Remote sensing of coastal geomorphology to understand river migration in the Thengapatnam area, southern India

Autor:	R. B. Binoj Kumar, Aparna S. Bhaskar
Rok vydání:	2011
Předmět:	geography geography.geographical_feature_category Landform Coastal geography language.human_language Remote sensing (archaeology) Tamil language General Earth and Planetary Sciences Satellite Digital elevation model Geology Sea level Channel (geography) Remote sensing
Zdroj:	International Journal of Remote Sensing. 32:5287-5301
ISSN:	1366-5901 0143-1161
Popis:	The aim of this work is to study the geomorphic processes that control river migration in the Thengapatnam coastal tract bordering the Arabian Sea in the Kanyakumari District, Tamil Nadu, southern India. Satellite image data were used to identify the geomorphic units. An attempt was made to interpret geological evidence indicative of migration of the Kuzhithura river channel. In addition, study was made of the geological evidence from the field indicative of entrenching of the channel, possibly as a result of relative uplift of the land or lowering of the mean sea level. Satellite images and information gathered from the field reveal that the river has migrated 1.5 km towards the south-east. Satellite images and Digital Elevation Models DEMs provide more information about the landforms that were missed out during the field survey.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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