Topography-based analysis of Hurricane Katrina inundation of New Orleans
Circular
1306-3G
This report is Chapter 3G in Science and the storms-the USGS response to the hurricanes of 2005. See Circular 1306 for more information and other chapters.
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Abstract
The ready availability of high-resolution, high-accuracy elevation data proved valuable for development of topographybased products to determine rough estimates of the inundation of New Orleans, La., from Hurricane Katrina. Because of its high level of spatial detail and vertical accuracy of elevation measurements, light detection and ranging (lidar) remote sensing is an excellent mapping technology for use in low-relief hurricane-prone coastal areas.
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| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Topography-based analysis of Hurricane Katrina inundation of New Orleans |
| Series title | Circular |
| Series number | 1306 |
| Chapter | 3G |
| DOI | 10.3133/cir13063G |
| Year Published | 2007 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Publisher location | Reston, VA |
| Contributing office(s) | National Wetlands Research Center, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center |
| Description | 4 p. |
| Larger Work Type | Report |
| Larger Work Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Larger Work Title | Science and the storms-the USGS response to the hurricanes of 2005 (Circular 1306) |
| First page | 53 |
| Last page | 56 |
| Country | United States |
| State | Louisiana |
| City | New Orleans |
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