Publication Date:
2011-08-19
Description:
The location of ironstone gravel deposits by remote sensing (using Landsat MSS frames) over a heavily vegetated terrain is demonstrated. It is suggested that the spectral class exhibited on an analyzed Landsat frame (acquired during a protracted drought period) relates to water stressed regions within the upland pine forest type as a result of the near-surface geology of the areas where ironstone gravel is present. It is also suggested that the presence of both the ironstone aggregate and the associated plinthite hardpan layer may be responsible for the absence of longleaf pine on these sites of the Sam Houston National Forest, as compared to similar sites a few km away.
Keywords:
EARTH RESOURCES AND REMOTE SENSING
Type:
International Journal of Remote Sensing (ISSN 0143-1161); 11; 331-349
Format:
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