Thematic Mapper analysis to identify geomorphologic and sediment texture of El Tineh plain, north-western coast of Sinai, Egypt

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 24, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 2377-2385

  Dewidar, Kh M ^a   Frihy, O E ^b  

^a MANSOURA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b Coastal Research Institute ^*  (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SEDIMENTS; TEXTURES;

THEMATIC MAPPER ANALYSIS;

GEOMORPHOLOGY;

COASTAL PLAIN; GEOMORPHOLOGICAL MAPPING; IMAGE CLASSIFICATION; IMAGE PROCESSING; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SEDIMENT; TEXTURE; THEMATIC MAPPING;

EGYPT; EL TINEH PLAIN; SINAI;

EID: 0038782090     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431160110115807     Document Type: Article

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