Linear dunes on Titan and earth: Initial remote sensing comparisons

Geomorphology

Volumn 121, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 122-132

  Radebaugh, J ^a   Lorenz, R ^b   Farr, T ^c   Paillou, P ^d   Savage, C ^a   Spencer, C ^a  

^a Brigham Young University   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d LABORATOIRE D ASTROPHYSIQUE DE BORDEAUX   (France)

Author keywords

Dunes; Landsat; SRTM; Titan; X SAR

Indexed keywords

DUNE FIELD; IMAGE RESOLUTION; LANDSAT; PLANETARY LANDFORM; PLANETARY SURFACE; REMOTE SENSING; SAND; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SATELLITE MISSION; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; TITAN; WIND VELOCITY;

EID: 77953917461     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2009.02.022     Document Type: Article

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