Remote sensing and active tectonics of South India

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 27, Issue 20, 2006, Pages 4397-4431

  Ramasamy, S M ^a  

^a BHARATHIDASAN UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EROSION; GEOMORPHOLOGY; HYDROLOGY; REMOTE SENSING; TECTONICS;

INDIA; PULSATORY TECTONISM; RESERVOIR SILTATION; SLIP FAULTS; SOIL EROSION;

SEISMOLOGY;

ARCHING; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; FAULTING; PLATE TECTONICS; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE DATA; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 33749836258     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431160500502603     Document Type: Article

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