<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><xml><records><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Greco, S. E.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Girvetz, E. H.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Larsen, E. W.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Mann, J. P.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Tuil, J. L.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Lowney, C.</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Relative elevation topographic surface modelling of a large alluvial river floodplain and applications for the study and management of Riparian landscapes</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Landscape Research</style></secondary-title></titles><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2008</style></year></dates><number><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">4</style></number><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">33</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">461-486</style></pages><isbn><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">0142-6397</style></isbn><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">This paper presents a novel and useful spatial modelling technique to create a topographic surface that estimates a floodplain's elevation relative to the average low-flow water surface elevation of a river channel. This model was applied to a 121km study area of the middle Sacramento River, California, USA, where it was tested as a surrogate for observed water table depth and an observed 3.3 year recurrence interval flood inundation surface using independent data sets. The modelled relative elevation topographic surface correlated significantly (p &lt; 0.005) to observed well water depths suggesting that the modelled surface reflected a reasonable approximation of vertical distance to the water table. Results from a flood inundation pattern analysis indicated an overall accuracy of 79% for correctly predicting inundated and non-inundated zones. The model was then used to measure relative channel bank height and the distribution of riparian plant communities to examine landscape ecological relationships.</style></abstract><accession-num><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">ISI:000258295400005</style></accession-num><notes><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Greco, S. E. Girvetz, E. H. Larsen, E. W. Mann, J. P. Tuil, J. L. Lowney, C.</style></notes></record></records></xml>