Abstract
Samples of granular materials illuminated with a 20 m Watt (average power) laser energy source at a wavelength of 337.1 nm differed in their fluorescence spectra over a wide range of wavelengths from approximately 380 to 660 nm. The fluorescent yield was usually higher with increased fineness of grain size and with increased concentration of clay (> 10% of under 2-μ grain size). However, sandy soils containing a low content of clay (i.e. < 10%) had a higher yield than the regression estimate. Modifying the fluorosensor for greater resolution at a higher energy level (1 nm bandwidth and 25 m Watt average power) resulted in eight discernible peaks between 384 and 440 nm, at 486 and at 550 nm. Overall fluorescence was markedly increased by removal of Fe coatings from the surface of the grains by a dithionite treatment. Thus, laser-induced fluorescence spectra obtained from various partially vegetated land areas by airborne laser fluorosensing may be influenced by the granular material associated with non-vegetated "open" areas.
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