predicting the detectability of thin gaseous plumes in hyperspectral images using basis vectors预测稀薄气体的检测能力羽毛在高光谱图像使用基向量.pdf

Sensors 2010, 10, 8652-8662; doi:10.3390/s100908652 OPEN ACCESS sensors ISSN 1424-8220 /journal/sensors Article Predicting the Detectability of Thin Gaseous Plumes in Hyperspectral Images Using Basis Vectors Kevin K. Anderson, Mark F. Tardiff and Lawrence K. Chilton ⋆ Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, PO Box 999, Richland, WA 99352, USA; E-Mails: kevin.anderson@ (K.K.A.); mark.tardiff@ (M.F.T.) ⋆ Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail: lawrence.chilton@; Tel.: +1-509-372-4399; Fax: +1-509-375-2522. Received: 17 July 2010; in revised form: 13 August 2010 / Accepted: 19 August 2010 / Published: 17 September 2010 Abstract: This paper describes a new method for predicting the detectability of thin gaseous plumes in hyperspectral images. The novelty of this method is the use of basis vectors for each of the spectral channels of a collection instrument to calculate noise-equivalent concentration-pathlengths instead of matching scene pixels to absorbance spectra of gases in a library. This method provides insight into regions of the spectrum where gas detection will be relatively easier or harder, as influenced by ground emissivity, temperature contrast, and the atmosphere. Our results show that data collection planning could be influenced by information about when potential plumes are likely to be over background segments that are most conducive to detection. Keywords: plume; detection; LWIR; basis vectors; NECL 1. Introduction The value of hyperspectral