Tag Archives: satellite imagery

A real-life geological map, no colouring in required

Posted on January 23, 2014 by Chris Rowan

There’s much more to geological mapping than colouring in, but a big part of the process of reconstructing the geological history of an area is spending a lot of time examining the exposed rocks to work out how to distinguish … Continue reading →

Categories: geology, structures

Weekend procrastination for geonerds

Posted on May 11, 2013 by Chris Rowan

The lectures are done, and the grading is over: now we can get on with that research stuff that we’ve been moaning that we don’t have enough time for, right? Well… Sadly, the internet has conspired against us, with not … Continue reading →

Categories: geology, geomorphology

Earthly and Unearthly Beauty

Posted on December 11, 2012 by Chris Rowan

NASA unveiled a couple of rather beautiful things at AGU last week – and despite actually being at the conference, I haven’t really had the time to sit back and appreciate them until now. The first was the ‘Black Marble’, … Continue reading →

Categories: climate science, geology, geophysics, photos, planets

Satellite Imagery of the Australian Bush Fires

Posted on February 9, 2009 by Chris Rowan

NASA’s Earth observatory has posted a couple of images of the bush fires currently devastating southeast Australia. 7 February 9 February The sheer scale of these fires is scary; presumably, things are not helped by the drought Australia has been … Continue reading →

Categories: environment, geohazards