Optical-radar-DEM remote sensing data integration for geological mapping in the Afar Depression, Ethiopia

Journal of African Earth Sciences

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 119-134

  Thurmond, Allison K ^a   Abdelsalam, Mohamed G ^a   Thurmond, John B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Afar Depression; Data integration; Dobe Graben; Erta 'Ale; Optical radar remote sensing

Indexed keywords

GEOLOGICAL MAPPING; REMOTE SENSING;

AFAR; AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 32944476942     PISSN: 08995362     EISSN: 1464343X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2005.10.006     Document Type: Article

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