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Steitz
Headquarters, Washington, DC August 30, 2000
(Phone 202/358-1730)
Cynthia M. O'Carroll
Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD
(Phone: 301/614-5563)
RELEASE: 00-132
NASA has a new tool designed to keep a close watch over our
plants. What we see in the reflection of the vegetation may help
researchers do a better job of monitoring and, one day, predicting
periods of drought.
The NDVI data sets show the greening and browning of plants
as they relate to seasonal changes and conditions such as drought
or abundant rainfall. The data is gathered by the polar-orbiting
satellites built by NASA and operated by the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration.
The first data sets covering North America and Africa and are
currently available at:
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Drought/
http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/imagewall/drought.html
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