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Satellite images of the Awarua Wetlands site

Labeled satellite images of the Awarua Wetlands site.

Sensors from optical or radar satellites can provide scientists with information about the 2005 fire damage, regeneration of wetlands vegetation and also the effects of climate change.

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Rights: European Space Agency & Landcare Research
Published: 2 September 2010Size: 96.96 KB
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