Shear zone mapping using ERS-1 SAR images of the Paleoproterozoic Taltson magmatic zone, Canadian Shield, northeastern Alberta

ITC Journal

Volumn , Issue 2, 1996, Pages 166-175

  Schetselaar, Ernst M ^a   McDonough, Michael R ^b  

^a ITC

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ERS-1; MAGMATIC; MAPPING; PROTEROZOIC; RADAR; REMOTE SENSING; SAR; SHEAR ZONE; STRUCTURAL; STRUCTURAL MAPPING; SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR;

CANADA, ALBERTA, TALTSON MAGMATIC ZONE; CANADA, CANADIAN SHIELD;

EID: 0030438209     PISSN: 03032434     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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