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| Keywords: Anchorage and Cook Inlet, Alaska , Image of the Day DVIDS703085.jpg en Anchorage and Cook Inlet Alaska are seen in this 30 by 30 km 19 by 19 miles sub-image acquired May 12 2000 by the Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer ASTER Orbiting at an altitude of 705 km 430 miles on board NASA's terra nasa gov/ Terra satellite ASTER provides data at a resolution of 15 m 47 feet and allows creation of this simulated natural color image There are dark green coniferous forests in the northwest upper left part of the image Scanning eastward across the Knik Arm is Elmendorf Air Force Base in the upper right corner A golf course with its lush green fairways is just south of the Air Force Base At the center of the image is the Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport Just south of the airport is Kincaid/Point Campbell Park Due west of the park and across the Turnagain Arm Fire Island sits in the lower lefthand corner of this scene ASTER is the only high-resolution imaging sensor on Terra The primary goal of the ASTER mission is to obtain high-resolution image data in 14 channels over the Earth's entire land surface as well as black and white stereo images With revisit times of between 4 and 16 days ASTER provides the capability for repeat coverage of changing areas on Earth's surface The broad spectral coverage and high spectral resolution of ASTER provides scientists in numerous disciplines with critical information for surface mapping and monitoring dynamic conditions and temporal change Examples of applications include monitoring glacial advances and retreats potentially active volcanoes thermal pollution and coral reef degradation; identifying crop stress; determining cloud morphology and physical properties; evaluating wetlands; mapping surface temperature of soils and geology; and measuring surface heat balance NASA Identifier PIA02675 2011-06-26 Glenn Research Center https //www dvidshub net/image/703085 703085 2012-10-10 15 14 WASHINGTON DC US PD-USGov Elmendorf Air Force Base Images from DoD uploaded by Fæ | ||||
