Morphometric analysis of a subtropical Andean basin (Tucumán, Argentina)

Environmental Geology

Volumn 50, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1235-1242

  Mesa, L M ^a  

^a Instituto Miguel Lillo ^*  (Argentina)

Author keywords

Argentina; Basic parameters; Lules River basin; Shape parameters; Yungas

Indexed keywords

BIFURCATION (MATHEMATICS); CATCHMENTS; IMAGE PROCESSING; MAPS; SATELLITES; SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY; WATERSHEDS;

ARGENTINA; BASIC PARAMETERS; LULES RIVER BASIN; SHAPE PARAMETERS; YUNGAS;

MORPHOLOGY;

BASIN ANALYSIS; CATCHMENT; DRAINAGE; DRAINAGE BASIN; LANDSAT; MORPHOMETRY; SATELLITE IMAGERY; STREAM; TOPOGRAPHIC MAPPING;

ANDES; ARGENTINA; BOLIVIA; LA PAZ [BOLIVIA]; LULES BASIN; SOUTH AMERICA; TUCUMAN; YUNGAS;

EID: 33747662986     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00254-006-0297-y     Document Type: Article

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