Multi-criteria decision evaluation in groundwater zones identification in Moyale-Teltele subbasin, South Ethiopia

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 30, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 2729-2740

  Murthy, K S R ^a   Mamo, Abiy Gatachew ^b  

^a ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^b Ministry of Water Resources   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; INFORMATION USE; LITHOLOGY; REMOTE SENSING;

CONVENTIONAL APPROACH; EXPLORATORY DRILLING; GROUNDWATER POTENTIALS; INTEGRATED APPROACH; MULTI-CRITERIA DECISION MAKING TECHNIQUE; MULTICRITERIA DECISION; REMOTE SENSING TECHNIQUES; THEMATIC INFORMATION;

GROUNDWATER;

DECISION MAKING; GIS; GROUNDWATER; MAP; MULTICRITERIA ANALYSIS; REMOTE SENSING;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; ETHIOPIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 70449433265     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431160802468255     Document Type: Article

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