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One initiative of GISTAR is to provide an update reference list on Terrain Analysis, so in this page the main references will be regularly updated (every 15th of the month) 

Last Update: April, 2013   [If someone is interested to add new references please contact Andrea Petroselli ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it )] 

in press

Besnard, A.G., La Jeunesse, I., Pays, O., Secondi, J. 2013 Topographic wetness index predicts the occurrence of bird species in floodplains Diversity and Distributions.  Article in Press

Grimaldi, S., Petroselli, A., Arcangeletti, E., Nardi, F. 2013. Flood mapping in ungauged basins using fully continuous hydrologic-hydraulic modeling. Journal of Hydrology Article in Press

Petroselli, A., Vessella, F., Cavagnuolo, L., Piovesan, G., Schirone, B. 2013. Ecological behavior of Quercus suber and Quercus ilex inferred by topographic wetness index (TWI). Trees - Structure and Function , pp. 1-15 Article in Press 

Shaw, D.A., Pietroniro, A., Martz, L.W. 2012 Topographic analysis for the prairie pothole region of Western Canada Hydrological Processes Article in Press

2013

Cavazzi, S., Corstanje, R., Mayr, T., Hannam, J., Fealy, R. 2013 Are fine resolution digital elevation models always the best choice in digital soil mapping? Geoderma 195-196 , pp. 111-121

Chaplot, V. 2013. Impact of terrain attributes, parent material and soil types on gully erosion. Geomorphology 186 , pp. 1-11 

Chen, X., Hu, J., Hu, H. 2013 Multiple flow direction algorithm based on extending neighborhood terrain. International Journal of Advancements in Computing Technology 5 (1) , pp. 892-898

Couturier, A., Daroussin, J., Darboux, F., Souchère, V., Le Bissonnais, Y., Cerdan, O., King, D. 2012. Improvement of surface flow network prediction for the modeling of erosion processes in agricultural landscapes. Geomorphology 183 , pp. 120-129

El Bastawesy, M., Ali, R.R. 2013 The use of GIS and remote sensing for the assessment of waterlogging in the dryland irrigated catchments of Farafra Oasis, Egypt. Hydrological Processes 27 (2) , pp. 206-216

Hancock, G.R., Murphy, D.V., Li, Y. 2012. Soil properties and environmental tracers: A DEM based assessment in an Australian Mediterranean environment. Geomorphology 183 , pp. 45-57

Kinsey-Henderson, A.E., Wilkinson, S.N. 2012. Evaluating Shuttle radar and interpolated DEMs for slope gradient and soil erosion estimation in low relief terrain. Environmental Modelling and Software 40 , pp. 128-139

Lang, M., McCarty, G., Oesterling, R., Yeo, I.-Y. 2013. Topographic metrics for improved mapping of forested wetlands. Wetlands 33 (1) , pp. 141-155 

Mehnatkesh, A., Ayoubi, S., Jalalian, A., Sahrawat, K.L. 2013. Relationships between soil depth and terrain attributes in a semi arid hilly region in western Iran. Journal of Mountain Science 10 (1) , pp. 163-172

Poppenga, S.K., Gesch, D.B., Worstell, B.B. 2013. Hydrography Change Detection: The Usefulness of Surface Channels Derived From LiDAR DEMs for Updating Mapped Hydrography. Journal of the American Water Resources Association 49 (2) , pp. 371-389

Ramachandra, T.V., Aithal, B.H., Kumar, U., Joshi, N.V. 2013. Prediction of shallow landslide prone regions in undulating terrains. Disaster Advances 6 (1) , pp. 54-64

Saeedrashed, Y., Guven, A. 2013. Estimation of Geomorphological Parameters of Lower Zab River-Basin by Using GIS-Based Remotely Sensed Image. Water Resources Management 27 (1) , pp. 209-219

Shen, Z.Y., Chen, L., Liao, Q., Liu, R.M., Huang, Q. 2013. A comprehensive study of the effect of GIS data on hydrology and non-point source pollution modelling. Agricultural Water Management 118 , pp. 93-102

