WinBasin: Using improved algorithms and the GIS technique for automated watershed modelling analysis from digital elevation models Export

@article{citeulike:3873893, abstract = {WinBasin is a GIS-based watershed analysis system that can automatically calculate depressionless flow directions, delineate watersheds/sub-watersheds, extract realistic drainage networks, and calculate geomorphological indices and hydrological responses from digital elevation models. Several improved algorithms coupled with GIS techniques were proposed for automated watershed analysis. First, different from depression fill-up treatment methods, the depression watershed method coupled with the improved fuzzy c-mean algorithm allows the depression outlet location and flow directions to be determined. Second, by using the GIS-based point-and-click interface coupled with outlet-tracing and headwater-tracing algorithms, watersheds with user-specified outlets and realistic drainage networks can be easily extracted based on the derived flow directions. The analysed results can be exported to vector format for linkage with other GIS software. Third, the geomorphological indices and hydrological responses (width function and geomorphological instantaneous unit hydrograph) in a watershed can also be instantly derived based on the proposed algorithms and the GIS technique.}, author = {Lin and Chou and Lin and Huang and Tsai}, citeulike-article-id = {3873893}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13658810701300121}, doi = {10.1080/13658810701300121}, journal = {International Journal of Geographical Information Science}, keywords = {dem, drainage, gis, hydrography, outflow, spatial-analysis}, number = {1}, pages = {47--69}, posted-at = {2009-01-11 11:10:01}, priority = {3}, publisher = {Taylor \& Francis}, title = {WinBasin: Using improved algorithms and the GIS technique for automated watershed modelling analysis from digital elevation models}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13658810701300121}, volume = {22}, year = {2008} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:3873893 L3 - citeulike-article-id:3873893 N2 - WinBasin is a GIS-based watershed analysis system that can automatically calculate depressionless flow directions, delineate watersheds/sub-watersheds, extract realistic drainage networks, and calculate geomorphological indices and hydrological responses from digital elevation models. Several improved algorithms coupled with GIS techniques were proposed for automated watershed analysis. First, different from depression fill-up treatment methods, the depression watershed method coupled with the improved fuzzy c-mean algorithm allows the depression outlet location and flow directions to be determined. Second, by using the GIS-based point-and-click interface coupled with outlet-tracing and headwater-tracing algorithms, watersheds with user-specified outlets and realistic drainage networks can be easily extracted based on the derived flow directions. The analysed results can be exported to vector format for linkage with other GIS software. Third, the geomorphological indices and hydrological responses (width function and geomorphological instantaneous unit hydrograph) in a watershed can also be instantly derived based on the proposed algorithms and the GIS technique. IS - 1 JF - International Journal of Geographical Information Science EP - 69 TI - WinBasin: Using improved algorithms and the GIS technique for automated watershed modelling analysis from digital elevation models PB - Taylor & Francis VL - 22 SP - 47 KW - dem KW - drainage KW - gis KW - hydrography KW - outflow KW - spatial-analysis AU - Lin AU - Chou AU - Lin AU - Huang AU - Tsai PY - 2008/// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13658810701300121 ER -