Assessment of shoreline changes in the western side of Zanzibar channel using satellite remote sensing

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 24, Issue 23, 2003, Pages 4953-4967

  Shaghude, Y W ^a   Wannas K O ^b   Lunden B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM   (Tanzania)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONES; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LANDSLIDES; RAIN; SEDIMENTS;

SEDIMENT DYNAMICS;

REMOTE SENSING;

DELTA; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENTATION; SHORELINE CHANGE;

RUVU DELTA; TANZANIA;

EID: 0348136149     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0143116031000102430     Document Type: Article

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