Catchment parameter analysis in flood hydrology using GIS applications

Catchment parameter analysis in flood hydrology using GIS applications

The use of Geographical Information Systems (GIS) has permeated almost every field in the engineering, natural and social sciences, offering accurate, efficient, reproducible methods for collecting, viewing and analysing spatial data. GIS do not inherently have all the hydrological simulation capabi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: O J Gericke, J A du Plessis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: South African Institution of Civil Engineering 2012-01-01
Series:Journal of the South African Institution of Civil Engineers
Subjects:
catchment parameters
GIS
DEM
average slope
flood hydrology e.g. area
average catchment and watercourse slopes
main watercourse lengths and the catchment centroid.
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