Sample Description USGS Spectral Library Version 7

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: Willow Willow-Leaves-1 dry DESCRIPT

DOCUMENTATION_FORMAT: PLANT

SAMPLE_ID: Willow-Leaves-1

PLANT_TYPE: Shrub

PLANT: Willow

LATIN_NAME: Salix sp.

COLLECTION_LOCALITY: Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming

ORIGINAL_DONOR: Raymond Kokaly

SAMPLE_DESCRIPTION:

Reflectance of dried leaves of willow (Salix sp.) measured in the laboratory. This collection of sagebrush leaves was measured after oven drying them for 24 hours at 36 degrees Celsius.The green leaves were stacked in a sample cup and the head of the spectrometer fiber optic cable was passed over the leaves.

The vegetation was sampled in Yellowstone National Park and kept in a plastic bag, on ice, for four days until measured.

Photos of the sample:

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