Remote sensing and geochemistry for detecting hydrocarbon microseepages

Bulletin of the Geological Society of America

Volumn 120, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 96-105

  Khan, Shuhab D ^a   Jacobson, Sarah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon isotope; Hydrocarbon microseepages; Hyperspectral remote sensing; Patrick Draw; Spectroscopy; Surface alteration

Indexed keywords

GEOCHEMISTRY; HYDROCARBONS; IMAGE SENSORS; MINERALOGY; OIL FIELDS; SATELLITE IMAGERY;

HYDROCARBON MICROSEEPAGE; HYPERION HYPERSPECTAL IMAGING SENSORS;

SEEPAGE;

CARBON ISOTOPE; CHEMICAL ALTERATION; GEOCHEMISTRY; HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SPECTRAL REFLECTANCE; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WYOMING;

HYPERION;

EID: 84874990257     PISSN: 00167606     EISSN: 00167606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/0016-7606(2008)120[96:RSAGFD]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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