Using airborne thermal imaging data to measure near-surface hydrology in upland ecosystems

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 1656-1668

  Luscombe, David J ^a   Anderson, Karen ^a   Gatis, Naomi ^a   Grand Clement, Emilie ^a   Brazier, Richard E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ecohydrology; LiDAR; Peatland; Thermal imagery

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ROBOTS; BIODIVERSITY; DIGITAL STORAGE; ECOSYSTEMS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE EMISSION; FORESTRY; HYDROLOGY; INFRARED IMAGING; OPTICAL RADAR; RUNOFF; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; STORAGE AS A SERVICE (STAAS); SURFACE MEASUREMENT; SURFACE STRUCTURE; SURFACE WATER RESOURCES; WATER SUPPLY; WETLANDS;

AGRICULTURAL INTENSIFICATION; AIRBORNE MEASUREMENTS; ECO-HYDROLOGY; HYDROLOGICAL CONDITION; LIGHT DETECTION AND RANGING; NEAR-SURFACE HYDROLOGY; PEATLAND; THERMAL IMAGERY;

INFORMATION MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84923845581     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.10285     Document Type: Article

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