Combining AHP with GIS for Predictive Cu Porphyry Potential Mapping: A Case Study in Ahar Area (NW, Iran)

Natural Resources Research

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 251-262

  Pazand, Kaveh ^a   Hezarkhani, Ardeshir ^b   Ataei, Mohammad ^c   Ghanbari, Yousef ^a  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b AMIRKABIR UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^c SHAHROOD UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Ahar; AHP; Cu porphyry; Mineral potential mapping

Indexed keywords

EID: 81755184130     PISSN: 15207439     EISSN: 15738981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11053-011-9149-x     Document Type: Article

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