Integrated remote sensing and GIS-based approach for assessing groundwater potential in West Medinipur district, West Bengal, India

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 231-250

  Chowdhury, A ^a   Jha, M K ^b   Chowdary, V M ^c   Mal, B C ^b  

^a BIDHAN CHANDRA KRISHI VISWAVIDYALAYA   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^c INDIAN SPACE RESEARCH ORGANISATION   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; LITHOLOGY; PERSONAL COMPUTERS; REMOTE SENSING; SURFACE WATERS; WATER MANAGEMENT;

ANALYTICAL HIERARCHY PROCESS; GIS (GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM); GPS (GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM); GROUNDWATER EXPLOITATION; GROUNDWATER POTENTIALS; GROUNDWATER RESERVES; REMOTE SENSING AND GIS; SYSTEMATIC PLANNING;

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

EXPLOITATION; GIS; GPS; GROUNDWATER; REMOTE SENSING; WATER MANAGEMENT;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA; WEST BENGAL;

EID: 57049149109     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431160802270131     Document Type: Article

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