Data · collection
River Deltas of the World : a baseline and changes
Listed in NASA Earthdata CMR
Coincident with the launching of the Earth Observing System is the accumulation of over 21 years of earth observations by the Landsat borne 30m resolution of the multispectral Thematic Mapper.
Description
This archival record encompasses two decades of change on these dynamic land forms. The objective of this project is to assemble this valuable Landsat imagery into a global scale geomorphological reconnaissance of deltaic conditions, and their evolution, over the last two decades.
The temporal and spatial patterns of change provide clues to the important processes of deltaic evolution, valuable for future planning and development. Deltas are strategically important for their deposits of fertile soil, living estuary and marine resources, huge oil and gas reserves, richness of its living and fossil fuels, navigable waterways, harbors, fresh water sources, and places of desirable living and industrial development.
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In addition to having rich environments that support much human activity, deltas contain zones of coastal hazards and disasters. They include floods from the landward side plus storm surges and wave attacks from the seaward side. [Summary provided by Louisiana State University.]
Links
Get the data
- Hydrodynamic Delta Types esl.lsu.edu/research/river_deltas/hydromorphic ↗
download · from NASA CMR
- Geomorphic Delta Types esl.lsu.edu/research/river_deltas/geomorphic ↗
download · from NASA CMR
Catalogue records · 2
- CMR record cmr.earthdata.nasa.gov/search/concepts/C1214621557-SCIOPS.html ↗
catalogue entry · from NASA CMR
- CMR UMM-JSON cmr.earthdata.nasa.gov/search/concepts/C1214621557-SCIOPS.umm_json ↗
metadata API · from NASA CMR
Topics
- Stated by source
- Coastal Elevation · Erosion · Floods · Geomorphic Delta Types · Hydrodynamic Delta Types · Infrared Imagery · LANDSAT · Sea Level Rise · Sedimentation · Sediment Transport · Shoreline Displacement · Shorelines · Thematic Mapper · Visible Imagery
Provenance · 1 source records, 20 field assertions
| Source | Key | Last seen | Raw |
|---|---|---|---|
| NASA Earthdata CMR | C1214621557-SCIOPS | 14 d ago | JSON v1 |
| Field | Assertion | Extractor | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| access_level | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[instrument].gcmd_instrument:tm | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/oceans/coastal-processes/coastal-elevation | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/oceans/coastal-processes/deltas/geomorphic-delta-types | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/oceans/coastal-processes/deltas/hydrodynamic-delta-types | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/oceans/coastal-processes/erosion | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/oceans/coastal-processes/sea-level-rise | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/oceans/coastal-processes/sedimentation | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/oceans/coastal-processes/sediment-transport | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/oceans/coastal-processes/shoreline-displacement | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/oceans/coastal-processes/shorelines | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/spectral-engineering/infrared-wavelengths/infrared-imagery | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/spectral-engineering/visible-wavelengths/visible-imagery | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/terrestrial-hydrosphere/surface-water/surface-water-processes-measurements/floods | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[platform].gcmd_platform:landsat | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| description | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | /umm/Abstract |
| spatial | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | /umm/SpatialExtent |
| temporal | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | /umm/TemporalExtents |
| title | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | /umm/EntryTitle |
| version_label | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 |