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Lithological and Hydrothermal Alteration Mapping Using Terra ASTER and Landsat-8 OLI Multispectral Data in the North-Eastern Border of Kerdous Inlier, Western Anti-Atlasic Belt, Morocco Cover

Lithological and Hydrothermal Alteration Mapping Using Terra ASTER and Landsat-8 OLI Multispectral Data in the North-Eastern Border of Kerdous Inlier, Western Anti-Atlasic Belt, Morocco

Artificial Satellites
Volume 60 (2025): Issue 1 (April 2025)
By: Amine JELLOULI,  Mohcine CHAKOURI,  Zakaria ADIRI,  Jaouad EL HACHIMI and  Abdessamad JARI  
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/arsa-2025-0002 | Journal eISSN: 2083-6104 | Journal ISSN: 1509-3859
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Language: English
Page range: 14 - 36
Submitted on: Oct 21, 2024
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Accepted on: Mar 28, 2025
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Published on: Apr 19, 2025
Published by: Polish Academy of Sciences, Space Research Centre
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
Keywords:
Terra ASTER,
Landsat-8 OLI,
spectral indices,
CEM,
Anti-Atlas
Related subjects:
Geosciences,
Geosciences, other

© 2025 Amine JELLOULI, Mohcine CHAKOURI, Zakaria ADIRI, Jaouad EL HACHIMI, Abdessamad JARI, published by Polish Academy of Sciences, Space Research Centre
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