Steinfeld, C.M.M., Kingsford, R.T., Laffan, S.W. 2012 Semi-automated GIS techniques for detecting floodplain earthworks Hydrological Processes,  Hydrological Processes 27 (4) , pp. 579-591

Varhola, A., Coops, N.C. 2013. Estimation of watershed-level distributed forest structure metrics relevant to hydrologic modeling using LiDAR and Landsat. Journal of Hydrology 487 , pp. 70-86

Zhang, H., Yang, Q., Li, R., Liu, Q., Moore, D., He, P., Ritsema, C.J., Geissen, V. 2013. Extension of a GIS procedure for calculating the RUSLE equation LS factor. Computers and Geosciences 52 , pp. 177-188 

2012

Baartman, J.E.M., Van Gorp, W., Temme, A.J.A.M., Schoorl, J.M. 2012Modelling sediment dynamics due to hillslope-river interactions: Incorporating fluvial behaviour in landscape evolution model LAPSUS. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms 37 (9) , pp. 923-935

Charrier, R., Li, Y.  2012 Assessing resolution and source effects of digital elevation models on automated floodplain delineation: A case study from the Camp Creek Watershed, Missouri. Applied Geography 34 , pp. 38-46. 

Chen, Y., Wilson, J.P., Zhu, Q., Zhou, Q. Comparison of drainage-constrained methods for DEM generalization, 2012. Computers and Geosciences 48 , pp. 41-49

Choi, Y. 2012. A new algorithm to calculate weighted flow-accumulation from a DEM by considering surface and underground stormwater infrastructure Environmental Modelling and Software 30 , pp. 81-91

Coulthard, T.J., Hancock, G.R., Lowry, J.B.C. 2012. Modelling soil erosion with a downscaled landscape evolution model Earth Surface Processes and Landforms,  37 (10) , pp. 1046-1055.

Degiorgis, M., Gnecco, G., Gorni, S., Roth, G., Sanguineti, M., Taramasso, A.C. 2012. Classifiers for the detection of flood-prone areas using remote sensed elevation data. Journal of Hydrology 470-471 , pp. 302-315

Fatichi, S., Ivanov, V.Y., Caporali, E. 2012. A mechanistic ecohydrological model to investigate complex interactions in cold and warm water-controlled environments: 1. Theoretical framework and plot-scale analysis. Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems 4 (5) , art. no. M05002

Fatichi, S., Ivanov, V.Y., Caporali, E. 2012. A mechanistic ecohydrological model to investigate complex interactions in cold and warm water-controlled environments: 2. Spatiotemporal analyses. Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems 4 (5) , art. no. M05003

Gokceoglu, C. 2012. Discussion on "Combining landslide susceptibility maps obtained from frequency ratio, logistic regression, and artificial neural network models using ASTER images and GIS" by Choi et al. (2012), Engineering Geology, 124, 12-23. Engineering Geology 129-130 , pp. 104-105

Grimaldi, S., Petroselli, A., Serinaldi, F. 2012. Design hydrograph estimation in small and ungauged watersheds: Continuous simulation method versus event-based approach. Hydrological Processes 26 (20) , pp. 3124-3134

Grimaldi, S., Petroselli, A., Serinaldi, F. 2012. A continuous simulation model for design hydrograph estimation in ungauged watersheds, Hydrological Sciences Journal 57 (6) , pp. 1035-1051.

