Differences in topographic characteristics computed from 100- and 1000-m resolution digital elevation model data

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 987-1002

  Wolock, David M ^a   McCabe, Gregory J ^b  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Data resolution; DEM; Digital elevation model; Terrain characteristics

Indexed keywords

LINEAR EQUATIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; WATERSHEDS;

DATA RESOLUTION; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; SLOPE; SPECIFIC CATCHMENT AREA; TERRAIN CHARACTERISTICS; WETNESS INDEX;

HYDROLOGY;

DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; RESOLUTION; TERRAIN; TOPOGRAPHY;

EID: 0034029656     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1085(20000430)14:6<987::AID-HYP980>3.0.CO;2-A     Document Type: Article

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