Uncertainties associated with digital elevation models for hydrologic applications: a review

SP Wechsler - Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 2007 - hess.copernicus.org
Digital elevation models (DEMs) represent the topography that drives surface flow and are
arguably one of the more important data sources for deriving variables used by numerous …

Preparation of DEMs for geomorphometric analysis

HI Reuter, T Hengl, P Gessler, P Soille - Developments in Soil Science, 2009 - Elsevier
Publisher Summary This chapter gives guidance on how to prepare elevation data for
geomorphometric analysis. It outlines some common errors in raw digital elevation model …

Whitebox GAT: A case study in geomorphometric analysis

JB Lindsay - Computers & Geosciences, 2016 - Elsevier
This paper describes an open-source geographical information system (GIS) called
Whitebox Geospatial Analysis Tools (Whitebox GAT). Whitebox GAT was designed to …

Perspectives on digital elevation model (DEM) simulation for flood modeling in the absence of a high-accuracy open access global DEM

L Hawker, P Bates, J Neal, J Rougier - Frontiers in Earth Science, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Open-access global Digital Elevation Models (DEM) have been crucial in enabling flood
studies in data-sparse areas. Poor resolution (> 30 m), significant vertical errors and the fact …

An efficient method for identifying and filling surface depressions in digital elevation models for hydrologic analysis and modelling

L Wang, H Liu - International Journal of Geographical Information …, 2006 - Taylor & Francis
Identification and removal of surface depressions is a critical step for automated modelling of
surface rainfall runoff based on Digital Elevation Models (DEMs). At present, nearly all GIS …

Geomorphometry and landform map**: What is a landform?

IS Evans - Geomorphology, 2012 - Elsevier
Starting from a concept of the land surface, its definition and subdivision from Digital
Elevation Models (DEMs) is considered. High-resolution DEMs from active remote sensing …

The evaluation of unmanned aerial system-based photogrammetry and terrestrial laser scanning to generate DEMs of agricultural watersheds

MM Ouédraogo, A Degré, C Debouche, J Lisein - Geomorphology, 2014 - Elsevier
Agricultural watersheds tend to be places of intensive farming activities that permanently
modify their microtopography. The surface characteristics of the soil vary depending on the …

Digital terrain modeling

JP Wilson - Geomorphology, 2012 - Elsevier
This article examines how the methods and data sources used to generate DEMs and
calculate land surface parameters have changed over the past 25years. The primary goal is …

A very efficient O (n), implicit and parallel method to solve the stream power equation governing fluvial incision and landscape evolution

J Braun, SD Willett - Geomorphology, 2013 - Elsevier
We present a new algorithm to solve the basic stream power equation, which governs
channel incision and landscape evolution in many geomorphic settings. The algorithm is …

Efficient hybrid breaching‐filling sink removal methods for flow path enforcement in digital elevation models

JB Lindsay - Hydrological Processes, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Digital elevation models (DEMs) that are used in hydrological applications must be
processed to remove sinks, mainly topographic depressions. Flow enforcement techniques …