Geoinformatics application to investigate agricultural potential in the Cholistan Desert

摘要：

Introduction Cholistan is an extension of the Great Indian Desert,which includes the Thar Desert in Sindh province of Pakistan and the Rajasthan Desert in India,covering an area of 26,330 km2,it lies within Southeast quadrant of Punjab province between 27°42′ and 29° 45′ North latitude and 69° 52′ and 73° 05′ East longitude (Ahmad,2005 ; Ahmad,2007).The area was once green and prosperous,where cultivation was practiced.With the drying up of the river,the area became desert through desertification processes and only a few grazing lands are left.

关键词： agriculture Cholistan GIS GPS

作者: Farooq Ahmad

作者单位: Department of Geography,University of the Punjab,Lahore,PAKISTAN

会议类型: 国际会议

会议名称: 2008世界草地与草原大会

会议地点: 呼和浩特

会议语种:英文

在线出版日期: 2008-06-29（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）