Grimaldi, S., Petroselli, A., Tauro, F., Porfiri, M. 2012. Time of concentration: a paradox in modern hydrology. Hydrological Sciences Journal 57 (2) , pp. 217-228

Grimaldi, S., Petroselli, A., Nardi, F. 2012. A parsimonious geomorphological unit hydrograph for rainfall-runoff modelling in small ungauged basins Hydrological Sciences Journal 57 (1) , pp. 73-83

Hasan, A., Pilesjö, P., Persson, A. 2012. On generating digital elevation models from liDAR data - resolution versus accuracy and topographic wetness index indices in northern peatlands. Geodesy and Cartography 38 (2) , pp. 57-69

Heras, M.M., Saco, P.M., Willgoose, G.R. 2012. A comparison of SRTM V4 and ASTER GDEM for Hydrological applications in low relief terrain. Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing 78 (7) , pp. 757-766

Irfan Ashraf, M., Zhao, Z., Bourque, C.P.-A., Meng, F.-R. 2012. GIS-evaluation of two slope-calculation methods regarding their suitability in slope analysis using high-precision LiDAR digital elevation models. Hydrological Processes 26 (8) , pp. 1119-1133

Iwahashi, J., Kamiya, I., Yamagishi, H. 2012. High-resolution DEMs in the study of rainfall- and earthquake-induced landslides: Use of a variable window size method in digital terrain analysis. Geomorphology 153-154 , pp. 29-38

Jia, N., Mitani, Y., Xie, M., Djamaluddin, I. 2012. Shallow landslide hazard assessment using a three-dimensional deterministic model in a mountainous area. Computers and Geotechnics 45 , pp. 1-10

Lai, L., Zhang, Y. 2012. Study on the utilization of digital elevation model for calculation method of reservoir capacity Advanced Materials Research 472-475 , pp. 1627-1631

Lang, M., McDonough, O., McCarty, G., Oesterling, R., Wilen, B. Enhanced detection of wetland-stream connectivity using lidar. Wetlands 32 (3) , pp. 461-473

Listo, F.D.L.R., Carvalho Vieira, B. 2012. Mapping of risk and susceptibility of shallow-landslide in the city of São Paulo, Brazil. Geomorphology 169-170 , pp. 30-44

Liu, J., Chen, X., Zhang, X., Hoagland, K.D. 2012. Grid digital elevation model based algorithms for determination of hillslope width functions through flow distance transforms Water Resources Research 48 (4) , art. no. W04532

Liu, J.G., Mason, P.J., Yu, E., Wu, M.-C., Tang, C., Huang, R., Liu, H. 2012. GIS modelling of earthquake damage zones using satellite remote sensing and DEM data. Geomorphology 139-140 , pp. 518-535

Matsuura, T., Aniya, M. 2012 Automated segmentation of hillslope profiles across ridges and valleys using a digital elevation model Geomorphology 177-178 , pp. 167-177

Mukherjee, P., Singh, C.K., Mukherjee, S. 2012. Delineation of Groundwater Potential Zones in Arid Region of India-A Remote Sensing and GIS Approach Water Resources Management 26 (9) , pp. 2643-2672

Nalbantis, I., Lymperopoulos, S. 2012. Assessment of flood frequency after forest fires in small ungauged basins based on uncertain measurements. Hydrological Sciences Journal 57 (1) , pp. 52-72

Nefeslioglu, H.A., San, B.T., Gokceoglu, C., Duman, T.Y. 2012. An assessment on the use of terra ASTER L3A data in landslide susceptibility mapping.  International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation 14 (1) , pp. 40-60

Orlandini, S., Moretti, G., Corticelli, M.A., Santangelo, P.E., Capra, A., Rivola, R., Albertson, J.D. 2012. Evaluation of flow direction methods against field observations of overland flow dispersion. Water Resources Research 48 (10) , art. no. W10523

Park, J.H., Hur, Y.T. 2012 Development and application of GIS based K-DRUM for flood runoff simulation using radar rainfall. Journal of Hydro-Environment Research 6 (3) , pp. 209-219

Persson, A., Hasan, A., Tang, J., Pilesjö, P. 2012. Modelling Flow Routing in Permafrost Landscapes with TWI: An Evaluation against Site-Specific Wetness Measurements. Transactions in GIS 16 (5) , pp. 701-713

Petroselli A., “LIDAR Data and Hydrological Applications at the Basin Scale”, GIScience & Remote Sensing, 2012, 49, No. 1, p. 139–162, DOI 10.2747/1548-1603.49.1.139

