GIS-based decision support system for identifying potential sites for rainwater harvesting

Physics and Chemistry of the Earth

Volumn 32, Issue 15-18, 2007, Pages 1074-1081

  Mbilinyi, B P ^a   Tumbo, S D ^a   Mahoo, H F ^a   Mkiramwinyi, F O ^b  

^a SOKOINE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Tanzania)

^b Ukiriguru National Agricultural Research Centre   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Decision support system; Geographic information systems; Rainwater harvesting technologies; Remote sensing

Indexed keywords

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; DRAINAGE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; LAND USE; REMOTE SENSING; SLOPE STABILITY; SOILS; TEXTURES;

LAND COVER; RAINWATER HARVESTING TECHNOLOGIES; SOIL DEPTH; SOIL TEXTURE;

RAIN;

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; FIELD SURVEY; GIS; INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; RAINFALL; RAINWATER; REMOTE SENSING; SEMIARID REGION; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER RESOURCE;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; KILIMANJARO [TANZANIA]; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TANZANIA;

EID: 34548635792     PISSN: 14747065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pce.2007.07.014     Document Type: Article

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