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  • 标题:Semi-Automatic Fracture Mapping Using Cellular Neural Networks Applied to ALOS PALSAR 2 Images of the Western Highlands of Cameroon
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  • 作者:Valère-Carin Jofack Sokeng ; Benjamin N’gounou Ngatcha ; Fernand Koffi Kouame
  • 期刊名称:International Journal of Geosciences
  • 印刷版ISSN:2156-8359
  • 电子版ISSN:2156-8367
  • 出版年度:2021
  • 卷号:12
  • 期号:11
  • 页码:1055-1069
  • DOI:10.4236/ijg.2021.1211056
  • 语种:English
  • 出版社:Scientific Research Pub
  • 摘要:In Cameroon in general and in the Highlands of Cameroon in particular, there is no fracture map since its realization is not easy. The region’s harsh accessibility and climatic conditions make it difficult to carry out geological prospecting field missions that require large investments. This study proposes a semi-automatic lineament mapping approach to facilitate the elaboration of the fracture map in the West Cameroon Highlands. It uses neural networks in tandem with PCI Geomatica’s LINE algorithm to extract lineaments semi-automatically from an ALOS PALSAR 2 radar image. The cellular neural network algorithm of Lepage et al (2000) is implemented to enhance the pre-processed radar image. Then, the LINE module of Geomatica is applied to the enhanced image for the automatic extraction of lineaments. Finally, a control and a validation of the expert by spatial analysis allows elaborating the fracture map. The results obtained show that neural networks enhance and facilitate the identification of lineaments on the image. The resulting map contains more than 1800 fractures with major directions N20° - 30°, NS, N10° - 20°, N50° - 60°, N70° - 80°, N80° - 90°, N100° - 110°, N110° - 120° and N130° - 140° and N140° - 150°. It can be very useful for geological and hydrogeological studies, and especially to inform on the productivity of aquifers in this region of high agro-pastoral and mining interest for Cameroon and the Central African sub-region.
  • 关键词:Fracture MapLineament MappingCellular Neural NetworksHighlands of CameroonALOS PALSAR Image
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