GIS methodology for quantifying channel change in Las Vegas, Nevada

Journal of the American Water Resources Association

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 888-898

  Buckingham, Susan E ^a   Whitney, John W ^a  

^a DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Channel evolution; Geospatial analysis; Land cover change; Sediment erosion calculation; Time series analysis; Urban erosion

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL ESTIMATION; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HYDROLOGY; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

GEOSPATIAL ANALYSIS; LAND COVER CHANGE; SPATIAL ANALYSES;

EROSION;

CHANNEL ESTIMATION; EROSION; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HYDROLOGY; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH; CHANNEL CHANGE; FLOODPLAIN; GEOMORPHOLOGY; GIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; URBAN GROWTH;

LAS VEGAS; NEVADA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34547119264     PISSN: 1093474X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-1688.2007.00073.x     Document Type: Article

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