Mapping and assessment of degraded land in the Heihe River Basin, Arid northwestern China

Sensors

Volumn 7, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 2565-2578

  Qi, Shanzhong ^a   Cai, Yumin ^a  

^a SHANDONG NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Arid northwestern China; Classification; Degraded land; Evaluation; Heihe River Basin

Indexed keywords

CLASSIFICATION (OF INFORMATION); RIVERS; SOILS; WATERSHEDS;

ARID NORTHWESTERN CHINA; CLASSIFICATION AND EVALUATIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; EVALUATION; HEIHE RIVER BASIN; INFORMATION CONCERNING; LAND DESERTIFICATION; WATER RESOURCE UTILIZATION;

WATER RESOURCES;

EID: 36849041448     PISSN: 14243210     EISSN: 14248220     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/s7112565     Document Type: Article

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