Use of geo-spatial information and technologies for analyzing morphological changes in the greater Visakhapatnam coastal region, east coast of India

Geocarto International

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 391-411

  Swarna Latha, P ^a   Nageswara Rao, K ^b  

^a ANDHRA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b GITAM UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Coastal regulation zone; Geo spatial information; GIS; Greater visakhapatnam; Land use; Morphology; Remote sensing

Indexed keywords

COASTAL MORPHOLOGY; COASTAL ZONE; GIS; IRS (SATELLITE); LAND COVER; LAND USE; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE DATA; SHORELINE;

ANDHRA PRADESH; INDIA; VISAKHAPATNAM;

EID: 79960776018     PISSN: 10106049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10106049.2011.586733     Document Type: Article

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