New Research: Images of Rapids Can Help Measure River Flow

Bauman B, Legleiter C, Leonard C. 2025. New Research: Images of Rapids Can Help Measure River Flow. Park Science. 39(2)

A new technique uses critical flow theory to estimate river discharge from Google Earth images. The results accurately match on-the-ground measurements.

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Journal Article
Authors
Bauman, Brooke; Legleiter, Carl; Leonard, Christy
Units
GRCA
Keywords
image analysis, in brief, methods, park science journal, park science magazine, ps v39 n2, rapids, rivers, streamflow, technology, water discharge, water quantity

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