Monitoring wetland ditch water levels in the North Kent Marshes, UK, using Landsat TM imagery and ground-based measurements;Observation des niveaux d'eau dans les rigoles des marais du Nord du Kent, à partir de l'imagerie Landsat TM et de mesures in situ

Hydrological Sciences Journal

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 585-597

  Al Khudhairy, D H A ^a   Leemhuis, C ^a   Hoffmann, V ^a   Calaon, R ^a   Shepherd, I M ^a   Thompson, J R ^b   Gavin, H ^b   Gasca tucker, D L ^b  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Calibration; Hydrological models; Landsat Thematic Mapper; North Kent Marshes; Remote sensing; Satellite derived hydrological data; UK; Water level recorders; Water levels; Wetlands

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION; DRAINAGE; MONITORING; STATISTICAL METHODS; WATER LEVELS; WETLANDS;

DITCH WATER LEVELS;

HYDROLOGY;

DRAINAGE NETWORK; GROUND-BASED MEASUREMENT; LANDSAT THEMATIC MAPPER; MONITORING; WATER LEVEL; WETLAND;

ELMLEY MARSHES; ENGLAND(KENT); UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0035417232     PISSN: 02626667     EISSN: 21503435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02626660109492852     Document Type: Article

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