Gully erosion has been established as a major source of sediment pollution in the upper Trinity River watershed in north-central Texas. This fact, along with a lack of models appropriate for a large-area gully erosion analysis established a need for a gully erosion study in the upper Trinity basin. This thesis project attempted to address this need by deriving an index indicative of gully erosion risk using remote sensing and geographic information systems (GIS) methodology. In context of previous field studies, the coarse spatial resolution of the input GIS data layers presented a challenge to prediction of gully prone areas. However, the remote sensing/GIS approach was found to provide useful reconnaissance information on gully risk over large areas.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc332453 |
| Date | 08 1900 |
| Creators | Sill, Paul E. (Paul Eric) |
| Contributors | Atkinson, Samuel F., Dickson, Kenneth L. |
| Publisher | University of North Texas |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | viii, 113 leaves : ill., maps, Text |
| Coverage | United States - Texas |
| Rights | Public, Sill, Paul E. (Paul Eric), Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved. |
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