Exploring LiDAR data for mapping the micro-topography and tidal hydro-dynamics of mangrove systems: An example from southeast Queensland, Australia

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 593-600

  Knight, Jon M ^a   Dale, Pat E R ^a   Spencer, John ^a   Griffin, Lachlan ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; digital elevation model; intertidal environment; mangroves; Moreton Bay; mosquitoes; Queensland; sea level changes; tidal analysis

Indexed keywords

DATA SET; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; DISEASE VECTOR; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; LAND USE; LIDAR; MANGROVE; MOSQUITO; SATELLITE DATA; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; TIDAL CYCLE; TIDAL MODELING; TOPOGRAPHIC MAPPING; WATER DEPTH; WETLAND;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; MORETON BAY; QUEENSLAND;

AEDES VIGILAX; RHIZOPHORACEAE;

EID: 70449533653     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2009.10.002     Document Type: Article

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