Juana M. Montane
Quantifying marsh surfaces is problematic due to their slight gradient, dynamic surface, and the challenges in traversing them. Interaction between the sediment dynamics, marsh topography and geomorphology is important to the hydrologic regime, biology, vegetation and the ecosystem as a whole. Acquiring detailed, high precision topographic data is essential for understanding the interactions between process and form. Real Time Kinematic (RTK) GPS is a relatively new technique that accurately measures micro-topography in situ. We are using this technology to generate a sub-decimeter DEM of the marsh that will be the initial layer in a hydrodynamic model. We will construct a 3-dimensional analysis of the marsh structure. This will then be utilized to investigate the interaction between tidal flow and topography.
Montané, J.M. Geophysical Analysis of a central-Florida Karst Terrain Using LIDAR and GPR Derived Surfaces. M.S. Thesis. Florida International University 2002.
Montané, J.M. and Whitman, D. Relationship between micro-topography and subsurface karst structures from airborne LIDAR and GPR data. GSA Abstracts with Programs, Vol. 32, No. 7, November 2000.
Montané, J.M. and Whitman, D. LIDAR derived micro-topography as an indicator of subsurface karst structures: An example from Central Florida. AGU Abstracts with Programs, Vol. 81, No. 48, December 2000.
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