Environmental impact assessment of a few selected watersheds of the Chamoli district (Central Himalaya) using remotely sensed data

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 1391-1405

  Kimothi, M M ^a   Juyal, N ^b  

^a INDIAN SPACE RESEARCH ORGANISATION   (India)

^b PHYSICAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EROSION; GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS; LANDSLIDES; MONITORING; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITES; STABILIZATION; WATERSHEDS;

CHAMOLI DISTRICT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; FOREST REGENERATION; IRS; LANDSLIDE; REMOTE SENSING DATA;

INDIA, UTTAR PRADESH, CHAMOLI DISTRICT;

EID: 0030135607     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431169608948711     Document Type: Article

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