Landsat TM analysis of fracture patterns: A case study from the Coastal Cordillera of northern Chile

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 24, Issue 19, 2003, Pages 3709-3726

  Leech, D P ^a   Treloar, P J ^a   Lucas, N S ^a   Grocott, J ^a  

^a KINGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAPPING; ROCKS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

FRACTURE PATTERNS;

REMOTE SENSING;

CRETACEOUS; FRACTURE NETWORK; GEOLOGICAL MAPPING; GEOLOGICAL STRUCTURE; LANDSAT THEMATIC MAPPER; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE IMAGERY;

CHILE;

EID: 0242338405     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0143116031000102520     Document Type: Article

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