Hydrocarbons
escaping from a reservoir move vertically under buoyancy forces. The
hydrocarbons and other associated fluids produce a wide variety of
chemical changes in the rocks through which they pass, and influence
flora and fauna in surface soils. Subtle changes in the spectra of
surface materials accompany many of these effects. Sophisticated
spectral enhancement of high spatial & spectral resolution
hyperspectral remote sensing data allows us to identify these
differences in a variety of environments, ranging from deserts to the
humid tropics.
