On generating digital elevation models from lidar data–resolution versus accuracy and topographic wetness index indices in northern peatlands

Geodesy and Cartography

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 57-69

  Hasan, Abdulghani ^a   Pilesjö, Petter ^a   Persson, Andreas ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Digital elevation model; LiDAR; Wetness index indices

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; DATA SET; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; DRAINAGE NETWORK; GLOBAL CHANGE; INDEX METHOD; INTERPOLATION; LIDAR; PEATLAND; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECT;

EID: 84863596528     PISSN: 20296991     EISSN: 20297009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3846/20296991.2012.702983     Document Type: Article

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