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Surface mineral maps of Afghanistan derived from HyMap imaging spectrometer data, version 2

Data Series 787
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https://doi.org/10.3133/ds787

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Abstract

This report presents a new version of surface mineral maps derived from HyMap imaging spectrometer data collected over Afghanistan in the fall of 2007. This report also describes the processing steps applied to the imaging spectrometer data. The 218 individual flight lines composing the Afghanistan dataset, covering more than 438,000 square kilometers, were georeferenced to a mosaic of orthorectified Landsat images. The HyMap data were converted from radiance to reflectance using a radiative transfer program in combination with ground-calibration sites and a network of cross-cutting calibration flight lines. The U.S. Geological Survey Material Identification and Characterization Algorithm (MICA) was used to generate two thematic maps of surface minerals: a map of iron-bearing minerals and other materials, which have their primary absorption features at the shorter wavelengths of the reflected solar wavelength range, and a map of carbonates, phyllosilicates, sulfates, altered minerals, and other materials, which have their primary absorption features at the longer wavelengths of the reflected solar wavelength range. In contrast to the original version, version 2 of these maps is provided at full resolution of 23-meter pixel size. The thematic maps, MICA summary images, and the material fit and depth images are distributed in digital files linked to this report, in a format readable by remote sensing software and Geographic Information Systems (GIS). The digital files can be downloaded from http://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/787/downloads/.

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Publication type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Title Surface mineral maps of Afghanistan derived from HyMap imaging spectrometer data, version 2
Series title Data Series
Series number 787
Subseries USGS Afghanistan Project Product
DOI 10.3133/ds787
Year Published 2013
Language English
Publisher U.S. Geological Survey
Publisher location Reston, VA
Description Report: iv, 29 p.; Downloads Directory
Country Afghanistan
Datum World Geodetic System, 1984
Projection Tranverse Mercator
Online Only (Y/N) Y
Additional Online Files (Y/N) Y
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