Watershed Prioritization Using Saaty's AHP Based Decision Support for Soil Conservation Measures

Water Resources Management

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 475-494

  Jaiswal, R K ^a   Thomas, T ^a   Galkate, R V ^a   Ghosh, N C ^a   Singh, S ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HYDROLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Erosion hazard parameter (EHP); Saaty's analytical hierarchical process (SAHP); Sediment production rate (SPR); Sediment yield; Soil loss

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL HIERARCHICAL PROCESS; EROSION HAZARDS; SEDIMENT PRODUCTION RATE; SEDIMENT YIELDS; SOIL LOSS;

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; CATCHMENTS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; EROSION; HAZARDS; IDENTIFICATION (CONTROL SYSTEMS); RESERVOIRS (WATER); RUNOFF; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SOILS; WATERSHEDS;

SOIL CONSERVATION;

ANALYTICAL HIERARCHY PROCESS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; PRIORITIZATION; SEDIMENT YIELD; SOIL CONSERVATION; SOIL EROSION; WATERSHED;

BUNDELKHAND; INDIA; MADHYA PRADESH;

EID: 84892485898     PISSN: 09204741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11269-013-0494-x     Document Type: Article

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