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Hydrocarbon microseepage mapping using signature based target detection techniques

  • Hilal Soydan
  • , Alper Koz
  • , H. Ažebnem Düzgün
  • , A. Aydin Alatan
  • Center for Image Analysis (OGAM)
  • Middle East Technical University

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Abstract

In this paper, we compare the conventional methods in hydrocarbon seepage anomalies with the signature based detection algorithms. The Crosta technique [1] is selected as a basement in the experimental comparisons for the conventional approach. The Crosta technique utilizes the characteristic bands of the searched target for principal component transformation in order to determine the components characterizing the target in interest. Desired Target Detection and Classification Algorithm (DTDCA), Spectral Matched Filter (SMF), and Normalized Correlation (NC) are employed for signature based target detection. Signature based target detection algorithms are applied to the whole spectrum benefiting from the information stored in all spectral bands. The selected methods are applied to a multispectral Advanced SpaceBorne Thermal Emission and Radiometer (ASTER) image of the study region, with an atmospheric correction prior to the realization of the algorithms. ASTER provides multispectral bands covering visible, short wave, and thermal infrared region, which serves as a useful tool for the interpretation of the areas with hydrocarbon anomalies. The exploration area is selected as Gemrik Anticline which is located in South East Anatolia, Adlyaman, Bozova Oil Field, where microseeps can be observed with almost no vegetation cover. The spectral signatures collected with Analytical Spectral Devices Inc. (ASD) spectrometer from the reference valley [2] have been utilized as an input to the signature based detection algorithms. The experiments have indicated that DTDCA and MF outperforms the Crosta technique by locating the microseepage patterns along the mitigation pathways with a better contrast. On the other hand, NC has not been able to map the searched target with a visible distinction. It is concluded that the signature based algorithms can be more effective than the conventional methods for the detection of microseepage induced anomalies.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationEarth Resources and Environmental Remote Sensing/GIS Applications VI
EditorsUlrich Michel, Manfred Ehlers, Karsten Schulz, Konstantinos G. Nikolakopoulos, Daniel Civco
PublisherSPIE
ISBN (Electronic)9781628418545
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2015
Externally publishedYes
EventEarth Resources and Environmental Remote Sensing/GIS Applications VI - Toulouse, France
Duration: 22 Sept 201524 Sept 2015

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume9644
ISSN (Print)0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)1996-756X

Conference

ConferenceEarth Resources and Environmental Remote Sensing/GIS Applications VI
Country/TerritoryFrance
CityToulouse
Period22/09/1524/09/15

Keywords

  • Hydrocarbon
  • hyperspectral
  • matched filter
  • microseepage
  • remote sensing
  • soil
  • spectral signature
  • target detection

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