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MSC aircraft have duriag the past six years logged thousands of
hours flying missions for government and university scientists
gathering data on adriculture , forestry, geology, geography, hydrology
and
oceangraphy.
"During the next year,' Holter said_ "we will be applying this
ability and technology to the Lake Ontario project, among others.
The lake _roject is part of the work being carried out by the International
Hydrological Decade (IH]b). The IHD_ a group of international organizations
dedicated to advance 3ur knowledge of the extent and amount of
rainfall, depth and desity of snowpaeks and levels of rivers_ lakes
and irrigation reservoirs.
Primary purpose of the Lake Ontario project_ Holter said_ is a
study of the lake and its water shed_ including agriculture_ industrial
and urban activities along the 180 by 60 mile lake. The RB5Z, one of
the three MSC aircraft used in the earth resource survey program has
already made one flight over the lake and is tentatively sc_eduled to
fly early several missions early next year and gather photographic
and other sensing data over a 100_000 square mile area.
"We welcome the request to take part in this project_"Holter
explained. "The program (earth resources) cannot be a success unless
there are a number of activities--such as hydrology decade-- which
succeed, " he said.
Holter_ who came to MSC from the University of Michigan where he
was a professor on remote sensing, said the technology and data is
available, the next step is to put this practical application.
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