Open AccessNext‐generation spectrometer aids study of Mediterranean
Author(s) -
Abrams M. J.,
Bianchi R.,
Buongiorno M. F.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
eos, transactions american geophysical union
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/97eo00206
Subject(s) - imaging spectrometer , multispectral image , remote sensing , environmental science , mediterranean sea , spectrometer , vegetation (pathology) , volcano , biota , mediterranean climate , lithology , ecosystem , earth science , geology , physical geography , geography , archaeology , geochemistry , ecology , pathology , quantum mechanics , biology , medicine , physics
The Mediterranean region's highly diverse topography, lithology, soils, microclimates, vegetation, and seawater result in a variety of ecosystems. Remote sensing techniques, especially imaging spectrometry, have the potential to provide data for environmental studies on a regional scale in this part of the world. A test deployment of the multispectral infrared and visible imaging spectrometer (MIVIS), a new 102‐channel imaging spectrometer, was carried out in Sicily in July 1994. Active volcanoes were surveyed to differentiate volcanic products and determine SO 2 emissions in plumes (Figure 1), coastlines were imaged jointly with LIDAR to study pollution, ecosystems at several ocean areas were monitored, vegetated areas were imaged to determine the health of the biota, and archeological sites were studied to reconstruct ancient land use practices. For sites, refer to Figure 2.