Using LiDAR Digital Elevation Model data to map Lake Agassiz beaches, measure their isostatically-induced gradients, and estimate their ages

Quaternary International

Volumn 260, Issue , 2012, Pages 32-42

  Yang, Zhirong ^a   Teller, James T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

DEPOSITIONAL SEQUENCE; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; ESTIMATION METHOD; GLACIAL LAKE AGASSIZ; ISOSTASY; LAKE LEVEL; LIDAR; MAPPING; RELIEF; STRANDLINE; TRANSGRESSION-REGRESSION CYCLE; WATER LEVEL;

NORTH DAKOTA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84862779251     PISSN: 10406182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2012.01.008     Document Type: Article

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