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Significant results from using earth observation satellites for mineral and energy resource exploration Significant results from using earth observation satellites for mineral and energy resource exploration

A large number of Earth-observation satellites orbit our world several times each day, providing new information about the land and sea surfaces and the overlying thin layer of atmosphere that makes our planet unique. Meteorological satellites have had the longest history of experimental use and most are now considered operational. The geologic information collected by the Landsat, Polar...
Authors
William D. Carter

Remote sensing: a tool for park planning and management Remote sensing: a tool for park planning and management

Remote sensing may be defined as the science of imaging or measuring objects from a distance. More commonly, however, the term is used in reference to the acquisition and use of photographs, photo-like images, and other data acquired from aircraft and satellites. Thus, remote sensing includes the use of such diverse materials as photographs taken by hand from a light aircraft...
Authors
William C. Draeger, Lawrence R. Pettinger

Remote sensing Remote sensing

No abstract available.
Authors
R. S. Williams, J. V. Taranik

Evaluation of radar imagery for geological and cartographic applications Evaluation of radar imagery for geological and cartographic applications

The House/Senate conference report on H.R. 4930 (96th Congress), the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations bill, 1980, stated that the U.S. Geological Survey should "begin the use of side-looking airborne radar imagery for topographic and geological mapping, and geological resource surveys in promising areas, particularly Alaska." In response to this mandate, the...
Authors
Gerald K. Moore, Cynthia A. Sheehan

Effects of the atmosphere on the detection of surface changes from Landsat multispectral scanner data Effects of the atmosphere on the detection of surface changes from Landsat multispectral scanner data

The atmospheric effects on radiometric data recorded in the Landsat multispectral scanner system (MSS) bands are compiled for cases of representative and ideal atmospheric conditions. The effects are expressed as a difference between the Earth's surface spectral reflectivity, a0, and the surface-atmosphere system spectral reflectivity, as, derived from the satellite data, as−a0 = −a0[l+...
Authors
Joseph Otterman, Charles J. Robinove

Use of laboratory spectrometry to predict the detection of phytoplankton luminescence by an airborne Fraunhofer line discriminator Use of laboratory spectrometry to predict the detection of phytoplankton luminescence by an airborne Fraunhofer line discriminator

The Fraunhofer line discriminator (FLD), an airborne electro-optical instrument designed to measure solar-stimulated luminescence, has a sensitivity approaching that of current laboratory fluorescence spectrometers. The feasibility of using an airborne FLD for detection of near-coastal and open-ocean phytoplankton was established by using a laboratory fluorescence spectrometer to measure...
Authors
Robert D. Watson, Arnold F. Theisen, Barbara B. Prezelin

Electronic and optical modification of the engineering model FLD and the evolution of peripheral equipment Electronic and optical modification of the engineering model FLD and the evolution of peripheral equipment

The purpose of the Workshop on Luminescence Techniques was threefold: (1) to review the state-of-the-art capabilities of luminescence methods, (2) to consider a variety of concepts for the development of future luminescence sensor systems, and (3) to discuss appropriate research and development strategies for advancing the current state-of-the-art.
Authors
Robert D. Watson, Arnold F. Theisen

Bibliography: Solar stimulated luminescence and related topics Bibliography: Solar stimulated luminescence and related topics

The purpose of the Workshop on Luminescence Techniques was threefold: (1) to review the state-of-the-art capabilities of luminescence methods, (2) to consider a variety of concepts for the development of future luminescence sensor systems, and (3) to discuss appropriate research and development strategies for advancing the current state-of-the-art.
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