Digital Terrain Analysis in Soil Science and Geology

By
  • Igor Florinsky, Institute of Mathematical Problems of Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Pushchino, Russia

Hardbound, 432 Pages

Published: September 2011

Imprint: Academic Press

ISBN: 978-0-12-385036-2

Contents

  • 1 Digital terrain modeling: a brief historical overview

    Part I: Principles and Methods of Digital Terrain Modeling
    2 Morphometric variables
    3 Digital elevation models
    4 Calculation methods
    5 Errors and accuracy
    6 Filtering
    7 Mapping and visualization

    Part II: Digital Terrain Modeling in Soil Science
    8 Influence of topography on soil properties
    9 Adequate resolution of models
    10 Predictive soil mapping
    11 Analyzing relationships in the system ''topography-soil''

    Part III: Digital Terrain Modeling in Geology
    12 Folds and folding
    13 Lineaments and faults
    14 Accumulation zones and fault intersections
    15 Global topography and tectonic structures
    16 Synthesis

    Appendix A: The mathematical basis of local morphometric variables, by Shary, P.A.
    Appendix B: LandLord - a brief description of the software

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