Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1984
Abstract
The scarcity basic information on the arid lauds of the Earth mas resuilted in .J part from the difficulty and harshness of dasert travel. Space photographs and images provide a new tool to study desert Teatures and select areas for etailed field investigation. Color hotographs obtained by the astronauts clearly depict variations, which are indicative of the chemical makeup of desert surfaces. Landsat images are useful the study of tempori changes hecause of the repeated coverage of the same area at the same scale. Orbital photographs and images show the sand distribution patterns in deser t arcas and the cffect on dunc morphology D/ local topogtaphie variations. Examples: are gIyen particularly from the Western Desert Egypt, the driest part of the North African Sahara Space age technology also allows the uIse automated stations to gather meteorologic data in remote and inaceessible regions, Such advances help us to better understand the deserts of the Earth and better interpret similar terrais on the surface of Mars.
Recommended Citation
El-Baz, Farouk, "The desert in the space age" (1984). Farouk El-Baz Library. 21.
https://buescholar.bue.edu.eg/farouk_el-baz_library/21