefs around the world are in ecological collapse, especially in the Florida Keys, -- says Dustan.-- We need to use remote sensing to help fight for their conservation.

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Near infrared data instead makes some areas on the reef jump out in bright red relief. The near infrared band best gathers the electromagnetic signature of a thriving ecosystem.    Near infrared data instead makes some areas on the reef jump out in bright red relief. The near infrared band best gathers the electromagnetic signature of a thriving ecosystem.

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Coral forms off shore from volcanic islands in tropical latitudes, developing a barrier reef thats separated by a growing lagoon.    Coral forms off shore from volcanic islands in tropical latitudes, developing a barrier reef thats separated by a growing lagoon.

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Animation Number:2009
Completed:2000-10-23
Animator:Stuart A. Snodgrass (GST) (Lead)
Scientist:Serge Andrefouet (University of South Florida)
Platform/Sensor/Data Set:Landsat-7/ETM+ (1999, 2000)
Series:Landsat 7 Coral Reefs
Video:SVS2000-0019 *
Goddard TV Tape:G2000-097
Keywords:
SVS >> Atolls
DLESE >> Biological oceanography
SVS >> Coral Reefs
SVS >> False Color
 
 
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