The importance of geobotany in geological remote sensing applicationsA description of the different effects of variations in ground cover vegetation on remote sensing data in geological and prospecting applications is presented. The different variations are divided into three categories: structural; taxonomic and spectral. Structural variations include changes in the physical appearance of ground cover which may be detectable by a remote sensing instrument. Taxonomic variations occur in those plant communities which are associated with specific geological regions. Spectral variations are due to specific geochemical stresses which may be useful in characterizing geological features at a site. The need for a general scheme for the interpretation of geobotanical remote sensing data is discussed: Geosat data for the field reflectance spectra of different tree species in West Virginia are presented as examples.
Document ID
19850045797
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Mouat, D. A. (NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Collins, W. (Geophysical and Environmental Research, Inc. New York, NY, United States)
Elvidge, C. (NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Lyon, R. J. P. (Stanford University Stanford, CA, United States)
Labovitz, M. L. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Milton, N. M. (U.S. Geological Survey Reston, VA, United States)
Parrish, J. (California Institute of Technology, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA; Pennsylvania State University Philadelphia, PA, United States)
Rock, B. N. (California Institute of Technology, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena CA, United States)
Wickland, D. E. (Savannah River Ecology Laboratory Savannah, GA, United States)
Arp, G. K. (NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 12, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1983
Subject Category
Earth Resources And Remote Sensing
Meeting Information
Meeting: Frontiers for geological remote sensing from space; Geosat Workshop