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A rapid method for creating qualitative images indicative of thick oil emulsion on the ocean's surface from imaging spectrometer data

http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2010/1107/

Technical details explaining how remotely sensed visible and infrared data can help recognize the extent of oil spills.

by Kokaly, Raymond F.; Hoefen, Todd M.; Livo, K. Eric; Swayze, Gregg A.; Leifer, Ira; McCubbin, Ian B.; Eastwood, Michael L.; Green, Robert O.; Lundeen, Sarah R.; Sarture, Charles M.; Steele, Denis; Ryan, Thomas; Bradley, Eliza S.; Roberts, Dar A.; and Airborne Visible/Infrared Imaging Spectrometer Team
U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2010-1107
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AVIRIS, Geography, Industrial pollution, Instrument design and development, Petroleum

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