Erosion relevant topographical parameters derived from different DEMs-A comparative study from the Indian lesser Himalayas

Remote Sensing

Volumn 2, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1941-1961

  Datta, Pawanjeet S ^a   Schack Kirchner, Helmer ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

ASTER; DEMs; Soil erosion modeling; SRTM; Topographical parameters

Indexed keywords

ASTER; DEMS; SOIL EROSION MODELING; SRTM; TOPOGRAPHICAL PARAMETERS;

CLIMATE MODELS; EROSION; FORESTRY; GEOLOGIC MODELS; LANDFORMS; SOIL MECHANICS; SOILS; SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY; TOPOGRAPHY; TRACKING RADAR; WATERSHEDS;

SURVEYING;

EID: 80051867707     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20724292     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/rs2081941     Document Type: Article

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