Definition of photogeology in English:
photogeology
noun ˌfəʊtə(ʊ)dʒɪˈɒlədʒiˌfoʊdoʊdʒiˈɑlədʒi
mass nounThe field of study concerned with the geological interpretation of aerial photographs.
Example sentencesExamples
- Photogeology instructs and provides practical experience in interpretation of structure, lithology, land forms and surface processes.
- In its early years photogeology primarily entailed the mapping of dips, strikes, fold axes, faults, and stratigraphic contacts on stereoscopically-viewed black-and-white photos.
Derivatives
adjective
The base of the member is placed at the west side of Praltos Point at the base of a thick sandstone, but is defined on photogeological features by Aldiss & Edwards.
Example sentencesExamples
- The authors are deeply indebted to A. Asioli and E. Fornaciari, University of Padova, for biostratigraphic analysis of some samples, and to M. Sgavetti, University of Parma, for photogeological analysis.
- In addition, methods of photogeological interpretation that had been developed by oil companies were now being adopted more generally.
- The ‘Chandrayaan - 1’ would place a spacecraft weighing about 525 kg around 100 km orbit of the Moon and enable high resolution chemical, mineralogical and photogeological mapping of the lunar surface.
noun
A photogeologist uses the different ways in which various rock-types respond to weathering and erosion under the prevailing climatic conditions to distinguish them.
Example sentencesExamples
- Although oblique airphotos are often of value to the photogeologist, most studies make use of vertical airphotos.
Definition of photogeology in US English:
photogeology
nounˌfoʊdoʊdʒiˈɑlədʒiˌfōdōjēˈäləjē
The field of study concerned with the geological interpretation of aerial photographs.
Example sentencesExamples
- In its early years photogeology primarily entailed the mapping of dips, strikes, fold axes, faults, and stratigraphic contacts on stereoscopically-viewed black-and-white photos.
- Photogeology instructs and provides practical experience in interpretation of structure, lithology, land forms and surface processes.