Void-filled SRTM digital elevation model of Afghanistan

Author/Creator:

Chirico, Pete

Publication/Creation:

Reston, Va. : U.S. Geological Survey, 2005

Resource Type:

Map

Edition:

Version 1.0.

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Additional/Related Title Information

Full Title:

Void-filled SRTM digital elevation model of Afghanistan / by Peter G. Chirico and Boris Barrios ; U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey

Series Titles:

U.S. Geological Survey data series ; 130
Data series (Geological Survey (U.S.)) ; 130.

Variant Titles:

Void filled SRTM digital elevation model of Afghanistan
Void filled Shuttle Radar Topography Mission digital elevation model of Afghanistan

Related Names

Additional Author/Creators:

Barrios, Boris
United States. Agency for International Development
Geological Survey (U.S.)

Subjects/Genre

Subjects:

Afghanistan--Relief models

Description/Summary

Language:

English

Physical Type/Description:

electronic maps : HTML file

Technical Note:

Mode of access: Internet from the USGS web site. Address as of 1/11/08: http://geology.er.usgs.gov/eespteam/terrainmodeling/ds1̲30.htm ; current access via PURL.

General Note:

Relief shown by contours and digital electronic imaging.
Title from HTML title screen (viewed on Jan. 11, 2008).
At head of title on HTML title screen: Earth Surface Processes Terrain Modeling and Geographic Analysis Project
"Produced in cooperation with USAID."
"For 11 days in February of 2000, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), the German Aerospace Center (DLR), and the Italian Space Agency (ASI) flew X-band and C-band radar interferometry onboard the Space Shuttle Endeavor. The mission covered the Earth between 60⁰N and 57⁰S and will provide interferometric digital elevation models (DEMs) of approximately 80% of the Earth's land mass when processing is complete. The radar-pointing angle was approximately 55⁰ at scene center. Ascending and descending orbital passes generated multiple interferometric data scenes for nearly all areas. Up to eight passes of data were merged to form the final processed Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) DEMs. The effect of merging scenes averages elevation values recorded in coincident scenes and reduces, but does not completely eliminate, the amount of area with layover and terrain shadow effects".

Additional Identifiers

Catalog ID (MMSID):

990021838350302486

OCLC Number:

190774602