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Evaluation of spatial, radiometric and spectral thematic mapper performance for coastal studies
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Klemas, V. |
| Copyright Year | 1983 |
| Description | Radiative transfer theory was used to model upwelling radiance for an orbiting sensor viewing an estuarine environment. Radiance was calculated in Tm bands 3,4, and 5 and MSS bands 4 and 5 for an optically shallow estuary of either clear or turbid water, and of three bottom types: vegetation, sand, or mud. A portion of a TM image of Chesapeake Bay was enhanced to obtain a quick look at what submerged features could be detected. The enhancements were compared with low altitude color aerial photography. The TM bands 1,2, and 3 were found to contain water and submerged features information. Band 1 contained a significant amount of noise and low contrast. Band 2 appeared to contain the most amount of bottom information. Band 3, while having the least amount of noise and best constrast, contained a lesser amount of bottom information because of increase water absorption. Several water signatures were identified which correlated with submerged vegetation shown in the aerial photography. |
| File Size | 250332 |
| Page Count | 5 |
| File Format | |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19830023868 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t1fj79615 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1983-06-30 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Earth Resources And Remote Sensing Earth Resources Program Wetlands Delaware Bay Us Spectral Resolution Thematic Mapping Landsat 4 Sea Grasses Radiative Transfer Thematic Mappers Landsat Chesapeake Bay Us Spatial Resolution Image Enhancement Radiometric Resolution 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 |