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Lineament Mapping For Groundwater Exploration Using Remotely Sensed Imagery In A Karst Terrain : Rio Tanama And Rio De Arecibo Basins In The Northern Karst Of Puerto Rico, Carla A. Alonso-Contes Jan 2011

Lineament Mapping For Groundwater Exploration Using Remotely Sensed Imagery In A Karst Terrain : Rio Tanama And Rio De Arecibo Basins In The Northern Karst Of Puerto Rico, Carla A. Alonso-Contes

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Remote sensing and advanced digital image processing techniques were developed and tested for delineating karst features important for the subterranean hydrology in the Tanamá River and Rio Grande de Arecibo catchments located in the North Coast Tertiary Basin of Puerto Rico, where groundwater contributes to base flow for surface water bodies which in itself is the main supply of drinking water. This aquifer region is a karst platform of carbonate rocks and clastic beds, thought to comprise a confined aquifer beneath and an unconfined aquifer. Products derived from ASTER, Landsat (ETM+ and TM), a NED DEM (30 m), and a …