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In die verre weste van Nieu-Suid-Wallis, Australië, naby die dorp Menindee, word 'n stel vlak varswatermere deur die Darlingrivier gevoed wanneer dié rivier oorstroom. Tandoumeer is die langste, en strek 18,6 kilometer van noord na suid. Die Darlingrivier self vloei soos aangedui in Desember 2011 deur die donker water en swart modder langs sy loop (aan regterkant), en die mere word blykbaar deur 'n klein hoeveelheid water bedek. Die Darlingrivier vloei al kronkelend suidweswaarts oor die plat landskappe van hierdie Australiese landstreek. Dit het etlike binnelandse deltas in sy verloop na die see geskep, met kenmerkend uiteenlopende kanaalpatrone wat gekenmerk word deur jonger sedimente wat gryser voorkom as die omliggende ou rooi gronde en rotse. Een binnelandse delta verskyn op beeld regs, waar nou kanale oor die platteland kronkel, en die bopunt van nog 'n binnelandse delta verskyn links onder op die prent. Sommige van die Menindee-mere is in 'n kunsmatig gereguleerde oorloopstelsel geïnkorporeer wat vir vloedbeheer, waterberging vir huishoudelike gebruik en vee, benewens besproeiing stroomaf voorsiening maak. Die vloer van die Tandoumeer word as waardevolle landbougrond benut, soos blyk uit die lappieskombers van besproeiingslande wat teen oorstromings beskerm word. Die mere dien ook as belangrike vleilande wat 'n ryk verskeidenheid voëllewe huisves. Ruimtevaarderfoto ISS030-E-9186 is op 3 Desember 2011 verkry deur 'n Nikon D2Xs digitale kamera met 80 mm-lens te gebruik, en word verskaf deur die ISS Crew Earth Observations-eksperiment en Image Science & Analysis Laboratory, Johnson Space Center. Die beeld is deur die Expedition 30-span geneem. Die beeld is geknip, die kontras is verbeter en lensartefakte is verwyder. Die Internasionale Ruimtestasieprogram ondersteun die laboratorium as deel van die ISS Nasionale Laboratorium om ruimtevaarders te help om foto's van die Aarde te neem wat van die grootste waarde vir wetenskaplikes en die publiek sal wees, en om daardie beelde vrylik op die internet beskikbaar te stel. Bykomende beelde wat deur ruimtevaarders en ruimtevaarders geneem is, kan by die NASA/JSC Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth bekyk word. Hierdie onderskrif is deur M. Justin Wilkinson, Jacobs/ESCG by NASA-JSC saamgestel. Die Aardsterrewag se missie is om die beelde, stories en ontdekkings oor klimaat en die omgewing wat uit NASA-navorsing voortspruit, benewens sy satellietsendings, navorsing in die veld en klimaatmodelle, met die publiek te deel.English: To download the full resolution and other files go to: earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=76834&src=...
In the far west of New South Wales, Australia, near the town of Menindee, a system of ephemeral, freshwater lakes are fed by the Darling River when it floods. Lake Tandou is the longest, at 18.6 kilometers from north to south. The Darling River itself is flowing in December 2011, as indicated by the dark water and blackened mud along its course (image right), and the lakes appear to have a small amount of water flooding them. The Darling River flows southwest in tortuous fashion across the flat landscapes of this part of Australia. It has created several inland deltas in its course to the sea, with characteristic diverging channel patterns marked by younger sediments that appear grayer than the ancient red soils and rocks surrounding them. One inland delta appears at image right, where minor channels wind across the countryside. The apex of another inland delta appears at image lower left. Some of the Menindee Lakes have been incorporated into an artificially regulated overflow system providing for flood control, water storage for domestic use and livestock, and downstream irrigation. The floor of Lake Tandou is used as prime agricultural land, as evidenced by its patchwork of irrigated fields that are protected from flooding. The lakes also serve as important wetlands supporting a rich diversity of birds. Astronaut photograph ISS030-E-9186 was acquired on December 3, 2011, with a Nikon D2Xs digital camera using an 80 mm lens, and is provided by the ISS Crew Earth Observations experiment and Image Science & Analysis Laboratory, Johnson Space Center. The image was taken by the Expedition 30 crew. The image has been cropped and enhanced to improve contrast, and lens artifacts have been removed. The International Space Station Program supports the laboratory as part of the ISS National Lab to help astronauts take pictures of Earth that will be of the greatest value to scientists and the public, and to make those images freely available on the Internet. Additional images taken by astronauts and cosmonauts can be viewed at the NASA/JSC Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth. Caption by M. Justin Wilkinson, Jacobs/ESCG at NASA-JSC. The Earth Observatory's mission is to share with the public the images, stories, and discoveries about climate and the environment that emerge from NASA research, including its satellite missions, in-the-field research, and climate models. Like us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter Add us to your circles on Google+ |
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