Deciphering of groundwater potential zones in Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu, using remote sensing and GIS techniques

Journal of the Geological Society of India

Volumn 84, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 597-608

  Selvam, S ^a   Magesh, N S ^b   Sivasubramanian, P ^a   Soundranayagam, John Prince ^a   Manimaran, G ^a   Seshunarayana, T ^c  

^a V O CHIDAMBARAM COLLEGE   (India)

^b MANONMANIAM SUNDARANAR UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c NATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Groundwater; Influencing factor; Recharge potential; Remote sensing and GIS; Tamil Nadu; Tuticorin

Indexed keywords

AQUIFER; GIS; GROUNDWATER EXPLORATION; IRS (SATELLITE); RASTER; RECHARGE; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE DATA; SOFTWARE;

INDIA; TAMIL NADU; TUTICORIN;

EID: 84911426586     PISSN: 00167622     EISSN: 09746889     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12594-014-0167-2     Document Type: Article

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