A cross-scale comparison of drainage basin characteristics derived from digital elevation models

Earth Surface Processes and Landforms

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 557-562

  Yin, Zhi Yong ^a   Wang, Xinhao ^b  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

Digital elevation models (DEM); Drainage basin parameters; Drainage networks; Geographical information systems (GIS); Scale

Indexed keywords

DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; DRAINAGE BASIN; DRAINAGE NETWORK; GIS; SCALE EFFECT;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032876276     PISSN: 01979337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9837(199906)24:6<557::AID-ESP6>3.0.CO;2-Y     Document Type: Article

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