Multivariate erosion risk assessment of lateritic badlands of Birbhum (West Bengal, India): A case study

Journal of Earth System Science

Volumn 121, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1441-1454

  Ghosh, Sandipan ^a   Bhattacharya, Kamala ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BURDWAN   (India)

Author keywords

Erosion risk; GIS; Multivariate analysis; Sediment yield; Soil erosion

Indexed keywords

BADLANDS; GIS; GULLY EROSION; LATERITE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEDIMENT; SOIL EROSION; WATERSHED;

BIRBHUM; INDIA; JHARKHAND; WEST BENGAL;

EID: 84873563318     PISSN: 02534126     EISSN: 0973774X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12040-012-0243-1     Document Type: Article

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