Title :
Fusion of TM thermal band and band ratio data for the mapping of auriferous rocks in mountains of western Tianshan, Xingjiang, China
Author :
Ma, Jianwen ; Aosier, M. ; Hasibagan
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Remote Sensing of Application, Acad. Sinica, Beijing, China
Abstract :
Difficulties were encountered using traditional reconnaissance to map the Silurian Battie formation, known as the "Mulong Tao" auriferous formation stretching from Kirghizstan, in the high, cool and wet western Tianshan mountains. The application of remote sensing imagery was a good method to help geological mapping in the region. A good result was achieved by performing fusion of TM6 with Band 5/1,7/2 by the HIS transformation algorithm
Keywords :
geophysical prospecting; rocks; sensor fusion; terrain mapping; China; HIS transformation algorithm; Mulong Tao auriferous formation; Silurian Battie formation; TM thermal band data; TM6 data fusion; Xingjiang; auriferous formation; auriferous rocks; band ratio data; geological mapping; remote sensing imagery; western Tianshan mountains; Geologic measurements; Geology; Image processing; Minerals; Reconnaissance; Remote sensing; Satellites; Snow; Testing; Thermal conductivity;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2001. IGARSS '01. IEEE 2001 International
Conference_Location :
Sydney, NSW
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7031-7
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.2001.978021
