Marsh collapse thresholds for coastal Louisiana estimated using elevation and vegetation index data

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 63, Issue SPL.ISSUE, 2013, Pages 58-67

  Couvillion, Brady R ^a   Beck, Holly ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

inundation depth; Louisiana; Marsh collapse; wetland change

Indexed keywords

ACCRETION; BIOMASS; COASTAL WETLAND; DATA SET; IMAGERY; LIDAR; NDVI; PIXEL; SALTMARSH; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SUBSIDENCE; THRESHOLD; WATER LEVEL;

LOUISIANA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84879667161     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2112/SI63-006.1     Document Type: Article

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