Analysis of non-linear inundation from sea-level rise using LIDAR data: A case study for South Florida

Climatic Change

Volumn 106, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 537-565

  Zhang, Keqi ^a  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATED SEA-LEVEL RISE; BROWARD COUNTY; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; EVERGLADES NATIONAL PARK; LIDAR DATA; LIGHT DETECTION AND RANGING; NON-LINEAR; POLICY MAKING; SEA LEVEL RISE; SOUTH FLORIDA; VERTICAL ACCURACY;

FLOODS; PARKS; SURVEYING;

OPTICAL RADAR;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HAZARD MANAGEMENT; HEIGHT DETERMINATION; LIDAR; NONLINEARITY; POLICY MAKING; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; THRESHOLD; TOPOGRAPHY;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79955788554     PISSN: 01650009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10584-010-9987-2     Document Type: Article

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