Algerian Sahara Acme Newspictures Scientists and resource managers use

Scientists and resource managers use NED data for global change research

and even transferring the outer layers of their atmospheres from one star to the other

Caption: Miss Pam

In the background an ocean liner and an automobile

displaying epochs of men's dress thoughout the centuries

Algerian Sahara Acme Newspictures Scientists and resource managers useThis abstract in browns and grays from central Algeria shows that some parts of Africa's Sahara Desert contain much more than dunes of wind blown sand. Barren ridges and fragmented mountains (lower right) border a vast expanse of arid plains etched with a complex system of dry streambeds. The streambeds contain water for brief periods following rare, intense rains that often cause flash floods. Algerian Sahara photographed by the Landsat Satellite on