A methodology for the pre-selection of suitable sites for surface and underground small dams in arid areas: A case study in the region of Kidal, Mali

Physics and Chemistry of the Earth

Volumn 33, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 74-85

  Forzieri, Giovanni ^a,b   Gardenti, Marco ^a   Caparrini, Francesca ^b   Castelli, Fabio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b Eumechanos   (Italy)

Author keywords

Barrage; GIS in developing countries; Morphological parameters remotely sensed; Underground and surface dam

Indexed keywords

ARID REGIONS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; MAPPING; MORPHOLOGY; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE IMAGERY;

TERRITORIAL ANALYSIS; WATER HARVESTING;

DAMS;

ALLUVIAL PLAIN; ARID REGION; CARTOGRAPHY; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DAM CONSTRUCTION; DEVELOPING WORLD; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; GIS; LAND USE PLANNING; MAPPING; PROJECT DESIGN; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE DATA; SATELLITE IMAGERY;

AFRICA; KIDAL; MALI; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 38949189222     PISSN: 14747065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pce.2007.04.014     Document Type: Article

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