Evaluation of active tectonics in the northern part of coastal area in Syria using geomorphic indices and drainage analysis derived from a digital elevation model (DEM)
published by Aِl-Baath University
in 2017
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and research's language is
العربية
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The research aims to evaluate active tectonics using DEM
derived drainage network and geomorphic indices: streamlength
gradient (SL), hypsometric integral (HI), basin shape
index (Bs), mountain front sinuosity (Smf), and fractal
dimension (FD).
References used
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