Variogram maps from LiDAR data as fingerprints of surface morphology on scree slopes

Natural Hazards and Earth System Science

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 129-133

  Trevisani, S ^a   Cavalli, M ^a   Marchi, L ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIGITAL TERRAIN MODEL; LIDAR; SLOPE; SPATIAL VARIATION; TOPOGRAPHIC MAPPING; VARIOGRAM;

ALPS; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 60749098056     PISSN: 15618633     EISSN: 16849981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/nhess-9-129-2009     Document Type: Article

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