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  • TerEx Toolbox for semi-automated selection of fluvial terrace and floodplain features from lidar

    Author(s)
    Stout, Justin C
    Belmont, Patrick
    Griffith University Author(s)
    Stout, Justin
    Year published
    2014
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    Abstract
    Terraces and floodplains are important indicators of near-channel sediment dynamics, serving as potential sediment sources and sinks. Increasing availability of high resolution topography data over large areas calls for development of semi-automated techniques for identification and measurement of these features. In this study we introduce a novel tool that accommodates user-defined parameters including, a local-relief threshold selected by a variable-size moving window, minimum area threshold, and maximum distance from the channel to identify and map discrete terrace and floodplain surfaces. Each of the parameters can easily ...
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    Terraces and floodplains are important indicators of near-channel sediment dynamics, serving as potential sediment sources and sinks. Increasing availability of high resolution topography data over large areas calls for development of semi-automated techniques for identification and measurement of these features. In this study we introduce a novel tool that accommodates user-defined parameters including, a local-relief threshold selected by a variable-size moving window, minimum area threshold, and maximum distance from the channel to identify and map discrete terrace and floodplain surfaces. Each of the parameters can easily be calibrated for a given watershed or reach. Subsequently, the tool automatically measures planform area, absolute elevation, and height relative to the local river channel for each terrace polygon. We validate the tool in two locations where terrace maps were previously developed via manual digitization from lidar and extensive field mapping campaigns. The tool is also tested on six different types of rivers to provide examples of starting selection parameters, and to test effectiveness of the tool across a wide range of landscapes. Generally, the tool provides a high quality draft map of terrace and floodplain surfaces across the wide range of environmental conditions for which it has been tested. We find that the tool functions best in catchments where the terraces are spatially extensive, with distinct differences between the terrace and floodplain. The most challenging environments for semi-automated terrace and floodplain mapping include steep catchments with dense riparian vegetation, and very small terraces (~10 m2 in areal extent). We then apply the tool to map terraces and floodplains in the Root River watershed, southeastern Minnesota and generate exceedance plots for terrace heights. These plots provide a first pass analysis to indicate the tributaries and reaches of the river where terraces constitute a significant source of sediment.
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    Journal Title
    Earth Surface Processes and Landforms
    Volume
    39
    Issue
    5
    DOI
    https://doi.org/10.1002/esp.3464
    Subject
    Geology
    Physical geography and environmental geoscience
    Physical geography and environmental geoscience not elsewhere classified
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/355520
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