Geothermal exploration with Hymap hyperspectral data at Brady-Desert Peak, Nevada

Remote Sensing of Environment

Volumn 104, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 313-324

  Kratt, Chris ^a   Calvin, Wendy ^a   Coolbaugh, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Brady Desert Peak; Geothermal; Hymap; Hyperspectral; Nevada; Sinter; Tufa

Indexed keywords

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; GEOTHERMAL FIELDS; GEOTHERMAL PROSPECTING; MINERALS; REMOTE SENSING; ROCKS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

BRADY DESERT PEAK; HYMAP HYPERSPECTRAL DATA; NEVADA; TUFA;

DATA PROCESSING;

ELECTRICITY GENERATION; FAULTING; GEOTHERMAL POWER; GIS; REMOTE SENSING; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS; VOLCANIC ROCK;

BASIN AND RANGE PROVINCE; BRADY GEOTHERMAL FIELD; DESERT PEAK GEOTHERMAL FIELD; GREAT BASIN; NEVADA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33748930582     PISSN: 00344257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rse.2006.05.005     Document Type: Article

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