January 2019

Remote sensing signature of geological structures inferred on landsat imagery of Afikpo area Southeastern Nigeria

Satellite remote sensing has contributed immensely to the interpretation of linear features and other geological structures. In the study area, lineaments mapped were linear and planar features on satellite imageries that are expression of fractures, or faults within the subsurface.  Image lines of different contrast may extend from a few centimetres to several of metres in length. The Landsat imagery used has a...

Author(s): Okeke, C. J., Ukaegbu, V. U. and Egesi, N.