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Reflectance Spectroscopy in Geology and Soil Sciences: Literature Review Cover

Reflectance Spectroscopy in Geology and Soil Sciences: Literature Review

Quaestiones Geographicae
Volume 41 (2022): Issue 3 (September 2022)
By: Ireneusz Badura and  Maciej Dąbski  
Open Access
|Aug 2022

Figures & Tables

Fig. 1

Examples of spectral reflectance diagrams for fresh and weathered basaltic rocks and pyroxene (based on Kokaly et al. 2017, Zhou and Wang 2017, modified). Selected spectral features are marked acc. to Zhou and Wang (2017).
Examples of spectral reflectance diagrams for fresh and weathered basaltic rocks and pyroxene (based on Kokaly et al. 2017, Zhou and Wang 2017, modified). Selected spectral features are marked acc. to Zhou and Wang (2017).

Fig. 2

A – Averaged spectra of kimberlite rock with and without crustose lichen cover, B – The corresponding hull quotient (Clark, Roush 1984) with spectra associated with the antigorite absorption feature (acc. to Salehi et al. 2017, modified).
A – Averaged spectra of kimberlite rock with and without crustose lichen cover, B – The corresponding hull quotient (Clark, Roush 1984) with spectra associated with the antigorite absorption feature (acc. to Salehi et al. 2017, modified).

Fig. 3

The spectroradiometer ASD FieldSpec used in weathering studies in front of Hallstätter Glacier in the Alps (photo M. Dąbski).
The spectroradiometer ASD FieldSpec used in weathering studies in front of Hallstätter Glacier in the Alps (photo M. Dąbski).

A selection of current widely available spectral libraries (based on Xie et al_ 2020, modified)_

Release yearSpectral libraryInstitution
1978Infrared spectrogram databaseShanghai institute of organic chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences
1981JPL spectral libraryJet propulsion laboratory JPL, California Institute of Technology
1990ICGP-264 spectral libraryUnited States Geological Survey USGS
1990Ground object reflectance spectral characteristics databaseInstitute of optical machinery, Chinese Academy of Sciences
1991JHU spectral libraryJohns Hopkins University JHU
1993USGS spectral libraryUnited States Geological Survey USGS
1998, 2008ASTER spectral library (version 1 and 2)America's space agency, NASA
2000ASU Thermal infrared spectrum libraryArizona State University ASU
2002China typical feature spectrum libraryBeijing Normal University
2007National typical ground object spectrum database for e-governmentInstitute of Remote Sensing Earth, Chinese Academy of Sciences
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/quageo-2022-0031 | Journal eISSN: 2081-6383 | Journal ISSN: 2082-2103
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Language: English
Page range: 157 - 167
Submitted on: May 31, 2022
Published on: Aug 31, 2022
Published by: Adam Mickiewicz University
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
Keywords:
reflectance spectroscopy,
mineral spectra,
geological mapping,
soil studies
Related subjects:
Geosciences,
Geography

© 2022 Ireneusz Badura, Maciej Dąbski, published by Adam Mickiewicz University
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

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