[:ja]ESAの観測衛星Sentinel-2Aが撮影した、中央アジア、タクラマカン砂漠の北、カザフスタン、キルギス、中国の国境地帯にある天山山脈です（画像中の違いを強調するためのフォールスカラー）。
科学者たちは、天山山脈の氷河は1960年代から25%も失われ、2050年までに残りの半分ほどが氷解すると予測しています。
ちなみに、この画像がトゥルーカラーの場合、雲と雪が同じ白色になり見分けがつきませんが、フォールスカラーにして、雲を白色で、雪が水色で表現しています。
参考文献： China’s Tian Shan Mountains
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[Earthview Wonders] No.157: Tian Shan Mountains
ESA’s Sentinel-2A satellite captured the Tian Shan Mountains of the Central Asia, to the north of Taklamakan Desert, at the border of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and China.
Scientists report that the glaciers of Tian Shan have lost approximately a quarter of their ice mass since 1960’s and the half of the remaining glaciers will have melted by 2050.
For reference, while true color image cannot differentiate white clouds and snow, false color expresses snow with light blue and clouds with white.
Reference: China’s Tian Shan Mountains
See earthview photo gallery with web-globe: LiVEARTH
[:en][Earthview Wonders] No.157: Tian Shan Mountains
ESA’s Sentinel-2A satellite captured the Tian Shan Mountains of the Central Asia, to the north of Taklamakan Desert, at the border of Kazakhstan, Kyrgystan and China.
Scientists report that the glaciers of Tian Shan have lost approximately a quarter of their ice mass since 1960’s and the half of the remaining glaciers will have melted by 2050.
For reference, while true color image cannot differentiate white clouds and snow, false color expresses snow with light blue and clouds with white.
Reference: China’s Tian Shan Mountains
See earthview photo gallery with web-globe: LiVEARTH
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