In normally fertilized eggs the development of the aster is attributed to a substance carried into the egg by the spermatozoon. The aster first makes its appearance in the form of diminutive radiations surrounding the neck-piece of the spermatozoon within a few minutes after it has entered the egg. The writer 1 has shown that the formation of the radiations is accompanied by a jellying of the c...

In this study, ASTER (Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer) stereo imagery was analysed in combination with Global Positioning System (GPS) data and field observations, using Geographical Information Systems (GIS) techniques to examine the potential of satellite remote sensing to support watershed management. Terrain elevation data were derived for the region of Herakl...

Glaciers and snow in the Caucasus are major sources of runoff for populated places many parts this mountain region. These glaciers have shown a continuous area decrease; however, magnitude mass balance changes at regional scale need to be further investigated. Here, we analyzed surface elevation (or thickness) geodetic 1861 (1186.1 ± 53.3 km2) between 2000 2019 from recently published dataset o...

Abstract The assessment of flash flood hazards in the coastal zone Ras Ghareb City (RGC), Red Sea, Egypt, was accomplished through use GIS tools and spatial multi-criteria approach. presented work aims to assess, integrate, generate potential hazard maps. analytic hierarchy process utilized calculate weights vulnerability controlling factors their parameters such as topographical, geological, h...

This paper describes the use of high-spatial-resolution ASTER data to determine the accuracy of the moderate-resolution MODIS active fire product. Our main objective was to develop a methodology to use ASTER data for quantitative evaluation of the MODIS active fire product and to apply it to fires in southern Africa during the 2001 burning season. We utilize 18 ASTER scenes distributed througho...

The spectral and spatial properties of the advanced spaceborne thermal emission and reflection radiometer (ASTER) data can be used in detailed lithological and hydrothermal alteration mapping related to copper and gold mineralization, particularly the shortwave infrared radiation subsystem where hydrothermal alteration minerals have diagnostic spectral absorption features. This paper reviews th...

The mineralogical indices the Quartz Index (QI), Carbonate Index (CI) and Mafic Index (MI) for ASTER multispectral thermal infrared (TIR) data were applied to various geological materials for regional lithological mapping on the Tibetan Plateau. Many lithological and structural features are not currently well understood in the central Tibetan Plateau, including the distribution of mafic-ultrama...

Since its launch in December 1999, the Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) instrument has been observing over 1300 of the world’s volcanoes during the day and night and at different times of the year. At the onset of an eruption, the temporal frequency of these regularly scheduled observations can be increased to as little as 1–3 days at higher latitudes. Howe...

Present study attempts to understand the potential of multispectral ASTER (Advanced space borne thermal emission and reflection radiometer) data for spatial mapping of kimberlite. Kimberlite is an economic rock known for hosting diamond. Kimberlite also has petrogenetic importance for giving us clue on the composition of lower part of the mantle. Kimberlites often contain serpentine, carbonate ...

Estimating the contribution of forests to carbon sequestration is commonly done by applying forest growth models. Such models inherently use field observations, such as leaf area index (LAI), whereas relevant information is also available from remotely sensed images. The purpose of this study is to improve the LAI estimated from the physiological principles predicting growth (3-PG) model by com...