Petroselli A., Alvarez A., “The flat area issue in DEMs and its consequences on the rainfall-runoff modeling”, GIScience & Remote Sensing, 49 (5), pp. 711-734, 2012. doi:10.2747/1548-1603.49.5.711

Qin, C.-Z., Zhan, L. 2012. Parallelizing flow-accumulation calculations on graphics processing units-From iterative DEM preprocessing algorithm to recursive multiple-flow-direction algorithm Computers and Geosciences 43 , pp. 7-16

Romstad, B., Etzelmüller, B.  2011.  Mean-curvature watersheds: A simple method for segmentation of a digital elevation model into terrain units.  Geomorphology 139-140 , pp. 293-302

Rowberry, M.D. 2012. A comparison of three terrain parameters that may be used to identify denudation surfaces within a GIS: A case study from Wales, United Kingdom Computers and Geosciences 43 , pp. 147-158

Schiele, S., Möller, M., Blaar, H., Thürkow, D., Müller-Hannemann, M. 2012. Parallelization strategies to deal with non-localities in the calculation of regional land-surface parameters. Computers and Geosciences 44 , pp. 1-9

Schwanghart, W., Heckmann, T. 2012. Fuzzy delineation of drainage basins through probabilistic interpretation of diverging flow algorithms. Environmental Modelling and Software 33 , pp. 106-113

Schwendel, A.C., Fuller, I.C., Death, R.G. 2012. Assessing DEM interpolation methods for effective representation of upland stream morphology for rapid appraisal of bed stability River Research and Applications 28 (5) , pp. 567-584

Shi, X., Girod, L., Long, R., DeKett, R., Philippe, J., Burke, T. 2011. A comparison of LiDAR-based DEMs and USGS-sourced DEMs in terrain analysis for knowledge-based digital soil mapping. Geoderma 170 (1) , pp. 217-226

Song, X., Tang, G., Jiang, L., Zhang, G., Qian, K. A novel parallel depression removing algorithm for hydrology analysis in digital elevation models. 2012. Proceedings - 2012 20th International Conference on Geoinformatics, Geoinformatics 2012 , art. no. 6270268

Stefanescu, E.R., Bursik, M., Patra, A.K. 2012 Effect of digital elevation model on Mohr-Coulomb geophysical flow model output. Natural Hazards 62 (2) , pp. 635-656

Suprit, K., Shankar, D., Venugopal, V., Bhatkar, N.V. 2012. Simulating the daily discharge of the Mandovi river, west coast of India | [Simulation du débit journalier du fleuve mandovi, côte occidentale de l'inde] Hydrological Sciences Journal 57 (4) , pp. 686-704

Suwandana, E., Kawamura, K., Sakuno, Y., Kustiyanto, E., Raharjo, B. 2012. Evaluation of aster GDEM2 in comparison with GDEM1, SRTM DEM and topographic-map-derived DEM using inundation area analysis and RTK-DGPS data. Remote Sensing 4 (8) , pp. 2419-2431

Vidyapriya, V., Ramalingam, M., Srinivasa Raju, K., Iyyappan, M. Airborne laser scanner data for floodplain mapping for adyar watershed. 2012. European Journal of Scientific Research 82 (2) , pp. 213-226

Wilson, J.P.  2012 Digital terrain modeling  Geomorphology 137 (1), pp. 107-121 

Xie, J. Implementation and performance optimization of a parallel contour line generation algorithm, 2012, Computers and Geosciences 49 , pp. 21-28

Yong, B., Ren, L.-L., Hong, Y., Gourley, J.J., Chen, X., Zhang, Y.-J., Yang, X.-L., (...), Wang, W.-G. 2012A novel multiple flow direction algorithm for computing the topographic wetness index. Hydrology Research 43 (1-2) , pp. 135-145

2011

Belmont, P.  2011. Floodplain width adjustments in response to rapid base level fall and knickpoint migration. Geomorphology 128 (1-2), pp. 92-101 

