Tectonic process analysis in zagros mountain with the aid of drainage networks and topography maps dated 1950–2001 in gis

Arabian Journal of Geosciences

Volumn 4, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 171-180

  Pirasteh, Saied ^a   Pradhan, Biswajeet ^b   Rizvi, Syed M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^c Department of Geology Remote sensing Application Center   (India)

Author keywords

Gis; Remote sensing; Tectonic analysis; Zagrous mountain

Indexed keywords

EID: 84928341044     PISSN: 18667511     EISSN: 18667538     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12517-009-0100-y     Document Type: Article

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