The application of advanced space-borne thermal emission and reflection (ASTER) radiometer data in the detection of alteration in the Chadormalu paleocrater, Bafq region, Central Iran

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 238-252

  Moghtaderi, A ^a   Moore, F ^a   Mohammadzadeh, A ^b  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b K N TOOSI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Alteration minerals; Data processing; Ground truthing; Iron ore body; Remote sensing techniques

Indexed keywords

ASTER; CHEMICAL ALTERATION; COUNTRY ROCK; DATA PROCESSING; DETECTION METHOD; FLUID FLOW; IRON ORE; MINERAL ALTERATION; ORE DEPOSIT; PRECAMBRIAN; REMOTE SENSING; SPECTRAL RESOLUTION;

ASIA; EURASIA; IRAN; MIDDLE EAST;

EID: 33947714676     PISSN: 13679120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jseaes.2006.09.004     Document Type: Article

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