Depression-Analysis-Toolbox

This repository contains an ArcGIS toolbox and associated Python scripts for delineating nested depressions in digital elevation models (DEMs).

References

Wu, Q., Liu, H., Wang, S., Yu, B., Beck, R., & Hinkel, K. (2015). A localized contour tree method for deriving geometric and topological properties of complex surface depressions based on high-resolution topographic data. International Journal of Geographical Information Science, 29(12), 2041-2060. https://doi.org/10.1080/13658816.2015.1038719
Wu, Q., & Lane, C. R. (2016). Delineation and quantification of wetland depressions in the Prairie Pothole Region of North Dakota. Wetlands, 36(2), 215-227. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13157-015-0731-6
Wu, Q., Deng, C., & Chen, Z. (2016). Automated delineation of karst sinkholes from LiDAR-derived digital elevation models. Geomorphology, 266, 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.2016.05.006