Riverbank changes along the Mekong River: Remote sensing detection in the Vientiane-Nong Khai area

Quaternary International

Volumn 186, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 100-112

  Kummu, Matti ^a   Lu, X X ^b   Rasphone, Akchousanh ^c   Sarkkula, Juha ^d   Koponen, Jorma ^e  

^a AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF LAOS   (Laos)

^d FINNISH ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^e Ymparistovaikutusten Arviointikeskus Oy   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BANK EROSION; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; EROSION RATE; FIELD SURVEY; HUMAN ACTIVITY; IMAGE RESOLUTION; REMOTE SENSING; RIVER BANK; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SPOT;

ASIA; EURASIA; LAOS; MEKONG RIVER; NONG KHAI; NORTHEASTERN REGION; SOUTHEAST ASIA; THAILAND; VIENTIANE;

EID: 46149115432     PISSN: 10406182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2007.10.015     Document Type: Article

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