Application of Remote Sensing in Monitoring Faults and Alterations and Identifying the Relationship Between Lithology and Vegetation  Cover in Siyah Bishe (Mazandaran)

Matkan,, Ali Akbar; Yazdi,, Mohammad; Ashoorloo, Davood; Sadati, Narges

Application of Remote Sensing in Monitoring Faults and Alterations and Identifying the Relationship Between Lithology and Vegetation Cover in Siyah Bishe (Mazandaran)

Document Type : Original Articles

Authors

¹ AssociateProfessor,Department of Remote Sensing and GIS, Faculty of Earth Science, Shahid Beheshti University.

² AssociateProfessor Department of Geology, Faculty of Earth Science, Shahid Beheshti University

³ Instructor of the Department of Remote Sensing and GIS, Faculty of Earth Science, Shahid Beheshti University.

⁴ PhD Student of the Department of Geology, Faculty of Earth Science, Shahid Beheshti University.

Abstract

The Siyah Bisheh area is located in the central part of Alborz zone, 40 km to the south of Amol. Rock units exposed in the area consist of sedimentary (carbonates, sandstone, siltstone), volcano-sedimentary (andesite to andesitic tuff, tuff), ignimbrite and basalt. Once erosion and tectonism have rendered volcanic structures undetectable, remote sensing provides an invaluable tool for their identification and identifying the relationship between lithology and vegetation has shown that the integrated use of remote sensing techniques and field studies can be a powerful tool for distinguishing and mapping the relationships between rock units, structures and alteration zones associated with mineral deposits along the Seyih Bishe area. The main image analysis techniques involved in this study were principal component analysis (PCA) and false color composite (FCC).

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