Automated drainage extraction in mapping the Monterey submarine drainage system, California margin

Marine Geophysical Research

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 757-777

  Pratson, Lincoln F ^a,b   Ryan, William B F ^a  

^a Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Deep sea channels; Drainage areas; Multibeam bathymetry; River networks; Submarine canyons

Indexed keywords

BATHYMETRY; DRAINAGE EXTRACTION ALGORITHM; DRAINAGE EXTRACTION ALGORITHMS; MULTIBEAM DATA; SEAFLOOR MAPPING; SUBMARINE CANYON;

PACIFIC; PACIFIC, CALIFORNIA MARGIN; USA, CALIFORNIA, MONTEREY BAY;

EID: 0030431838     PISSN: 00253235     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00313885     Document Type: Article

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