Computation of D8 Flow Line at Ron Phibun Area, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand

Authors: O. Boonklong, M. Jaroensutasinee, K. Jaroensutasinee

Abstract:

A flow line computational technique based on the D8 method using Mathematica was developed. The technique was applied to Ron Phibun area, Nakhon Si Thammarat Province. This area is highly contaminated with arsenic 3 and 5. It was found that the technique using Mathematica can produce similar results to those obtained from GRASS v 5.0.2.

Keywords: Arsenic contamination, flow line, D8 method, Ron Phibun.

Digital Object Identifier (DOI): doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1082776

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