The value of Google Earth™ for erosion mapping

Catena

Volumn 143, Issue , 2016, Pages 123-127

  Boardman, John ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Google Earth ; Historical databases; Landform mapping; Remote sensing; Soil erosion; West Sussex

Indexed keywords

COASTAL LANDFORM; DATABASE; DESERT; GEOMORPHOLOGY; GLACIAL LANDFORM; MAPPING METHOD; REMOTE SENSING; SOIL EROSION; WORLD WIDE WEB;

EID: 84962907363     PISSN: 03418162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.catena.2016.03.031     Document Type: Note

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