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Geomorphometry : concepts, software, applications /
Geomorphometry is the science of quantitative land-surface analysis. It draws upon mathematical, statistical, and image-processing techniques to quantify the shape of earth's topography at various spatial scales. The focus of geomorphometry is the calculation of surface-form measures (land-surf...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Amsterdam ; Oxford :
Elsevier,
2009.
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| Edición: | 1st ed. |
| Colección: | Developments in soil science ;
v. 33. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo Texto completo Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Geomorphometry is the science of quantitative land-surface analysis. It draws upon mathematical, statistical, and image-processing techniques to quantify the shape of earth's topography at various spatial scales. The focus of geomorphometry is the calculation of surface-form measures (land-surface parameters) and features (objects), which may be used to improve the mapping and modelling of landforms to assist in the evaluation of soils, vegetation, land use, natural hazards, and other information. This book provides a practical guide to preparing Digital Elevation Models (DEM) for analysis and extracting land-surface parameters and objects from DEMs through a variety of software. It further offers detailed instructions on applying parameters and objects in soil, agricultural, environmental and earth sciences. This is a manual of state-of-the-art methods to serve the various researchers who use geomorphometry. |
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| Notas: | "Provides a practical guide to preparing DEMs [Digital Elevation Models] for analysis and to extracting land surface parameters and objects from DEMs through a variety of software"--Page 4 of cover "European Commission, Directorate General, Joint Research Centre, IES, Institute for Environment and Sustainability"--Page 4 of cover |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xxix, 765 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 653-694) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780123743459 0123743451 |