Fault-induced wetland loss at Matagorda, Texas, USA: Land cover changes from 1943 to 2008

Geocarto International

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 633-645

  Cline, M D ^a   Feagin, R A ^a   Yeager, K M ^b   van Alstyne, J M ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

classification; elevation; fault; sea level; wetland

Indexed keywords

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH; AUTOMATION; FAULT PLANE; IMAGE CLASSIFICATION; LAND COVER; NORMAL FAULT; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; WETLAND;

MATAGORDA ISLAND; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84859060592     PISSN: 10106049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10106049.2011.618846     Document Type: Article

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