Image:ShrinkingLakeChad-1973-1997-EO.jpg

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• Description: A composite of images showing the diminishing en:Lake Chad from 1973 to 2001.
• Info: The large image is a composite of photos taken with en:Landsat-7. Images courtesy NASA GSFC Scientific Visualization Studio and Landsat 7 Project Science Office.
• Source: earth observatory (file)
• License: Public domain [1]

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• Beschreibung: Der de:Tschadsee schrumpft langfristig. Das Bild zeigt den See im Jahr 1973, 1978, 1997 und 2001 aus der Erdumlaufbahn. Die offene Wasserfläche ist im Falschfarbeninfrarotbild blaugrün wiedergegeben.
• Quelle: Adapted from NASA images at http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=4714 (aus der englischen Wikipedia)
• Lizenzstatus: Public Domain

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