Earth  ID: 11491

Landsat 8 Onion Skin

Released on February 24, 2014
Landsat satellites circle the globe every 99 minutes, collecting data about the land surfaces passing underneath. After 16 days, the Landsat satellite has passed over every spot on the globe, and recorded data in 11 different wavelength regions. The individual wavelength bands can be combined into color images, with different combinations of the 11 bands revealing different information about the condition of the land cover.

The data for this video was collected by Landsat 5 on November 10, 2011.
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Landsat satellites circle the globe, recording data in 11 different wavelengths. The individual wavelength bands can be combined into color images, with different combinations of the 11 bands revealing different information about the condition of the land cover.

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Still image of South Florida based on Landsat data in the visible wavelengths (blue, green, and red bands). The data was collected by Landsat 5 on November 10, 2011.
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Still image of South Florida based on Landsat data in the visible and near-infrared wavelengths (green, red, and near-infrared bands). The data was collected by Landsat 5 on November 10, 2011.
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Still image of South Florida based on Landsat data in the visible, near-infrared, and shortwave-infrared wavelengths (green, near-IR, and shortwave-IR 2 bands). The data was collected by Landsat 5 on November 10, 2011.
 

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Credits

Alex Kekesi (Global Science and Technology, Inc.): Lead Animator
Matthew R. Radcliff (USRA): Video Editor
Kate Ramsayer (Telophase): Narration
Matthew R. Radcliff (USRA): Narration
James R. Irons (NASA/GSFC): Narration
Kasha Patel (Wyle Information Systems): Narrator
Matthew R. Radcliff (USRA): Producer
James R. Irons (NASA/GSFC): Scientist
Aaron E. Lepsch (ADNET Systems, Inc.): Project Support
Matthew R. Radcliff (USRA): Videographer
Rob Andreoli (Advocates in Manpower Management, Inc.): Videographer
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Missions:
Landsat
LDCM: Landsat Data Continuity Mission

This item is part of these series:
Narrated Movies
Landsat
LDCM

Goddard TV Tape:
G2014-020 -- Landsat Onion Skin Bands

Keywords:
SVS >> Everglades
SVS >> HDTV
SVS >> Landsat
SVS >> Wavelengths
DLESE >> Narrated
SVS >> LDCM
NASA Science >> Earth