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Aerial Image of Alaska's Arctic Coastal Plain; 1955

Data Download [5.8MB] | Metadata | AK Science Portal | Project Site | Date Range: 1955 - 1955


This dataset is comprised of a single aerial image of a single area on Alaska's Arctic Coastal Plain taken on 21 June 1955 by the U.S. Air Force and obtained from the USGS EROS data center via the EarthExplorer website in 2013. The image represents an historical snapshot of the landscape from that time. The image was scanned and geo-referenced to various contemporary (2002-2010) satellite imagery using tie-point methods and splines for interpolation.

Author(s): Tape, K. D.

Suggested Citation:
Tape, K. D., 2015, Aerial Image of Alaska's Arctic Coastal Plain; 1955 (ver. 1.1, September 2022): U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/F757192K.

Version History:
First release: March 2015
Revised September 2022 (ver. 1.1)

Referenced Publication(s):

Tape, K. D., J. M. Pearce, D. Walworth, B. W. Meixell, T. F. Fondell, D. D. Gustine, P. L. Flint, J. W. Hupp, J. A. Schmutz, and D. H. Ward. 2014. Historical and contemporary imagery to assess ecosystem change on the Arctic coastal plain of northern Alaska (ver. 1.1, June 2015). USGS Open-File Report 2014-1140, 22 p. doi:10.3133/ofr20141140


DataID: 3 | doi:10.5066/F757192K | Date Posted Online: 2015-03-05 | Last Updated: 2022-09-30 12:12:47

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