The importance of better mapping of stream networks using high resolution digital elevation models–upscaling from watershed scale to regional and national scales

AM Ågren, W Lidberg - Hydrology and Earth System Sciences …, 2019 - hess.copernicus.org
Headwaters make up the majority of any given stream network, yet, they are poorly mapped.
A solution to this is to model the stream networks from a high resolution digital elevation …

High-resolution stream network delineation using digital elevation models: assessing the spatial accuracy

G Amatulli, S Domisch, J Kiesel, T Sethi, D Yamazaki… - 2018 - peerj.com
We used the hydrologically corrected Multi-Error-Removed Improved-Terrain Digital
Elevation Model at a 3 arc-second (90 m) spatial resolution to derive a seamless …

Extracting low‐resolution river networks from high‐resolution digital elevation models

F Olivera, MS Lear, JS Famiglietti… - Water Resources …, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
Including a global river network in the land component of global climate models (GCMs) is
necessary in order to provide a more complete representation of the hydrologic cycle. The …

Adding Gaussian noise to inaccurate digital elevation models improves spatial fidelity of derived drainage networks

D Gatziolis, JS Fried - Water resources research, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
An economical approach to improving predictions of hydrological models produced highly
accurate representations of ephemeral and perennial stream networks. Traditional drainage …

Evaluating preprocessing methods of digital elevation models for hydrological modelling

W Lidberg, M Nilsson, T Lundmark… - Hydrological …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
With the introduction of high‐resolution digital elevation models, it is possible to use digital
terrain analysis to extract small streams. In order to map streams correctly, it is necessary to …

Effects of digital elevation model resolution on derived stream network positions

KJ McMaster - Water Resources Research, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
This study examines the effect of digital elevation model (DEM) resolution on the positional
accuracy of derived hydrologic networks and quantitatively confirms that DEM resolution …

Effect of User Decision and Environmental Factors on Computationally Derived River Networks

NR Olsen, AA Tavakoly… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Despite recent developments of continental and global vector‐based river networks, the
impact of digital elevation model selection, stream initiation area and environmental …

Stream network delineation from high-resolution digital elevation models.

TP Colson - 2006 - repository.lib.ncsu.edu
Effective environmental management requires an accurate inventory of the resources to be
managed. Decision makers often lack the technical expertise necessary to understand the …

Mapping outlets of Iowa Flood Center and National Water Center river networks for hydrologic model comparison

F Quintero, WF Krajewski - JAWRA Journal of the American …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
River networks based on Digital Elevation Model (DEM) data differ depending on the DEM
resolution, accuracy, and algorithms used for network extraction. As spatial scale increases …

Comparison of multi-scale digital elevation models for defining waterways and catchments over large areas

B Harris, K McDougall, M Barry - ISPRS Annals of the …, 2012 - isprs-annals.copernicus.org
Digital Elevation Models (DEMs) allow for the efficient and consistent creation of waterways
and catchment boundaries over large areas. Studies of waterway delineation from DEMs are …