Remotely sensed vegetation indices and spatial decision support system for better water consumption regime in Nile Delta. A case study for rice cultivation suitability map

Life Science Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 201-209

  Elhag, Mohamed ^a  

^a KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Kafr El Sheikh governorate; Remote sensing indices; Rice cultivation; SDSS; Suitability map; Vegetation indices

Indexed keywords

EID: 84892609874     PISSN: 10978135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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