Scientists Improve Maps of Subsidence in New Orleans

Through a combination of airborne radar and ground-based GPS, a research team has developed detailed models of how much land is sinking and rising in southern Louisiana.

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NASA Earth Observatory maps by Joshua Stevens, using UAVSAR data courtesy of Cathleen Jones/JPL. Caption by Alan Buis, JPL; edited by Mike Carlowicz.

Published May 25, 2016
Data acquired June 2009 - July 2012

Source:

Aircraft Sensors > UAVSAR

Collection:

Sea Level Rise