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Quantitative investigations of geologic surfaces utilizing airborne visible/infrared imaging spectrometer (AVIRIS) and polarimetric radar (AIRSAR) data for Death Valley, CaliforniaAirborne Visible/Infrared Imaging Spectrometer (AVIRIS) and polarimetric radar (AIRSAR) data were collected over Death Valley, California, USA, in September 1989. These two data sets were used to quantitatively characterize both the mineralogy and surface structure of the valley floor. Field mapping and characterization of the salt flats across the valley identified 16 separate units. The AVIRIS data were calibrated using the 'empirical line' method, and spectra extracted for the 16 units. A water vapor map was generated from the AVIRIS data and showed spatial variations in its distribution due to evaporation of surface water. Unmixing of the 16 spectral units produced maps of endmember abundance.
Document ID
19930045019
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Kierein-Young, Kathryn S.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Kruse, Fred A.
(Cooperative Inst. for Research in Environmental Sciences Boulder, CO, United States)
Date Acquired
August 16, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1991
Publication Information
Publication: In: Thematic Conference on Geologic Remote Sensing, 8th, Denver, CO, Apr. 29-May 2, 1991, Proceedings. Vol. 1 (A93-28978 10-43)
Publisher: Environmental Research Institute of Michigan
Subject Category
Earth Resources And Remote Sensing
Accession Number
93A29016
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: JPL-958456
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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