Spectral Absorption Feature Analysis for Finding Ore: A Tutorial on Using the Method in Geological Remote Sensing

Geologists have been instrumental in shaping Earth observation satellite missions; likewise, geology has been the subject of many remote sensing studies [1]. Applications of optical remote sensing in geology date back to some early studies using the Earth Resources Technology Satellite-1 , the prede...

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Published inIEEE geoscience and remote sensing magazine Vol. 7; no. 2; pp. 51 - 71
Main Authors Hecker, Christoph, van Ruitenbeek, Frank J.A., van der Werff, Harald M.A., Bakker, Wim H., Hewson, Robert D., van der Meer, Freek D.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 01.06.2019
Subjects
Absorption
Minerals
Optical reflection
Reflectivity
Remote sensing
Satellite broadcasting
Spectroscopy
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Summary:Geologists have been instrumental in shaping Earth observation satellite missions; likewise, geology has been the subject of many remote sensing studies [1]. Applications of optical remote sensing in geology date back to some early studies using the Earth Resources Technology Satellite-1 , the predecessor of the Landsat satellite program [2]. In the 1980s, the seventh channel in the short-wave infrared (SWIR) of the Landsat thematic mapper program was added, as a result of spectroscopic mineral studies by geologists [58]. A subsequent satellite-borne instrument, the Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER), launched in 1999, had specific bands in the SWIR and thermal infrared dedicated to mapping mineral groups [3].
ISSN:2473-2397
2168-6831
DOI:10.1109/MGRS.2019.2899193