Geomorphometry
Subtitle: concepts, software, applications
By: edited by Tomislav Hengl, Hannes I. Reuter
Contributors: Institute for Environment and Sustainability (European Commission. Joint Research Centre)
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: Developments in soil science -- v. 33; Developments in soil science -- 33.
Publisher: Elsevier
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Amsterdam, Netherlands; Oxford, UK; Boston [Mass.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 765
ISBN-13: 9780123743459
Subjects: Digital soil mapping; Geomorphologie; Digitales Geländemodell; Morphometrie; Mathematical models; Methodology; Soil science; Geoinformationssystem; Computer simulation; Data processing; Digital techniques; Geomorphology; Image processing
Notes: "Provides a practical guide to preparing DEMs [Digital Elevation Models] for analysis and to extracting land surface parameters and objects from DEMs through a variety of software"--P. [4] of cover.

"European Commission, Directorate General, Joint Research Centre, IES, Institute for Environment and Sustainability"--P. [4] of cover.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 653-705) and index.
Table of contents: title: Geomorphometry : a brief guide / R.J. Pike, I.S. Evans and T. Hengl; title: Mathematical and digital models of the land surface / T. Hengl and I.S. Evans; title: DEM production methods and sources / A. Nelson, H.I. Reuter and P. Gessler; title: Preparation of DEMs for geomorphometric analysis / H.I. Reuter ... [et al.]; title: Geostatistical simulation and error propagation in geomorphometry / A.J.A.M. Temme ... [et al.]; title: Basic land-surface parameters / V. Olaya; title: Land-surface parameters and objects in hydrology / S. Gruber and S. Peckham; title: Land-surface parameters specific to topo-climatology / J. Böhner and O. Antonić; title: Landforms and landform elements in geomorphometry / R.A. MacMillan and P.A. Shary; title: Overview of software packages used in geomorphometry / J. Wood; title: Geomorphometry in ESRI packages / H.I. Reuter and A. Nelson; title: Geomorphometry in SAGA / V. Olaya and O. Conrad; title: Geomorphometry in ILWIS / T. Hengl, B.H.P. Maathuis and L. Wang; title: Geomorphometry in LandSerf / J. Wood; title: Geomorphometry in MicroDEM / P. Guth; title: Geomorphometry in TAS GIS / J.B. Lindsay; title: Geomorphometry in GRASS GIS / J. Hofierka, H. Mitášová and M. Neteler; title: Geomorphometry in RiverTools / S.D. Peckham; title: Geomorphometry : a key to landscape mapping and modelling / T. Hengl and R.A. MacMillan; title: Soil mapping applications / E. Dobos and T. Hengl; title: Vegetation mapping applications / S.D. Jelaska; title: Applications in geomorphology / I.S. Evans, T. Hengl and P. Gorsevski; title: Modelling mass movements and landslide susceptibility / S. Gruber, C. Huggel and R. Pike; title: Automated predictive mapping of ecological entities / R.A. MacMillan ... [et al.]; title: Geomorphometry and spatial hydrologic modelling / S.D. Peckham; title: Applications in meteorology / S. Emeis and H.R. Knoche; title: Applications in precision agriculture / H.I. Reuter and K.-C. Kersebaum; title: The future of geomorphometry / P. Gessler ... [et al.]