Environmental Monitoring of Bombetoka Bay and the Betsiboka Estuary,Madagascar,Using Multi-temporal Satellite Data |
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| Authors: | Tsilavo Raharimahefa |
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| Institution: | Tsilavo Raharimahefa Department of Earth Sciences,Laurentian University,Sudbury ON P3E2C6,Canada Timothy M Kusky Three Gorges Research Center for Geo-hazard,Ministry of Education,China University of Geosciences,Wuhan 430074,China,State Key Laboratory of Geological Processes , Mineral Resources |
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| Abstract: | The causes and consequences of soil erosion in Madagascar have been the focus of recent environmental debates.The Betsiboka,Madagascar's largest river stretching 600 km from the high central plateau to the northwest coast on the Mozambique Channel,is a major conduit for transporting lateritic soils and sediments derived from the highlands of Central Madagascar to the sea.These entrained lateritic sediments color the river a blood-red hue,as if the life of the island is being drained away.In this study,Lands... |
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| Keywords: | environment monitoring Madagascar delta remote sensing Landsat |
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