Use of geoinformation techniques in identifying and mapping areas of erosion in a hilly landscape of central Greece

International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation

Volumn 1999, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 68-77

  Floras, Stamatios A ^a   Sgouras, Ioannis D ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Decision makers; Erosion; Geoinformation; Hilly landscape; Management; Mapping

Indexed keywords

DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; EROSION; GEOMORPHOLOGICAL MAPPING; HILLSLOPE; LANDSAT THEMATIC MAPPER;

GREECE; THESSALY;

EID: 13044254775     PISSN: 15698432     EISSN: 1872826X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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