Vulnerability of the Nile Delta to sea level rise: An assessment using remote sensing

Geomatics, Natural Hazards and Risk

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 315-321

  Hereher, Mohamed E ^a  

^a MANSOURA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL AREAS; AGRICULTURAL LAND; COASTAL AREA; COASTAL WETLANDS; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; MEAN SEA LEVEL; NILE DELTA; SEA LEVEL RISE;

COASTAL ZONES; REMOTE SENSING; WETLANDS;

SEA LEVEL;

EID: 79958716809     PISSN: 19475705     EISSN: 19475713     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19475705.2010.516912     Document Type: Article

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