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Mineral identification from orbit - Initial results from the Shuttle multispectral infrared radiometerThe Shuttle multispectral IR radiometer (SMIRR) was designed to obtain surface reflectance data in ten spectral bands in order to evaluate the usefulness of a future imaging system for remote mineral identification. Attention was given to the 2.0-2.4 micron region, which has a wealth of spectral absorption features and appeared to have potential for the identification of CO3- and OH-bearing minerals such as the kaolinite and montmorillonite clays. SMIRR radiances were normalized by using a spectrum for dune sand collected in the Kharga Depression in Egypt. Direct identifications have been made of kaolinite-containing and carbonate material, indicating an exceptional potential for future orbital platform narrowband spectral imaging systems for mineralogical mapping.
Document ID
19830032132
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Goetz, A. F. H.
(California Institute of Technology, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena CA, United States)
Rowan, L. C.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Kingston, M. J.
(U.S. Geological Survey Reston, VA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 11, 2013
Publication Date
December 3, 1982
Publication Information
Publication: Science
Volume: 218
Subject Category
Earth Resources And Remote Sensing
Accession Number
83A13350
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other

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