Hani, A.F.M., Sathyamoorthy, D., Sagayan Asirvadam, V. (2011). A method for computation of surface roughness of digital elevation model terrains via multiscale analysis. Computers and Geosciences 37 (2), pp. 177-192

Harris, A.J.L., Favalli, M., Wright, R., Garbeil, H.  2011 Hazard assessment at Mount Etna using a hybrid lava flow inundation model and satellite-based land classification.  Natural Hazards 58 (3), pp. 1001-1027 

Hou, K., Sun, J., Yang, W., Sun, T., Wang, Y., Ma, S.  2011 Automatic extraction of drainage networks from DEMs base on heuristic search.  Journal of Software 6 (8), pp. 1611-1618

Manfreda, S., M. Di Leo, A. Sole, 2011. Detection of Flood Prone Areas using Digital Elevation Models, Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, (10.1061/(ASCE)HE.1943-5584.0000367).

Nobre, A.D., Cuartas, L.A., Hodnett, M., Rennó, C.D., Rodrigues, G., Silveira, A., Waterloo, M., Saleska, S.  2011. Height Above the Nearest Drainage - a hydrologically relevant new terrain model.  Journal of Hydrology 404 (1-2), pp. 13-29. 

Orlandini, S., Tarolli, P., Moretti, G., Dalla Fontana, G. (2011). On the prediction of channel heads in a complex alpine terrain using gridded elevation data, Water Resources Research, 47, W02538, ISSN: 0043-1397, doi:10.1029/2010WR009648. 

Park, S., Oh, C., Jeon, S., Jung, H., Choi, C.  2011. Soil erosion risk in Korean watersheds, assessed using the revised universal soil loss equation, Journal of Hydrology 399 (3-4), pp. 263-273.

Rosatto, H.G., Tolon-Becerra, A., Botta, G., Presutti, M.E.  2011. Runoff estimation in small rural watersheds using DEMS in North West of Argentina, Soil and Tillage Research 112 (1), pp. 8-17 

Sofia, G., Tarolli, P., Cazorzi, F., Dalla Fontana, G. (2011). An objective approach for feature extraction: distribution analysis and statistical descriptors for scale choice and channel network identification, Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci., 15, 1387–1402, ISSN: 1027-5606, doi:10.5194/hess-15-1387-2011. 

Sougnez, N., Vanacker, V.  2011 The topographic signature of Quaternary tectonic uplift in the Ardennes massif (Western Europe) Hydrology and Earth System Sciences 15 (4), pp. 1095-1107 

Sulis, M., Paniconi, C., Camporese, M. Impact of grid resolution on the integrated and distributed response of a coupled surface-subsurface hydrological model for the des Anglais catchment, Quebec. 2011 Hydrological Processes 25 (12), pp. 1853-1865

Van Kreveld, M., Silveira, R.I. Embedding rivers in triangulated irregular networks with linear programming. 2011 International Journal of Geographical Information Science 25 (4), pp. 615-631 

Yang, X., Tang, G., Xiao, C., Gao, Y., Zhu, S.  2011 The scaling method of specific catchment area from DEMs.  Journal of Geographical Sciences 21 (4), pp. 689-704 

Yang, T., Xu, C.-y., Zhang, Q., Yu, Z., Baron, A., Wang, X., Singh, V.P.  2011 DEM-based numerical modelling of runoff and soil erosion processes in the hilly-gully loess regions.  Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment , pp. 1-17

Amini, J. , A method for generating floodplain maps using ikonos images and dems, 2010 International Journal of Remote Sensing 31 (10), pp. 2441-2456    

Arnold, N.,  A new approach for dealing with depressions in digital elevation models when calculating flow accumulation values, 2010 Progress in Physical Geography 34 (6), pp. 781-809   

Birkinshaw, S. J.: Technical Note: Automatic river network generation for a physically-based river catchment model, Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci., 14, 1767-1771, doi:10.5194/hess-14-1767-2010, 2010.

