Kuparuk River Basin Landsat False-CIR Image

Kuparuk River Basin False Color-Infrared (CIR) image - Registered and rectified CIR image created in ENVI from the MSS image. It is a raster map (tiff), with 30-m pixel resolution.

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Map Themes: Elevation, Hydrology, Landscape, Landsat MSS False-Color InfraRed, Vegetation

References

Auerbach, N. A., and D. A. Walker. 1995. Preliminary Vegetation Map, Kuparuk River Basin, Alaska: A Landsat-Derived Classification, Joint Facility for Regional Ecosystem Analysis, Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research. University of Colorado, Boulder.

Muller, S. V., Walker, D. A., Nelson, F. E., Auerback, N. A., Bockheim, J. G., Guyer, S., & Sherba, D. 1998. Accuracy assessment of a land-cover map of the Kuparuk river basin, Alaska: considerations for remote regions. Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing, 64(6): 619-628.

Data and Resources

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  Download :: GIS Data

  aga_kuparuk_basin_landsat_mss_cir_1985.tif.zip (18 MB)

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  Download :: Map Image

  ku_cir_u6.pdf (457 KB)

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