Long-reach Biotope Mapping: Deriving Low Flow Hydraulic Habitat from Aerial Imagery

River Research and Applications

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 2016, Pages 1597-1608

  Bentley, S G ^a   England, J ^b   Heritage, G ^c   Reid, H ^b   Mould, D ^a   Bithell, C ^d  

^a JBA CONSULTING   (United Kingdom)

^b ENVIRONMENT AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^c AECOM   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

2D modelling; aerial imagery; biotope; DEM; hydraulic habitat; hydromorphology; low flows; river Wharfe

Indexed keywords

AERIAL SURVEY; BIOTOPE; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; HYDRAULICS; IMAGERY; MAPPING; RIVER FLOW; TWO-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WHARFE RIVER;

EID: 84958718933     PISSN: 15351459     EISSN: 15351467     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rra.3000     Document Type: Article

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