Quantifying local flow direction uncertainty

International Journal of Geographical Information Science

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1292-1311

  O'Neil, Glenn ^a   Shortridge, Ashton ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

accuracy; DEM; flow direction; hydrology; lidar

Indexed keywords

DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; HYDROLOGY; LIDAR; RASTER; SURFACE WATER; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 84880964955     PISSN: 13658816     EISSN: 13623087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13658816.2012.719627     Document Type: Article

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