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Test of Landsat-based urban hydrologic modelingA description is presented of the Fourmile Run Study which has been conducted to evaluate Landsat remote sensing as a method of defining input parameters required by urban hydrologic planning models. The evaluation was a part of water resource planning investigations concerning the Fourmile Run Watershed. The investigations involved an examination of the relationship between urban development and flooding for the Fourmile Run Basin. The study indicates that Landsat data provide a suitable source of land cover data for investigations conducted at the planning level. An estimation of the percentage of impervious area on the basis of Landsat data is less expensive than a use of aerial photos in planning studies. Only limited success could be achieved when Landsat data were used for smaller areal units.
Document ID
19770068433
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Jackson, T. J.
(Kentucky, University Lexington, Ky., United States)
Ragan, R. M.
(Maryland, University College Park, Md., United States)
Fitch, W. N.
(Water Resources Engineers, Inc. Springfield, Va., United States)
Date Acquired
August 9, 2013
Publication Date
May 1, 1977
Publication Information
Publication: American Society of Civil Engineers
Subject Category
Earth Resources And Remote Sensing
Accession Number
77A51285
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NSG-5017
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other

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