Parameterizing the Yellow River Delta tidal creek morphology using automated extraction from remote sensing images.

The tidal creek is an important part of the intertidal zone, which maintains the balance between depositional processes and a given hydrodynamic environment. Much can be inferred about the development and evolution of a tidal creek by examining its morphometry characteristics; this information can also provide scientific decision support for the development and utilization of coastal tidal flats. In this study, we propose a complete system of large-scale tidal creek morphometry characteristic extraction algorithms.