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Site Location: Sechura Desert

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Location (City, State, Country): Sechura Desert, Peru, South America
Altitude above sea level (meters): 51
Center Latitude,Longitude (Degrees): -5.90 , -80.43
Landsat WRS-2 Path/Row: 10 / 64
Size of Usable Area (km): 10 x 10
Owner: Unavailable
Researcher: Unavailable


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Purpose: TBD
Description: Arid, flat, no vegetation. Not far from ocean, so possibility of atmospheric water vapor and aerosol problems. Forego use or use cautiously in the absence of further information.

Google Earth: Imagery is very cut up, so little can be gleaned from it.
Support Data: TBD
Suitability: TBD
Limitations: TBD

 



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