Practice Estimation Using Digital Elevation Models (DEMs) - 25.6 | 25. Depression Storage | Hydrology & Water Resources Engineering - Vol 2
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Question 1

Easy

What does DEM stand for?

💡 Hint: Think about what 'digital' refers to in mapping.

Question 2

Easy

Name one software used for analyzing DEMs.

💡 Hint: Consider software commonly used in GIS.

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Interactive Quizzes

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Question 1

What is the primary purpose of utilizing DEMs in hydrology?

  • To design urban areas
  • To estimate depression storage
  • To calculate population density

💡 Hint: Think about what features affect how water collects.

Question 2

True or False: The Planchon-Darboux method is used for identifying land cover.

  • True
  • False

💡 Hint: Consider the main function of this algorithm.

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Challenge Problems

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Question 1

Given a DEM of a fictional watershed, apply the Planchon-Darboux method to identify potential water retention areas and explain the importance of these findings.

💡 Hint: Draw connections between elevation data and potential water storage.

Question 2

Analyze the impact of using high-resolution DEMs versus low-resolution DEMs in estimating depression storage for hydrological modeling.

💡 Hint: Consider the detail in elevation data and its impact on modeling accuracy.

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