A knowledge-driven GIS modeling technique for groundwater potential mapping at the Upper Langat Basin, Malaysia

Arabian Journal of Geosciences

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1621-1637

  Manap, Mohamad Abd ^a   Sulaiman, Wan Nor Azmin ^b   Ramli, Mohammad Firuz ^b   Pradhan, Biswajeet ^b   Surip, Noraini ^c  

^a Minerals and Geoscience Department   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^c Malaysian Remote Sensing Agency   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Geographical information system (GIS); Groundwater potential; Knowledge driven; Malaysia; Remote sensing

Indexed keywords

BOREHOLE; DATABASE; GEOMORPHOLOGICAL MAPPING; GIS; GROUNDWATER EXPLORATION; LINEAMENT; POROSITY; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE IMAGERY; WATER STORAGE; WELL WATER;

LANGAT BASIN; MALAYSIA; WEST MALAYSIA;

EID: 84877023072     PISSN: 18667511     EISSN: 18667538     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12517-011-0469-2     Document Type: Article

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