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Studying of the Environmental Changes in Marsh Area Using Landsat Satellite Images

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  • Salah A. H Saleh

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The marshes of Mesopotamia at the southern part of Iraq represent a unique component of our global heritage. During the last decades the Iraqi marshes subjected to many changes, these changes have great impact on marshes environmental and ecosystem. The goal of this research is to detect the environmental changes in Iraqi marshes that represented main land cover in the area for the period 1973-2004, by using multi-temporal and multi-spectral satellite images. Landsat images have been used as a tool for detecting and studying land cover changes and its impact on the environment of Iraqi Marsh area.The results showed that clear changes have occurred in the area, reducing in vegetation cover and surface water area with increasing of barren dry and wet lands.

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  • Salah A. H Saleh, 2012. "Studying of the Environmental Changes in Marsh Area Using Landsat Satellite Images," Journal of Asian Scientific Research, Asian Economic and Social Society, vol. 2(8), pages 427-435.
    • Handle: RePEc:asi:joasrj:v:2:y:2012:i:8:p:427-435:id:3367
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