Title :
Hydraulic Splines: A Hybrid Approach to Modeling River Channel Geometries
Author :
Flanagin, Maik ; Grenotton, Aurélien ; Ratcliff, Jay ; Shaw, Kevin B. ; Sample, John ; Abdelguerfi, Mahdi
Author_Institution :
Lockheed Martin IT, New Orleans
Abstract :
The hydraulic spline algorithm generates irregular 2D channel grids from highly accurate cross-sectional survey data at any desired resolution, facilitating its integration with high-density light detection and ranging (lidar) data.
Keywords :
computational geometry; geographic information systems; rivers; splines (mathematics); 2D channel grids; high density light detection and ranging data; hydraulic splines; lidar; river channel geometries; Floods; Geometry; Hurricanes; Laser radar; Levee; Protection; Rivers; Sediments; Solid modeling; Surface topography; algorithm design; grid computing; river channels; splines;
Journal_Title :
Computing in Science & Engineering
DOI :
10.1109/MCSE.2007.99
