<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>An assessment of Varuna river basin of India was performed to study the various drainage parameters in GIS platform. The delineation of drainage network is possible either physically from topographic sheets or with the help data of Digital Elevation Model (DEM) by methods for calculation techniques. Extraction of the basin and sub-basins, stream network has been produced to evaluate the drainage characteristics in the study zone. The entire Varuna river basin has been subdivided into 3 sub-watersheds and 41 morphometric parameters have been computed under four broad categories i.e. drainage network, basin geometry, drainage texture, and relief characteristics. The morphometric analysis has been performed and different parameters have been correlated with each other to understand their underlying connection and their role over the basin hydro geomorphology. The study discloses different types of morphometric analysis and how they influence the soil and topography of the basin. The investigation and estimation of basin morphometry and relief parameters in GIS will be of massive utility in catchment area advancement, understanding the watershed for natural resource evaluation, planning and administration at any scale. The outcomes thus generated equip us with significant knowledge and may also provide an input that are essential in decision making for watershed planning and drainage development of the watershed.</p></abstract>

An assessment of Varuna river basin of India was performed to study the various drainage parameters in GIS platform. The delineation of drainage network is possible either physically from topographic sheets or with the help data of Digital Elevation Model (DEM) by methods for calculation techniques. Extraction of the basin and sub-basins, stream network has been produced to evaluate the drainage characteristics in the study zone. The entire Varuna river basin has been subdivided into 3 sub-watersheds and 41 morphometric parameters have been computed under four broad categories i.e. drainage network, basin geometry, drainage texture, and relief characteristics. The morphometric analysis has been performed and different parameters have been correlated with each other to understand their underlying connection and their role over the basin hydro geomorphology. The study discloses different types of morphometric analysis and how they influence the soil and topography of the basin. The investigation and estimation of basin morphometry and relief parameters in GIS will be of massive utility in catchment area advancement, understanding the watershed for natural resource evaluation, planning and administration at any scale. The outcomes thus generated equip us with significant knowledge and may also provide an input that are essential in decision making for watershed planning and drainage development of the watershed.

Geospatial Approach for Quantitative Drainage Morphometric Analysis of Varuna River Basin, India

Amity Institute of Geo-Informatics and Remote Sensing

Centre for Climate Change and Water Research

Department of Remote Sensing, Birla Institute of Technology

Journal of Landscape Ecology

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An assessment of Varuna river basin of India was performed to study the various drainage parameters in GIS platform. The delineation of drainage network is...

Geospatial Approach for Quantitative Drainage Morphometric Analysis of Varuna River Basin, India

Data publikacji: 06 sie 2019

Zakres stron: 1 - 25

Otrzymano: 01 mar 2019

Przyjęty: 13 kwi 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jlecol-2019-0007

Słowa kluczowe
River basin, morphometry, Varuna river, DEM, GIS, watershed

© 2019 Praveen Kumar Rai et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Geospatial Approach for Quantitative Drainage Morphometric Analysis of Varuna River Basin, India

Data publikacji: 06 sie 2019

Zakres stron: 1 - 25

Otrzymano: 01 mar 2019

Przyjęty: 13 kwi 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jlecol-2019-0007

Słowa kluczoweRiver basin, morphometry, Varuna river, DEM, GIS, watershed

© 2019 Praveen Kumar Rai et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Słowa kluczowe
River basin, morphometry, Varuna river, DEM, GIS, watershed