Characterizing fluvial systems at basin scale by fuzzy signatures of hydromorphological drivers in data scarce environments

Geomorphology

Volumn 214, Issue , 2014, Pages 69-83

  Schmitt, R ^a,c   Bizzi, S ^b,c   Castelletti, A ^c  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^c POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fuzzy classification; Remote sensing; River basin management; River classification; River hydromorphology; Self organizing maps

Indexed keywords

DATA SET; FLUVIAL GEOMORPHOLOGY; FUZZY MATHEMATICS; MAPPING; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; REMOTE SENSING; RIVER BASIN; RIVER MANAGEMENT; TIME SERIES;

RED BASIN [ASIA];

EID: 84897428023     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2014.02.024     Document Type: Article

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