An integrated remote sensing and GIS analysis of the Kufrah Paleoriver, Eastern Sahara

Geomorphology

Volumn 139-140, Issue , 2012, Pages 242-257

  Ghoneim, Eman ^a   Benedetti, Michael ^a   El Baz, Farouk ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Great Sahara; Great Sand Sea; Inland delta; Paleolakes; Radar; SRTM

Indexed keywords

GEOMORPHOLOGICAL RESPONSE; GIS; INCISED VALLEY; INTEGRATED APPROACH; LINEARITY; NEOGENE; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOHYDROLOGY; RADAR IMAGERY; REMOTE SENSING; RIVER DISCHARGE; SATELLITE IMAGERY; STREAMFLOW; SUBSIDENCE; TECTONIC EVOLUTION;

KUFRA BASIN; LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84856001866     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2011.10.025     Document Type: Article

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