Watershed assessment along a segment of the Rio Conchos in Northern Mexico using satellite images

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 395-412

  Gutiérrez, Mélida ^a   Johnson, Elias ^a   Mickus, Kevin ^a  

^a MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chihuahuan desert; Remote sensing; Rio Conchos; Rio Grande basin; Riparian vegetation; Soil salinity

Indexed keywords

LAND USE; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); REMOTE SENSING; RIPARIAN VEGETATION; SALINIZATION; SOIL CHEMISTRY; WATERSHED;

CHIHUAHUA; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA; RIO CONCHOS BASIN;

RIPARIA;

EID: 9144233507     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-1963(03)00060-0     Document Type: Article

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