Hydrographic survey methods for determining reservoir volume

Environmental Modelling and Software

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 139-146

  Furnans, Jordan ^a   Austin, Barney ^a  

^a Texas Water Development Board   (United States)

Author keywords

Bathymetry; Data editing; Hydrographic surveying; Reservoir volume; Sedimentation

Indexed keywords

BATHYMETRY; DATA PROCESSING; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; RESERVOIR MANAGEMENT; SEDIMENTATION; WATER RESOURCES;

DATA EDITING; HYDROEDIT SOFTWARE; RESERVOIR VOLUME; TEXAS WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD;

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEYS;

BATHYMETRY; DATA ACQUISITION; HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY; RESERVOIR; SEDIMENTATION; SOFTWARE; WATER AVAILABILITY;

NORTH AMERICA; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34748916913     PISSN: 13648152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsoft.2007.05.011     Document Type: Article

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