Fine-resolution remote-sensing and modelling of Himalayan catchment sustainability

Remote Sensing of Environment

Volumn 107, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 430-439

  Quincey, D J ^a   Luckman, A ^a   Hessel, R ^b   Davies, R ^a   Sankhayan, P L ^c   Balla, M K ^d  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^d TRIBHUVAN UNIVERSITY   (Nepal)

Author keywords

Deforestation; Environmental degradation; Nepal Middle Hills; Quickbird; Remote sensing; Soil erosion modelling

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; DEFORESTATION; WEATHERING;

HIMALAYAN CATCHMENT SUSTAINABILITY; NEPAL MIDDLE HILLS; QUICKBIRDS; SOIL EROSION MODELING;

REMOTE SENSING;

AGRICULTURAL CATCHMENT; DEFORESTATION; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EOS; LAND COVER; REMOTE SENSING; REVEGETATION; SOIL EROSION; SUSTAINABILITY; TERRACING;

REMOTE SENSING; WEATHERING;

ASIA; BAGMATI; EURASIA; HIMALAYAS; MIDDLE HILLS; NEPAL; POKHARE KHOLA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 33947359063     PISSN: 00344257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rse.2006.09.021     Document Type: Article

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