Watershed prioritization using morphometric and land use/land cover parameters: A remote sensing and GIS based approach

Journal of the Geological Society of India

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 63-75

  Javed, Akram ^a   Khanday, Mohd Yousuf ^b   Rais, Subah ^a  

^a ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA   (India)

Author keywords

Conservation measures; Land use land cover; Morphometry; Priority; Watershed

Indexed keywords

EROSION; GEOMORPHOLOGICAL MAPPING; GIS; IRS (SATELLITE); LAND COVER; LAND USE CHANGE; LISS; MORPHOMETRY; REMOTE SENSING; RIVER BASIN; SATELLITE DATA; WATERSHED;

INDIA; RAJASTHAN;

EID: 80052689559     PISSN: 00167622     EISSN: 09746889     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12594-011-0068-6     Document Type: Article

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