Lidar elevation data for surface hydrologic modeling: Resolution and representation issues

Cartography and Geographic Information Science

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 401-410

  Barber, Christopher P ^a   Shortridge, Ashton ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; HYDROLOGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTICAL RADAR; STREAM FLOW; WATERSHEDS;

DATA SOURCES; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODELS; LIDAR ELEVATION DATA; POST-PROCESSING; SURFACE FLOW; SURFACE HYDROLOGIC MODELING;

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; LIDAR;

EID: 31344477503     PISSN: 15230406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1559/152304005775194692     Document Type: Article

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