Evaluating Hydrology Evaluating Hydrology Preservation of Simplified Preservation of Simplified Terrain RepresentationsTerrain Representations Jonathan Muckell and Christopher StuetzleJonathan Muckell and Christopher Stuetzle

Advisors : Marcus Andrade, Randolph Franklin, Barb Cutler Advisors : Marcus Andrade, Randolph Franklin, Barb Cutler

Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteRensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Measuring Hydrology Measuring Hydrology ErrorError

Measuring Hydrology Measuring Hydrology ErrorError

• Error is reduced for flow traveling downhill, increased for flow traveling uphill.

• Error is determined by gradient and amount of flow