Morphological variability in the linear dunefields of the Strzelecki and Tirari Deserts, Australia

Geomorphology

Volumn 91, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 146-160

  Fitzsimmons, Kathryn E ^a,b  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Cooperative Research Centre for Landscape Environments and Mineral Exploration ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

ASTER satellite imagery; Desert dunefield; Geomorphic mapping; Linear dunes; Strzelecki Desert; Tirari Desert

Indexed keywords

ARID REGION; ASTER; DESERT; DUNE FIELD; DUNE FORMATION; GEOMORPHOLOGICAL MAPPING; IMAGE CLASSIFICATION; SATELLITE IMAGERY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; SOUTH AUSTRALIA; STRZELECKI DESERT; TIRARI DESERT;

EID: 34548354535     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2007.02.004     Document Type: Article

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