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Middle
Infrared
Visible
Near
Infrared
Alfalfa
Maple trees
Dry silt loam
Moist silt loam
Turbid river water
Clear lake water
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Wavelength (µm)
Fig. 2.3
Idealized
reflectance plots
for different
land cover
types (Source modified
from
Harrison and Jupp
1989
)
and the details of remote sensing techniques has remained almost entirely within
the confines of GORS and the researchers who work within this organization.
Plus GORS, there are two other scientific authorities who have published
studies based on the use of remote sensing: the Arab Centre for the Studies of Arid
Zones and Dry Lands (ACSAD) and the International Centre for Agriculture
Research in Dry Areas (ICARDA). Unfortunately, these have refused to cooperate
with university and graduate students, requiring several levels of approvals before
any research is distributed for academic purposes. The other related international
institutions in Syria are the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the
United Nations Development Program (UNDP), which work in co-operation with
national institutions mentioned above.
A vital component of the research required for this thesis was a project
undertaken by GORS in the provinces of Arraqqa, Deir Azzour and Al-Hasakah.
''The Survey of Natural Resources in the Eastern Regions of Syria in Cooperation
with the Ministry of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform'' was initiated in 2004 and
was undertaken over a period of five years. Data was remotely collected from
ASTER, IRES, SPOT and an Algerian satellite. The project included:
• A tour of the provinces in question to choose the appropriate areas from which
to take spectrometry readings on a variety of crops for the purpose of spectral
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