Google Earth as a tool in 2-D hydrodynamic modeling

Computers and Geosciences

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 38-46

  Chien, Nguyen Quang ^a   Keat Tan, Soon ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

KML; Virtual globe; Visualization

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER CODES; DATA INPUT; DISCRETE POINTS; GEOGRAPHICAL OBJECTS; HYDRODYNAMIC MODEL; HYDRODYNAMIC MODELING; HYDRODYNAMIC SIMULATION; INPUT DATAS; KML; PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE; TEXT FILE; VECTOR FIELDS; VIRTUAL GLOBE; VISUALIZATION TOOLS; WIND SPEED;

FLUID DYNAMICS; HYDRODYNAMICS; MARKUP LANGUAGES; SOFTWARE PACKAGES; VISUALIZATION;

DATA VISUALIZATION;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATA PROCESSING; GEOPHYSICS; HYDRODYNAMICS; SOFTWARE; TWO-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; VISUALIZATION; WORLD WIDE WEB;

LUA;

EID: 78650739889     PISSN: 00983004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cageo.2010.03.006     Document Type: Article

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