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Application of directional filtering in lineament mapping for groundwater prospecting around bhinmal — A semi arid part of thar desert

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The significance of neotectonic lineaments for groundwater prospecting was studied for the area around Bhinmal — a semi-arid part of Thar desert. The application of Directional Filtering procedures on IRS LISS I Band 4 digital image of the study area revealed NE-SW, NW-SE and E-W trending lineaments which are very subtle and in two cases, even unnoticed otherwise. The use of exploratory borehole lithologs and field evidences indicated that the identified lineaments are long rectilinear buried and partly exposed channels and the intersection zones are characterised by thick lenses of coarse sand and gravel. These buried channels and zones of coarse sediments thus represent potential sites for the accumulation of freshwater during rain. The present work has highlighted the suitability of Directional Filtering procedures for lineament mapping and buried channel studies in a desertic terrain.

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Rana, S. Application of directional filtering in lineament mapping for groundwater prospecting around bhinmal — A semi arid part of thar desert. J Indian Soc Remote Sens 26, 35–44 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03007338

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