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Edited By Tomislav Hengl, Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands Hannes Reuter, European Commission, Directorate General JRC Institute for Environment and Sustainability
Description 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.
Soil scientists will use this book
to further learn the methods for classifying and measuring the chemical, biological, and fertility properties of soils and gain a further
understaing of the role of soil as a natural resource. Geologists will find value in the instruction this book provides for measuring
the physical features of the soil such as elevation, porosity, and structure which geologists use to predict natural disasters such as
earthquakes, volcanoes, and flooding.
Audience
Primary:
Digital Soil Mapping Practitioners; Soil Scientists; Geologists; Geomorphologists; Earth Science Professionals in geological
mapping agencies, mineral exploration companies, teachers and academics; Hydrologists; GIS practitioners and specialists; Landscape Ecologists;
Environmental Planners;
Secondary:
students in upper level GIS/geomorphology classes; Graduate students in soil science, quantitative
ecology, earth sciences, GIS, geography, and geodetic sciences.
Contents
I - Concepts
Geomorphometry: a brief guide
Mathematical and digital models of the land surface
DEM production methods
and sources
Preparation of DEMs for geomorphometric analysis
Geostatistical simulation and error propagation in geomorphometry
Basic
land-surface parameters
Land-surface parameters and objects in hydrology
Land-surface parameters specific to topo-climatology
Landforms
and landform elements in geomorphometry
II - Software
Overview of software packages used in geomorphometry
Geomorphometry
in ESRI packages
Geomorphometry in SAGA
Geomorphometry in ILWIS
Geomorphometry in LandSerf
Geomorphometry in MicroDEM
Geomorphometry
in TAS GIS
Geomorphometry in GRASS GIS
Geomorphometry in RiverTools
III - Applications
Geomorphometry – a key to landscape
mapping and modelling
Soil mapping applications
Vegetation mapping applications
Geomorphometry and spatial hydrologic modelling
Applications
in meteorology
Applications in geomorphology
Applications in Precision Agriculture
Modelling mass movements and landslide susceptibility
Automated predictive mapping of ecological entities
The future of geomorphometry
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