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Analysis of seasonal characteristics of Sambhar Salt Lake, India, from digitized Space Shuttle photographySambhar Salt Lake is the largest salt lake (230 sq km) in India, situated in the northwest near Jaipur. Analysis of Space Shuttle photographs of this ephemeral lake reveals that water levels and lake basin land-use information can be extracted by both the digital and manual analysis techniques. Seasonal characteristics captured by the two Shuttle photos used in this study show that additional land use/cover categories can be mapped from the dry season photos. This additional information is essential for precise cartographic updates, and provides seasonal hydrologic profiles and inputs for potential mesoscale climate modeling. This paper extends the digitization and mensuration techniques originally developed for space photography and applied to other regions (e.g., Lake Chad, Africa, and Great Salt Lake, USA).
Document ID
19890054062
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Lulla, Kamlesh P.
(NASA Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Helfert, Michael R.
(NASA Johnson Space Flight Center Houston, TX, United States)
Date Acquired
August 14, 2013
Publication Date
March 1, 1989
Publication Information
Publication: Geocarto International
Volume: 4
ISSN: 1010-6049
Subject Category
Earth Resources And Remote Sensing
Accession Number
89A41433
Distribution Limits
Public
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