High-resolution interpretative geomorphological mapping of river valley environments using airborne LiDAR data

Earth Surface Processes and Landforms

Volumn 32, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1574-1592

  Jones, Anna F ^a   Brewer, Paul A ^a   Johnstone, Eric ^a   Macklin, Mark G ^a  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fluvial geomorphology; Geomorphological mapping; LiDAR; Palaeochannels; River terraces

Indexed keywords

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; GEOMORPHOLOGY; MAPPING; OPTICAL RADAR;

AIRBORNE LIDAR DATA; GEOMORPHOLOGICAL MAPPING;

RIVERS;

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; GEOMORPHOLOGY; MAPPING; OPTICAL RADAR; RIVERS;

AIRBORNE SENSING; FLOODPLAIN; FLUVIAL GEOMORPHOLOGY; GEOMORPHOLOGICAL MAPPING; GIS; LIDAR; PALEOCHANNEL; RIVER TERRACE;

EID: 34548648283     PISSN: 01979337     EISSN: 10969837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/esp.1505     Document Type: Article

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