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Satellite remote sensing of water turbidity

Remote sensing instruments obtain an optical measure of water colour and turbidity. Colour increases the absorption of light in water and decreases the remotely sensed signal; turbidity increases the backscatter of light. For low concentrations of suspended materials, spectral reflectance is determined mostly by the absorptance characteristics of water; for higher concentrations, the absorptance c
Authors
Gerald K. Moore

Landsat detection of oil from natural seeps

Oil on the ocean surface from the natural seeps in the Santa Barbara Channel, California, could not be detected on frames of any of the four bands of standard Landsat positive or negative film transparencies, nor could the slicks be detected using digital scaling, density slicing, or ratioing techniques. Digital contrast-stretch enhancement, however, showed the distribution of oil on the surface.
Authors
M. Deutsch, J. E. Estes

Satellite image atlas of glaciers

The US Geological Survey has initiated a project to prepare a satellite image atlas of glaciers with the cooperation of a number of US and international organizations. The atlas will include the geographical distribution of glaciers as well as topics of glaciology and related environmental phenomena using Landsat, NOAA and other satellite data. The primary objectives of the atlas are to provide an
Authors
J.G. Ferrigno, R. S. Williams

A stratified-cluster sampling procedure applied to a wildland vegetation inventory using remote sensing

No abstract available.
Authors
W. G. Rohde, W. A. Miller, K. G. Bonner, E. Hertz, M. F. Engel

Forest stand classification in western Washington using Landsat and computer-based resource data

No abstract available.
Authors
G. R. Johnson, E. W. Barthmaier, T. W. D. Gregg, R. E. Aulds

Glaciological field stations: Part 1: Iceland: Satellite monitoring of changes of glaciers of Iceland

No abstract available.
Authors
Richard S. Williams, Helgi Björnsson, Sigurdur Thorarinsson, Bragi Gudmundsson, Agust Bödvarsson, Sigurjon Rist, K. Saemundsson

Digital image processing system For Landsat 3

The Department of Interior (DOI) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) have entered into a joint program to provide a digital image processing system in support of the Landsat 3 mission. NASA will provide the data reception and pre-processing facilities, while the DOI provides the production image processing system that generates film products and computer compatible tapes f
Authors
George Harris