Basin & range between Sierra Nevada & Rockies

Sentinel-3 OLCI FR acquired on 08 September 2016 from 18:04:07 to 18:07:07 UTC
Sentinel-3 SLSTR RBT acquired on 14 October 2017 from 18:07:53 to 18:10:53 UTC
Sentinel-3 OLCI FR acquired on 21 April 2018 from 18:07:53 to 18:10:53 UTC
Author(s): Sentinel Vision team, VisioTerra, France - svp@visioterra.fr
Keyword(s): Land, hydrology, mountain ranges, badland, volcanoes, endorheic basins, mineral resources, lakes, erosion
Fig. 1 - S3 OLCI (21.04.2018) - 10,6,3 natural colour - Basin & range region lies between Sierra Nevada & Rocky mountains ranges.
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Long parallel normal faults produced this series of horst & graben described by Clarence Dutton as an "army of caterpillars marching toward Mexico"
Fig. 2 - 08.09.2016 - Narrow faulted mountain chains alternance with parallel flat arid valleys produces strong topographic variations
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Fig. 3 - 08.09.2016 - ndi(17,8) - Normalized Difference Vegetation Index highlights its aridity compared to Sierra Nevada & Rockies.
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Fig. 4 - SLSTR (14.10.2017) - S5,S3,S2 composite - Sit in rain shadow, it iss rich in volcanoes, endorheic basins & mineral deposits.
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Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2024, processed by VisioTerra.
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