Chen, J., Lin, G., Yang, Z., Chen, H.  (2010) The relationship between DEM resolution, accumulation area threshold and drainage network indices. 18th International Conference on Geoinformatics, Geoinformatics 2010 , art. no. 5567513   

Drouin, A., Saint-Laurent, D., Comparison of interpolation methods to produce high precision digital elevation models (DEM) for the representation of floodplain micro-topography, Hydrological Sciences Journal 55 (4), pp. 526-539 

Gironás, J., Niemann, J.D., Roesner, L.A., Rodriguez, F., Andrieu, H. (2010) Evaluation of methods for representing Urban Terrain in storm-water modelling. Journal of Hydrologic Engineering 15 (1), pp. 1-14   

Grimaldi, S., Petroselli, A., Alonso, G., Nardi, F.  (2010)  Flow time estimation with spatially variable hillslope velocity in ungauged basins. Advances in Water Resources 33 (10), pp. 1216-1223   

Kiesel, J., Fohrer, N., Schmalz, B. and White, M. J. (2010), Incorporating landscape depressions and tile drainages of a northern German lowland catchment into a semi-distributed model. Hydrological Processes, 24: 1472–1486. doi: 10.1002/hyp.7607 

Kopecký, M., Čížková, S.  (2010) Using topographic wetness index in vegetation ecology: Does the algorithm matter? Applied Vegetation Science 13 (4), pp. 450-459   

Li, J., Wong, D.W.S. (2010) Effects of DEM sources on hydrologic applications.  Computers, Environment and Urban Systems 34 (3), pp. 251-261   

Neil A.,  A new approach for dealing with depressions in digital elevation models when calculating flow accumulation values. Progress in Physical Geography. December 2010, 34: 781-809, doi:10.1177/0309133310384542

Passalacqua, P., Tarolli, P., Foufoula-Georgiou, E. (2010). Testing space-scale methodologies for automatic geomorphic feature extraction from LiDAR in a complex mountainous landscape, Water Resources Research, 46, W11535, ISSN: 0043-1397, doi:10.1029/2009WR008812. 

Pelletier J. Minimizing the grid-resolution dependence of flow-routing algorithms for geomorphic applications. Geomorphology, 122(1-2):91‚ 2010.

Tinghua Ai, Jingzhong Li, A DEM generalization by minor valley branch detection and grid filling, ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, Volume 65, Issue 2, March 2010, Pages 198-207, ISSN 09242716, DOI: 10.1016/j.isprsjprs.2009.11.001.  

White, R.A., Dietterick, B.C., Mastin, T., Strohman, R. 2010. Forest roads mapped using LiDAR in steep forested terrain, Remote Sensing 2 (4) , pp. 1120-1141

2009

Gong, J., Xie, J., Extraction of drainage networks from large terrain datasets using high throughput computing, 2009, Computers and Geosciences 35 (2), pp. 337-346   

Leitão, J.P., Boonya-aroonnet, S., Prodanović, D., Maksimović, Č., The influence of digital elevation model resolution on overland flow networks for modelling urban pluvial flooding, 2009 Water Science and Technology 60 (12), pp. 3137-3149   

Richardson, M. C., M.-J. Fortin, and B. A. Branfireun (2009), Hydrogeomorphic edge detection and delineation of landscape functional units from lidar digital elevation models, Water Resour. Res., 45, W10441, doi:10.1029/2008WR007518. 

Santini, M., Grimaldi, S., Nardi, F., Petroselli, A., Rulli, M.C.,  Pre-processing algorithms and landslide modelling on remotely sensed DEMs, 2009, Geomorphology 113 (1-2), pp. 110-125 

Stevenson J.A., Sun X., Mitchell N.C., Despeckling SRTM and other topographic data with a denoising algorithm, Geomorphology, Volume 114, Issue 3, 15 January 2010, Pages 238-252, ISSN 0169-555X, DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2009.07.006.

