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NATIONAL HIGH ALTITUDE PHOTOGRAPHYU.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

Source imagery courtesy of the U.S. Geological Survey, EROS Archive.

Salinas Valley

CALIFORNIANHAP81

The Salinas Valley runs northwest between the Gabilan Range and the Santa Lucia Mountains, from the Monterey Bay coast inland past King City. The valley floor is farmed in long rectangular blocks; the ranges on either side are unfarmed. On infrared film that division is the whole picture: irrigated fields register as saturated blocks against the dry hills.

Terrain map of Salinas Valley, California, with the 7 flight lines marked

FILM COVERAGE AS FLOWNTERRAIN: USGS 3DEP ELEVATION DATA

ROLL 337NHAP81 · 337-008/020

ACQUIRED 5 JULY 1982ROLL 337, FRAMES 008–020

8 FRAMES REGISTERED21,993 PX MASTER367 PPI AT 60 IN

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Salinas Valley — Roll 337, frames 008–020, contact strip

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PANORAMA · 3:1 · I

Salinas Valley — roll 337, portrait · 3:2, framed
Salinas Valley — roll 337, panorama · 3:1 · i, titled print
Salinas Valley — roll 337, portrait · 3:2, titled print
Salinas Valley Roll 337

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ROLL 467NHAP81 · 467-008/016

ACQUIRED 22 SEPTEMBER 1981ROLL 467, FRAMES 008–016

20,751 PX MASTER346 PPI AT 60 IN

Salinas Valley — Roll 467, frames 008–016, contact strip

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PANORAMA · 3:1

Salinas Valley — roll 467, portrait · 3:2, framed
Salinas Valley — roll 467, panorama · 3:1, titled print
Salinas Valley — roll 467, portrait · 3:2, titled print
Salinas Valley Roll 467

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