Digital Terrain Analysis, Third Edition synthesizes knowledge on methods and applications of digital terrain analysis and geomorphometry in the context of multi-scale problems in soil science, geology, and polar research. Divided into four parts, the book examines the main concepts, principles, and methods of digital terrain modeling, methods for analysis, modeling, and mapping of spatial distribution of soil properties, techniques for recognition, analysis, and interpretation of topographically manifested geological features, and finally, polar research. This new release provides a theoretical and methodological basis for understanding and applying geographical modeling techniques.
1. Title of Book - p. i 2. Cover image - p. i 3. Title page - p. ii 4. Table of Contents - p. iii 5. Front Matter - p. iii 6. Copyright - p. iii 7. Preface to the third edition - p. ix 8. Acknowledgments - p. xiii 9. Abbreviations and acronyms - p. xvii 10. Chapter 1. Digital terrain analysis: Past and present - p. 1 11. Part I: Principles and methods of digital terrain modeling - p. 14 12. Chapter 2. Topographic surface and its characterization - p. 69 13. Abstract - p. 69 14. 2.1 Topographic surface - p. 69 15. 2.2 Local morphometric variables - p. 24 16. 2.3 Nonlocal morphometric variables - p. 46 17. 2.4 Structural morphometric variables - p. 54 18. 2.5 Two-field-specific morphometric variables - p. 53 19. 2.6 Combined morphometric variables - p. 60 20. 2.7 Landform classifications - p. 62 21. References - p. 72 22. Chapter 3. Digital elevation models - p. 76 23. Chapter 4. Calculation methods - p. 99 24. Chapter 5. Errors and accuracy - p. 139 25. Chapter 6. Filtering - p. 167 26. Chapter 7. Universal spectral analytical modeling - p. 191 27. Chapter 8. Mapping and visualization - p. 209 28. Part II: Digital terrain modeling in soil science - p. 233 29. Chapter 9. Influence of topography on soil properties - p. 241 30. Chapter 10. Adequate resolution of models - p. 245 31. Chapter 11. Predictive soil mapping - p. 260 32. Chapter 12. Analyzing relationships in the topography-soil system - p. 277 33. Part III: Digital terrain modeling in geology - p. 292 34. Chapter 13. Folds and folding - p. 295 35. Chapter 14. Lineaments and faults - p. 301 36. Chapter 15. Accumulation zones and fault intersections - p. 319 37. Chapter 16. Global topography and tectonic structures - p. 325 38. Part IV: Digital terrain modeling in glaciology and polar research - p. 341 39. Chapter 17. Glacier motion and evolution - p. 345 40. Chapter 18. Crevasses - p. 349 41. Chapter 19. Catastrophic glacier events - p. 357 42. Chapter 20. Antarctic oases - p. 365 43. Chapter 21. Concluding remarks and pending problems - p. 379 44. Index - p. 451
Digital Terrain Analysis, Third Edition synthesizes knowledge on methods and applications of digital terrain analysis and geomorphometry in the context of multi-scale problems in soil science, geology, and polar research. Divided into four parts, the book examines the main concepts, principles, and methods of digital terrain modeling, methods for analysis, modeling, and mapping of spatial distribution of soil properties, techniques for recognition, analysis, and interpretation of topographically manifested geological features, and finally, polar research. This new release provides a theoretical and methodological basis for understanding and applying geographical modeling techniques.
1. Title of Book - p. i 2. Cover image - p. i 3. Title page - p. ii 4. Table of Contents - p. iii 5. Front Matter - p. iii 6. Copyright - p. iii 7. Preface to the third edition - p. ix 8. Acknowledgments - p. xiii 9. Abbreviations and acronyms - p. xvii 10. Chapter 1. Digital terrain analysis: Past and present - p. 1 11. Part I: Principles and methods of digital terrain modeling - p. 14 12. Chapter 2. Topographic surface and its characterization - p. 69 13. Abstract - p. 69 14. 2.1 Topographic surface - p. 69 15. 2.2 Local morphometric variables - p. 24 16. 2.3 Nonlocal morphometric variables - p. 46 17. 2.4 Structural morphometric variables - p. 54 18. 2.5 Two-field-specific morphometric variables - p. 53 19. 2.6 Combined morphometric variables - p. 60 20. 2.7 Landform classifications - p. 62 21. References - p. 72 22. Chapter 3. Digital elevation models - p. 76 23. Chapter 4. Calculation methods - p. 99 24. Chapter 5. Errors and accuracy - p. 139 25. Chapter 6. Filtering - p. 167 26. Chapter 7. Universal spectral analytical modeling - p. 191 27. Chapter 8. Mapping and visualization - p. 209 28. Part II: Digital terrain modeling in soil science - p. 233 29. Chapter 9. Influence of topography on soil properties - p. 241 30. Chapter 10. Adequate resolution of models - p. 245 31. Chapter 11. Predictive soil mapping - p. 260 32. Chapter 12. Analyzing relationships in the topography-soil system - p. 277 33. Part III: Digital terrain modeling in geology - p. 292 34. Chapter 13. Folds and folding - p. 295 35. Chapter 14. Lineaments and faults - p. 301 36. Chapter 15. Accumulation zones and fault intersections - p. 319 37. Chapter 16. Global topography and tectonic structures - p. 325 38. Part IV: Digital terrain modeling in glaciology and polar research - p. 341 39. Chapter 17. Glacier motion and evolution - p. 345 40. Chapter 18. Crevasses - p. 349 41. Chapter 19. Catastrophic glacier events - p. 357 42. Chapter 20. Antarctic oases - p. 365 43. Chapter 21. Concluding remarks and pending problems - p. 379 44. Index - p. 451
