AIRBORNE MULTISPECTRAL SCANNING OF SUBSIDENCE CAUSED BY PERMIAN GYPSUM DISSOLUTION AT RIPON, NORTH YORKSHIRE

Around ripon, North Yorkshire, catastrophic subsidence locally occurs because of natural underground dissolution in the Permian gypsum. This airborne study assesses the merits of multispectral scanning (mss) as a method of detecting incipient subsidence areas and as an aid to geological mapping. The multispectral method indicates subsidence areas by vegetation, soil colour and temperature variations. Computer enhancement of the multispectral images allow some subsidence details not seen by conventional photography to be delineated. The mss images are two-dimensional and even the most detailed ones have a fairly coarse resolution (1.5-2.0 m). Because of this, conventional 3D interpretation of stereo air photographs better indicates the morphology of the subsidence hollows and the geology.(a)

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  GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY

  BURLINGTON HOUSE, PICCADILLY
  LONDON,   United Kingdom  W1V 0JU
• Authors:
  • Cooper, A H
• Publication Date: 1989-10

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 219-229
• Serial:
  • QUARTERLY JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING GEOLOGY
  • Volume: 22
  • Publisher: GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY
  • ISSN: 0481-2085

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aerial photography; Detection and identification; Detectors; Ground settlement; Gypsum; Photogrammetry; Rock mechanics; Underground structures
• Uncontrolled Terms: Subterranean
• Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
• ITRD Terms: 4006: Aerial photography; 9115: Detection; 4175: Gypsum; 4004: Photogrammetry; 5757: Rock mechanics; 5792: Settlement; 4372: Subterranean; 8119: United Kingdom
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00498456
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 30 1990 12:00AM