Satellites Investigate Irrigation in a Stressed Aquifer

Using Landsat to track patterns in irrigation may help water managers sketch out a more sustainable future for the Ogallala Aquifer in the central United States.

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NASA Earth Observatory maps by Lauren Dauphin, using data from Deines, Jillian, et al. (2017). Story by Adam Voiland.

Published July 9, 2018
Data acquired November 1, 1998 - October 31, 2016

Sources:

Landsat 5

Landsat 7

Landsat 8

Collection:

Applied Sciences