Accession Number:

AD0698346

Title:

GEOLOGIC EVALUATION OF RADAR IMAGERY FROM DARIEN PROVINCE, PANAMA.

Descriptive Note:

Technical rept.,

Corporate Author:

KANSAS UNIV LAWRENCE CENTER FOR RESEARCH

Personal Author(s):

• MacDonald,Harold C.

Report Date:

1969-06-01

Pagination or Media Count:

137.0

Abstract:

The primary objectives of this study were to 1 determine the utility of radar in the compilation of geological reconnaissance maps, 2 define and analyze radar-linears joint systems and faults and infer the nature of the tectonic forces responsible for certain types of local structures, 3 examine the effect of radar look-direction direction orthogonal to ground track of the aircraft and determine if there is a factor of directional dependency with radar systems, and 4 evaluate the potential of radar as a single geological reconnaissance tool in the tropical environment and what application these imaging systems may possess for future geological reconnaissance surveys in similar geographic areas. Author

Descriptors:

• (*AERIAL RECONNAISSANCE
• MAPPING)
• (*STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY
• PANAMA)
• RADAR IMAGES
• TROPICAL REGIONS
• STRATIGRAPHY
• IGNEOUS ROCK
• SEDIMENTARY ROCK
• EFFECTIVENESS
• DETECTORS
• RADAR EQUIPMENT
• TERRAIN
• SEQUENCES(MATHEMATICS)
• MAPS

Subject Categories:

• Cartography and Aerial Photography
• Geology, Geochemistry and Mineralogy
• Active and Passive Radar Detection and Equipment

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE