Monthly soil erosion monitoring based on remotely sensed biophysical parameters: A case study in Strymonas river basin towards a functional pan-European service

International Journal of Digital Earth

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 461-487

  Panagos, Panos ^a   Karydas, Christos G ^b   Gitas, Ioannis Z ^b   Montanarella, Luca ^a  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^b ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

biophysical parameters; digital earth; European geo databases; Sobel filter; soil erosion; Strymonas Struma

Indexed keywords

BIOPHYSICS; LAND USE; MAPPING; RAIN; REMOTE SENSING; SOILS; VEGETATION;

BIOPHYSICAL PARAMETERS; DIGITAL EARTH; GEODATABASE; SOBEL FILTER; SOIL EROSION; STRYMONAS/STRUMA;

EROSION;

ANNUAL VARIATION; DATA SET; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; REMOTE SENSING; RIVER BASIN; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOIL EROSION; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

EUROPE;

EID: 80052508035     PISSN: 17538947     EISSN: 17538955     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17538947.2011.587897     Document Type: Article

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