The Use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) for Estimating Soil Volumes Retained by Check Dams after Wildfires in Mediterranean Forests

The Use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) for Estimating Soil Volumes Retained by Check Dams after Wildfires in Mediterranean Forests

Check dams act as soil collectors during floods, thus retaining a large amount of sediments. The estimation of the soil volumes stored behind a check dam is a key activity for a proper design of these control works and for evaluation of soil delivery after restoration measures at watershed level. Se...

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Main Authors: Bruno Timóteo Rodrigues, Demetrio Antonio Zema, Javier González-Romero, Mikael Timóteo Rodrigues, Sérgio Campos, Pablo Galletero, Pedro Antonio Plaza-Álvarez, Manuel Esteban Lucas-Borja
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-02-01
Series:Soil Systems
Subjects:
remote sensing
sediment storage capacity
ephemeral rivers
digital elevation model
topographic survey
Mediterranean forest
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2571-8789/5/1/9

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