Quantification of morphometric characterization and prioritization for management planning in semi-arid tropics of India: A remote sensing and GIS approach

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 511, Issue , 2014, Pages 850-860

  Aher, P D ^a   Adinarayana, J ^a   Gorantiwar, S D ^b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY   (India)

^b MAHATMA PHULE KRISHI VIDYAPEETH   (India)

Author keywords

Conservation planning; Geographic information system; Morphometric characterization; Remote sensing; Watershed prioritization; Weighted sum analysis technique

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; REMOTE SENSING; TROPICS;

ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES; CONSERVATION PLANNING; MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES; MORPHOMETRIC CHARACTERIZATION; MORPHOMETRIC PARAMETERS; MORPHOMETRIC VARIABLES; PRIORITIZATION; REMOTE SENSING AND GIS;

WATERSHEDS;

CONSERVATION PLANNING; DECISION MAKING; GEOSTATISTICS; GIS; MORPHOMETRY; PRIORITIZATION; REMOTE SENSING; SEMIARID REGION; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER PLANNING; WATER RESOURCE; WATERSHED;

INDIA;

EID: 84895773184     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2014.02.028     Document Type: Article

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