Recognition of surface flow processes influenced by roads and trails in mountain areas using high-resolution topography

European Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 176-197

  Tarolli, Paolo ^a   Calligaro, Simone ^a   Cazorzi, Federico ^b   Dalla Fontana, Giancarlo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

Author keywords

DTM; Erosion; Landslides; LiDAR; Road and trail networks; TLS

Indexed keywords

ECONOMICS; EROSION; FORESTRY; LANDFORMS; LANDSLIDES; RISK MANAGEMENT; ROADS AND STREETS; SURVEYING INSTRUMENTS; TEMPERATURE CONTROL; THALLIUM; TOPOGRAPHY;

AIRBORNE LASER SWATH MAPPINGS; ANTHROPOGENIC FORCING; AUTOMATIC RECOGNITION; DIGITAL TERRAIN MODEL; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; LIDAR (LIGHT DETECTION AND RANGING); TERRESTRIAL LASER SCANNERS; TRAIL NETWORKS;

OPTICAL RADAR;

EARTH MOVEMENT; ECONOMICS; EROSION; FORESTRY; RADAR; RISK MANAGEMENT; TEMPERATURE CONTROL;

EID: 84875168271     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22797254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5721/EuJRS20134610     Document Type: Article

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