Raster modelling of coastal flooding from sea-level rise

International Journal of Geographical Information Science

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 167-182

  Poulter, B ^a,b   Halpin, P N ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b POTSDAM INSTITUTE FOR CLIMATE IMPACT RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Coastal flooding; Connectivity; Horizontal resolution; Lidar; North Carolina; Sea level rise

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; DETECTION METHOD; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FLOODING; LIDAR; MODELING; RASTER; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

NORTH AMERICA; NORTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 40549114947     PISSN: 13658816     EISSN: 13623087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13658810701371858     Document Type: Article

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