Remote sensing data analysis for mapping active faults in the northwestern part of Kangra Valley, NW Himalaya, India

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 28, Issue 21, 2007, Pages 4745-4761

  Philip, G ^a  

^a WADIA INSTITUTE OF HIMALAYAN GEOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; EARTHQUAKES; GEOMORPHOLOGY; MAPPING; REMOTE SENSING;

HOLOCENE; LONG-TERM UPLIFT/DEFORMATION; MEIZOSEISMAL ZONE;

TECTONICS;

ACTIVE FAULT; COMPLEX TERRAIN; DEFORMATION; EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE; MAPPING; MORPHOLOGY; NORMAL FAULT; REMOTE SENSING; RESOLUTION; SATELLITE DATA; UPLIFT;

ASIA; EURASIA; HIMACHAL PRADESH; INDIA; KANGRA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 41249090046     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431160701264243     Document Type: Article

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