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mineral spectra
geological mapping
soil studies
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Abstract
This article presents a literature review of studies utilising reflectance spectroscopy in geological research. We describe a variety of available spectral libraries together with providing examples of spectral reflectance diagrams, and explain the basic spectral ranges. Geologists can use different methods of data collection, for example, sensors mounted on satellites, airborne [including unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) platforms] or portable spectroradiometers, and different ways of data processing. Most geological mapping based on reflectance spectroscopy is performed in the Arctic region, where vegetation does not obscure images. However, mineral mapping, studies of hot spring deposits, and rock/soil weathering alterations are also performed in lower latitudes. The development, combination and unifi-cation of all spectral data acquisition methods open up new possibilities for applications in a variety of geological and soil studies.
Funding
The spectroradiometer ASD FieldSpec used in weathering studies in front of Hallstätter Glacier in the Alps was provided by MGGP Aero. This research was funded wholly by the National Science Centre, Poland (NCN), grant ‘Micro-weathering and spectral signatures of rock surfaces in glacier forelands’ (2020/39/O/ ST10/01068). For the purpose of Open Access, the authors have applied a CC-BY public copy-right license to any Author Accepted Manuscript (AAM) version arising from this submission.
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