Hyperspectral longwave infrared reflectance spectra of naturally dried algae, anthropogenic plastics, sands and shells

Garaba, Shungudzemwoyo P.; Acuña-Ruz, Tomás; Mattar, Cristian B.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-12-2665-2020

Articles | Volume 12, issue 4

https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-12-2665-2020

© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-12-2665-2020

© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 12, issue 4

Data description paper

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05 Nov 2020

Data description paper |

| 05 Nov 2020

Hyperspectral longwave infrared reflectance spectra of naturally dried algae, anthropogenic plastics, sands and shells

Shungudzemwoyo P. Garaba, Tomás Acuña-Ruz, and Cristian B. Mattar

Data sets

Thermal infrared spectral database of marine litter debris in Archipelago of Chiloé, Chile Tomás Acuña-Ruz, and Cristian B. Mattar https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.919536

Short summary

Technologies to support detection and tracking of plastic litter in aquatic environments capable of repeated observations at a wide-area scale have been getting increased interest from scientists and stakeholders. We report findings about thermal infrared optical properties of naturally dried samples of algae, sands, sea shells and synthetic plastics obtained in Chile. Diagnostic features of the dataset are foreseen to contribute towards research relevant in thermal infrared sensing of plastics.