Remote Sensing Technology and Application, Volume. 40, Issue 1, 98(2025)

UAV LiDAR Point Cloud Data Combined with Particle Tracking and Velocity Measurement to Monitor River Runoff

Xiaolin SANG, Rui JIN*, and Minghu ZHANG
Author Affiliations
  • State Key Laboratory of Cryosphere Science and Frozen Soil Engineering,Heihe Remote Sensing Experimental Research Station, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences,Lanzhou730000, China
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    Xiaolin SANG, Rui JIN, Minghu ZHANG. UAV LiDAR Point Cloud Data Combined with Particle Tracking and Velocity Measurement to Monitor River Runoff[J]. Remote Sensing Technology and Application, 2025, 40(1): 98

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    Received: Mar. 5, 2024

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    Published Online: May. 22, 2025

    The Author Email: Rui JIN (jinrui@lzb.ac.cn)

    DOI:10.11873/j.issn.1004-0323.2025.1.0098

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