An image-based method for shoreline mapping on complex coasts

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 35, Issue 12, 2008, Pages

  Shaw, John B ^a   Wolinsky, Matthew A ^a   Paola, Chris ^a   Voller, Vaughan R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMAGE ENHANCEMENT;

OPEN WATER; WATER INTERFACES; IMAGE-BASED METHODS;

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS;

COASTAL MORPHOLOGY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MAPPING; OPEN WATER; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SHORELINE;

EID: 50849117197     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008GL033963     Document Type: Article

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