Remote Sensing Applications for Dryland Natural Resource Management
Remote Sensing Applications for Dryland Natural Resource Management
Edited by
Mahesh Kumar Gaur
2013
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CONTENTS List of Contributors
v
Foreword
vii
Preface
ix
1.
Geomorphology in Quantification of Aeolian Dynamism in Thar Desert at Local to Regional Scales Amal Kar
1-18
2.
Water Management and Information System: (India WRIS Web GIS: Design and Development of Web Enabled Water Resources Information System of India) J. R. Sharma
19-35
3.
Fluvial Process Measurement of Arid Ephemeral Channels in Western Rajasthan P.C. Moharana and Amal Kar
37-51
4.
Saraswati River – The Source of Quenching Thirst of Thar Desert B.K. Bhadra and J.R. Sharma
53-72
5.
Land Degradation Situation in Thar Region, India : Type, Extent and Associated Factors A.K. Bera, S. Rama Subramoniam and J.R. Sharma
73-92
6
Sustainable Utilization of Wastelands and their Economic Significance in Western Rajasthan, India Mahesh Kumar Guar and J.R. Sharma
93-116
7
Crop Identification Using Hyperspectral Satellite Data and Field Spectra Chilka Sharma, Manoj Joseph, S. Palaria and J.R. Sharma xi
117-124
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Data Mining for Extracting Spatial and Temporal Pattern of Drought Aditi Sharma, P. Dhayani and M.P. Punia
125-132
9
Potability Analysis of Ground Water of Thar Desert Trapti Sharma & S. Palria
133-142
10
Agricultural Resources in Arid Western RajasthanIssues and Options Balak Ram
143-161
11
Demography And Occupational Struture of Thar Desert Mahesh Kumar Gaur and Mrs. Narvada Sharma
163-182
12
Water Management in Dry lands (In-Field Water Harvesting for Sustainability) Divya Mishra, Jyotsana Chuchra and JR Sharma
183-197
13
Role of Space Technology in Studying Land Degradation and Poverty Nexus in Dry lands: A Case Study of Pali Development Block Himani Singh
199-207
14
Study of Spatial Distribution of Groundwater Quality with Geostatistics in Western Rajasthan Mrs. Trapti Sharma & S. Palria
209-218
15
Predicting Drought Using Time Series Analysis and Forecasting of Rainfall and Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) Data Aditi Sharma, P. Dhayani and M.P. Punia
219-230
16
Assessment and Modeling of Village Ecosystem using Earth Observation and Geospatial Technology Ila Agnihotri
231-254
17
Desertification Assessment Within Landuse and Degradation in Pali Development Block by Using LISS IV Data. Mani Tyagi,
255-263
18
Numerical Groundwater Flow Modeling Using MODFLOW : A Case Study of Osian-Mandore Pilot area of Jodhpur District, Rajasthan Sneha
265-276
19
Satellite Remote Sensing and Geospatial Technology to Support Assessment of Crop Water Information for Sustainable Water Resource Management Kamini Yadav
277-288
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