Studying Plants, Permafrost, and Carbon near Barrow, Alaska

Compared to a photo-like image, a false-color image of the lake-dotted tundra near Barrow, Alaska, reveals more detail about the different plant communities occupying wetter or drier areas of the landscape.

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NASA Earth Observatory image by Robert Simmon. Caption by Rebecca Lindsey, based on interpretation by Fred Huemmrich, Joint Center for Earth Systems Technology (JCET) at University of Maryland Baltimore County.

Published October 22, 2009
Data acquired July 20, 2009

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EO-1 > Hyperion