Integrated use of remote sensing, GIS and precipitation data for the assessment of soil erosion rate in the catchment area of "Yialias" in Cyprus

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 131, Issue , 2013, Pages 108-124

  Alexakis, Dimitrios D ^a   Hadjimitsis, Diofantos G ^a   Agapiou, Athos ^a  

^a CYPRUS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Cyprus)

Author keywords

AHP; Cyprus; Erosion; GIS; Remote sensing; RUSLE

Indexed keywords

AHP; ANALYTICAL HIERARCHICAL PROCESS; CYPRUS; PRECIPITATION DATA; REVISED UNIVERSAL SOIL LOSS EQUATIONS; RUSLE; SATELLITE REMOTE SENSING; TOPOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION;

CATCHMENTS; EROSION; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS; REMOTE SENSING; RISK ASSESSMENT; RUNOFF; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SOILS; WATERSHEDS;

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

ANALYTICAL HIERARCHY PROCESS; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; EROSION RATE; GIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); REMOTE SENSING; REVISED UNIVERSAL SOIL LOSS EQUATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SOIL EROSION; WATERSHED;

CYRUS; MINNESOTA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84882814680     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2013.02.013     Document Type: Article

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