Soil erosion modeling of a Himalayan watershed using RS and GIS

Environmental Earth Sciences

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 399-410

  Pandey, Ashish ^a   Mathur, Abhisekh ^b   Mishra, S K ^a   Mal, B C ^b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROORKEE   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Dem; Erosion; GIS; MMF; Remote sensing; USLE

Indexed keywords

DEM; GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HIMALAYAN WATERSHEDS; OPERATIONAL UNITS; RIVER BASINS; RS AND GIS; SEDIMENT YIELDS; SOIL EROSION; SOIL EROSION MODELING; SOIL LOSS; SPATIAL GRIDS; UNIVERSAL SOIL LOSS EQUATION; WATERSHED AREAS;

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; GEOLOGIC MODELS; LANDFORMS; RAPID SOLIDIFICATION; REMOTE SENSING; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SOIL MECHANICS; SOILS; WATERSHEDS;

SOIL CONSERVATION;

GIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; REMOTE SENSING; RIVER BASIN; SOIL CONSERVATION; SOIL EROSION; WATERSHED;

ARUNACHAL PRADESH; DIKRONG BASIN; INDIA;

EID: 77955157475     PISSN: 18666280     EISSN: 18666299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-009-0038-0     Document Type: Article

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