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Geoinformaticsin AppliedGeomorphology

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Geoinformaticsin Applied

Geomorphology

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Edited bySiddan AnbazhaganS. K. Subramanian

Xiaojun Yang

Geoinformaticsin Applied

Geomorphology

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Preface ............................................................................................................... viiEditors .................................................................................................................ixContributors .......................................................................................................xi

1 Geoinformatics: An Overview and Recent Trends ............................ 1C. Jeganathan

2 Airborne Laser Scanning and Very High-Resolution Satellite Data for Geomorphological Mapping in Parts of Elbe River Valley, Germany ...................................................................................... 23Siddan Anbazhagan, Marco Trommler, and Elmar Csaplovics

3 Geoinformatics in Spatial and Temporal Analyses of Wind Erosion in Thar Desert ........................................................................... 39Amal Kar

4 Remote Sensing and GIS for Coastal Zone Management: Indian Experience .................................................................................... 63Debashis Mitra

5 Kuwait Coastline Evolution during 1989–2007 ................................. 87S. Neelamani, S. Uddin, and Siddan Anbazhagan

6 Detecting Estuarine Bathymetric Changes with Historical Nautical Data and GIS .......................................................................... 105Xiaojun Yang and Tao Zhang

7 High-Resolution Mapping, Modeling, and Evolution of Subsurface Geomorphology Using Ground-Penetrating Radar Techniques ...................................................................................119Victor J. Loveson and Anup R. Gjuar

8 Remote Sensing in Tectonic Geomorphic Studies: Selected Illustrations from the Northwestern Frontal Himalaya, India .....141G. Philip

9 Strain Accumulation Studies between Antarctica and India by Geodetically Tying the Two Continents with GPS Measurements ............................................................................... 163N. 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 ................................ 175E.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 ............................................... 187G.S. Reddy, S.K. Subramanian, and P.K. Srivastava

12 Remote Sensing in Delineating Deep Fractured Aquifer Zones ................................................................................. 205Siddan Anbazhagan, Balamurugan Guru, and T.K. Biswal

13 Remote Sensing and GIS for Locating Artificial Recharge Structures for Groundwater Sustainability ..................................... 231S.K. Subramanian and G.S. Reddy

14 Fuzzy Arithmetic Approach to Characterize Aquifer Vulnerability Considering Geologic Variability and Decision Makers’ Imprecision ............................................................................. 249Venkatesh Uddameri and Vivekanand Honnungar

15 Remote Sensing and GIS in Petroleum Exploration ...................... 269D.S. Mitra

16 Geoinformatics in Terrain Analysis and Landslide Susceptibility Mapping in Part of Western Ghats, India ............. 291Siddan Anbazhagan and K.S. Sajinkumar

17 Impact of Tsunami on Coastal Morphological Changes in Nagapattinam Coast, India .................................................................. 317E. Saranathan, V. Rajesh Kumar, and M. Kannan

18 Remote Sensing for Glacier Morphological and Mass Balance Studies ...................................................................................... 335Pratima 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 ............................................................ 349Fares M. Howari and Abdulali Sadiq

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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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timelines. Reviewers who contributed their time, talents, and energies are as follows: Kwasi Addo Appeaning, Santanu Banerjee, T.K. Biswal, D. Chandrasekharam, Armaroli Clara, Damien Closson, Michael Damen, Daniela Ducci, G.S. Dwarakish, Mikhail Ezersky, B. Gopala Krishna, S. Muralikrishnan, Jeff Paine, Snehmani, S. Sankaran, Sridhar, K.P. Thrivikramji, P. Venkatachalam, and Weicheng Wu. This book would not have been possible without the help and assistance of several staff mem-bers at CRC Press, especially Irma Shagla and Stephanie Morkert. Thanks are also due to S. Arivazhagan and Ramesh for their invaluable help.

Siddan AnbazhaganSalem, India

S.K. SubramanianHyderabad, India

Xiaojun YangTallahassee, Florida


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