Australia – November 10th, 2012
Fires in southern South Australia, near the border with Western Australia (left) release plumes of smoke that blow in a generally southerly direction. The plume from the fire closest to the shoreline blows over the Great Australian Bight. Two other large bodies of water can be observed to the east in the full image: Spencer Gulf and Gulf St Vincent.
Australia - January 5th, 2012
This FAPAR image shows the vegetation index of the Cape York Peninsula, a large remote peninsula located in Far North Queensland at the tip of the state of Queensland, Australia. The central part of the base shows a low vegetation index (yellow). On the other hand, the land along the rivers and the coastlines shows a good vegetation index (green) that becomes high (rusty red) in some places, particularly along the eastern coast.
Although the land is mostly flat and about half of the area is used for grazing cattle, and wildlife is threatened by introduced species and weeds, the relatively undisturbed eucalyptus wooded savannahs, tropical rainforests and other types of habitat are now recognized for their global environmental significance.
Australia - March 31st, 2011
Several salt lakes appear as white salt flats in this image of South Australia, the largest of which are Lake Gardner (left) and Lake Torrens (right). Also visible in the full image is Lake Frome, further east.
Running between Lakes Torrens and Frome are the Flinders Ranges, the largest mountain range in South Australia. The ranges appear here as a dark brown area.
South of the ranges and Lake Torrens is the Spencer Gulf, appearing green from sediments and algal growth. To the southeast of Spencer Gulf, in the full image, is Gulf St. Vincent.
Australia - November 9th, 2010
Sediments are present into the Spencer Gulf (west) and Gulf St. Vincent (east), the two of which are separated by the Yorke Peninsula. The city of Adelaide is located by the shores of Gulf St. Vincent.
Moving inland from the apex of Spencer Gulf, the Flinders Ranges appear as a dark brown area. In the full image, the almost swirled shape of the individual ridges can be observed. The ranges lie between Lake Torrens (west) and Lake Frome (east). Both are usually dry salt flats, hence the whitish grey color.
Australia - June 1st, 2010
This image shows part of South Australia, near Adelaide. By the coast, the Yorke Peninsula separates two gulfs: Spencer Gulf on the west and Gulf St. Vincent on the east. The former is greenish in color from an outflow of sediments; fewer are present in the latter.
Inland, the terrain is greener and more fertile to the southeast, and more arid towards the north. The dark brown areas in the lower right quadrant are national parks and forest conversation areas. In the upper left quadrant, the lower reaches of the Flinders Ranges appear dark brown.
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