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Florinsky, Igor V.

Digital terrain analysis in soil science and geology/ Igor V. Florinsky. - Amsterdam: Academic Press, 2012. - xviii, 379 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

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 --


ISBN: 0123850363

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Geology--Data processing
Soils--Analysis--Data processing
Digital mapping
Geographic information systems
Digital elevation models

Dewey Class. No.: 551.0285 / FLO/D