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Why do some Landsat TM browse images appear pink/red?

April 26, 2017appear browse images Landsat pink red TM

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Why do some Landsat TM browse images appear pink/red?

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Landsat TM browse images are created using a 2% linear stretch independently on each band. The linear stretch can turn browse images over desert areas different shades of pink/red during the heat of summer instead of the sandy color it should be. The pink browse anomaly is only apparent during the summer months and subsides the rest of the year. Note: the actual data does not have this anomaly.