Email this article Geo-Environmental Analysis Using Multitemporal Satellite Data and GIS Techniques- A Case Study for Bhavani River Basin, Tamil Nadu, India
Abstract
The northern and north-eastern (Eastern Ghats), the southern and south-eastern sides of the basin are dominated by rugged discontinuous hills, with altitudes ranging from 300 to 1,000 meters. Based on the quantitative analysis on LULC, it was observed that a rapid growth in built-up land between 1973 and 2003 while the periods between 1993 and 2003 witnessed a reduction in this class. It is expected that the expansion of built-up area will follow the same trend from the year 2003 onwards. Considerable changes in agricultural pattern in this study area though there is not much changes in water resources may be an indication that the influence of climate change induced effects are expected to be vital factor in Bhavani River Basin. Considerable changes in agricultural pattern in this study area though there is not much changes in water resources may be an indication that the influence of climate change induced effects are expected to be vital factor in Bhavani River Basin. However this should be further validated by the analysis of socio-economic, hydro-meteorological and other field data pertaining to the study area.
Keywords
Landuse Landcover, Change Detection, Remote Sensing, Environmental Changes, Bhavavni Basin
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