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Geological applications of Nimbus radiation data in Middle East

Author
Allison, L. J.
Published
Oct 1, 1976.
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Summary
Plateaus of Eocene limestone and exposed limestone escarpments, in Egypt and Saudi Arabia respectively, were indicated by cool brightness temperatures T sub B (less than 240 to 265 K) by the Nimbus 5 electrically scanning microwave radiometer (ESMR) over a 2-year period. Nubian sandstone, desert eolian sand and igneous metamorphic rocks were differentiated from these limestone areas by warm T sub B values (more than 265 to 300 K). Cool T sub B values in the form of a V were found over broad areas of the Nile Valley and in the western desert of central Egypt. Similar cool T sub B values were shown over limestone-dolomitic hills of the interior Homocline and the Hadramawt plateau of Saudi Arabia. Nimbus 5 and 6 ESMR T sub B values selectively identified intermediate dense rock types (limestone versus sandstone/granite) in the Lake Nasser region whose thermal inertia ranged from 0.035 to 0.06 cal cm to minus 2 C sec 1/2 to minus one half.
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NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) Collection.
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Document ID: 19770003673.
Accession ID: 77N10616.
X-901-76-164.
NASA-TM-X-71207.
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