Tarolli, P., Arrowsmith, J.R., Vivoni, E.R. (2009). Understanding earth surface processes from remotely sensed digital terrain models, Geomorphology, 113, 1-3, ISSN: 0169-555X, doi:10.1016/j.geomorph.2009.07.005. Special Issue Preface.

Tarolli, P., Dalla Fontana, G. (2009). Hillslope-to-valley transition morphology: new opportunities from high resolution DTMs, Geomorphology, 113, 47-56, ISSN: 0169-555X, doi:10.1016/j.geomorph.2009.02.006.

Vianello, A., Cavalli, M., Tarolli, P. (2009). LiDAR-derived slopes for headwater channel network analysis, Catena, 76, 97-106, ISSN: 03418162, doi:10.1016/j.catena.2008.09.012.

Yamazaki, D., Oki, T., and Kanae, S.: Deriving a global river network map and its sub-grid topographic characteristics from a fine-resolution flow direction map, Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci., 13, 2241-2251, doi:10.5194/hess-13-2241-2009

Zhang, H. and Huang, G. (2009), Building channel networks for flat regions in digital elevation models. Hydrological Processes, 23: 2879–2887. doi: 10.1002/hyp.7378 

2008 

Klingseisen, B., Metternicht, G., Paulus, G., Geomorphometric landscape analysis using a semi-automated GIS-approach 2008 Environmental Modelling and Software 23 (1), pp. 109-121   

Lindsay, J. B. and Evans, M. G. (2008), The influence of elevation error on the morphometrics of channel networks extracted from DEMs and the implications for hydrological modelling. Hydrological Processes, 22: 1588–1603. doi: 10.1002/hyp.6728

Martin Y., Valeo C., Tait M., Centimetre-scale digital representations of terrain and impacts on depression storage and runoff, CATENA, Volume 75, Issue 2, 15 October 2008, Pages 223-233, ISSN 03418162, DOI: 10.1016/j.catena.2008.07.005.

Nardi F., Grimaldi S., Santini M., Petroselli A., Ubertini L., Hydrogeomorphic properties of simulated drainage patterns using digital elevation models: the flat area issue, Hydrological Science Journal, 53 (6), pp. 1176-1193, 2008.   

Schauble H., Marinoni O., Hinderer M., A GIS-based method to calculate flow accumulation by considering dams and their specific operation time, Computers & Geosciences, Volume 34, Issue 6, June 2008, Pages 635-646, ISSN 0098-3004, DOI: 10.1016/j.cageo.2007.05.023. 

Tarolli, P., Borga, M., Dalla Fontana, G. (2008). Analyzing the influence of upslope bedrock outcrops on shallow landsliding, Geomorphology, 93, 186-200, ISSN: 0169-555X,  doi:10.1016/j.geomorph. 2007.02.017.

2007

Bänninger, D.: Technical Note: Water flow routing on irregular meshes, Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci., 11, 1243-1247, doi:10.5194/hess-11-1243-2007, 2007

Colombo R., V. Vogt J., Soille P., Paracchini M.L., de Jager A., Deriving river networks and catchments at the European scale from medium resolution digital elevation data, CATENA, Volume 70, Issue 3, 1 August 2007, Pages 296-305, ISSN 03418162, DOI: 10.1016/j.catena.2006.10.001.

Grimaldi S., Nardi F., Di Benedetto F., Istanbullouglu E., Bras R.L., A physically-based method for removing pits in digital elevation models,  Advances in Water Resources, 30 (10), pp. 2151-2158, 2007.

Seibert, J. & McGlynn, B. L. (2007) A new triangular multiple flow direction algorithm for computing upslope areas fromgridded digital elevation models. Water Resour. Res. 43, W04501. doi:10.1029/2006WR005128. 

Wilson, J.P., Lam, C.S., Deng, Y.  Comparison of the performance of flow-routing algorithms used in GIS-based hydrologic analysis, 2007 Hydrological Processes 21 (8), pp. 1026-1044. 

