Beach topography mapping - a comparison of techniques

Journal of Coastal Conservation

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 113-124

  Mason, D C ^a   Gurney, C ^b   Kennett, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b Natl Remote Sensing Centre Limited   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Digital elevation model; Geomorphology; Interferometry; LiDAR; Profiling; Remote sensing; Stereophotogrammetry; Waterline

Indexed keywords

BEACH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; LIDAR; METHODOLOGY; PHOTOGRAMMETRY; REMOTE SENSING; TOPOGRAPHIC MAPPING;

EID: 0033930369     PISSN: 14000350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02730475     Document Type: Article

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