@article{fdi:010072090,
  title = {{C}orrelation between soil erosion and satellite data on areas of current desertification : a case study in {S}enegal},
  author = {{D}e {C}arvalho {J}unior, {W}. and {L}oireau, {M}aud and {F}argette, {M}ireille and {C}alderano {F}ilho, {B}. and {W}{\'e}l{\'e}, {A}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he purpose of the study is to verify whether some correlation exists between soil erodibility (i.e. {K} factor mentioned in {RUSLE} model) and data obtained from satellite images. {T}his piece of work represents a first attempt towards a model that would predict the risk for soil erosion, from information contained in satellite images. {O}uarchoch is a rural community in {F}erlo {R}egion, {S}enegal. {I}t lies in a {S}ahelian typical arid zone and is affected by desertification processes. {O}uarchoch site was the pilot area on which the test was performed. {K} factor was calculated by using soil textural data (sand, silt and clay) in the top (0 – 5 cm) soil layer (data obtained from the web). {L}andsat7 satellite images represented different seasonal snapshots ("cool" dry season, warm dry season, rainy season, end of rainy season or beginning of dry season) of the same year, 2014. {C}alculation used {B}ands 1 to 7 and {N}ormalized {D}ifference {V}egetation {I}ndex ({NDVI}). {T}he choice of data, calculation and analysis are detailed. {S}ome positive moderate correlation exists between soil erodibility on the one hand, and {NDVI} index displayed during the dry season (images in {J}anuary and {M}ay), as well as {B}and 5 radiations displayed at the beginning of the dry season (post-harvest, image in {O}ctober) on the other hand.},
  keywords = {{TELEDETECTION} {SPATIALE} ; {IMAGE} {SATELLITE} ; {TEXTURE} {DU} {SOL} ; {ERODIBILITE} {DU} {SOL} ; {DESERTIFICATION} ; {GESTION} {DE} {L}'{ENVIRONNEMENT} ; {CORRELATION} ; {SENEGAL}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{C}i{\^e}ncia e {T}rópico},
  volume = {41},
  numero = {2},
  pages = {51--66},
  ISSN = {0304-2685},
  year = {2017},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010072090},
}