A New Method for Rapid Measurement of Canal Water Table Depth Using Airborne LiDAR, with Application to Drained Peatlands in Indonesia

A New Method for Rapid Measurement of Canal Water Table Depth Using Airborne LiDAR, with Application to Drained Peatlands in Indonesia

Water management in lowland areas usually aims to keep water tables within a narrow range to avoid flooding and drought conditions. A common water management target parameter is the depth of the canal water table below the surrounding soil surface. We demonstrated a method that rapidly determines ca...

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Main Authors: Ronald Vernimmen, Aljosja Hooijer, Dedi Mulyadi, Iwan Setiawan, Maarten Pronk, Angga T. Yuherdha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-05-01
Series:Water
Subjects:
canal water table depth
water table measurement
LiDAR
digital terrain model
peatland
lowland
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/12/5/1486

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