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Multispectral remote sensing as stratigraphic and structural tool, Wind River basin and Big Horn Basin areas, Wyoming

Harold R. Lang, Steven L. Adams, James E. Conel, Barbara A. McGuffie, Earnest D. Paylor and Richard E. Walker
Multispectral remote sensing as stratigraphic and structural tool, Wind River basin and Big Horn Basin areas, Wyoming
AAPG Bulletin (April 1987) 71 (4): 389-402

Abstract

Stratigraphic and structural analyses of the Wind River basin and Big Horn basin areas of central Wyoming are in progress. One result has been the development of an approach to stratigraphic and structural analysis that uses photogeologic and spectral interpretation of multispectral image data to characterize the attitude, thickness, and lithology of strata. New multispectral systems that have only been available since 1982 are used with topographic data to map upper Paleozoic and Mesozoic strata exposed on the southern margin of the Bighorn Mountains. Landsat-acquired thematic mapper (TM) data together with topographic data are used to map lithologic contacts, measure dip and strike, and develop a stratigraphic column that is correlated with conventional surface and subsurface sections. Aircraft-acquired airborne imaging spectrometer (AIS) and thermal infrared multispectral scanner (TIMS) data add mineralogic information to the TM column, including the stratigraphic distribution of quartz, calcite, dolomite, smectite, and gypsum. Results illustrate an approach that has general applicability in other geologic investigations that could benefit from remotely acquired information about areal variations in attitude, sequence, thickness, and lithology of strata exposed at the earth's surface. Application of our methods elsewhere is limited primarily by availability of multispectral and topographic data, and quality of bedrock exposures.


ISSN: 0149-1423
EISSN: 1558-9153
Coden: AABUD2
Serial Title: AAPG Bulletin
Serial Volume: 71
Serial Issue: 4
Title: Multispectral remote sensing as stratigraphic and structural tool, Wind River basin and Big Horn Basin areas, Wyoming
Affiliation: Calif. Inst. Technol., Jet Propul. Lab., Pasadena, CA, United States
Pages: 389-402
Published: 198704
Text Language: English
Publisher: American Association of Petroleum Geologists, Tulsa, OK, United States
References: 46
Accession Number: 1987-047209
Categories: Areal geology
Document Type: Serial
Bibliographic Level: Analytic
Illustration Description: illus. incl. 1 table, chart, sketch maps
N41°00'00" - N45°00'00", W111°04'60" - W104°04'60"
Country of Publication: United States
Secondary Affiliation: GeoRef, Copyright 2019, American Geosciences Institute.
Update Code: 1987
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