Assessment of land degradation vulnerability in the semi-arid region of Southern India using GIS-based MEDALUS approach
S. Kaliraj, N. Chandrasekar, Manish Parmar, R. G. Rejith, S. Dharumarajan, M. Lalitha, K. Chandramohan
Topics & Concepts
Land degradationDesertificationGeographyAridity indexLand useVulnerability indexEnvironmental scienceLand coverShuttle Radar Topography MissionHydrology (agriculture)Physical geographySoil retrogression and degradationSoil qualityAridNormalized Difference Vegetation IndexIndex (typography)ForestryWater resource managementAgricultureClimate changeRemote sensingDigital elevation modelPrecipitationGeologyEcologyMeteorologyBiologyComputer scienceOceanographyWorld Wide WebPaleontologyArchaeologyGeotechnical engineeringSoil and Land Suitability AnalysisSoil erosion and sediment transportRemote Sensing in Agriculture