Image analysis techniques to estimate river discharge using time-lapse cameras in remote locations

Computers and Geosciences

Volumn 76, Issue , 2015, Pages 1-10

  Young, David S ^a   Hart, Jane K ^a   Martinez, Kirk ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Flow rate monitoring; Glacial melt; Image analysis; Remote sensing; River discharge; Time lapse camera

Indexed keywords

CAMERAS; DIGITAL STORAGE; FLOW RATE; GLACIAL GEOLOGY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; REMOTE SENSING;

DISCHARGE CHANGES; ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE; HUMAN INTERVENTION; IMAGE ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES; IMAGE PROCESSING ALGORITHM; RATE MONITORING; REAL-WORLD SCENARIO; RIVER DISCHARGE;

RIVERS;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; FLOW MODELING; GLACIER DYNAMICS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MONITORING; REMOTE SENSING; RIVER DISCHARGE;

EID: 84916231442     PISSN: 00983004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cageo.2014.11.008     Document Type: Article

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