Coral Reefs (pt 1)

  • Credit

    NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio

Landsat 7 Looks at Coral Reefs: (1 of 2)

Coral forms off shore from volcanic islands in tropical latitudes, developing a barrier reef that's separated by a growing lagoon.But over time, while the surrounding ocean wears away the main body of the island, the coral ring remains.

Near infrared data instead makes some areas on the reef jump out in bright red relief. The near infrared band best gathers the electromagnetic signature of a thriving ecosystem.

Metadata

  • Sensor

  • Animation ID

    2008

  • Video ID

    SVS2000-0019

  • Start Timecode

    01:04:27:00

  • End Timecode

    01:04:57:29

  • Animator

    Stuart A. Snodgrass

  • Studio

    SVS

  • Visualization Date

    2000/10/23

  • Scientist

    Serge Andrefouet (University of South Florida)

  • Keywords

    Coral Reefs

  • DLESE Subject

    Biological oceanography

  • Data Date

    1999, 2000

  • Pao ID

    G00-097

  • Story URL

    http://pao.gsfc.nasa.gov/gsfc/earth/cr/creef_im.html

  • Animation Type

    Regular