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Digital Terrain Analysis in Soil Science and Geology

Medium: Buch
ISBN: 978-0-12-385036-2
Verlag: William Andrew Publishing
Erscheinungstermin: 02.11.2011
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Digital Terrain Analysis in Soil Science and Geology provides soil scientists and geologists with an integrated view of the principles and methods of digital terrain analysis. Its attention to first principles and focus on error analysis makes it a useful resource for scientists to uncover the method applications particular to their needs. Digital Terrain Analysis in Soil Science and Geology covers a wide range of applications in the context of multi-scale problems of soil science and geology.


Produkteigenschaften


  • Artikelnummer: 9780123850362
  • Medium: Buch
  • ISBN: 978-0-12-385036-2
  • Verlag: William Andrew Publishing
  • Erscheinungstermin: 02.11.2011
  • Sprache(n): Englisch
  • Auflage: Erscheinungsjahr 2011
  • Produktform: Gebunden
  • Gewicht: 820 g
  • Seiten: 432
  • Format (B x H): 156 x 234 mm
  • Ausgabetyp: Kein, Unbekannt
  • Nachauflage: 978-0-12-804632-6
Autoren/Hrsg.

Autoren

Igor Florinsky is a Principal Research Scientist at the Keldysh Institute of Applied Mathematics, Russian Academy of Sciences. He has previously held positions as a Visiting Fellow at the Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and a Research Scientist at the University of Manitoba in Canada. He is an author, co-author, or editor of over 125 publications including 2 books, 2 edited volumes, 50 papers in peer-reviewed journals, and 13 peer-reviewed book chapters. He is an Editorial Board Member for the journals Chinese Geographical Science, Space and Time, and the International Journal of Ecology and Development. His research interests include digital terrain modeling and geomorphometry, interrelationships between topography, soils, and tectonics, and the influence of the geological environment on humans, society and civilization.

1 Digital terrain modeling: a brief historical overview

Part I: Principles and Methods of Digital Terrain Modeling2 Morphometric variables3 Digital elevation models4 Calculation methods5 Errors and accuracy6 Filtering7 Mapping and visualization

Part II: Digital Terrain Modeling in Soil Science8 Influence of topography on soil properties9 Adequate resolution of models10 Predictive soil mapping11 Analyzing relationships in the system ''topography-soil''Part III: Digital Terrain Modeling in Geology12 Folds and folding13 Lineaments and faults14 Accumulation zones and fault intersections15 Global topography and tectonic structures16 SynthesisAppendix A: The mathematical basis of local morphometric variables, by Shary, P.A.Appendix B: LandLord - a brief description of the software