Influence of neotectonic activity on groundwater salinity and playa development in the Mendha river catchment, western India

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 29, Issue 13, 2008, Pages 3975-3986

  Rathore, V S ^a   Nathawat, M S ^a   Ray, Champati P K ^b  

^a BIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF REMOTE SENSING   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; CATCHMENTS; RIVERS; WATER QUALITY;

ELECTRICAL CONDUCTANCE; GROUNDWATER SALINITIES; HYDROLOGICAL REGIME; MULTI RESOLUTIONS; RIVER CATCHMENT; SATELLITE IMAGES; SUBSURFACE STRUCTURES; TECTONIC CONTROL;

GROUNDWATER RESOURCES;

AQUIFER; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; GEOMETRY; GROUNDWATER; IMAGE RESOLUTION; IRS (SATELLITE); LANDSAT MULTISPECTRAL SCANNER; NEOTECTONICS; PLAYA; SALINITY; SATELLITE DATA; SATELLITE IMAGERY; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; MENDHA RIVER; RAJASTHAN; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 46349086570     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431160801891861     Document Type: Article

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