Detecting soil erosion in semi-arid Mediterranean environments using simulated EnMAP data

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dc.contributor.authorBracken, Ashley
dc.contributor.authorUniversity of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science
dc.contributor.supervisorStaenz, Karl
dc.contributor.supervisorCoburn, Craig A.
dc.date.accessioned2014-10-30T22:21:42Z
dc.date.available2014-10-30T22:21:42Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.degree.levelMastersen_US
dc.description.abstractSoil is an essential nature resource. Management of this resource is vital for sustainability and the continued functioning of earths atmospheric, hydrospheric and lithospheric functioning. The assessment and continued monitoring of surface soil state provides the information required to effectively manage this resource. This research used a simulated Environmental Mapping and Analysis Program (EnMAP) hyperspectral image cube of an agricultural region in semi- arid Mediterranean Spain to classify soil erosion states. Multiple Endmember Spectral Mixture Analysis (MESMA) was used to derive within pixel fractions of eroded and accumulated soils. A Classification of the soil erosion states using the scene fraction outputs and digital terrain information. The information products generated in this research provided an optimistic outlook for the applicability of the future EnMAP sensor for soil erosion investigations in semi-arid Mediterranean environments. Additionally, this research verifies that the launch of the EnMAP satellite sensor in 2018 will provide the opportunity to further improve the monitoring of earth finite soil resources.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipNSERC create AMETHYST , Alberta Terrestrial Imaging Centre.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10133/3600
dc.language.isoen_CAen_US
dc.proquest.subject0799en_US
dc.proquest.subject0368en_US
dc.proquest.subject0481en_US
dc.proquestyesYesen_US
dc.publisherLethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Dept. of Geography, 2014en_US
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Geographyen_US
dc.publisher.facultyArts and Scienceen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesThesis (University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science)en_US
dc.subjectEnMAP
dc.subjectSemi-arid Mediterranean environments
dc.subject.lcshSoil erosion--Spain
dc.subject.lcshSoil erosion--Research--Spain
dc.subject.lcshSoil mapping--Spain
dc.subject.lcshDissertations, Academic
dc.titleDetecting soil erosion in semi-arid Mediterranean environments using simulated EnMAP dataen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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