Applications of remote sensing in geomorphology

Progress in Physical Geography

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 568-582

  Smith, M J ^a   Pain, C F ^b  

^a KINGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b GEOSCIENCE AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

DEM; Geomorphology; GIS; Magnetics; Model; Process; Reflectance

Indexed keywords

DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; GEOMORPHOLOGY; GIS; LANDFORM EVOLUTION; LANDSAT; NUMERICAL MODEL; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE DATA; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 70350444286     PISSN: 03091333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0309133309346648     Document Type: Article

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