Groundwater potential in the hard rock terrain of Western Ghats: A case study from Kottayam district, Kerala using resourcesat (IRS-P6) data and GIS techniques

Journal of the Indian Society of Remote Sensing

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 163-171

  Vijith, H ^a  

^a MAHATMA GANDHI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENT; DENUDATION; DRINKING WATER; ESCARPMENT; GEOMORPHOLOGY; GIS; GROUNDWATER RESOURCE; HARD ROCK; IRS (SATELLITE); LITHOLOGY; RUNOFF; RURAL POPULATION; SATELLITE DATA; VALLEY FILL;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; KERALA; KOTTAYAM; SOUTH ASIA; WESTERN GHATS;

EID: 70349531261     PISSN: 0255660X     EISSN: 09743006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02990780     Document Type: Article

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