Determination of potential runoff coefficient for Al-Baha Region, Saudi Arabia using GIS

Arabian Journal of Geosciences

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 2041-2057

  Mahmoud, Shereif H ^a   Mohammad, F S ^a   Alazba, A A ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Digital elevation model (DEM); Geographical information system (GIS); Hydrological soil group (HSG); Land cover land use (LCLU); Potential runoff coefficient (PRC)

Indexed keywords

DAM; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; DRAINAGE; GIS; GPS; LAND COVER; LAND USE; PIXEL; RAINFALL; RUNOFF; SATELLITE DATA; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL TEXTURE; STORMWATER;

BAHA; SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 84899520666     PISSN: 18667511     EISSN: 18667538     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12517-014-1303-4     Document Type: Article

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