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What type of sensor is the Operational Land Imager (OLI) on Landsat-8 primarily designed for?
What type of sensor is the Operational Land Imager (OLI) on Landsat-8 primarily designed for?
Which pair of Landsat bands corresponds to the longest wavelength?
Which pair of Landsat bands corresponds to the longest wavelength?
How many thermal bands does the Thermal Infrared Sensor (TIRS) on Landsat-8 have?
How many thermal bands does the Thermal Infrared Sensor (TIRS) on Landsat-8 have?
What is the resolution of the coastal band (Band 1) from the Operational Land Imager on Landsat-8?
What is the resolution of the coastal band (Band 1) from the Operational Land Imager on Landsat-8?
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What significant change occurred in the thermal infrared band from Landsat 7 to Landsat 8?
What significant change occurred in the thermal infrared band from Landsat 7 to Landsat 8?
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What is the spatial resolution of LandSat-7 after resampling?
What is the spatial resolution of LandSat-7 after resampling?
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In LandSat-8, what happens to the spectral resolution compared to spatial resolution?
In LandSat-8, what happens to the spectral resolution compared to spatial resolution?
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Which band combination is used to analyze vegetation in Landsat 8?
Which band combination is used to analyze vegetation in Landsat 8?
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What generally affects the reflectance of clear water compared to turbid water?
What generally affects the reflectance of clear water compared to turbid water?
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In what way does soil reflectance change with increasing soil moisture?
In what way does soil reflectance change with increasing soil moisture?
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In a false color composite using bands 4, 3, and 2, which color represents densely populated urban areas?
In a false color composite using bands 4, 3, and 2, which color represents densely populated urban areas?
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How does vegetation reflectance generally respond in the Near IR and Mid-IR regions?
How does vegetation reflectance generally respond in the Near IR and Mid-IR regions?
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Which band combination provides the best results for distinguishing between shallow water and soil?
Which band combination provides the best results for distinguishing between shallow water and soil?
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What coloration indicates healthy vegetation in the natural color band combination?
What coloration indicates healthy vegetation in the natural color band combination?
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How do concrete and asphalt behave spectrally as they age?
How do concrete and asphalt behave spectrally as they age?
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Which statement about snow reflectance is correct?
Which statement about snow reflectance is correct?
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The 3, 2, 1 band combination is primarily beneficial for which type of studies?
The 3, 2, 1 band combination is primarily beneficial for which type of studies?
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In the false color composite, what do lighter red hues signify?
In the false color composite, what do lighter red hues signify?
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What kind of soil does barren land typically appear as in the TM band combination?
What kind of soil does barren land typically appear as in the TM band combination?
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Which band combination allows for the most water penetration?
Which band combination allows for the most water penetration?
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Which element appears in various shades when using the TM band combination?
Which element appears in various shades when using the TM band combination?
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What colors do healthy vegetation appear in during the growing season?
What colors do healthy vegetation appear in during the growing season?
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Which combination is recommended for monitoring forest fires?
Which combination is recommended for monitoring forest fires?
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What color represents water in imagery, according to the given content?
What color represents water in imagery, according to the given content?
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Which combination is best for agricultural studies?
Which combination is best for agricultural studies?
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In the 5, 4, 3 combination, how do soils appear?
In the 5, 4, 3 combination, how do soils appear?
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What color indicates flooded areas when using the 3, 2, 1 combination?
What color indicates flooded areas when using the 3, 2, 1 combination?
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Which combination provides the best atmospheric penetration?
Which combination provides the best atmospheric penetration?
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What color do hot surfaces, such as forest fires, appear in the Mid-IR bands?
What color do hot surfaces, such as forest fires, appear in the Mid-IR bands?
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What color indicates urban areas in the specified band combination?
What color indicates urban areas in the specified band combination?
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Which color represents healthy vegetation in the described imaging system?
Which color represents healthy vegetation in the described imaging system?
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What is NOT a characteristic of the 4,5,3 band combination?
What is NOT a characteristic of the 4,5,3 band combination?
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What effect does soil moisture have on its appearance in the described imaging system?
What effect does soil moisture have on its appearance in the described imaging system?
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In the 7,4,2 band combination, what color is used to indicate recently clearcut areas?
In the 7,4,2 band combination, what color is used to indicate recently clearcut areas?
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What is a significant benefit of using the Mid-IR band in vegetation studies?
What is a significant benefit of using the Mid-IR band in vegetation studies?
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Which color indicates areas of soil in the imaging systems described?
Which color indicates areas of soil in the imaging systems described?
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Which effect do infrared bands have on sediment-laden water?
Which effect do infrared bands have on sediment-laden water?
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Study Notes
Landsat Bands
- Landsat sensors capture data across different spectral ranges, providing various types of information
- Panchromatic sensors use a single channel, sensitive to a broad range of wavelengths
- Multispectral sensors use multiple channels (2–15) at discrete wavelengths across the optical spectrum
- Hyperspectral sensors use hundreds of channels, providing a near continuous spectral reading
Landsat 8 Sensors
- Operational Land Imager (OLI): Nine spectral bands covering coastal, blue, green, red, near-infrared (NIR), shortwave infrared 1 (SWIR-1), shortwave infrared 2 (SWIR-2), and cirrus. Provides high-resolution images (in some cases, 100m).
- Thermal Infrared Sensor (TIRS): Two thermal bands (bands 10 and 11) measuring Earth's thermal energy in the long-wavelength infrared spectrum. Also 100-meter resolution.
Comparison of Landsat Sensors
- Different Landsat sensors (MSS, TM, ETM+, OLI) have different spectral ranges and resolutions. This affects their ability to transmit certain wavelengths through the atmosphere.
- The chart on page 4 shows the atmospheric transmission differences between various Landsat sensors.
Band Combinations for Landsat 8
- Various band combinations exist to visualize different aspects of the Earth's surface.
- Different band combinations can highlight specific features such as natural color, color infrared (to highlight vegetation), false color (to show urban areas), or shortwave infrared.
- Band combinations are useful for a variety of analyses like vegetation analysis, agriculture, and geological studies.
- Example combinations include (4,3,2) for natural color, and (7,6,4) as a false-color combination (for urban areas).
Reflectance Response
- Water bodies generally reflect high in the visible spectrum, but darker in NIR and Mid-IR, dependent upon depth and dissolved minerals, and wavelength
- Soils' reflectance decreases with increased organic matter; particle size affects reflectance
- Vegetation's spectral reflectance relies on chlorophyll and water absorption within the leaf; different leaf types show different spectral responses
- Man-made materials (concrete, asphalt) show generally increasing reflectance from visible to mid-infrared (and increase in darkness with old age)
- Snow and ice are highly reflective in visible part of spectrum but reflectance decreases in the NIR region with increased moisture content.
Potential Information Content for various Landsat sensors combinations including TM, ETM+
- Different band combinations for Landsat sensors reveal varying information.
- Combining certain bands highlights vegetation, clouds, urban areas, or geologic information.
- Examples of useful combinations, including (e.g., 4, 3, 2 for natural color, 7, 6, 4 for false color to highlight urban and 7, 5, 3 combination is useful for finding features such as rivers.)
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Explore the various Landsat sensors and their capabilities in capturing spectral data. This quiz covers the differences between panchromatic, multispectral, and hyperspectral sensors, as well as details on Landsat 8's Operational Land Imager and Thermal Infrared Sensor. Test your understanding of how these technologies provide critical information about the Earth's features.
