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 SEPT 6, 7, & 8, 1970 



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Data from polar orbiting NOAA satellites have been transformed into several 

 oceanographically useful products. Here, infrared scannings have been translated into 

 a map of sea-surface temperature, a fundamental step toward longer range, reliable 

 environmental prediction. 



Test Facility, NASA, in conjunction with the USGS and NOAA, is investi- 

 gating multispectral scanner techniques as a tool for studying and monitoring 

 water salinity, turbidity, chlorophyll content, forms of pollution, and fisheries 

 activities. 



NASA's Langley Research Center and Wallops Station in Virginia are 

 cooperating with many Federal agencies and private groups who are actively 

 investigating the Chesapeake Bay region by obtaining and analyzing micro- 

 wave data and thermal infrared observations from aircraft overflights. NASA 

 is working with the Virginia Institute of Marine Science in evaluating 

 remote-sensing techniques for detecting and assessing coastal erosion pro- 

 cesses, for determining thermal circulation in the James River before the 

 startup of a nuclear powerplant, and for assessing the behavior of controlled 

 oil spills. 



Infrared data are being acquired in the Delaware River area for the Corps 

 of Engineers for use in assessing heat-dispersion studies for the Delaware 

 River model located at the Corps facility at Vicksburg. 



At its Lewis Research Center at Cleveland, NASA has initiated a program 

 to use infrared and microwave remote-sensing techniques to monitor the 



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