Resolution and accuracy of an airborne scanning laser system for beach surveys

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 30, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 2452-2464

  Middleton, J H ^a   Cooke, C G ^a   Kearney, E T ^a   Mumford, P J ^a   Mole, M A ^a   Nippard, G J ^a   Rizos, C ^a   Splinter, K D ^a   Turner, I L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aircraft observations; Coastlines; Damage assessment; Lidars Lidar observations

Indexed keywords

AIRBORNE OBSERVATIONS; AIRCRAFT OBSERVATIONS; COASTLINES; DAMAGE ASSESSMENTS; EROSION AND DEPOSITION; GLOBAL NAVIGATION SATELLITE SYSTEMS; LIDARS/LIDAR OBSERVATIONS; NEW SOUTH WALES , AUSTRALIA;

ALL WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLES; BEACHES; DAMAGE DETECTION; SURVEYS;

OPTICAL RADAR;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; AIRBORNE SURVEY; COAST; GNSS; GROUND-BASED MEASUREMENT; IMAGE RESOLUTION; LIDAR; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; SURFACE STRUCTURE; TOPOGRAPHIC MAPPING;

AUSTRALIA; NARRABEEN BEACH; NEW SOUTH WALES;

EID: 84886630404     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: 15200426     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JTECH-D-12-00174.1     Document Type: Article

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