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<p>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 unification of all spectral data acquisition methods open up new possibilities for applications in a variety of geological and soil studies.</p>
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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 unification of all spectral data acquisition methods open up new possibilities for applications in a variety of geological and soil studies.

Reflectance Spectroscopy in Geology and Soil Sciences: Literature Review

Department of Geomorphology, Faculty of Geography and Regional Studies

Quaestiones Geographicae

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This article presents a literature review of studies utilising reflectance spectroscopy in geological research. We describe a variety of available spectral...

Release year	Spectral library	Institution
1978	Infrared spectrogram database	Shanghai institute of organic chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences
1981	JPL spectral library	Jet propulsion laboratory JPL, California Institute of Technology
1990	ICGP-264 spectral library	United States Geological Survey USGS
1990	Ground object reflectance spectral characteristics database	Institute of optical machinery, Chinese Academy of Sciences
1991	JHU spectral library	Johns Hopkins University JHU
1993	USGS spectral library	United States Geological Survey USGS
1998, 2008	ASTER spectral library (version 1 and 2)	America's space agency, NASA
2000	ASU Thermal infrared spectrum library	Arizona State University ASU
2002	China typical feature spectrum library	Beijing Normal University
2007	National typical ground object spectrum database for e-government	Institute of Remote Sensing Earth, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Reflectance Spectroscopy in Geology and Soil Sciences: Literature Review

Published Online: Aug 31, 2022

Page range: 157 - 167

Received: May 31, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/quageo-2022-0031

Keywords
reflectance spectroscopy, mineral spectra, geological mapping, soil studies

© 2022 Ireneusz Badura et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

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A selection of current widely available spectral libraries (based on Xie et al. 2020, modified).

Reflectance Spectroscopy in Geology and Soil Sciences: Literature Review

Published Online: Aug 31, 2022

Page range: 157 - 167

Received: May 31, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/quageo-2022-0031

Keywordsreflectance spectroscopy, mineral spectra, geological mapping, soil studies

© 2022 Ireneusz Badura et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Fig. 1

Fig. 2

Fig. 3

A selection of current widely available spectral libraries (based on Xie et al. 2020, modified).

Keywords
reflectance spectroscopy, mineral spectra, geological mapping, soil studies