Analyzing spatial autocorrelation for the hypsometric integral to discriminate neotectonics and lithologies using DEMs and GIS

GIScience and Remote Sensing

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 541-565

  Mahmood, Syed ^a   Gloaguen, Richard ^a  

^a TU BERGAKADEMIE FREIBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOCORRELATION; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; DRAINAGE NETWORK; EARTHQUAKE; FAULT; GIS; HILLSLOPE; IMAGE RESOLUTION; LITHOLOGY; NEOTECTONICS; SEDIMENTATION; SHUTTLE RADAR TOPOGRAPHY MISSION; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; UPLIFT;

AFGHANISTAN; PAKISTAN;

EID: 81255172065     PISSN: 15481603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2747/1548-1603.48.4.541     Document Type: Article

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