Satellite geological and geophysical remote sensing of Iceland: Preliminary results of geologic, hydrologic, oceanographic, and agricultural studies with ERTS-1 imagery
The author has identified the following significant results. The wide variety of geological and geophysical phenomena which can be observed in Iceland, and particularly their very direct relation to the management of the country's natural resources, has provided great impetus to the use of ERTS...
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ftnasantrs:oai:casi.ntrs.nasa.gov:19740006883 2023-05-15T16:46:25+02:00 Satellite geological and geophysical remote sensing of Iceland: Preliminary results of geologic, hydrologic, oceanographic, and agricultural studies with ERTS-1 imagery Palmason, G. Sigtryggsson, H. Frioriksson, S. Saemundsson, K. Thorarinsson, S. Rist, S. Thorsteinsson, I. Boeovarsson, A. Williams, R. S., Jr. Unclassified, Unlimited, Publicly available Dec 1, 1973 application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/2060/19740006883 unknown Document ID: 19740006883 Accession ID: 74N14996 http://hdl.handle.net/2060/19740006883 No Copyright CASI GEOPHYSICS E74-10185 NASA-CR-136324 1973 ftnasantrs 2019-07-21T11:23:30Z The author has identified the following significant results. The wide variety of geological and geophysical phenomena which can be observed in Iceland, and particularly their very direct relation to the management of the country's natural resources, has provided great impetus to the use of ERTS-1 imagery to measure and map the dynamic natural phenomena in Iceland. MSS imagery is being used to study a large variety of geological and geophysical eruptive products, geologic structure, volcanic geomorphology, hydrologic, oceanographic, and agricultural phenomena of Iceland. Some of the preliminary results from this research projects are: (1) a large number of geological and volcanic features can be studied from ERTS-1 imagery, particularly imagery acquired at low sun angle, which had not previously been recognized; (2) under optimum conditions the ERTS-1 satellite can discern geothermal areas by their snow melt pattern or warm spring discharge into frozen lakes; (3) various maps at scales of 1:1 million and 1:500,000 can be updated and made more accurate with ERTS-1 imagery; (4) the correlation of water reserves with snowcover can improve the basis for planning electrical production in the management of water resources; (5) false-color composites (MSS) permitted the mapping of four types of vegetation: forested; grasslands, reclaimed, and cultivated areas, and the seasonal change of the vegetation, all of high value to rangeland management. Other/Unknown Material Iceland NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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GEOPHYSICS Palmason, G. Sigtryggsson, H. Frioriksson, S. Saemundsson, K. Thorarinsson, S. Rist, S. Thorsteinsson, I. Boeovarsson, A. Williams, R. S., Jr. Satellite geological and geophysical remote sensing of Iceland: Preliminary results of geologic, hydrologic, oceanographic, and agricultural studies with ERTS-1 imagery |
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The author has identified the following significant results. The wide variety of geological and geophysical phenomena which can be observed in Iceland, and particularly their very direct relation to the management of the country's natural resources, has provided great impetus to the use of ERTS-1 imagery to measure and map the dynamic natural phenomena in Iceland. MSS imagery is being used to study a large variety of geological and geophysical eruptive products, geologic structure, volcanic geomorphology, hydrologic, oceanographic, and agricultural phenomena of Iceland. Some of the preliminary results from this research projects are: (1) a large number of geological and volcanic features can be studied from ERTS-1 imagery, particularly imagery acquired at low sun angle, which had not previously been recognized; (2) under optimum conditions the ERTS-1 satellite can discern geothermal areas by their snow melt pattern or warm spring discharge into frozen lakes; (3) various maps at scales of 1:1 million and 1:500,000 can be updated and made more accurate with ERTS-1 imagery; (4) the correlation of water reserves with snowcover can improve the basis for planning electrical production in the management of water resources; (5) false-color composites (MSS) permitted the mapping of four types of vegetation: forested; grasslands, reclaimed, and cultivated areas, and the seasonal change of the vegetation, all of high value to rangeland management. |
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Palmason, G. Sigtryggsson, H. Frioriksson, S. Saemundsson, K. Thorarinsson, S. Rist, S. Thorsteinsson, I. Boeovarsson, A. Williams, R. S., Jr. |
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Palmason, G. Sigtryggsson, H. Frioriksson, S. Saemundsson, K. Thorarinsson, S. Rist, S. Thorsteinsson, I. Boeovarsson, A. Williams, R. S., Jr. |
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Satellite geological and geophysical remote sensing of Iceland: Preliminary results of geologic, hydrologic, oceanographic, and agricultural studies with ERTS-1 imagery |
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Satellite geological and geophysical remote sensing of Iceland: Preliminary results of geologic, hydrologic, oceanographic, and agricultural studies with ERTS-1 imagery |
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Satellite geological and geophysical remote sensing of Iceland: Preliminary results of geologic, hydrologic, oceanographic, and agricultural studies with ERTS-1 imagery |
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Satellite geological and geophysical remote sensing of Iceland: Preliminary results of geologic, hydrologic, oceanographic, and agricultural studies with ERTS-1 imagery |
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Satellite geological and geophysical remote sensing of Iceland: Preliminary results of geologic, hydrologic, oceanographic, and agricultural studies with ERTS-1 imagery |
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satellite geological and geophysical remote sensing of iceland: preliminary results of geologic, hydrologic, oceanographic, and agricultural studies with erts-1 imagery |
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