An even closer inspection of drought conditions is offered by the imagery acquired by the Landsat 7 Enhanced Thematic Mapper-Plus instrument. During the early summer of 1999, substantial rainfall occurred in the High Plains from the area near Lubbock north to Amarillo. Water accumulated in small playa basins throughout the region. By the winter of 2000, following several months of reduced rainfall, dramatic changes were visible in the concentration of surface water. Many basins have completely dried by early January.
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