Mapping geological stages of climate-dependent iron and clay weathering alteration on lithologically uniform sedimentary units using Thematic Mapper imagery (Tertiary Duero Basin, Spain)

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 937-950

  Riaza, A ^a   Mediavilla, R ^a   Santisteban, J I ^a  

^a INSTITUTO GEOLÓGICO Y MINERO DE ESPAÑA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLAY; GEOLOGICAL MAPPING; IRON; THEMATIC MAPPING; WEATHERING;

SPAIN;

EID: 0034689460     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/014311600210362     Document Type: Article

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