Satellites Spot Fields Idled by Drought - related image preview

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Satellites Spot Fields Idled by Drought

Analysis of Landsat and MODIS data showed where agricultural production was affected by long-term drought in California.


NASA Earth Observatory image by Joshua Stevens, based on data from Forrest Melton, California State University, Monterey Bay. Caption by Mike Carlowicz.

Published January 30, 2015
Data acquired 2011 - 2014

Source:
Landsat 8
Collection:
Applied Sciences