Meteorology 1020

Met1020 - Internet Assignment Internet Assignment 7

The Internet Companion provides access to many different types of information. Some relate directly to concepts and issues developed in the accompanying text while others allow the user to explore additional subjects in greater depth.

This exercise is intended to explore deforestation in the tropics.

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Tropical Deforestation

The Rainforest Action Network has information on deforestation. Summarize briefly some of the information available from that source. here .

Exploring Landsat satellite imagery
NASA, as part of the Pathfinder program, supports access to Landsat satellite imagery in a number of places. We will use one source from the Michigan State University accessed here . There is a lot of information here. Ignore all the info about ordering data (and don't give a credit card #). If you get lost, look here: here and here.

  • Based on the products generated from Landsat imagery, give a rough estimate of native forest remaining in the Amazon basin and over southeast Asia in 1986.

  • How much regrowth is underway in the Amazon Basin? A little or a lot?

  • Why is the reforestation taking place? Go out on the Internet and search for a discussion of the changes in land use in the Amazon Basin.

    Due Date November 17, 2000
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