Identification of Groundwater Potential Zones of a Tropical River Basin (Kerala, India) Using Remote Sensing and GIS Techniques

Journal of the Indian Society of Remote Sensing

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 83-94

  Preeja, K R ^a   Joseph, Sabu ^a   Thomas, Jobin ^a   Vijith, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KERALA   (India)

Author keywords

GIS; Groundwater potential; Hydrogeomorphology; India; Ithikkara

Indexed keywords

ALLUVIAL PLAIN; GEOMORPHOLOGY; GIS; GROUNDWATER EXPLORATION; GROUNDWATER RESOURCE; LAND COVER; LAND USE; LANDSAT THEMATIC MAPPER; LINEAMENT; REMOTE SENSING; RIVER BASIN; SLOPE; SPATIAL VARIATION; TROPICAL REGION;

INDIA; ITHIKKARA RIVER; KERALA;

EID: 79959374156     PISSN: 0255660X     EISSN: 09743006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12524-011-0075-5     Document Type: Article

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