riverrun... from swerve of shore to bend of bay
April 15, 2016 7:29 PM Subscribe
Rivers through time, as seen in Landsat images. "Thanks to the Landsat program and Google Earth Engine, it is possible now to explore how the surface of the Earth has been changing through the last thirty years or so. Besides the obvious issues of interest, like changes in vegetation, the spread of cities, and the melting of glaciers, it is also possible to look at how rivers change their courses through time."
Beautiful!
posted by brambleboy at 11:48 PM on April 15, 2016
posted by brambleboy at 11:48 PM on April 15, 2016
The animation is great, and I hope someone takes the time to create a bunch more for other river systems.
posted by Dip Flash at 3:44 AM on April 16, 2016
posted by Dip Flash at 3:44 AM on April 16, 2016
Related: Lidar mapping of the Willamette river in Oregon
posted by dhruva at 10:06 AM on April 16, 2016
posted by dhruva at 10:06 AM on April 16, 2016
It was interesting to see the thread-like cut-across channel on the upper bow, and then one developed on the lower bow, and when the bows finally touched those two cut-across channels rapidly [sic] grew into the main channel, but in the transition period there was a moment during which all the possible channels seemed to have about equal amounts of water in them, but presumably unequal flow.
posted by jamjam at 12:49 PM on April 16, 2016
posted by jamjam at 12:49 PM on April 16, 2016
Hey, neat! I wondered if this was possible like 5 years ago.
posted by ArgentCorvid at 1:32 PM on April 16, 2016
posted by ArgentCorvid at 1:32 PM on April 16, 2016
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