Assessment of soil erosion using remote sensing and GIS in Nagpur district, Maharashtra for prioritisation and delineation of conservation units

Journal of the Indian Society of Remote Sensing

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 197-212

  Srinivas, C V ^a   Maji, A K ^b   Obi Reddy, G P ^a   Chary, G R ^b  

^a INDIRA GANDHI CENTRE FOR ATOMIC RESEARCH   (India)

^b ICAR NATIONAL BUREAU OF SOIL SURVEY AND LAND USE PLANNING   (India)

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EID: 80053130649     PISSN: 0255660X     EISSN: 09743006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03000363     Document Type: Article

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