Intensity Values of Terrestrial Laser Scans Reveal Hidden Black Rock Art Pigment
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Area
2.2. Terrestrial Laser Scanning
2.3. Fusion of RGB + NIR Intensity Data
3. Results
4. Discussion
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Jalandoni, A.; Winans, W.R.; Willis, M.D. Intensity Values of Terrestrial Laser Scans Reveal Hidden Black Rock Art Pigment. Remote Sens. 2021, 13, 1357. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs13071357
Jalandoni A, Winans WR, Willis MD. Intensity Values of Terrestrial Laser Scans Reveal Hidden Black Rock Art Pigment. Remote Sensing. 2021; 13(7):1357. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs13071357
Chicago/Turabian StyleJalandoni, Andrea, W. Ross Winans, and Mark D. Willis. 2021. "Intensity Values of Terrestrial Laser Scans Reveal Hidden Black Rock Art Pigment" Remote Sensing 13, no. 7: 1357. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs13071357
APA StyleJalandoni, A., Winans, W. R., & Willis, M. D. (2021). Intensity Values of Terrestrial Laser Scans Reveal Hidden Black Rock Art Pigment. Remote Sensing, 13(7), 1357. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs13071357