A GIS-integrated fuzzy rule-based inference system for land suitability evaluation in agricultural watersheds

Agricultural Systems

Volumn 101, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 101-109

  Reshmidevi, T V ^a   Eldho, T I ^a   Jana, R ^b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY   (India)

^b BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

Fuzzy logic; Geographic Information System; Land suitability; Multi criteria evaluation; Supplementary irrigation; Yager's aggregation method

Indexed keywords

CROP; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FUZZY MATHEMATICS; GIS; IRRIGATION; LAND USE PLANNING; MODELING; SITE INVESTIGATION; TERRAIN; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WATERSHED;

ASIA; EURASIA; GANDHESHWARI BASIN; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA; WEST BENGAL;

EID: 65549084493     PISSN: 0308521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2009.04.001     Document Type: Article

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