International Journal of Environmental Science and Research

International Journal of Environmental Science and Research

Evaluating the satellite images for identifying the geomorphological forms – Case study: Abadan district

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
1 Marine Geology Department, Khorramshahr University of Marine Science and Technology
2 Khorramshahr University of Marine Science and Technology
3 Geological Survey and Mineral Exploration of Iran, Tehran, Iran
Abstract
Nowadays, more than ever before, satellite images are used for investigating of the earth's surface, by means of different sensors. The studied area is the coastal areas of Khuzestan province from Abadan to Khourmusa district. The aim of this study is evaluating the ability of satellite images to identify geomorphological forms, features and landforms. In this research, two set of satellite images (Landsat 8 and Sentinel 2) was used for applying in principal components analysis, false color combination and visual interpretation using ArcMAP 10.5, ENVI 4.7 and Google Earth Pro softwares. The images obtained from two satellites were first divided into some band combinations and some RGB color combinations in the ENVI software environment, in order to identifying the features and landforms of the region such as evaporate deposits, tidal zones, Annual tidal flat, sand mud flats, monthly tidal flats, sand flats, mud flats, coastal marsh, coastal sedge, saline mud flats, puffed lands, freshwater wetland and vegetation. Then a general geomorphological map of the area was composed.
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