Thermal infrared satellite data for the study of tectonic features

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Oct 1984

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1984georl..11..983a&link_type=abstract

Geophysical Research Letters (ISSN 0094-8276), vol. 11, Oct. 1984, p. 983-986.

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Arid Lands, Infrared Imagery, Photogeology, Satellite Imagery, Tectonics, Thermal Mapping, Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer, Noaa 7 Satellite, Saudi Arabia, Spectral Bands

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Multispectral thermal infrared data from the NOAA-7 Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) have been processed to evaluate their potential for mapping tectonic features. Day/night ratio data from 3 thermal bands between 3.7 and 12.0 microns were used to construct a thermal infrared color image that emphasizes heat retention differences in surface materials as a function of wavelength. The study area is an arid region of the Arabian Peninsula where lithologic units are widely exposed to satellite detectors. In spite of the coarse resolution of 1.1 km at nadir, the image of emitted radiation data contains prominent features that appear to relate to fault systems, unmapped extensions of fault systems, and drainage patterns that are lacking in AVHRR reflected radiation data.

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