Microlevel mapping of coastal geomorphology and coastal resources of Rameswaram Island, India: A remote sensing and GIS perspective

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 424-428

  Nobi, E P ^a   Shivaprasad, A ^b   Karikalan, R ^c   Dilipan, E ^a   Thangaradjou, T ^a   Sivakumar, K ^a  

^a ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (India)

^c ALAGAPPA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Bioshield; Corals; Gulf of Mannar; Satellite data

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; COASTAL EROSION; COASTAL MORPHOLOGY; COASTAL PROTECTION; CORAL; CYCLONE; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; GEOMORPHOLOGICAL MAPPING; GIS; IRS (SATELLITE); LISS; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE DATA; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; TOPOGRAPHY;

GULF OF MANNAR; INDIA; INDIAN OCEAN; RAMESHWARAM ISLAND; TAMIL NADU;

EID: 77952589041     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2112/08-1119.1     Document Type: Article

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