A LiDAR-Based Analysis of Stream Channel Cross Section Change Across an Urban-Rural Land-Use Boundary

Professional Geographer

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 296-311

  Hunt, Kirsten ^a   Royall, Dan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

Author keywords

channel capacity; channel enlargement; LiDAR; urban stream

Indexed keywords

LAND COVER; LAND USE; LIDAR; MORPHOMETRY; RURAL AREA; RURAL LANDSCAPE; STREAM CHANNEL; URBAN AREA; WATERSHED;

NORTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84875315677     PISSN: 00330124     EISSN: 14679272     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00330124.2012.681517     Document Type: Article

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