WETMAAP Technique 1
Mono Lake - Element 2

Technique 1: Area Measurement
Element 1: Area of Study Site on 1999 Aerial Photograph

 Materials:

            1999 Aerial Photograph

            scale calculation (from Skill 2, Element 2)

Exercise:

      1.   Use the scale calculated for the 1999 aerial photography (Skill 2, Element 2).

            2.      Calculate the area in acres of the study site.

               Hint:   Follow the same procedures from Technique 1, Element 1

            3.      Compare your area calculations of the study area on the 1999 aerial photograph with the area calculated in Technique 1, Element 1.