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Application of LANDSAT-2 to the management of Delaware's marine and wetland resources

Author
Bartlett, D.
Published
Feb 9, 1976.
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Additional Creators
Philpot, W., Klemas, V., and Davis, G.
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Summary
The author has identified the following significant results. The spectral signature of the acid waste disposal plume investigated 38 miles off the Delaware coast, is caused primarily by scattering from particles in the form of suspended ferric iron floc. In comparison, the absorption caused by the dissolved fraction of iron and other substances has a negligible effect on the spectral signature. Ocean waste disposal plumes were observed by LANDSAT-1 and -2 during dump up to 54 hours afer dump during fourteen different passes over the Delaware test site. The spatial resolution, radiometric sensitivity, and spectral band location of the LANDSAT multispectral scanner are sufficient to identify the location of ocean disposal plumes. The movement and dispersion of ocean waste disposal plumes can be estimated if the original dump location, time, and injection method are known. Operating LANDSAT in the high gain mode helps to determine plume dispersion more accurately.
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NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) Collection.
Note
Document ID: 19760010370.
Accession ID: 76N17458.
NASA-CR-146158.
E76-10149.
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