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Central America and the Dominican Republic Regional Mosaic: ALOS PALSAR Imagery
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Precipitation Anomalies from January to March 2011 for Hispaniola
According to historic NASA/LIS data (2000 to 2010), the average maximum accumulated precipitation for the first three months of the year is around 300 millimeters; however, some... -
Runoff Anomaly, Jan Mar 2011
During the first three months of 2011, 27% of the country showed lower levels of runoff than normal for the period 2000-2010. The provinces affected by this decrease of runoff... -
Monthly Temperature Anomalies in the Dominican Republic, Jan Mar 2011
According to NASA/LIS data, the average historical temperature between January and March lies between 29 and 30 degrees Celsius. During these months in 2011, approximately 63%... -
Flooding in Lake Enriquillo, Dominican Republic - March 2009 - Landsat, MODIS
In February and March of 2009, much of the highlands in the Dominican Republic were still draining rainwater after a heavy rainy season and a wetter-than-normal dry season. The... -
Precipitation-Temperature Change Severity Index, Jan Mar 2011
This analysis is useful to identify the zones most impacted by the current variations in temperature and precipitation patterns, relative to the monthly historic variation. The... -
Flooding in Lake Enriquillo, Dominican Republic - March 2009 - Landsat, MODIS...
In February and March of 2009, much of the highlands in the Dominican Republic were still draining rainwater after a heavy rainy season and a wetter-than-normal dry season. The... -
NDVI for 2000-2001
The following map shows average NDVI values captured by the MODIS sensor in 2000 and 2010. It is possible to observe that the values close to 1 represent vigorous vegetation and... -
Matthieu Dam collapse, Dominican Republic
Based on analysis of NASA satellite imagery (captured on July 31, 2011), the collapse of the Matthieu Dam reduced the Miracle Lake's surface by some ~8.25 hectares, as of the... -
Hot Spots for Dominican Republic 01 Jan-08 Apr, 2011
Hot spots were captured by MODIS sensor for the Dominican Republic from January 1, 2011 April 8, 2011. It is estimated that the amount of fires has increased over the years,... -
MODIS Hot Spots from April 6-12, 2011
This map shows the MODIS Hot spots for the first days of April. Historic analyses carried out for the Dominican Republic show that the number of fires has increased over the...