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Explore the Earth, Maps and Satellite Images

Google Maps and Google Earth are very common platforms today to explore maps and satellite images of the earth. But there are many other ways to explore the earth. Some are listed here.  1.   Earth Explorer This map is developed by USGS helpful to obtain earth imagery across available geo-spatial data types. Users can navigate via interactive map or text search to obtain Landsat satellite imagery, Radar data, UAS data, digital line graphs, digital elevation model data, aerial photos, Sentinel satellite data, some commercial satellite imagery including IKONOS and OrbView3, land cover data, digital map data from the National Map, and many other datasets. Users can search by exact location via the interactive map or input specific coordinates to view what data types are available. 2.   Sentinel Hub This platform developed by  Sinergise has Sentinel, Landsat, and other Earth observation imagery easily accessible for browsing, visualization and analysi...

THRUST SYSTEMS

Normal fault: hanging wall moves down relative to footwall, due to tensional force. Resverse fault:  hanging wall moves up relative to footwall due to compressional force. The  reverse faults that are less than 45 steep are termed as thrust faults. Thrust sheet:  volume or rock with thrust fault underneath and the thrust sheet is named after this underlying thrust fault. Fig (after,  Boyer and Elliott, 1982):  Thrust sheet Q which is volume of rock above leading thrust Q and below trailing thrust R. The minor thrust Q branches off the major thrust R and both thrusts meet along branch line B.  Thrust system consists of series of interacting thrust with different geometric and kinematic properties causing repetition of stratigraphic section. involves fault related folding which can form possibles sites for hydrocarbon traps. develop different geometries in response to layer-parallel shortening. layers' parallel fault segments, called flats , develop in less c...

Choice between Landsat, Sentinel, and other satellite imagery

  Satellite Resolution (m) Revisit Time Bands Best For Landsat 8/9 15–30 16 days 11 Land cover change, geology Sentinel-2 10–60 5 days 13 Agriculture, vegetation MODIS 250–1000 Daily 36 Climate, global-scale ASTER 15–90 16 days 14 Geology, elevation models PlanetScope 3–5 Daily 4 Local monitoring WorldView 0.31–2 Daily 8–16 High-precision mapping Key Differences in Use: Resolution needed? → Sentinel- 2 > Landsat for detail, WorldView for ultra- fine resolution. Geological mapping? → Landsat, ASTER, Sentinel- 2 ( for alteration zones, structural mapping). Monitoring frequency? → Sentinel- 2 and PlanetScope are better for frequent monitoring. Historical data? → Landsat ( archive since 1972) is unmatched.

Geological Traverse along Kaligandaki Section

The Kaligandaki river originating from Tibet flows across Mustang and Myagdi district and southwards. The river in this section is very well known for the geological traverse to study the rocks of Lesser Himalaya, Higher Himalaya, Tethys Himalaya and the Thakkhola-Mustang Graben. The rocks are well exposed along the road section which passes along the river from Beni. Myagdi to Kagbeni, Mustang. Geological traverse along this section can be fruitful to observe and study the rocks of those respective zones. Stratigraphy along Kali Gandaki river section from Beni to Kagbeni Geological route map of Higher Himalaya along Kali Gandaki Section between Dana and Kokhethati.   Geological route map of Tethys Himalaya along Kali Gandaki Section between Kokhethati and Kagbeni.  

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Explore the Earth, Maps and Satellite Images

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Geological Maps of Nepal

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Geological Maps Of Seven Provinces, Nepal

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