An integrated approach for groundwater potential zoning in shallow fracture zone aquifers

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 34, Issue 19, 2013, Pages 6539-6561

  Amer, Reda ^a   Sultan, Mohamed ^b   Ripperdan, Robert ^c   Ghulam, Abduwasit ^c   Kusky, Timothy ^d  

^a Tulane University   (United States)

^b WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Saint Louis University School of Science and Engineering   (United States)

^d CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; COST EFFECTIVENESS; FRACTURE; GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS; GEOPHYSICS; GROUND PENETRATING RADAR SYSTEMS; HYDROGEOLOGY; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; INTEGRATED CONTROL; LITHOLOGY; MOISTURE DETERMINATION; REMOTE SENSING; SOIL MOISTURE; SPACE-BASED RADAR; SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR; WATER WELLS;

ADVANCED SPACEBORNE THERMAL EMISSION AND REFLECTION RADIOMETER; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; ENHANCED THEMATIC MAPPER IMAGES; GROUND PENETRATING RADAR (GPR); GROUNDWATER EXPLORATION; L-BAND SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADARS; RELATIVE SOIL MOISTURES; TOPOGRAPHIC WETNESS INDEX;

GROUNDWATER RESOURCES;

AQUIFER; ASTER; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; FRACTURE ZONE; GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY; GIS; GROUND PENETRATING RADAR; GROUNDWATER EXPLORATION; HYDROGEOLOGY; INTEGRATED APPROACH; LANDSAT THEMATIC MAPPER; REMOTE SENSING; SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR;

EASTERN DESERT; EGYPT;

EID: 84880177267     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431161.2013.804221     Document Type: Article

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