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Site Location: Niger 2

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Location (City, State, Country): Niger, Africa
Altitude above sea level (meters): 517
Center Latitude,Longitude (Degrees): +21.37 , +10.59
Landsat WRS-2 Path/Row: 188 / 45
Size of Usable Area (km): 25 x 25
Owner: Unavailable
Researcher: Henry Patrice
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Purpose: TBD
Description: Just outside south-west quadrant of Landsat WRS-2 188/45.

Google Earth: Dunes at detailed scales and some striations at coarser scale. Several large spatially homogeneous areas of about 25 km by 25 km. Darker colors than most of the other desert sites and patchy (in color and intensity) across the area.
Support Data: TBD
Suitability: TBD
Limitations: TBD

 



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