Integrating potential fields with remote sensing data for geological investigations in the Eljufra area of Libya

Earth, Planets and Space

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 539-547

  Saadi, Nureddin Mohamed ^a   Watanabe, Koichiro ^a   Imai, Akira ^a   Saibi, Hakim ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aeromagnetic; Analytical signal; Eljufra area; Gravity; Libya; Remote sensing; Shaded maps

Indexed keywords

AEROMAGNETIC SURVEY; ANTICLINE; BASALT; BOUGUER ANOMALY; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; GEOLOGICAL MAPPING; GRABEN; LINEAMENT; PANCHROMATIC IMAGE; POTENTIAL FIELD; REMOTE SENSING; SPOT;

AFRICA; LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA; NORTH AFRICA;

EID: 48849105563     PISSN: 13438832     EISSN: 18805981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/BF03353116     Document Type: Article

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