Remote sensing analysis of depositional landforms in alluvial settings: Method development and application to the Taquari megafan, Pantanal (Brazil)

Geomorphology

Volumn 161-162, Issue , 2012, Pages 82-92

  Zani, Hiran ^a   Assine, Mario Luis ^b   McGlue, Michael Matthew ^c  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS ESPACIAIS   (Brazil)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^c University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

Digital elevation model (DEM); Megafan; Pantanal; Quaternary; SRTM

Indexed keywords

ALLUVIAL FAN; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; EROSION; MICROTOPOGRAPHY; QUATERNARY; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SHUTTLE RADAR TOPOGRAPHY MISSION; TERRAIN;

BRAZIL; PANTANAL;

EID: 84861579634     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2012.04.003     Document Type: Article

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