An aquatic ecoregion delineation approach based on GIS and spatial environmental data in Heihe River Basin, Northwestern China

Quaternary International

Volumn 380-381, Issue , 2015, Pages 272-281

  Wang, Shi Yan ^a   Cheng, Dong Sheng ^a   Mao, Zhan Po ^a   Liu, Chang ^a   Yang, Su Zhen ^a   Wang, Liang ^a   Wu, Jia Peng ^a   Du, Yan Liang ^a  

^a CHINA INSTITUTE OF WATER RESOURCES AND HYDROPOWER RESEARCH   (China)

Author keywords

Aquatic ecoregion; Environmental factors; GIS technology; Heihe River Basin

Indexed keywords

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GIS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SATELLITE DATA; SATELLITE IMAGERY; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER RESOURCE;

CHINA; GANSU; HEIHE BASIN;

EID: 84940574875     PISSN: 10406182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2014.12.015     Document Type: Article

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