Large-scale assessment of soil erosion using a neuro-fuzzy model combined with GIS: A case study of Hubei Province, China

Land Degradation and Development

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 654-666

  Zhu, D ^a   Wang, T W ^a   Cai, C F ^a   Li, L ^a   Shi, Z H ^a  

^a HUAZHONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

GIS; Hubei Province; Large scale assessment; NEFCLASS; Neuro fuzzy model; PR China; Soil erosion

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT APPROACHES; ASSESSMENT CRITERIA; COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT; EROSION DAMAGE; EROSION EFFECTS; EROSION LEVEL; EVALUATING INDICATORS; GEO-SPATIAL; GIS TECHNOLOGY; GROUND TRUTH DATA; HIGH MOUNTAINS; HUBEI PROVINCE; LAND AREAS; MULTI-INDEX; NEFCLASS; NEURO-FUZZY MODEL; SOIL EROSION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; STUDY AREAS;

DATA PROCESSING; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; LANDFORMS; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SOIL CONSERVATION; SOIL MECHANICS; SOILS;

GEOLOGIC MODELS;

ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; ASSESSMENT METHOD; FUZZY MATHEMATICS; GIS; LAND DEGRADATION; SOIL CONSERVATION; SOIL EROSION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

CHINA; HUBEI;

EID: 77749315522     PISSN: 10853278     EISSN: 1099145X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ldr.956     Document Type: Article

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