Passive optical remote sensing of high latitude regions faces many challenges including a short acquisition season and poor illumination due to low solar elevation. Additional complications are encountered in the identification of surface minerals for mineral resource characterization because minerals of interest commonly are exposed on steep terrain, further challenging reflectance retrieval and detection of mineral signatures. On shallow slopes and flat terrain, vegetation cover can interfere with or obscure the absorption features of minerals in rock and soil. The USGS is conducting a study to examine the viability of using remote sensing techniques for identification of large-tonnage, base metal-rich deposits in Alaska.
Citation Information
| Publication Year | 2015 |
|---|---|
| Title | Mapping surficial minerals at high latitudes: The USGS 2014 imaging spectrometer data collection in Alaska |
| Authors | Raymond F. Kokaly, Todd M. Hoefen, Garth Graham, Karen Kelly, Michaela Johnson, Bernard Hubbard, Richard Goldfarb |
| Publication Type | Conference Paper |
| Publication Subtype | Conference Paper |
| Index ID | 70137893 |
| Record Source | USGS Publications Warehouse |
| USGS Organization | Crustal Geophysics and Geochemistry Science Center; Eastern Mineral and Environmental Resources Science Center |
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