Detection of sand-covered geologic features in the Arabian Peninsula using SIR-C/X-SAR data

✍ Scribed by Abdallah E. Dabbagh; Khattab G. Al-Hinai; M. Asif Khan

• Book ID: 104165436
• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 1997
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 773 KB
• Volume: 59
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0034-4257
• DOI: 10.1016/s0034-4257(96)00160-5

✦ Synopsis

Eolian sand covers a large part of the Arabian Peninsula. The flow of eolian sand is ongoing, and sand covers bedrock c~s well as fluvial features of the Peninsula; consequently, there is a gap in the understanding of the geological processes shaping the region. The extensive coverage of Shuttle Imaging Radar (SIR-C/X-SAR) data over the Arabian Peninsula has provided a new nueans of mapping sand obscured features. The preliminary interpretation of the data has identified several sites where Lband reveals' sand-covered geological structures and drainage channels that are not shown on published maps and are not traceable with tin)re conventional methods. The indications are that these radar data may lead to improving the geological and fluvial geomorphic understanding of the region.