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Evaluation of erts-1 data applications to geologic mapping, structural analysis and mineral resource inventory of south america with special emphasis on the andes mountain region
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Copyright Year | 1973 |
| Description | The author has identified the following significant results. ERTS-1 data is ideally suited for small-scale geologic mapping and structural analysis of remote, inaccessible areas such as the Andes of South America. The synoptic view of large areas, low sun-angle and multispectral nature of the images provide the right ingredients for improving existing geologic and other maps of the regions. In most areas it has been possible to compile geologic, drainage, and cultural interpretive overlays to individual scenes mainly using MSS bands 4, 5, and 7. A test image mosaic using MSS band 6 is being compiled for Test Area 7 (La Paz, Bolivia). It will be at a scale of 1:1,000,000 and cover 4 x 6 degrees of latitude and longitude and will serve as a compilation base on which to join the overlays. Repetitive data shows changes in river channels and sedimentation plumes, changes in lake shorelines, and surface moisture distribution. Vegetation and snow line changes in the Andes have been recognized. A year of seasonal data, however, has not yet been acquired due to tape recorder failure. |
| File Size | 612455 |
| Page Count | 28 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19740003077 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t57d7ng7n |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1973-09-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Geophysics Mountains Structural Properties Geology Earth Resources Program Photogeology Drainage Patterns Photomapping South America Pattern Recognition Rivers Mineral Deposits Sediment Transport Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports ServerĀ (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |