Remote Sensing and GIS Approach for Delineation of Groundwater Potential and Groundwater Quality Zones of Western Doon Valley, Uttarakhand, India

Journal of the Indian Society of Remote Sensing

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 365-377

  Jasrotia, A S ^a   Bhagat, B D ^a   Kumar, Ajay ^a   Kumar, Rajesh ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JAMMU   (India)

Author keywords

Groundwater potential zones; Groundwater quality zones; India; Remote sensing and GIS; Uttarakhand; Western Doon Valley

Indexed keywords

DEBRIS FLOW; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; FLUVIAL GEOMORPHOLOGY; FOLD AND THRUST BELT; GIS; GROUNDWATER RESOURCE; HOLOCENE; NITRATE; REMOTE SENSING; TOPOGRAPHY; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER TABLE;

DEHRADUN VALLEY; HIMALAYAS; INDIA; UTTARAKHAND;

EID: 84878774898     PISSN: 0255660X     EISSN: 09743006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12524-012-0220-9     Document Type: Article

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