Earth  ID: 2011

Landsat 7 Looks at Barriers

Visualizations by Stuart A. Snodgrass Released on October 23, 2000
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Near infrared data 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 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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Living coral makes its home on the ancient beds of ancestors, which essentially provide a foundation for newer generations to anchor themselves.
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Living coral makes its home on the ancient beds of ancestors, which essentially provide a foundation for newer generations to anchor themselves.
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Living coral makes its home on the ancient beds of ancestors, which essentially provide a foundation for newer generations to anchor themselves.
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Living coral makes its home on the ancient beds of ancestors, which essentially provide a foundation for newer generations to anchor themselves.

Visualization Credits

Stuart A. Snodgrass (GST): Lead Animator
Serge Andrefouet (University of South Florida): Scientist
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NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio

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Mission:
Landsat

Data Used:
Landsat-7/ETM+ 1999, 2000
Note: While we identify the data sets used in these visualizations, we do not store any further details nor the data sets themselves on our site.

This item is part of this series:
Landsat 7 Coral Reefs

Goddard TV Tape:
G2000-097

Keywords:
SVS >> Atolls
SVS >> Banks
SVS >> Barriers
DLESE >> Biological oceanography
SVS >> Coral Reefs
NASA Science >> Earth