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MAPPING LINEAR EROSION FEATURES USING HIGH AND VERY HIGH RESOLUTION SATELLITE IMAGERY

  1. J.F. Desprats1,*,
  2. D. Raclot2,
  3. M. Rousseau1,
  4. O. Cerdan1,
  5. M. Garcin1,
  6. Y. Le Bissonnais3,
  7. A. Ben Slimane2,4,
  8. J. Fouche1,
  9. D. Monfort-Climent1

Article first published online: 3 FEB 2011

DOI: 10.1002/ldr.1094

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Land Degradation & Development

Land Degradation & Development

Volume 24, Issue 1, pages 22–32, January/February 2013

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Desprats, J.F., Raclot, D., Rousseau, M., Cerdan, O., Garcin, M., Le Bissonnais, Y., Ben Slimane, A., Fouche, J. and Monfort-Climent, D. (2013), MAPPING LINEAR EROSION FEATURES USING HIGH AND VERY HIGH RESOLUTION SATELLITE IMAGERY. Land Degrad. Dev., 24: 22–32. doi: 10.1002/ldr.1094

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  1. 1

    Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières (BRGM), 34000 Montpellier, France

  2. 2

    IRD, UMR LISAH INRA–IRD–SupAgro, 2 place Viala, 34060 Montpellier, France

  3. 3

    INRA, UMR LISAH INRA–IRD–SupAgro, 2 place Viala, 34060 Montpellier, France

  4. 4

    INAT, 43 avenue Charles Nicolle, 1082 Tunis-Mahrajene, Tunisie, France

*Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières (BRGM), 34000 Montpellier, France.

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 20 JAN 2013
  2. Article first published online: 3 FEB 2011
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 4 JAN 2011
  4. Manuscript Revised: 6 DEC 2010
  5. Manuscript Received: 1 JUN 2010

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