Estimation of erosion in tectonically active orogenies. Example from the Bhotekoshi catchment, Himalaya (Nepal)

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 30, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 3075-3096

  Andermann, C ^a   Gloaguen, R ^a  

^a TU BERGAKADEMIE FREIBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTENNAS; CATCHMENTS; LAND USE; MAPPING; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ESTIMATION; REMOTE SENSING; RUNOFF; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SUPPORT VECTOR MACHINES;

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; ESTIMATION MODELS; LAND-USE MAPPINGS; MULTI-SPECTRAL ANALYSIS; REMOTE SENSING TECHNIQUES; REVISED UNIVERSAL SOIL LOSS EQUATIONS; SURFACE MATERIALS;

EROSION;

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY; ASTER; CATCHMENT; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; EROSION; IMAGE CLASSIFICATION; OROGENY; REMOTE SENSING; REVISED UNIVERSAL SOIL LOSS EQUATION;

ASIA; BHOTEKOSHI VALLEY; EURASIA; HIMALAYAS;

EID: 70449348600     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431160802558733     Document Type: Article

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