A comparison of GPS and lidar salt marsh DEMs

Earth Surface Processes and Landforms

Volumn 36, Issue 13, 2011, Pages 1770-1775

  Chassereau, Jessica E ^a   Bell, Joseph M ^a   Torres, Raymond ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Accuracy assessment; Geomorphology; Remote sensing

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; AIRBORNE LIDAR; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; HIGH PRECISION; LIDAR DATA; MICRO TOPOGRAPHY; RESEARCH QUESTIONS; SALT MARSHES; SPATIAL ARRANGEMENTS; TERRAIN FEATURES; TIDAL CREEKS;

GEOMORPHOLOGY; REMOTE SENSING; SURVEYING; WETLANDS;

OPTICAL RADAR;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; GEOMORPHOLOGY; GPS; INTERPOLATION; LIDAR; MICROTOPOGRAPHY; REMOTE SENSING; SALTMARSH; TOPOGRAPHIC MAPPING;

EID: 80053892244     PISSN: 01979337     EISSN: 10969837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/esp.2199     Document Type: Article

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