Integrated geomorphological mapping in the north-western sector of Agrigento (Italy)

Journal of Maps

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 136-145

  Ciampalini, Andrea ^a   Cigna, Francesca ^a,c   Del Ventisette, Chiara ^a   Moretti, Sandro ^a   Liguori, Vincenzo ^b,d   Casagli, Nicola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^c BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^d KORE UNIVERSITY OF ENNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Agrigento; Cultural heritage; Geomorphology; Landslides; PSInSAR; Radar; Remote sensing

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866985492     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17445647     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17445647.2012.680775     Document Type: Article

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