Radar topography data reveal drainage relics in the eastern Sahara

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1759-1772

  Ghoneim, E ^a   Robinson, C ^a   El Baz, F ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; GROUND PENETRATING RADAR SYSTEMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RADAR IMAGING; SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR; TOPOGRAPHY;

ENHANCED THEMATIC MAPPER PLUS; REVERSED FLOW CHANNEL;

CATCHMENTS;

CHANNEL FLOW; DRAINAGE NETWORK; ELEVATION; GIS; SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR; THEMATIC MAPPING; TOPOGRAPHY;

AFRICA; ASWAN [EGYPT]; EAST AFRICA; EGYPT; GILF KEBIR; LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA; NEW VALLEY; NILE; NORTH AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; SUDAN; UGANDA; WESTERN DESERT;

EID: 34547112287     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431160600639727     Document Type: Article

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