Geoinformatics in Applied Geomorphology

387 Pages·2011·11.13 MB·English

by  Siddan Anbazhagan

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Geoinformatics
Applied
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Geomorphology

Geoinformatics
Applied
in
Geomorphology
Edited by
Siddan Anbazhagan
S. K. Subramanian
Xiaojun Yang

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Contents
Preface................................................................................................................vii
Editors..................................................................................................................ix
Contributors........................................................................................................xi
1 Geoinformatics: An Overview and Recent Trends.............................1
C. Jeganathan
2 Airborne Laser Scanning and Very High-Resolution Satellite
Data for Geomorphological Mapping in Parts of Elbe River
Valley, Germany.......................................................................................23
Siddan Anbazhagan, Marco Trommler, and Elmar Csaplovics
3 Geoinformatics in Spatial and Temporal Analyses of Wind
Erosion in Thar Desert............................................................................39
Amal Kar
4 Remote Sensing and GIS for Coastal Zone Management:
Indian Experience.....................................................................................63
Debashis Mitra
5 Kuwait Coastline Evolution during 1989–2007..................................87
S. Neelamani, S. Uddin, and Siddan Anbazhagan
6 Detecting Estuarine Bathymetric Changes with Historical
Nautical Data and GIS...........................................................................105
Xiaojun Yang and Tao Zhang
7 High-Resolution Mapping, Modeling, and Evolution of
Subsurface Geomorphology Using Ground-Penetrating
Radar Techniques....................................................................................119
Victor J. Loveson and Anup R. Gjuar
8 Remote Sensing in Tectonic Geomorphic Studies: Selected
Illustrations from the Northwestern Frontal Himalaya, India......141
G. Philip
9 Strain Accumulation Studies between Antarctica and
India by Geodetically Tying the Two Continents with
GPS Measurements................................................................................163
N. Ravi Kumar, E.C. Malaimani, S.V.R.R. Rao, A. Akilan,
and K. Abilash
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10 Indian Ocean Basin Deformation Studies by Episodic GPS
Campaigns in the Islands Surrounding India.................................175
E.C. Malaimani, N. Ravi Kumar, A. Akilan, and K. Abilash
11 Remote Sensing and GIS in Groundwater Evaluation in
Hilly Terrain of Jammu and Kashmir................................................187
G.S. Reddy, S.K. Subramanian, and P.K. Srivastava
12 Remote Sensing in Delineating Deep Fractured
Aquifer Zones..................................................................................205
Siddan Anbazhagan, Balamurugan Guru, and T.K. Biswal
13 Remote Sensing and GIS for Locating Artificial Recharge
Structures for Groundwater Sustainability......................................231
S.K. Subramanian and G.S. Reddy
14 Fuzzy Arithmetic Approach to Characterize Aquifer
Vulnerability Considering Geologic Variability and Decision
Makers’ Imprecision..............................................................................249
Venkatesh Uddameri and Vivekanand Honnungar
15 Remote Sensing and GIS in Petroleum Exploration.......................269
D.S. Mitra
16 Geoinformatics in Terrain Analysis and Landslide
Susceptibility Mapping in Part of Western Ghats, India..............291
Siddan Anbazhagan and K.S. Sajinkumar
17 Impact of Tsunami on Coastal Morphological Changes in
Nagapattinam Coast, India...................................................................317
E. Saranathan, V. Rajesh Kumar, and M. Kannan
18 Remote Sensing for Glacier Morphological and Mass
Balance Studies.......................................................................................335
Pratima Pandey and G. Venkataraman
19 Geomorphology and Development Mechanism of Sinkholes
in Arid Regions with Emphasis on West Texas, Qatar
Peninsula, and Dead Sea Area.............................................................349
Fares M. Howari and Abdulali Sadiq
Preface
Geoinformatics.is.the.science.and.technology.dealing.with.the.acquisition,.
processing,.analyzing,.and.visualization.of.spatial.information..It.includes.
remote.sensing,.photogrammetry,.geographic.information.systems,.global.
positioning.systems,.and.cartography..The.technologies.in.geoinformat-
ics.have.been.used.in.various.disciplines.such.as.geology,.geography,.
urban.planning,.environmental.science,.and.global.change.science..With.
recent.innovations.in.data,.technologies,.and.theories.in.the.wider.arena.of.
remote.sensing.and.geographic.information.systems,.the.use.of.geoinfor-
matics.in.applied.geomorphology.has.received.more.attention.than.ever..
Nevertheless,.there.is.no.book.dedicated.exclusively.to.the.use.of.geoin-
formatics.in.applied.geomorphology,.a.field.that.examines.the.interaction.
between.geomorphology.and.human.activities.
Given.the.above.context,.a.book.discussing.the.roles.of.geoinformatics.
in.applied.geomorphology.is.timely..This.book.examines.how.modern.
concepts,.technologies,.and.methods.in.geoinformatics.can.be.used.to.
solve.a.wide.variety.of.applied.geomorphologic.problems,.such.as.char-
acterization.of.arid,.coastal,.fluvial,.eolian,.glacial,.karst,.and.tectonic.
landforms;.natural.hazard.zoning.and.mitigations;.petroleum.explora-
tion;.and.groundwater.exploration.and.management..In.total,.this.book.
contains.19.chapters..Chapter.1.provides.an.overview.of.geoinformat-
ics.and.some.recent.developments.in.this.field..Chapter.2.introduces.the.
airborne.laser.scanning.technique.applied.to.map.fluvial.landforms..
Chapter.3.discusses.some.environmental.issues.in.arid.environments.
by.remote.sensing..Chapters.4.through.7.describe.coastal.zone.manage-
ment,.coastal.landform.evolution,.subsurface.coastal.geomorphology,.
and.estuarine.bathymetric.change.analysis..Chapters.8.through.10.deal.
with.tectonic.geomorphology..Chapters.11.through.14.discuss.ground-
water.evaluation,.artificial.recharge.for.groundwater.sustainability,.deep.
fracture.aquifer.analysis,.and.aquifer.vulnerability..Chapter.15.focuses.
on.petroleum.exploration..Chapters.16.and.17.deal.with.natural.hazard.
assessment..Chapter.18.focuses.on.glacial.landform.mapping..Finally,.
Chapter.19.describes.the.development.of.sinkhole.landforms.in.several.
different.areas.
This.book.is.the.result.of.extensive.research.by.interdisciplinary.experts.
and.will.appeal.to.students,.researchers,.and.professionals.dealing.with.
geomorphology,.geological.engineering,.geography,.remote.sensing,.and.
geographic.information.systems..The.editors.are.grateful.to.all.those.who.
contributed.chapters.and.revised.their.chapters.one.or.more.times,.as.well.
as.to.those.who.reviewed.their.chapters.according.to.our.requests.and.
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