Mapping outlet points used for watershed delineation onto DEM-derived stream networks

Water Resources Research

Volumn 44, Issue 8, 2008, Pages

  Lindsay, John B ^a   Rothwell, James J ^b   Davies, Helen ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; CONFORMAL MAPPING; ERRORS; GEODETIC SATELLITES; GEOMORPHOLOGY; LANDFORMS; NETWORK PROTOCOLS; SENSOR NETWORKS; SURVEYING; WATERSHEDS;

AUTOMATED TECHNIQUES; CATCHMENT CHARACTERISTICS; DATA SETS; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODELS; ENGLAND; HYDROMETRIC STATIONS; MAPPING METHODS; POTENTIAL ERRORS; STREAM NETWORKS; WATER BODIES; WATERSHED DELINEATION;

RIVERS;

CATCHMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DATA SET; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; ERROR ANALYSIS; GEOMORPHOLOGICAL MAPPING; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; STREAM; WATERSHED;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 53849140815     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007WR006507     Document Type: Article

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