Essays about: "Landsat TM and ETM"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 11 essays containing the words Landsat TM and ETM.
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1. Tracing mangrove forest dynamics of Bangladesh using historical Landsat data
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskapAbstract : Present, accurate, and reliable estimation of mangrove forests in Bangladesh is limited. Former estimation of mangroves extent and density has been more or less restricted to Sundarbans and do not represent the whole country. READ MORE
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2. Land cover change and its influence on soil erosion in the Mara region, Tanzania : using satellite remote sensing and the Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation (RUSLE) to map land degradation between 1986 and 2013
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskapAbstract : Sub-Saharan Africa suffers from land degradation, depletion of natural resources and rural poverty. In the Lake Victoria Basin, where large parts of the population are small scale farmers, people are facing such issues coupled with altered climatic conditions. READ MORE
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3. An attempt to investigate the impact of 1994 Tutsi Genocide in Rwanda on landscape using remote sensing and GIS analysis
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskapAbstract : The 1994 Tutsi Genocide in Rwanda affected the society, as well as its surrounding environment. By the use of Remote Sensing and GIS, the study looked at the evidence of change to the landscape by looking at vegetation based on NDVI (Normalized Difference Vegetation Index) To explain the reason behind the noticed change, the following parameters were used: • rainfall variations, • refugees and population number, • GDP and agricultural production. READ MORE
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4. Water scarcity-induced change in vegetation cover along Teesta River catchments in Bangladesh : NDVI, Tasseled Cap and System dynamics analysis
University essay from Institutionen för naturgeografi och kvartärgeologi (INK)Abstract : Water scarcity is both natural and man-made phenomenon. Water control and uneven distribution of upstream TeestaRiver water makes artificial scarcity in downstream areas which can be minimized at least to the water stress level by balancing distribution and sustainable water use. READ MORE
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5. Mapping Landcover/Landuse and Coastline Change in the Eastern Mekong Delta (Viet Nam) from 1989 to 2002 using Remote Sensing
University essay from KTH/Samhällsplanering och miljöAbstract : There has been rapid change in the landcover/landuse in the Mekong delta, Viet Nam. The landcover/landuse has changed very fast due to intense population pressure, agriculture/aquaculture farming and timber collection in the coastal areas of the delta. READ MORE