Mapping of Groundwater Potential Zones in the Musi Basin Using Remote Sensing Data and GIS

Published In

Advances in Engineering Software

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

7-2009

Subjects

Groundwater

Abstract

The objective of this study is to explore the groundwater availability for agriculture in the Musi basin. Remote sensing data and geographic information system were used to locate potential zones for groundwater in the Musi basin. Various maps (i.e., base, hydrogeomorphological, geological, structural, drainage, slope, land use/land cover and groundwater prospect zones) were prepared using the remote sensing data along with the existing maps. The groundwater availability of the basin is qualitatively classified into different classes (i.e., very good, good, moderate, poor and nil) based on its hydrogeomorphological conditions. The land use/land cover map was prepared for the Kharif season using a digital classification technique with the limited ground truth for mapping irrigated areas in the Musi basin. The alluvial plain in filled valley, flood plain and deeply buried pediplain were successfully delineated and shown as the prospective zones of groundwater.

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Copyright 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

*At the time of publication Mehmet C. Demirel was affiliated with Institute of Science and Technology, Istanbul Technical University

DOI

10.1016/j.advengsoft.2008.10.001

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http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/20836

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