Land use change and crop rotation analysis of a government well district in Rashda village-Dakhla Oasis, Egypt based on satellite data

Egyptian Journal of Remote Sensing and Space Science

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 185-195

  Kato, H ^a   Kimura, R ^b   Elbeih, S F ^c   Iwasaki, E ^d   Zaghloul, E A ^c  

^a HITOTSUBASHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TOTTORI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences   (Egypt)

^d KYORITSU WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Crop rotation; Dakhla Oasis; Government well; Land use; Satellite data

Indexed keywords

CROPS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IRRIGATION; ROTATION; RURAL AREAS; SATELLITES; TOPOGRAPHY; TRACKING RADAR;

CROP ROTATION; DAKHLA OASIS; LAND USE CHANGE ANALYSIS; LANDSAT ENHANCED THEMATIC MAPPER (ETM+); LANDSAT THEMATIC MAPPER; SATELLITE DATA; SHUTTLE RADAR TOPOGRAPHY MISSION; UNSUPERVISED CLASSIFICATION;

LAND USE;

CROP PRODUCTION; CROP ROTATION; IRRIGATION; LAND USE CHANGE; LANDSAT THEMATIC MAPPER; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SHUTTLE RADAR TOPOGRAPHY MISSION; VEGETATION COVER; VILLAGE;

DAKHLA OASIS; EGYPT; KHARGA OASIS; NEW VALLEY; WESTERN DESERT;

EID: 84873411294     PISSN: 11109823     EISSN: 20902476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrs.2012.09.003     Document Type: Article

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