Mineralogical characterization and transport pathways of dune sand using Landsat TM data, Wahiba Sand Sea, Sultanate of Oman

Auteurs :
PEASE, P.P.
BIERLY, G.D.
TCHAKERIAN, V.P.
TINDALE, N.W.

Description :
Sand samples and Landsat imagery were used to characterize the spatial distribution of sand mineralogy, and to evaluate potential sources and transport pathways of sediment in the Wahiba Sand Sea in the Sultanate of Oman. Landsat TM data were useful in the geomorphic interpretation of a desert, aeolian environment to distinguish the mineralogies found in the Wahiba area, and in extending the identification of sand mineralogy beyond the point-specific grid produced from field sampling.


Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Geomorphology (Amsterdam), issn : 0169-555X, 1999, vol. 29, n°. 3-4, p. 235-249, Collation : Illustration, Références bibliographiques : 34 ref.

Date :
1999

Editeur :
Pays édition : Pays-Bas, Amsterdam, Elsevier