Accuracy and precision of stream reach water surface slopes estimated in the field and from maps

North American Journal of Fisheries Management

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 141-148

  Isaak, Daniel J ^a   Hubert, Wayne A ^a   Krueger, Kirk L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; GIS; SLOPE; SURFACE WATER;

EID: 0033036514     PISSN: 02755947     EISSN: 15488675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/1548-8675(1999)019<0141:AAPOSR>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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