Automatic extraction of faults and fractal analysis from remote sensing data

Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 131-138

  Gloaguen, R ^a   Marpu, P R ^a   Niemeyer, I ^a  

^a TU BERGAKADEMIE FREIBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; FAULT; FAULT GEOMETRY; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; GEOLOGICAL STRUCTURE; IMAGE CLASSIFICATION; IMAGE RESOLUTION; RADAR INTERFEROMETRY; RADIOMETRIC SURVEY; REMOTE SENSING; VARIOGRAM;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; KENYA; LAKE MAGADI; RIFT VALLEY; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 33947632337     PISSN: 10235809     EISSN: 16077946     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/npg-14-131-2007     Document Type: Article

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