edited by Friedrich Kuehn, Trude V. V. King, Bernhard Hoerig, Douglas C. Peters.
Berlin
Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg
2000
(IX, 211 p).
Methods in Environmental Geology
1 Introduction.- 2 Remote Sensing: An Overview of Physical Fundamentals.- 3 Obtaining Remote-sensing Data.- 3.1 Satellite-based Methods.- 3.2 Aircraft-based Methods.- 3.2.1 Aerial Photographs.- 3.2.2 Nonphotographic Imaging Sensors.- 4 The Use of Remote Sensing in Waste Disposal Site Investigation.- 4.1 Investigative Objectives and Interpretative Criteria.- 4.2 Case Studies.- 4.2.1 Characterization of a Waste Disposal Site.- 4.2.2 Exploring the Immediate Vicinity Around a Waste Disposal Site.- 4.2.3 Subsurface Characteristics of a Waste Disposal Site.- 4.2.4 The Search for New Waste Disposal Sites.- 5 Verification of Remotely Sensed Data.- 5.1 Introduction.- 5.2 Virtual Versus In-Situ Verification.- 5.3 Verification of Vegetation Data.- 6 Case Studies.- 6.1 Introduction.- 6.2 Archival Aerial Photographs Used to Evaluate the Subsurface of Waste Disposal Sites (Arnstadt, Germany).- 6.2.1 Introduction and Problem Description.- 6.2.2 Geophysical Investigations.- 6.2.3 Interpretation of Aerial Photographs.- 6.2.4 Summary.- 6.3 Airborne Remote Sensing to Characterize Waste Disposal Sites (Schoeneiche, Germany).- 6.3.1 Introduction and Problem Description.- 6.3.2 Interpretation of Aerial Photographs and Scanner Images.- 6.3.3 Summary.- 6.4 Thermal Remote Sensing to Detect Buried Waste Material (Oak Ridge, U.S.A.).- 6.4.1 Introduction.- 6.4.2 Background.- 6.4.3 Imagery Analysis.- 6.4.4 Ground Data.- 6.4.5 Conclusions.- 6.5 Remote Sensing for Monitoring the Effects of Mining in Sudbury, Canada.- 6.5.1 Introduction.- 6.5.2 Sudbury Case Study.- 6.5.3 Summary.- 6.6 Multispectral Remote Sensing to Characterize Mine Waste (Cripple Creek and Goldfield, U.S.A.).- 6.6.1 Introduction.- 6.6.2 Investigation Methodology.- 6.6.3 Case Studies.- 6.6.4 Prioritizing Waste Site Investigations Based on Remote Sensing.- 6.6.5 Summary.- 6.7 Applications of Imaging Spectroscopy Data: A Case Study at Summitville, Colorado.- 6.7.1 Introduction.- 6.7.2 Imaging Spectrometer Data.- 6.7.3 Data Analysis.- 6.7.4 Verification of Imaging Spectrometer Data and Results.- 6.7.5 Mapping Minerals.- 6.7.6 Mapping Vegetation.- 6.7.7 Senescence/Stress Mapping.- 6.7.8 Conclusions.- Epilogue.- Acknowledgements.- Sources of Maps, Photos, and Images.- Glossary of Frequently Used Abbreviations.- References.- Additional References.
This volume, Remote Sensing for Site Characterization, describes the feasibility of aircraft- and satellite-based methods of revealing environmental-geological problems. A balanced ratio between explanations of the methodological/technical side and presentations of case studies is maintained. The comparison of case studies from North America and Germany show how the respective territorial conditions lead to distinct methodological approaches. The dissimilarities in population density alone and the often considerable differences in the distances between the waste disposal areas, the settlements, and the groundwater-protected areas necessitate a diversified "methods" approach. Case studies demonstrate the combination of aerial photo interpretation and thermal remote sensing for locating hidden waste disposal sites (Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Tennessee), the application of satellite and hyperspectral airborne remote sensing to characterize mine tailing and its impact on its vicinity (Summitville, Cripple Creek, Colorado and Goldfield, Nevada), and the use of satellite and airborne data for characterizing mining and tailing sites (Sudbury, Ontario). The German case studies refer to investigations of waste disposal sites based on wartime aerial photography (Arnstadt, Thuringia) and multisensor airborne remote sensing (Schoeneiche, Brandenburg).
Ecotoxicology.
Geographical Information Systems/Cartography.
Geography.
edited by Friedrich Kuehn, Trude V. V. King, Bernhard Hoerig, Douglas C. Peters.