Integrating geographical information systems, remote sensing, ground truthing and modelling approaches for regional erosion classification of semi-arid catchments in South Africa

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 929-942

  Flügel, Wolfgang Albert ^a   Märker, Michael ^b   Moretti, Sandro ^c   Rodolfi, Giuliano ^c   Sidrochuk, Aleksey ^d  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KASSEL   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^d MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Erosion; Erosion modelling; Response units; Sediment yield; Southern Africa

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; EROSION; REMOTE SENSING; SEDIMENTS; SOIL TESTING; WATER RESOURCES;

SEMI-ARID CATCHMENTS;

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

EROSION; GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MODELING; REMOTE SENSING; SOIL;

CLASSIFICATION; EROSION; GIS; MODELING; REMOTE SENSING; SOIL; SOIL EROSION;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0038710784     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.1171     Document Type: Article

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