Desertification Detected in the Udhaim River Basin, Iraq Based on Spectral Indices Derived from Remote Sensing Images
In this study, changes in Land Use Land Cover (LULC) have been investigated over the Udhaim River Basin in Iraq by using spectral indices. NDVI, NDBI, NDWI, NDBaI, and CI represent respectively the vegetation, built-up, water bodies, bare-land, and soil crust of LULC. Two different images were acqui...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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2017-09-01
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Series: | Miscellanea Geographica: Regional Studies on Development |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1515/mgrsd-2017-0007 |