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Citation	Pahari, Krishna, Shunji Murai, and Jean-Pierre Delsol. “Assessing Land Degradation Using Remote Sensing and GIS: A Case Study on Soil Erosion in Nepal.” In Space Informatics for Grassland Sustainable Development. Proceedings of the First International Seminar on Space Informatics for Sustainable Development: Grassland Monitoring and Management, Ulan Bator, Mongolia, 20-25 June 1995, 159-166. UNCRD Proceedings Series, no. 10. Nagoya, Japan: United Nations Centre for Regional Development; National Space Development Agency of Japan, 1996.
Title	Assessing Land Degradation Using Remote Sensing and GIS: A Case Study on Soil Erosion in Nepal
Year	1996
Author	Delsol, Jean-Pierre School of Environment, Resources and Development; Asian Institute of Technology; Bangkok, Thailand
Author	Murai, Shunji School of Environment, Resources and Development; Asian Institute of Technology; Bangkok, Thailand
Author	Pahari, Krishna School of Environment, Resources and Development; Asian Institute of Technology; Bangkok, Thailand
Material Type	Conference Paper
Features	5 references; 6 tables; 3 figures (color)
Pages	p. 159-166
Relationships	Part of 294 p. Space Informatics for Grassland Sustainable Development
Subjects	CASE STUDIES 18.04.01 EROSION 16.03.02 GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS 19.01.05 LAND USE 07.05.02 MOUNTAINS 17.03.04 NEPAL 01.04.04 REMOTE SENSING 18.04.01 RIVER BASINS 17.05.02 SOIL DEGRADATION 16.03.04 SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT 16.01.01
Abstract	This paper is based on research in which remote sensing and GIS was used to assess land degradation due to water erosion on a complex mountain watershed. Taking the Revised Universal Soil Equation as the conceptual basis and using the three vital tools, namely, remote sensing, GIS and Digital Terrain Modelling, spatial and temporal analysis of soil erosion has been made for a river watershed of area 276 square kilometers in Nepal. This is then used for proposing a sustainable watershed management plan considering soil erosion as the limited factor. The authors are currently involved in extending the application of remote sensing and GIS for global land degradation assessment. --author's abstract
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