Start Date: End Date: Published Date Data Date
Data acquired May 30 - 30, 2002 500 x 650 74 KB - JPEG
Data acquired May 30 - 30, 2002 1000 x 1300 252 KB - JPEG
Data acquired May 30 - 30, 2002 2000 x 2600 710 KB - JPEG
In northwestern Peru, the Sechura Desert illustrates the hyper-arid conditions created along the west coast of Peru and northern Chile by the cold ocean currents welling up along the coast. These cold waters provide little in the way of evaporation that would ultimately end up as rain, and deserts like the Sechura (southwest of center) are the result. Intermingled with the dry barren landscape are rivers and streams that run out of the High peaks of the Andes, bringing pockets of water and vegetation to small areas. At the top of the image is Ecuador. This MODIS image was acquired on May 30, 2002.
Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC
Published June 2, 2002 Data acquired May 30 - 30, 2002