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Bryant RG, Tyler A, Gilvear D, McDonald P, Teasdale I, Brown J & Ferrier G (1996) A preliminary investigation into the spectral characteristics of inter-tidal estuarine sediments. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 17 (2), pp. 405-412. http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/01431169608949016; https://doi.org/10.1080/01431169608949016
Abstract
In the Ribble Estuary, Lancashire, U.K., systematic associations between discharge of radionuclides from the British Nuclear Fuels plc (BNFL) plants at Sellafield and Springfields and sediment size-fractions exist. The ability to map these associations through in situ spectroscopy (0·4-2·5 μm) of sediments at low tide was investigated. Laboratory spectra of inter-tidal sediment samples collected from the Ribble show a strong negative correlation (-0·7 to -0·8) between their radionuclide-associated clay content and reflectance within the 0·4-2·5 μm range. Field spectra of the same samples showed a less distinct relationship as a result of the presence of surface moisture, cyanobacteria, and halite within the intertidal zone. Methods are proposed to account for these problems.
Journal
International Journal of Remote Sensing: Volume 17, Issue 2
Status | Published |
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Publication date | 20/01/1996 |
Publication date online | 27/04/2007 |
Publisher | Taylor & Francis |
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ISSN | 0143-1161 |
eISSN | 1366-5901 |
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Scotland Hydro Nation Chair, Scotland's International Environment Centre