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Finke River, Australia

The Finke River Gorge of the Central Australian Ranges near Alice Springs rises from the Western MacDonnell Ranges, flows through pediments, crosses the Missionary Plain, enters the James Ranges, and forms a deep meandering gorge in Hermannsburg Sandstone. As an ancient inland mountain river system, the Finke River area provides excellent opportunities for quantitative paleoflood hydrology both in Australia and other arid environments where extreme events define the morphology of the riverine system.

Several space-based radar scenes from ERS which are suitable for interferometry and radar stereo were used to create a Digital Elevation Model (DEM) of the Finke River Gorge. In addition to the ERS Data, both AIRSAR and TOPSAR flight lines were obtained by JPL in 1993 over Palm Valley and in 1996 over the Finke River Gorge.

For more information about the Finke River Gorge Project



Quicktime Movie: Finke River, Australia generated from 1996 ERS -1/2 Tandem InSAR DEM (5 MB)

Quicktime Movie: Finke River, Australia generated from 1996 TOPSAR DEM (4.1MB)