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SEDBAS
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definition: The Multispectral Analysis of Sedimentary Basins Project is a geological research project to evaluate the utility of remote sensing for sedimentary basins analysis. The goal of the project is to develop quantitative models of the formation and evolution of sedimentary basins through stratgraphic, structural and tectonic analysis of both conventional geologic and geophysical data and remotely snesed data. The study site is the Wind River/Bighorn Basin area in Wyoming, which encompasses 32,000 square kilometers. The 3 project objectives are: (1) investigate the origin and evolution of the Wind River/Bighorn sedimentary basin (2) develop methods for using remote sensing data in analysis of large scale sedimentary basins (3) assess the utility of integrating remote sensing data and conventional geologic/geophysical data for modelling basin formation and evolution Data for the project include: Data Set Platform Remote sensing TM Landsat MSS Landsat SAR Seasat TIMS Aircraft NS-001 Aircraft AIS Aircraft AVIRIS Aircraft Aircraft SAR Aircraft Aerial Photos Aircraft Spectrometer Data Field/Lab Conventional Geological field Field and map data Geological samples Geophysical data Borehole data DEMs Principal Investigator - Harold Lang Jet Propulsion Laboratory Mail Stop 183-501 California Institute of Technology 4800 Oak Grove Drive Pasadena, California 91109 FTS 792-3440 (818) 354-3440 References - Lang, H.R., Adams, S.L., Conel, J.E., McGuffie, B.A., Paylor, E.D., and Walker, R.E., 1987. Multispectral Remote Sensing as a Stratigraphic and Structural Tool, Wind River Basin and Big Horn Basin Areas, Wyoming: American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin, v.71. 389-402. Lang, H.R., Chadwick, O.A., and Paylor, E.D. (eds), 1991. Report of the Second Workshop on Geologic Applicationa of Remote Sensing to the Study of Sedimentary Basins: The Mountain Geologist, v.23, number 2-3, special issue published jointly by the Rocky Mountain Association of Geologists and NASA Solid Sci…
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