Mapping alteration mineral zones and lithological units in Antarctic regions using spectral bands of ASTER remote sensing data. Issue 12 (2nd December 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Pour, Amin Beiranvand; Hashim, Mazlan; Park, Yongcheol; Hong, Jong Kuk
• Is Part Of: Geocarto international. Volume 33:Issue 12(2018)
• Page Start: 1281
• Page End: 1306
• Publication Date: 2018-12-02
• Subjects: Remote sensing -- Antarctica -- ASTER -- alteration mineral mapping -- CEM; Remote sensing -- Periodicals; Geographic information systems -- Periodicals; Geology -- Periodicals; Cartography -- Periodicals; 621.3678
• DOI: 10.1080/10106049.2017.1347207
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1010-6049

Abstract

Abstract: Geological mapping is one of the primary tasks of remote sensing. Remote sensing applications are especially useful when extreme environmental conditions inhibit direct survey such as in Antarctica. In this investigation, a satellite-based remote sensing approach was used for mapping alteration mineral zones and lithological units using Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) data in the Oscar II coast area, north-eastern Graham Land, Antarctic Peninsula. Specialized band ratios and band combinations were developed using visible and near infrared, shortwave infrared (SWIR) and thermal infrared spectral bands of ASTER for detecting alteration mineral assemblages and lithological units in Antarctic environments. Constrained Energy Minimization, Orthogonal Subspace Projection and Adaptive Coherence Estimator algorithms were tested to ASTER SWIR bands for detecting sub-pixels' abundance of spectral features related to muscovite, kaolinite, illite, montmorillonite, epidote, chlorite and biotite. Results indicate valuable applicability of ASTER data for Antarctic geological mapping.