Florinsky, Igor V. creator author. text bibliography Electronic books. enk 2016 2nd ed. monographic eng

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1 online resource Front Cover; Digital Terrain Analysis in Soil Science and Geology; Copyright; Contents; Preface to the Second Edition; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations and Acronyms; Chapter 1: Digital Terrain Modeling: A Brief Historical Overview; Part I: Principles and Methods of Digital Terrain Modeling; Chapter 2: Topographic Surface and Its Characterization; 2.1. Topographic Surface; 2.1.1. Definition and Limitations; 2.1.2. Contour Lines and Special Points; 2.1.3. Morphometric Variable and Its Types; 2.2. Local Morphometric Variables; 2.2.1. Overview; 2.2.2. Gradient; 2.2.2.1. Slope Lines and Flow Lines 2.2.3. Aspect2.2.4. Curvatures; 2.2.4.1. Plan Curvature; 2.2.4.2. Horizontal Curvature; 2.2.4.3. Vertical Curvature; 2.2.4.4. Mean Curvature; 2.2.4.5. Principal Curvatures; 2.2.4.6. Gaussian Curvature; 2.2.4.7. Unsphericity Curvature; 2.2.4.8. Rotor; 2.2.4.9. Difference Curvature; 2.2.4.10. Horizontal and Vertical Excess Curvatures; 2.2.4.11. Ring Curvature; 2.2.4.12. Accumulation Curvature; 2.2.4.13. Laplacian; 2.2.5. Generating Function; 2.3. Nonlocal Morphometric Variables; 2.4. Structural Lines; 2.5. Solar Morphometric Variables; 2.5.1. Reflectance; 2.5.2. Insolation 2.6. Combined Morphometric Variables2.7. Landform Classifications; 2.7.1. Gaussian Classification; 2.7.2. The Concept of Accumulation Zones. The Efremov-Krcho Classification; 2.7.3. The Shary Classification; Chapter 3: Digital Elevation Models; 3.1. DEM Generation; 3.1.1. Conventional Topographic Surveys; 3.1.2. Kinematic GNSS Surveys; 3.1.3. Stereophotogrammetry; 3.1.4. Structure-From-Motion Techniques; 3.1.5. Laser Altimetry; 3.1.6. SAR Techniques; 3.1.7. Echo Sounding; 3.1.8. Satellite Radar Altimetry; 3.1.9. Airborne Optical Sensing of Bathymetry; 3.1.10. Soil and Geological Core Drilling 3.1.11. Three-Dimensional Seismic Survey3.1.12. Ice Penetrating Radio-Echo Sounding; 3.1.13. Digitizing of Contours; 3.1.14. Fusion of Data From Different Sources; 3.2. DEM Grids; 3.2.1. Plane Grids; 3.2.2. Spheroidal Grids; 3.2.3. Datums and Coordinate Systems; 3.3. DEM Resolution; 3.4. DEM Interpolation; 3.4.1. General; 3.4.2. Some Methods; Chapter 4: Calculation Methods; 4.1. The Evans-Young Method; 4.2. Calculation of Local Morphometric Variables on a Plane Square Grid; 4.2.1. Motivation; 4.2.2. Formulae; 4.2.3. Method Validation; 4.2.3.1. Materials and Data Processing 4.2.3.2. Results and Discussion4.3. Calculation of Local Morphometric Variables on a Spheroidal Equal Angular Grid; 4.3.1. Motivation; 4.3.2. Formulae; 4.3.3. Calculation of Linear Sizes of a Spheroidal Equal Angular Window; 4.3.4. Discussion; 4.4. Calculation of Nonlocal Morphometric Variables; 4.4.1. Operation on a Plane Square Grid; 4.4.2. Operation on a Spheroidal Equal Angular Grid; 4.5. Calculation of Structural Lines; 4.5.1. Conventional Algorithms; 4.5.2. Generating Function; 4.6. Calculation of Solar Morphometric Variables; 4.7. Calculation of Combined Morphometric Variables Igor V. Florinsky. Includes bibliographical references and index. Geology Data processing Soils Analysis Data processing Geographic information systems Digital mapping SCIENCE Earth Sciences Geography SCIENCE Earth Sciences Geology Digital mapping Geographic information systems Geology Data processing Soils Analysis Data processing QE48.8 551.0285 9780128046333 0128046333 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780128046326 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780128046326 OPELS 160801 20190328114815.0 ocn954344558 eng