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Processing and analysis of commercial satellite image data of the nuclear accident near Chernobyl, U.S.S.R.

January 1, 1987

Advanced digital processing techniques were applied to Landsat-5 Thematic Mapper (TM) data and SPOT highresolution visible (HRV) panchromatic data to maximize the utility of images of a nuclear powerplant emergency at Chernobyl in the Soviet Ukraine. The images demonstrate the unique interpretive capabilities provided by the numerous spectral bands of the Thematic Mapper and the high spatial resolution of the SPOT HRV sensor.

Publication Year 1987
Title Processing and analysis of commercial satellite image data of the nuclear accident near Chernobyl, U.S.S.R.
DOI 10.3133/b1785
Authors Franklin G. Sadowski, Steven J. Covington
Publication Type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Series Title Bulletin
Series Number 1785
Index ID b1785
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse
USGS Organization Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center