The Integration of TLS and Continuous GPS to Study Landslide Deformation: A Case Study in Puerto Rico

Journal of Geodetic Science

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 25-34

  Wang, G ^a   Philips, D ^b   Joyce, J ^a   Rivera, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

^b University of Connecticut   (United States)

Author keywords

Continuous GPS; Digital Surface Model; Generic Mapping Tool (GMT); Landslide; Puerto Rico; Rainfall; TLS

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856158431     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20819943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/v10156-010-0004-5     Document Type: Article

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