Accuracy of local topographic variables derived from digital elevation models

International Journal of Geographical Information Science

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 47-62

  Florinsky, Igor V ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MATHEMATICAL PROBLEMS OF BIOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; DATA ACCURACY; DEM; TOPOGRAPHIC MAPPING;

EID: 0031898634     PISSN: 13658816     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/136588198242003     Document Type: Article

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