Flood risk mapping using LiDAR for annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia, Canada

Remote Sensing

Volumn 2, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 2060-2082

  Webster, Tim L ^a  

^a NOVA SCOTIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE   (Canada)

Author keywords

DEM; Flood inundation; Flood risk; LiDAR; Water levels

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE SCENARIOS; COASTAL FLOODING; DEM; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; FLOOD MAPS; FLOOD RISK; FLOOD RISKS; HIGH TIDES; LIGHT DETECTION AND RANGING; MARITIME PROVINCES; NEARSHORES; NOVA SCOTIA; RELATIVE SEA LEVEL; RETURN PERIODS; SEA LEVEL RISE; STORM SURGES; UPPER LIMITS; VERTICAL ACCURACY;

CLIMATE CHANGE; FLOOD CONTROL; OPTICAL RADAR; STORMS; SURVEYS; TIME SERIES; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WATER LEVELS;

FLOODS;

EID: 80051892961     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20724292     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/rs2092060     Document Type: Article

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