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Multitemporal Satellite Images for Knowledge of the Assyrian Capital Cities and for Monitoring Landscape Transformations in the Upper Course of Tigris River
Author
Source
International Journal of Geophysics
Issue
Vol. 2011, Issue 2011 (31 Dec. 2011), pp.1-17, 17 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2011-07-07
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
17
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The paper is concerned with the contribution that a rich documentation of multitemporal optical satellite images with high resolution provides for the knowledge of the five great Assyrian capital cities (Ashur, Kar-Tukulti-Ninurta, Kalhu, Dur-Sharrukin, and Nineveh, in northern Iraq).
These images also allow monitoring changes of landscape in the higher course of the Tigris during the last half century and document damages in archaeological sites during the two Gulf Wars.
The data set, available for each city, consists of panchromatic and multispectral images taken between 2001 and 2007 by modern commercial satellites (Ikonos-2, QuickBird-2, and WorldView-1) and of panchromatic photographs of U.S.
spy satellites operating between 1965 and 1969 (Corona KH-4B and Gambit KH-7).
These photos were taken before diffusion of mechanized agriculture and the expansion of urban areas, so they are very useful to document many archaeological features and the landscape that has been modified in the last decades, as shown by recent satellite images.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Scardozzi, Giuseppe. 2011. Multitemporal Satellite Images for Knowledge of the Assyrian Capital Cities and for Monitoring Landscape Transformations in the Upper Course of Tigris River. International Journal of Geophysics،Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-17.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-507942
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Scardozzi, Giuseppe. Multitemporal Satellite Images for Knowledge of the Assyrian Capital Cities and for Monitoring Landscape Transformations in the Upper Course of Tigris River. International Journal of Geophysics No. 2011 (2011), pp.1-17.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-507942
American Medical Association (AMA)
Scardozzi, Giuseppe. Multitemporal Satellite Images for Knowledge of the Assyrian Capital Cities and for Monitoring Landscape Transformations in the Upper Course of Tigris River. International Journal of Geophysics. 2011. Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-17.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-507942
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-507942