Journal of Geology & Geophysics
Open Access
ISSN: 2381-8719
+44 1478 350008
ISSN: 2381-8719
+44 1478 350008
Nooka Ratnam Kinthada
School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences,
Rajahmundry-533105, Andhra Pradesh
India
Research Article
Land Use/Land Cover and NDVI Analysis for Monitoring the Health of Micro-watersheds of Sarada River Basin, Visakhapatnam District, India
Author(s): Nooka Ratnam Kinthada, Murali Krishna Gurram, Amminedu Eadara and Venkateswara Rao VelagalaNooka Ratnam Kinthada, Murali Krishna Gurram, Amminedu Eadara and Venkateswara Rao Velagala
The study has been undertaken to map the land use/land cover resource at a micro-watershed level in the Sarada river basin covering an area of 2634 km2. Multi-temporal remote sensing data acquired by the Landsat-7 ETM+ satellite sensor of 30m spatial resolution and IRS-P6 LISS-III satellite sensor of 23.5m resolution, respectively has been used for the study. Change analysis of the land use/land cover pattern in the basin was carried out to identify the impact of anthropogenic activities in each of the 60 micro-watersheds of the basin. The study has appraised the fact that, land use/land cover changes are affected by factors, such as, population growth, agricultural demand (food, bio-energy, forest, etc.), urbanization and economic development in the Sarada river basin. Simultaneously, NDVI was used to broadly monitor the vegetative vigor and imperviousness of the micro-watersheds. Th.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2329-6755.1000146