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14-P: Macro-geomorphologic analysis of the Araguaia River basin, Brazil

Thiago Morato de Carvalho, Universidade Federal de Goiás, GO, tmorato@infonet.com.br (Apresentador /
Presenting)

A geomorphologic/morphometric study of the whole Araguaia River Basin (370,000 km2) was carried out using
the SLAR system, radar of lateral view. The morphological features of the terrain were highlighted in order to
both analyze and interpret the physical environment of the region using the SRTM products. For editing were
used the ENVI software, specialized for environmental analyses with the use of remote sensing. The basic
products obtained were the following maps: shaded image, slope, hipsometric, geologic, geomorphologic and
hydrology. The results give a framework for a better interpretation of both the geology and the geomorphology of
the Araguaia River Basin, by providing perspectives of the terrain and 3D models, as well as to subsidy the
hydro-geomorphologic studies at present being developed at the Laboratory of Geology and Physical Geography
of the Federal University of Goiás.