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https://doi.org/10.5194/se-7-341-2016
https://doi.org/10.5194/se-7-341-2016
Research article
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08 Mar 2016
Research article |  | 08 Mar 2016

Modeling the contributing factors of desertification and evaluating their relationships to the soil degradation process through geomatic techniques

P. Shoba and S. S. Ramakrishnan

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The paper systematically illustrates and identifies the causative factors of desertification processes through use of a geostatistical model. This paper also concentrates on studying and identifying the possible soil degradation processes which have been caused by prime factors. As such, this paper should be of interest to a broad readership including those interested in land degradation, environmental deterioration, desertification, remote sensing and geostatistical modeling.