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Kokaly, R.F., Clark, R.N., Swayze, G.A., Livo, K.E., Hoefen, T.M., Pearson, N.C., Wise, R.A., Benzel, W.M., Lowers, H.A., Driscoll, R.L., and Klein, A.J., 2017, USGS Spectral Library Version 7: U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 1035, 61 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/ds1035
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TITLE: Espruce-Sfir YNP-SF-2 forst DESCRIPT

DOCUMENTATION_FORMAT: PLANT

SAMPLE_ID: YNP-SF-2

PLANT_TYPE: Perennial tree, coniferous evergreen

PLANT: Engelmann Spruce and Subalpine Fir

LATIN_NAME: Picea engelmannii and Abies lasiocarpa

COLLECTION_LOCALITY: Little Quadrant Mountain (south of Gardner River) in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA.

ORIGINAL_DONOR: Raymond F. Kokaly, USGS

SAMPLE_DESCRIPTION:

Averaged spectral reflectance for a conifer forest stand dominated by mixed Engelmann spruce and subalpine fir located on the northeast slope of Little Quadrant Mountain (south of Gardner River) in Yellowstone National Park. Average computed from 99 pixels of radiative-transfer-ground-calibrated AVIRIS data.  AVIRIS data were collected on August 6, 1996, at approximately 11:10 am Local Time.  AVIRIS channels 1-4, 32-33, 43, 59-62, 81-84, 95-97, 106-113, 154-167, 173-175, and 222-224 were deleted due to residual atmospheric effects, poor instrument response, and redundancy where detectors overlap.

Spectrum published in:
Kokaly, R.F., Despain, D.G., Clark, R.N., and Livo, K.E., 2003, Mapping vegetation in Yellowstone National Park using spectral feature analysis of AVIRIS data, Remote Sensing of Environment, Volume 84, Issue 3, Pages 437-456. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0034-4257(02)00133-5

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COMPOSITIONAL_ANALYSIS_TYPE: none

COMPOSITION_DISCUSSION:

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TRACE_ELEMENT_ANALYSIS:

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SPECTROSCOPIC_DISCUSSION:

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SPECTRAL_PURITY: 1b2_3_4_ # 1= 0.2-3, 2= 1.5-6, 3= 6-25, 4= 20-150 microns