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USGS Spectral Library Version 7 Sample Description

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: Grass_Golden_Dry GDS480 DESCRIPT

DOCUMENTATION_FORMAT: PLANT

SAMPLE_ID: GDS480

PLANT_TYPE: Grass

PLANT: Grass

LATIN_NAME: Not determined

COLLECTION_LOCALITY: Denver Federal Center, Lakewood, Colorado, USA

ORIGINAL_DONOR: Gregg Swayze

SAMPLE_DESCRIPTION:

Dry, non-photosynthetic grass, golden yellow in color, collected 20 meters directly west of building 20 on the Denver Federal Center.

Spectrum published in:
Kokaly, R.F., Rockwell, B.W., Haire, S.L., and King, T.V.V., 2007, Characterization of post-fire surface cover, soils, and burn severity at the Cerro Grande Fire, New Mexico, using hyperspectral and multispectral remote sensing, Remote Sensing of Environment, Volume 106, Issue 3, Pages 305-325. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2006.08.006

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COMPOSITIONAL_ANALYSIS_TYPE: None

COMPOSITION_DISCUSSION:

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TRACE_ELEMENT_ANALYSIS:

TRACE_ELEMENT_DISCUSSION:

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SPECTROSCOPIC_DISCUSSION:

Spectrum typical of dried vegetation.

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SPECTRAL_PURITY: 1a2_3_4_ # 1= 0.2-3, 2= 1.5-6, 3= 6-25, 4= 20-150 microns