Using contour lines to generate digital elevation models for steep slope areas: A case study of the Loess Plateau in North China

Catena

Volumn 54, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 161-171

  Xie, Kunqing ^a   Wu, Yongqiu ^b   Ma, Xiujun ^a   Liu, Yu ^a   Liu, Baoyuan ^b   Hessel, R ^c  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Contour; Digital elevation model (DEM); Interpolation; Multi value cell (MVC)

Indexed keywords

DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; INTERPOLATION; RASTER; SLOPE ANGLE; SOIL EROSION;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; LOESS PLATEAU;

EID: 0347659476     PISSN: 03418162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0341-8162(03)00063-8     Document Type: Article

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