| Title | Supporting environmental remediation: hyperspectral mapping of re-vegetated areas affected by smelting operations in Sudbury, Canada |
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| Author | White, H P ;
Abuelgasim, A |
| Source | Proceedings for WHISPERS2010 - 2nd Workshop on Hyperspectral Image and SIgnal Processing : Evolution in Remote Sensing; 2010, 4 pages; 1 DVD |
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| Year | 2010 |
| Alt Series | Earth Sciences Sector, Contribution Series 20100011 |
| Meeting | WHISPERS2010 - 2nd Workshop on Hyperspectral Image and SIgnal Processing : Evolution in Remote Sensing; Reykjavik; IS; June 14, 2010 |
| Document | book |
| Lang. | English |
| Media | DVD |
| Province | Ontario |
| NTS | 41L/05; 41L/06; 41L/10; 41L/11; 41L/12; 41L/14; 41L/15 |
| Area | Sudbury |
| Lat/Long WENS | -81.5833 -80.6667 46.8333 46.2500 |
| Subjects | environmental geology; geophysics; remote sensing; vegetation; tailings; tailings disposal; tailings analyses; tailings geochemistry; smelting; spectrometric analyses; mine site development; mine waste
products |
| Illustrations | images; plots |
| Program | Environmental Geoscience |
| Released | 2010 01 01 |
| Abstract | Space borne imaging spectrometry provides spectral information which can be used to extract parameters of interest in monitoring regional environmental remediation initiatives. The environment
surrounding the City of Greater Sudbury in Ontario Canada has been affected by deposition of sulphur-dioxide and metals from a century of smelting operations. Impacts have been noted up to 100 km downwind of the smelter sites, with areas of barren
rock replacing natural forested cover. Regional remediation measures have been undertaken in the area since the late-1970s, involving a reduction of smelter emissions and a revegetation initiative. Space borne hyperspectral acquisitions from EO-1
Hyperion are evaluated for providing regional information on land cover change and relative vegetation health in support of remediation monitoring measures. |
| GEOSCAN ID | 262754 |
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