TITLE:
Fractal Analysis of Lineaments in Equatorial Africa: Insights on Lithospheric Structure
AUTHORS:
Collin Nkono, Olivier Féménias, Annick Lesne, Jean-Claude Mercier, Daniel Demaiffe
KEYWORDS:
Lineament; Fractal Analysis; SRTM; Equatorial Africa
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Geology,
Vol.3 No.3,
July
4,
2013
ABSTRACT:
In this
paper, the complexity in the spatial distribution of the lineaments was
investigated from on remote sensing topographic (SRTM DEM) and multispectral
(Landsat) data. Lineaments in equatorial Africa were chosen to apply the
fractal analysis methodology. The good correlations of the obtained data with
some geophysical data from the same area allow that the complexity in the spatial
distribution of the lineaments can give qualitative
information on the interior of the earth (or on other planets). This method can provide a bridge
between classical geology and geophysics, and particularly powerful for studying large and inaccessible regions.