Abstract
Soil and vegetation loss are the most fundamental characteristics of desertification processes. The intensity and extent of land degradation attract major attention as a global change phenomenon and as regional Mediterranean phenomenon. Satellite remote sensing is most suitable therefore for monitoring such widespread environmental threat provided that there are suitable inferential models. This study aims at the assessment of a TM band ratio index which allows mapping of soil erodibility across areas representing transition between humid and arid climatic conditions such as existing at the margins of the Judean Desert. Measurements of spectral and bio-chemical properties of soil samples where carried out for this purpose both in the field laboratory. Relationships between the Landsat TM band ratio index and bio-chemical soil properties are analyzed.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1385-1388 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences - ISPRS Archives |
| Volume | 33 |
| State | Published - 2000 |
| Event | 19th International Congress for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, ISPRS 2000 - Amsterdam, Netherlands Duration: 16 Jul 2000 → 23 Jul 2000 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2000 International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing. All rights reserved.
Keywords
- Desertification
- Erodibility mapping
- Soil erodibility
- Soil erosion
