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Bathymetry: A lesser known factor for storm surge

Storm surge is one of the primary threats when hurricanes make landfall, and there are a lot of factors involved in how high the surge can get. Some of those factors include wind speed, minimum ...
Phys.org

Reservoirs are changing: What Landsat data reveal about water loss and gain

Communities worldwide rely on reservoirs for drinking water, hydroelectric power, irrigation, and more. These critical freshwater resources are affected by seasonal and long-term changes; water levels ...
Arctic Sea Ice

Data set updates: IceBridge Gravimeter L3 & L4 Bathymetry, Versions 1

The IceBridge Gravimeter L3 Bathymetry, Version 1 (IGBTH3) and IceBridge Gravimeter L4 Bathymetry, Version 1 (IGBTH4) data sets (formerly known as IceBridge Sander AIRGrav L3 Bathymetry and IceBridge ...
IEEE

Uncertainty-Aware Quality Control of Airborne Bathymetric LiDAR Point Clouds in Tidal Flats: A Data-Driven Approach

Abstract: Airborne bathymetric LiDAR (ALB) is widely used to map intertidal and shallow-water zones; however, reliable terrain reconstruction is hindered by sea-surface returns and depth-dependent ...