Impacts of accuracy and resolution of conventional and LiDAR based DEMs on parameters used in hydrologic modeling

Water Resources Management

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1363-1380

  Zhao, Zhengyong ^a   Benoy, Glenn ^b   Chow, Thien Lien ^b   Rees, Herb W ^b   Daigle, Jean Louis ^c   Meng, Fan Rui ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^b FREDERICTON RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

^c Eastern Canada Soil and Water Conservation Centre   (Canada)

Author keywords

DEM; Hydrologic modeling; LiDAR; Resolution; RUSLE; Soil loss

Indexed keywords

AERIAL PHOTOGRAMMETRY; DEM ACCURACY; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; DISTRIBUTION OF WATER; DRAINAGE NETWORKS; ENGINEERING DESIGN; FIELD INVESTIGATION; FLOW DIVERSION; HIGHER RESOLUTION; HYDROLOGIC MODELING; HYDROLOGIC PARAMETERS; HYDROLOGICAL PARAMETERS; LAND USE PLANNING; LIGHT DETECTION AND RANGING; REVISED UNIVERSAL SOIL LOSS EQUATIONS; SLOPE LENGTH; SOIL LOSS; SUBBASINS; WATER FLOWS;

CATCHMENTS; EMBANKMENT DAMS; FLOW OF WATER; HYDRAULICS; LAND USE; LANDFORMS; OPTICAL RADAR; PHOTOGRAMMETRY; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SOIL CONSERVATION; SOILS; WATERSHEDS;

SURVEYING;

DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; LIDAR; PHOTOGRAMMETRY; REVISED UNIVERSAL SOIL LOSS EQUATION; SOIL EROSION; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; WATERSHED;

BLACK BROOK; CANADA; NEW BRUNSWICK;

EID: 77952240653     PISSN: 09204741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11269-009-9503-5     Document Type: Article

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