Friday, April 23, 2010

Black and white aerial photo


http://isaacalongi.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/black_and_white_aerial_photograph_of_kc.jpg
THis is a black and white aerial photo of the American Interstate system.

Doppler radar

http://www.weatherusa.net/blog/images/doppler-orlando-1943.gif
Doppler Radar is used to map weather. This map shows precipitation over south Florida.

LIDAR


LIDAR, light detecting and ranging, is a remote sensing technique. It works by bouncing light off an object and then measures the time between transmissions to create a 3D model.

Isobars


Isobars are used to show pressure. They are lines connecting areas of equal pressure.

Isotachs


Isotachs are found on weather maps their purpose is to show different wind speeds.When the wind lines are closest together the wind speed is strongest. This example is from Mexica and the southwest US.

isohyet


An isohyet is a line joining points of equal precipitation on a map this type of map is called an isohyetal map.

Isopach

http://www.kgs.ku.edu/DPA/Schaben/Geology/gifs/s-geol11.gif