Abstract:The land that is suitable for settlement or live is shortage in Lhasa River Basin (LRB). Alluvial fan is a candidate resource to suitable land in this situation. However, the basic information of alluvial fans, for example its distribution and land-use types, is little known. In this study, Google earth, ArcGIS and visual interpretation were used to get the outlines, areas, quantity and distribution of alluvial fans. Meanwhile, the land use, the distance from alluvial fans to roads, places (town and village) a… Show more
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