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Aircraft and satellite remote sensing of desert soils and landscapesRemote sensing data on desert soils and landscapes, obtained by the Landsat TM, Heat Capacity Mapping Mission (HCMM), Simulated SPOT, and Thermal IR Multispectral Scanner (TIMS) aboard an aircraft, are discussed together with the analytical techniques used in the studies. The TM data for southwestern Nevada were used to discriminate among the alluvial fan deposits with different degrees of desert pavement and varnish, and different vegetation cover. Thermal-IR data acquired from the HCMM satellite were used to map the spatial distribution of diurnal surface temperatures and to estimate mean annual soil temperatures in central Utah. Simulated SPOT data for northwestern New Mexico identified geomorphic features, such as differences in eolian sand cover and fluvial incision, while the TIMS data depicted surface geologic features of the Saline Valley in California.
Document ID
19880034131
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Petersen, G. W.
(Pennsylvania State Univ. University Park, PA, United States)
Connors, K. F.
(Pennsylvania State Univ. University Park, PA, United States)
Miller, D. A.
(Pennsylvania State Univ. University Park, PA, United States)
Day, R. L.
(Pennsylvania State Univ. University Park, PA, United States)
Gardner, T. W.
(Pennsylvania State University University Park, United States)
Date Acquired
August 13, 2013
Publication Date
November 1, 1987
Publication Information
Publication: Remote Sensing of Environment
Volume: 23
ISSN: 0034-4257
Subject Category
Earth Resources And Remote Sensing
Accession Number
88A21358
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other

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