Land use/land cover identification in an alpine and arid region (Nubra Valley, Ladakh) using satellite remote sensing |
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| Authors: | P K Joshi G S Rawat H Padaliya P S Roy |
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| Institution: | 1. Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (NRSA), 248 001, Dehradun, India
2. Wildlife Institute of India, 248 001, Dehradun, India
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| Abstract: | The remote sensing technology has been widely used for mapping the vegetation types in the tropical landscapes. However, in
the temperate and alpine arid regions of India very few studies have been conducted using this technique. In the mountainous
temperate arid conditions the vegetation is largely confined to marsh meadows, streams courses, river valleys and moist pockets
close to snowfields. The ground truth collection in these zones are physically challenging due to tough terrain and restricted
mobility. The detailed mapping of vegetation and other land use classes in these areas is therefore, extremely difficult.
This paper describes the use of IRS-ID LISS III sensor for deciphering land cover details Nubra Valley, northern portion of
Ladakh Autonomous Hill Council, Jammu & Kashmir (India). This analysis essentially emphasizes in bringing out various vegetation
classes (speciallyHippophae rhamnoides and other medicinal plant communities) along the narrow river valleys. |
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