Environmental waste site characterization utilizing aerial photographs, remote sensing, and surface geophysics
- Los Alamos National Lab., NM (United States)
- Univ. of Texas, Richardson, TX (United States)
- San Diego State Univ., CA (United States)
- Bechtel Remote Sensing Lab., Las Vegas, NV (United States)
- Idaho National Engineering Lab., Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
Six different techniques were used to delineate 40 year old trench boundary at Los Alamos National Laboratory. Data from historical aerial photographs, a magnetic gradient survey, airborne multispectral and thermal infra-red imagery, seismic refraction, DC resistivity, and total field magnetometry were utilized in this process. Each data set indicated a southern and northern edge for the trench. Average locations and 95% confidence limits for each edge were determined along a survey line perpendicular to the trench. Trench edge locations were fairly consistent among all six techniques. Results from a modeling effort performed with the total magnetic field data was the least consistent. However, each method provided unique and complementary information, and the integration of all this information led to a more complete characterization of the trench boundaries and contents.
- Research Organization:
- Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-36
- OSTI ID:
- 251321
- Report Number(s):
- LA-UR-96-1371; CONF-960804-31; ON: DE96010937; TRN: 96:015226
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: SPECTRUM `96: international conference on nuclear and hazardous waste management, Seattle, WA (United States), 18-23 Aug 1996; Other Information: PBD: 18 Apr 1996
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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