Kinematic analysis of sea cliff stability using UAV photogrammetry

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 38, Issue 8-10, 2017, Pages 2464-2479

  Barlow, John ^a   Gilham, Jamie ^a   Ibarra Cofrã, Ignacio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTENNAS; INFILTRATION; KINEMATICS; LANDFORMS; PHOTOGRAMMETRY; ROCK MECHANICS; UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES (UAV); VOLUMETRIC ANALYSIS;

CLOSE RANGE DIGITAL PHOTOGRAMMETRY; DIRECT MEASUREMENT; KINEMATIC ANALYSIS; MODES OF FAILURE; SEQUENTIAL MODEL; SLOPE INSTABILITY; SLOPE STABILITY ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL FEATURE;

SLOPE STABILITY;

AERIAL SURVEY; CLIFF; DIGITAL PHOTOGRAMMETRY; EROSION RATE; FAILURE MECHANISM; KINEMATICS; SLOPE STABILITY; STABILITY ANALYSIS; UNMANNED VEHICLE;

TELSCOMBE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 85010651540     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431161.2016.1275061     Document Type: Article

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