Studying Lineaments and lithology Facies from processing and interpretation of satellite imagery in northern Ghab

Abstract

This research aims to understand the general tectonic framework of the study area located northwest of the Syrian Arab Republic-Jesser-Al-Shogour and north of Ghab area-. by Processing and interpreting satellite imagery in addition to the various rose diagrams .

Lineaments and Lithology boundary were identified in Northern Ghab area by processing and analyzing Satellite data using several Remote Sensing techniques with the help of Geographic Information Systems (GIS). The lineaments sorted to main and secondary bye their lengths, and then their rose diagram studied to show their density by length and number of the lineaments In each direction.

The image of Landsat-7 satellite type ETM+ is processed after merged the panchromatic band to get the accuracy 15 meters instead 30 meters. By using Principal components analysis technique, relativity image technique according to Abrams and Yamanguchi, unsupervised classification technique, , and after that draw the border of lithological depositions in the study area, also has been used structural image technique and Principal components analysis technique to determine the primary and secondary lineaments. The lineaments and faults are represented and compared by length and frequency roses diagrams to determine the primary tectonic movement of direction South West - North East and the later movement of direction South East - North West.