Combined use of remote Sensing and GIS for degradation risk assessment in some soils of the Northern Nile Delta, Egypt

Egyptian Journal of Remote Sensing and Space Science

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 77-85

  El Baroudy, A A ^a   Moghanm, F S ^b  

^a Tanta University   (Egypt)

^b Kafrelsheikh University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

GIS; Land degradation; Physiographic mapping; Remote Sensing; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

ALKALINITY; FISH PONDS; GEOMORPHOLOGY; REMOTE SENSING; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOILS; SURVEYING; WEATHERING;

CHEMICAL DEGRADATION; CLIMATIC FACTORS; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; LAND DEGRADATION; NILE DELTA , EGYPT; REMOTE SENSING AND GIS; SIMPLE MODELING; SOIL DEGRADATION;

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

TESTUDINES;

EID: 84923570478     PISSN: 11109823     EISSN: 20902476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrs.2014.01.001     Document Type: Article

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