2006 

Dodov, B.A., Foufoula-Georgiou.  Floodplain morphometry extraction from a high-resolution digital elevation model: A simple algorithm for regional analysis studies. 2006 IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters 3 (3), art. no. 1658016, pp. 410-413   

Erskine, R.H., Green, T.R., Ramirez, J.A., MacDonald, R.H., 2006. Comparison of gridbased algorithms for computing upslope contributing area. Water Resources Research 42 (W09416). doi:10.1029/2005WR004648. 

Gorokhovich, Y., Voustianiouk, A., 2006. Accuracy assessment of the processed SRTM-based elevation data by CGIAR using field data from USA and Thailand and its relation to the terrain characteristics. Remote Sensing of Environment, 104, 409-415.

Hancock, G. R. and Evans, K. G. (2006), Channel head location and characteristics using digital elevation models. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 31: 809–824. doi: 10.1002/esp.1285

Lindsay, J.B., Creed, I.F., Distinguishing actual and artefact depressions in digital elevation data, 2006 Computers and Geosciences 32 (8), pp. 1192-1204   

Nardi, F., Vivoni, E. R. & Grimaldi, S. (2006) Investigating a floodplain scaling relation using a hydrogeomorphic delineation method. Water Resour. Res. 42, W09409. doi:10.1029/2005WR004155. 

Rosso, R., Rulli, M.C., Vannucchi, G., 2006. A physically based model for the hydrologic control on shallow landsliding. Water Resources Research 42 (W06410). doi:10.1029/2005WR004369.  

Tarolli, P., and Tarboton, D.G., (2006). A New Method for Determination of Most Likely Landslide Initiation Points and the Evaluation of Digital Terrain Model Scale in Terrain Stability Mapping, Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci., 10, 663-677, ISSN: 1027-5606, doi:10.5194/hess-10-663-2006.  

Zhu Q., Tian Y., and Zhao J.. 2006. An efficient depression processing algorithm for hydrologic analysis. Comput. Geosci. 32, 5 (June 2006), 615-623. 

2005

Grimaldi S., Teles V., Bras R.L., Preserving First And Second Moments of The Slope Area Relationship During The Interpolation Of Digital Elevation Models, Advances in Water Resources, 28 (6), pp. 583-588, 2005 

Kenny F., Matthews B., A methodology for aligning raster flow direction data with photogrammetrically mapped hydrology, Computers & Geosciences, Volume 31, Issue 6, July 2005, Pages 768-779, ISSN 0098-3004, DOI: 10.1016/j.cageo.2005.01.019.

Lindsay, J.B., Creed, I.F., Removal of artifact depressions from digital elevation models: Towards a minimum impact approach. 2005 Hydrological Processes 19 (16), pp. 3113-3126 

Shaw, D. A., Martz, L. W. and Pietroniro, A. (2005), A methodology for preserving channel flow networks and connectivity patterns in large-scale distributed hydrological models. Hydrological Processes, 19: 149–168. doi: 10.1002/hyp.5765. 

2004 

Kim, S. and Lee, H. (2004), A digital elevation analysis: a spatially distributed flow apportioning algorithm. Hydrological Processes, 18: 1777–1794. doi: 10.1002/hyp.1446  

Grimaldi S., Teles V., Bras R.L., Sensitivity of a physically-based method of terrain interpolation to variance of input data and to the constraint of an enforced surface drainage direction, Earth Surface Processes and Landform, 29 (5), pp. 587-597, 2004.  

Pan, F., Peters-Lidard, C. D., Sale, M. J. & King, A. K. (2004) A comparison of geographical information systems–based algorithms for computing the TOPMODEL topographic index. Water Resour. Res. 40, W06303.doi:10.1029/2004WR003069. 

Soille, P. (2004), Optimal removal of spurious pits in grid digital elevation models, Water Resour. Res., 40, W12509, doi:10.1029/2004WR003060

Warren, S. D., Hohmann, M. G., Auerswald, K. & Mitasova, H. (2004) An evaluation of methods to determine slope using digital elevation data. Catena 58, 215–33.