Quantitative analysis of InSAR digital elevation models for identification of areas with different tectonic activities in southern Italy

Earth Surface Processes and Landforms

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 3-15

  Martino, Claudio ^a   Nico, Giovanni ^b   Schiattarella, Marcello ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASILICATA   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Digital elevation model (DEM); Fluvial dissection; Fragmentation index; Morphometry; Palaeosurfaces; Radar interferometry; Southern Italy; Tectonic activity

Indexed keywords

DIGITAL INSTRUMENTS; EROSION; FORESTRY; GEODETIC SATELLITES; INTERFEROMETERS; INTERFEROMETRY; SURFACE MEASUREMENT; SURVEYING; TECTONICS; TRACKING RADAR;

DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL (DEM); FLUVIAL DISSECTION; FRAGMENTATION INDEX; MORPHOMETRY; PALAEOSURFACES; RADAR INTERFEROMETRY; SOUTHERN ITALY; TECTONIC ACTIVITY;

GEOMORPHOLOGY;

ALTITUDE; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; EROSION RATE; FRAGMENTATION; GEOMORPHOLOGY; LANDSCAPE EVOLUTION; PALEOSURFACE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADAR INTERFEROMETRY; SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; UPLIFT;

APENNINES; CALABRIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SILA MOUNTAINS; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 63049114506     PISSN: 01979337     EISSN: 10969837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/esp.1681     Document Type: Article

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