Remote sensing for geoscientists : image analysis and integration

INITIATING PROJECTS Project Flow and Obtaining Data Chapter Overview Choosing the Right Imagery for the Job Acquiring Imagery References Additional Reading Photointerpretation Tools and Techniques Chapter Overview Tools Image Characteristics Mechanics of Image Analysis Technique Image Processing References Additional Reading Remote Sensing Systems Chapter Overview Instrument Systems Cameras and Photography Thermal Scanners and Imagery Radar Passive Microwave Radiometry Spectrometers, Spectrophotometers, and Interferometers Lasers, Lidar, and Lidar Altimeters Potential Fields Systems (Gravity and Magnetics Instruments) Gamma Ray and X-Ray Spectrometry Airborne Electromagnetic Systems Airborne Very Low Frequency Electromagnetic Surveys Airborne Resistivity Airborne Induced Polarization Ground Penetrating Radar Side-Scan Sonar Instrument Platforms Airborne Scanner Systems Satellites and Their Primary Earth Observation Systems United States of America (NASA, NOAA) Canada Chile China Denmark DigitalGlobe European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites European Space Agency France Germany GEOEYE, INC India Indonesia ImageSat International Japan Korea Soviet Union/Russian Federation Singapore Surrey Satellite Technology Limited Future Satellite Systems References Additional Reading REMOTE SENSING IN GEOLOGIC MAPPING AND RESOURCE EXPLORATION Introduction Geologic Mapping Frontier Area Analysis Lease Evaluation Established Concessions The Field Check Recognizing Rock Types Chapter Overview Igneous Rocks Metamorphic Rocks Sedimentary Rocks References Recognizing Structure Chapter Overview Undeformed Terrain Recognizing Dip Anticlines, Domes, and Uplifts Circular Features Fractures and Lineaments Earthquakes and Tectonics Timing of Structural Development References Additional Reading Stratigraphic and Compositional Mapping Chapter Overview Rock Spectra Mineral Spectra Hyperspectral Imagery Ground-Penetrating Radar Lithologic Mapping Source Rock Mapping Seeps Mapping Stratigraphic Traps Stratiform Deposits References Additional Reading Remote Geochemistry Chapter Overview Altered Rock and Soil Related to Hydrocarbon Seepage Altered Rock and Soil Related to Mineral Deposits Remote Sensing of Gases, Radiation, and Aerosols References Modern Analogs Chapter Overview Depositional Environments Erosional Environments Structural Analogs Analogs for Hazards Planning Planetary Analogs References Remote Sensing in Petroleum Exploration Chapter Overview Frontier Petroleum Exploration Mature Basin Petroleum Exploration Resource Plays References Additional Reading Remote Sensing in Mineral Exploration Chapter Overview Exploration Applications of Alteration Mapping Exploration Applications of Structure Mapping [I have requested these two lines be added to the TOC and chapter] Exploration Applications of Hyperspectral Mapping References Additional Reading Exploitation, Hydrologic, and Engineering Remote Sensing Introduction Exploitation Applications Hydrologic Applications Engineering and Logistical Applications Remote Sensing in Resource Exploitation Projects Chapter Overview Choosing Infill and Stepout Well Locations Coalbed Methane Secondary Recovery and Waterfloods Extending Known Mineral Deposits Slope Stability and Mine Safety References Hydrology Chapter Overview Locating Sources of Groundwater Soil Moisture Determination Surface Waters and Bathymetry Sub-Glacial Water Geothermal Resources References Additional Reading Logistics and Engineering Chapter Overview Site Selection Generating Appropriate Base Maps Reconnaissance Transportation Construction Projects References Additional Reading ENVIRONMENTAL REMOTE SENSING Environmental Baselines and Monitoring Chapter Overview Environmental Audits Habitat Mapping Surface Disturbance and Change Detection Coal Mine Fires Mine Reclamation Water Quality Atmospheric and Air Pollution Monitoring References Additional Reading Geobotanical Remote Sensing Chapter Overview Geobotany and Geological Mapping Botanical Indicators of Mineralization and Alteration Botanical Responses to Hydrocarbons Vegetation as a Groundwater/Geothermal Resource Indicator References Additional Reading Environmental Hazards and Global Warming Chapter Overview Monitoring the Effects of Global Warming Landslides and Avalanches Earthquakes and Tsunamis Flooding Erosion Volcanoes Subsidence and Sinkholes Marine Hazards References Additional Reading ASTROGEOLOGY Mapping Planetary Structure Chapter Overview Faulting Folding Impact Structures References Additional Reading Mapping Planetary Stratigraphy Chapter Overview Erosion and Deposition Composition and Mineral Mapping References Additional Reading Planetary Resources Chapter Overview Water Minerals and Metals Hydrocarbons References Additional Reading REMOTE SENSING, GEOSCIENCE, AND THE PUBLIC Public Relations, the Media, and the Law Chapter Overview Public Relations Media Remote Sensing and the Law References Geographic Information Systems and Online Remote Sensing Resources Chapter Overview Geographic Information Systems and Mapping Online Resources for Remote Sensing OpenTopography: Tutorial for Web-Based Public Digital Topographic Data and Tools Introduction Computing Considerations References Closing Thoughts Index