An assessment of digital elevation models and their ability to capture geomorphic and hydrologic properties at the catchment scale

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 31, Issue 23, 2010, Pages 6239-6257

  Martinez, C ^a   Hancock, G R ^a   Kalma, J D ^b   Wells, T ^a   Boland, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; DRAINAGE; FORESTRY; GEOMORPHOLOGY; RUNOFF; SOIL MOISTURE;

AGRICULTURAL CATCHMENTS; DIFFERENTIAL GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEMS; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; HIGH-RESOLUTION DEM; HYDROLOGIC PROPERTIES; NEW SOUTH WALES , AUSTRALIA; QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE ASSESSMENTS; SOIL MOISTURE DISTRIBUTION;

SOIL SURVEYS;

AGRICULTURAL CATCHMENT; DGPS; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; GEOMORPHOLOGY; HYDROLOGY; HYPSOMETRY; SOIL MOISTURE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES;

EID: 78650128820     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431160903403060     Document Type: Article

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