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Applications of geospatial technology and modeling for river basin management. Volume 12 /

This book focuses on the application of geospatial technology and modeling for managing river basins, offering insights into various geographic and hydrological analyses. It covers topics such as land use changes, flood impact assessments, and arsenic contamination in groundwater. The book is struct...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Other Authors: Pal, Subodh Chandra (Editor), Chatterjee, Uday (Editor), Chakrabortty, Rabin (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam, Netherlands : Elsevier, [2025]
Edition:First edition.
Series:Modern Cartography Series ; Volume 12
Subjects:
Geospatial data.
Données géospatiales.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Front Cover
  • Applications of Geospatial Technology and Modeling for River Basin Management
  • Copyright Page
  • Contents
  • List of contributors
  • Foreword
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgment(s)
  • I. Hydrology
  • 1 Recent land use land cover changes, demographic transition, and rainfall trends in middle Himalayan watershed
  • 1.1 Introduction
  • 1.2 Description of the study area
  • 1.3 Materials and methods
  • 1.3.1 Land use land cover classification
  • 1.3.2 Determination of change matrix
  • 1.3.3 Analysis of demographic drivers in Pauri and Kaljikhal blocks
  • 1.3.4 Rainfall time series analysis
  • 1.4 Results
  • 1.4.1 Land use land cover pattern for 2008
  • 1.4.2 Land use land cover pattern 2017
  • 1.4.3 Demographic changes
  • 1.4.4 Blockwise population distribution
  • 1.4.5 Spatial-temporal mapping through a geographical information system for decadal change analysis
  • 1.4.6 Trend analysis of the rainfall time series datasets
  • 1.5 Discussion
  • 1.6 Conclusions
  • Acknowledgments
  • References
  • 2 Hypsometric analysis for determining erosion susceptibility of Karnaphuli Watershed, Bangladesh, using remote sensing and...
  • 2.1 Introduction
  • 2.2 Limitations of the study
  • 2.3 Methods and materials
  • 2.3.1 Geological and climatic conditions of the study area
  • 2.3.2 Data collection and processing
  • 2.4 Results and discussion
  • 2.4.1 Estimation of the hypsometric curve
  • 2.4.2 Estimation of the hypsometric integral
  • 2.4.3 Relationship between watershed area and hypsometric integral
  • 2.5 Challenges and solutions
  • 2.6 Recommendations
  • 2.7 Conclusion
  • Acknowledgments
  • References
  • 3 Impact analysis of the 2022 flood event in Sylhet and Sunamganj using Google Earth Engine
  • 3.1 Introduction
  • 3.2 2 Materials and methods
  • 3.2.1 Study area
  • 3.2.2 Data description
  • 3.2.3 Flood extent estimation.
  • 3.2.4 Flood impact analysis
  • 3.3 3 Results
  • 3.3.1 Flood inundation extent
  • 3.3.2 Flood impact on cropland and settlement
  • 3.3.3 Flood inundation impact on population
  • 3.4 Discussion
  • 3.4.1 Impact of flash flood
  • 3.4.2 Impact of flash flood 2022 on population and health
  • 3.4.3 Impact of flash flood 2022 on crop cultivation and livelihood
  • 3.5 Conclusion
  • References
  • 4 Geographical appraisal of the basin hydrological phenomenon using Google Earth Engine
  • 4.1 Introduction
  • 4.2 Study area and dataset used
  • 4.2.1 Study area description
  • 4.2.2 Dataset used
  • 4.3 Methodology
  • 4.3.1 User input
  • 4.3.2 Morphometric analysis
  • 4.3.2.1 Geometric characteristics
  • 4.3.2.2 Relief characteristics
  • 4.3.2.3 Drainage network characteristics
  • 4.3.3 Hypsometric analysis of the basin
  • 4.3.4 Hydrometeorological condition
  • 4.3.5 Land use and land cover analysis
  • 4.3.6 Future climatic scenario
  • 4.4 Results
  • 4.4.1 Morphometric analysis of basin
  • 4.4.1.1 Geometric characteristics
  • 4.4.1.2 Relief characteristics
  • 4.4.1.3 Drainage network characteristics
  • 4.4.2 Hypsometric analysis
  • 4.4.3 Hydrometeorological analysis
  • 4.4.3.1 Total precipitation and runoff
  • 4.4.3.2 Minimum and maximum temperatures
  • 4.4.3.3 Evapotranspiration
  • 4.4.4 Land use and land cover pattern
  • 4.4.5 Future climate scenario of the basin
  • 4.5 Discussion
  • 4.6 Limitations of the study
  • 4.7 Conclusion
  • References
  • 5 Arsenic enrichment in the groundwater mechanism through hydrogeochemical control, mobilization, and sorption in the Lower...
  • 5.1 Introduction
  • 5.2 Hydrogeochemical controls
  • 5.3 Redox conditions influence the groundwater hydrogeochemical control
  • 5.4 pH levels influencing arsenic mobility
  • 5.5 Geologic composition and mineral dissolution
  • 5.6 Ion exchange and competition.
  • 5.7 Microbial activity for arsenic mobilization
  • 5.8 Sulfide minerals effective on mobility of arsenic for groundwater
  • 5.9 Hydraulic conductivity depends on Bengal aquifer and its flux for arsenic
  • 5.10 The role of aquifer types, sediment characteristics, and hydrostratigraphy
  • 5.11 Influencing of climatic factors and their impact on arsenic mobility
  • 5.12 Mobilization mechanisms of arsenic controlling in the Bengal basin
  • 5.13 Sorption processes and arsenic mobility
  • 5.14 Impacts on health and the crisis in water resource utilization
  • 5.15 Mitigation and remediation strategies
  • 5.16 Ongoing research and monitoring
  • 5.17 Conclusions
  • References
  • 6 Geospatial technique based flood hazard assessment and mapping: a case study of Orang National Park, Assam, India
  • 6.1 Introduction
  • 6.2 Materials and methods
  • 6.2.1 Description of the study area
  • 6.2.2 Sources of data
  • 6.2.3 Preparation of flood controlling factors
  • 6.2.4 The analytical hierarchy process model.