Canyon Lake Gorge, TX: Mechanics of Megaflood Erosion

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NCALM Seed Project. PI: Joel Scheingross, Caltech. The survey area consists of a rectangular polygon located at the Canyon Lake Gorge, Canyon Lake, TX. The area of interest totals 8 square kilometers. The data were collected to study the mechanics of megaflood erosion at Canyon Lake Gorge.


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Platform: Airborne Lidar
Survey Area: 9.2 km2
Point Density: 5.30 pts/m2
Survey Date: 10/05/2010
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Use License: CC BY 4.0
Funder: NSF     Collector: NCALM

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Horizontal Coordinates: NAD83 (CORS96) / UTM Zone 14N Meters [EPSG: 26914]
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