AM6-3 - Surface features

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Author and Citation Info: 

DiBiase, D., DeMers, M., Johnson, A., Kemp, K., Luck, A. T., Plewe, B., and Wentz, E. (2006). Surface features. The Geographic Information Science & Technology Body of Knowledge. Washington, DC: Association of American Geographers. (2nd Quarter 2016, first digital).

Learning Objectives: 
  • Describe how a network of stream channels and ridges can be estimated from a DEM
  • Explain how ridgelines and streamlines can be used to improve the result of an interpolation process