Map of deep seated gravitational slope deformations susceptibility in central Italy derived from SRTM DEM and spectral mixing analysis of the Landsat ETM + data

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 357-387

  Taramelli, A ^a,b   Melelli, L ^b  

^a Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; MIXING; MIXTURES; REMOTE SENSING; TOPOGRAPHY; TRACKING RADAR;

CENTRAL ITALY; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; LINEAR MIXTURE MODELING; OPTICAL REMOTE SENSING DATA; SHUTTLE RADAR TOPOGRAPHY MISSION; SLOPE DEFORMATION; SPECTRAL DATA; SPECTRAL MIXING;

SURVEYING;

DEFORMATION MECHANISM; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; IMAGE CLASSIFICATION; LANDSAT THEMATIC MAPPER; LANDSCAPE EVOLUTION; MORPHOMETRY; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS; SURFACE REFLECTANCE; TOPOGRAPHIC MAPPING;

EID: 57049137712     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431160802339449     Document Type: Article

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