Temporal changes in Deman Ganga River using satellite remote sensing and GIS
Student name: Ms Supriya
Guide: Dr P K Joshi
Year of completion: 2011
Host Organisation: Regional Remote Sensing Centre (Central)
Supervisor (Host Organisation): Mrs Rajashree V. Bothalae
Abstract: In this study temporal changes analysis of Daman Ganga river has been done. This describes the
shape of the river channels and tributaries and how they changes over time. The change in
morphology of a river channel is due to various natural or man-made features including rainfall,
evapotranspiration, temperature, runoff, geology, soil, vegetation, apart from construction of
reservoirs, etc. Channel processes reflected in river morphology are erosion, transportation and
sedimentation. Erosion takes place in the upper reach of a drainage basin, and valleys composed
of channels and slopes. Various morphological features formed by rivers are identified using the
technique of visual interpretation of satellite data. River morphology is explained by channel
patterns, forms, there shape, size and association. These factors are not independent but interrelated
to each other. It is very important to understand the morphology of the river for planning,
designing and maintaining river engineering structures.
Keywords: Gis, remote sensing, river morphology, morphological indicators, river features,
Daman Ganga River
