Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Institutional Repository

Geological structural mapping of The Bentong-Raub Suture Zone peninsular Malaysia using PALSAR remote sensing data

Pour, Amin Beiranvand and Hashim, Mazlan (2015) Geological structural mapping of The Bentong-Raub Suture Zone peninsular Malaysia using PALSAR remote sensing data. In: JIGC 2015, 26-30 Oct, 2015, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Full text not available from this repository.

Abstract

The Bentong-Raub Suture Zone (BRSZ) of peninsular Malaysia was selected as case study to evaluate the capability of the Phased Array type L-band Synthetic Aperture Radar (PALSAR) satellite remote sensing data for structural geology mapping in tropical environments. The structural elements in the BRSZ were enhanced using multi-polarization configuration of PALSAR data at a regional scale. Adaptive local sigma and directional filters were applied to PALSAR data for detailed structural mapping. Numerous tectonic lineaments with consistent variation in trend, length and density were detected in the study area. Structural analysis of the BRSZ reveals that two distinct parts can be defined, a western part affected mainly by ductile fabrics in the Cameron Highlands and an eastern part affected mainly by brittle deformation in the BRSZ. Ductile deformation indicates several generation of folding in the Cameron Highlands. Several faults, joints and fractures represent brittle deformation events in the BRSZ. The results of this study demonstrate the usefulness of PALSAR satellite remote sensing data for mapping geological structures in tropical environments.

Item Type:Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Uncontrolled Keywords:structural geology mapping, tropical environments
Subjects:G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > G Geography (General) > G70.39-70.6 Remote sensing
Divisions:Geoinformation and Real Estate
ID Code:61634
Deposited By: Fazli Masari
Deposited On:26 Apr 2017 04:12
Last Modified:16 Aug 2017 08:56

Repository Staff Only: item control page