Spectral reflectance and detection of iron-oxide precipitates associated with acidic mine drainage

Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing

Volumn 64, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 1201-1208

  Anderson, John E ^a   Robbins, Eleanora I ^a  

^a VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; IRON OXIDE; REMOTE SENSING; SPECTRAL REFLECTANCE; STREAMWATER; WATER QUALITY;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032417404     PISSN: 00991112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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44. (Received 09 September 1997; accepted 25 February 1998; revised 12 March 1998)