RUSLE2 model application for soil erosion assessment using remote sensing and GIS

Water Resources Management

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 83-102

  Ismail, Jasmin ^a   Ravichandran, S ^a  

^a ANNA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Erosion; GIS analysis; Remote sensing; RUSLE2 model

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; EUTROPHICATION; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; LAND USE; RAIN; REMOTE SENSING; RESERVOIRS (WATER); SATELLITE IMAGERY; SOIL CONSERVATION; WATERSHEDS;

EROSION RATE; SOIL EROSION ASSESSMENT;

EROSION;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; EROSION; EUTROPHICATION; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; LAND USE; RAIN; REMOTE SENSING; RESERVOIRS (WATER); SATELLITE IMAGERY; SOIL CONSERVATION; WATERSHEDS;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; CATCHMENT; DATABASE; EROSION RATE; GIS; HILLSLOPE; IMAGE RESOLUTION; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SOIL CONSERVATION; SOIL EROSION; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; WATERSHED;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA; TAMIL NADU;

EID: 37549008242     PISSN: 09204741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11269-006-9145-9     Document Type: Article

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