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River Bathymetry Toolkit (RBT)
  General Information:
Tool Type:Software Suite
Description:The (RBT) is available for free and is under active development. Tools exist for cutting cross sections and longitudinal profiles into high resolution DEMs to extract hydrologic parameters such as wetted area, bankfull width, hydraulic radius, gradient and sinuosity. It is possible to save the cross section properties as a ShapeFile and then add them to a map. Using an automated detrending algorithm we are able to remove the overall valley slope. Tools are being created that use the detrended raster to investigate flooding outside a main channel at any prescribed discharge or flow stage.
Keywords:LiDAR, bathymetry, river, raster, detrending, water, RBT
Licensing:Free to use/Unspecified
Cost:Free
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  Technical Information:
OS:Windows
Code Type:Software application
Language:.NET
Dependencies:ArcGIS Desktop (currently Arc9 - Arc10 available soon).
  Other Information:
Citation:McKean, J., Nagel, D., Tonina, D., Bailey, P., Wright, C.W., Bohn, C., Nayegandhi, A., 2009. Remote sensing of channels and riparian zones with a narrow-beam aquatic-terrestrial lidar. Remote Sensing, 1, 1065-1096; doi:10.3390/rs1041065
Support Contact Information:Please contact rbt@essa.com with any questions or comments.
Additional Information:Version 2.2.0 of the RBT currently works with ArcGIS 9. A new version with ArcGIS 10 support and additional tools is coming soon.
Submission Date:18 Mar 2011
Last Updated:22 Mar 2011
Main Contributor:
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U.S. Forest ServiceContributor
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Bonneville Power AdministrationContributor
ESSA Technologies Inc.Contributor
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