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Figure 3-12.
Exposed mudl at on the shore of Luck
Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada (see Color Plate 3-12).
Color analysis of this photograph gives light gray to
pale blue-green colors for the mud, indicating reducing
conditions in the sediment. Kite aerial photo by J.S.
Aber and S.W. Aber.
Figure 3-11.
Red Hills in Barber County, southern
Kansas, United States (see Color Plate 3-11). Alluvial
sediment accumulated in an ancient desert l oodplain
environment and is now eroding in a badlands
topography. Bright red color indicates oxidizing
conditions of deposition. Kite airphoto by S.W. Aber.
Figure 3-13.
MODIS panchromatic image of the Florida peninsula and Bahamas. Image acquired by the Aqua
satellite on 16 May 2001; adapted from NASA Visible Earth (http://visibleearth.nasa.gov).
