A new method for the determination of flow directions and upslope areas in grid digital elevation models

Water Resources Research

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 309-319

  Tarboton, David G ^a,b  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Utah State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; GRIDS; HYDROLOGY; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

DEM; FLOW DIRECTION; HYDROLOGICAL MODEL; UPSLOPE AREA;

DIGITAL INSTRUMENTS; GEOMORPHOLOGY; SURVEYING;

DIGITAL ELEVATION DATA; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; FLOW DIRECTION; RECTANGULAR GRIDS; RESTRICTED FLOWS; SINGLE ANGLES; TEST EXAMPLES; TRIANGULAR FACETS;

PIXELS;

EID: 0030619636     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96WR03137     Document Type: Article

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