Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 55, Issue 5, 052802(2018)

Application of Airborne LiDAR Technology in Dune Deformation Monitoring

Guanghao Ye1、1; , Susu Deng1、1; , Wenbing Xu1,2、1; 2; , and Zhengwen Niu1、1;
Author Affiliations
  • 1 School of Environmental & Resource Sciences, Zhejiang Agricultural & Forestry University, Lin'an, Zhejiang 311300, China;
  • 2 College of Surveying and Geo-Informatics, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
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    Figures & Tables(12)
    Study area in White Sands Dune Field of USA
    Flow chart of dune deformation monitoring method
    Morphological features of dunes
    Four subareas in study area
    DEM of subarea 1
    Slope images of subareas. (a) Subarea 1; (b) subarea 2; (c) subarea 3; (d) subarea 4
    Toe lines of slip faces in subareas. (a) Subarea 1; (b) subarea 2; (c) subarea 3; (d) subarea 4
    DEM change and interpolate line locations of dune in subareas. (a) Subarea 1; (b) subarea 2; (c) subarea 3; (d) subarea 4
    Elevation sectional views of dune in subareas. (a) Subarea 1; (b) subarea 2; (c) subarea 3; (d) subarea 4
    • Table 1. Statistics of horizontal movement values of subarea dunesm

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      Table 1. Statistics of horizontal movement values of subarea dunesm

      SubareaMeanMinimumMaximum
      13.4121.3029.836
      21.7730.8484.543
      32.4450.5024.580
      42.1620.9114.907
    • Table 2. Statistics of elevation change values of subareasm

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      Table 2. Statistics of elevation change values of subareasm

      SubareaMeanMinimumMaximumSTD
      10.327-1.6921.3000.207
      20.311-1.0291.1480.095
      30.258-1.6101.1860.144
      40.320-1.4351.9280.136
    • Table 3. Mean of elevation change values along interpolate lines in subareasm

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      Table 3. Mean of elevation change values along interpolate lines in subareasm

      SubareaMean ofnegative changesMean ofpositive changes
      1-0.8610.470
      2-0.2120.326
      3-0.1790.311
      4-0.2710.396
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    Paper Information

    Category: Remote Sensing and Sensors

    Received: Oct. 12, 2017

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Sep. 11, 2018

    The Author Email: Deng Susu (augustran@163.com)

    DOI:10.3788/LOP55.052802

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