Landform monitoring, modelling and analysis / edited by Stuart N. Lane, Keith S. Richards, Jim H. Chandler.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lane, Stuart N.

Richards, K. S.

Chandler, Jim H.

Series:

British Geomorphological Research Group symposia series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Geomorphology--Maps.

Geomorphology.

Digital mapping.

Genre:

Maps.

Physical Description:

xii, 454 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Chichester ; New York : J. Wiley & Sons, [1998]

Summary:

This book synthesizes the methodological and technological developments in terrain data acquisition and analysis and describes recent developments in the use of terrain in answering geomorphological questions. It discusses measuring and monitoring the surface character of the earth through computer-based landform representation and analysis.

Unlike other books, this one concentrates on a smaller scale of inquiry and analyzes all methods, not just remote sensing.-- Analyzes the effect of remote sensing and GIS on traditional geomorphology.

Contents:

Chapter 1 Landform Monitoring, Modelling and Analysis: Land Form in Geomorphological Research / S. N. Lane, J. H. Chandler, K. S. Richards 1

Section 1 Technical Issues 19

Chapter 2 Datums, Coordinates and Differences / M. A. R. Cooper 21

Chapter 3 The Global Positioning System and its Use for Terrain Mapping and Monitoring / D. R. Twigg 37

Chapter 4 Analytical Photogrammetry for Geomorphological Research / L. F. J. Dixon, R. Barker, M. Bray, P. Farres, J. Hooke, R. Inkpen, A. Merel, D. Payne, A. Shelford 63

Chapter 5 Quality, Use and Visualisation in Terrain Modelling / M. J. McCullagh 95

Chapter 6 What do Terrain Statistics Really Mean? / I. S. Evans 119

Chapter 7 The Effect of GIS Interpolation Errors on the Use of Digital Elevation Models in Geomorphology / S. M. Wise 139

Chapter 8 Landform and Lineament Mapping using Radar Remote Sensing / C. P. Vencatasawmy, C. D. Clark, R. J. Martin 165

Chapter 9 Image Analysis of Aerial Photography to Quantify the Effect of Gold Placer Mining on Channel Morphology, Interior Alaska / D. J. Gilvear, T. M. Waters, A. M. Milner 195

Section 2 Application 217

Chapter 10 Terrain-based Approaches to Environmental Resource Evaluation / J. P. Wilson, J. C. Gallant 219

Chapter 11 The Role of GIS in Watershed Analysis / D. R. Montgomery, W. E. Dietrich, K. Sullivan 241

Chapter 12 A Generalised Topographic-Soils Hydrological Index / R. Lamb, K. Beven, S. Myrabo 263

Chapter 13 Terrain Information in Geomorphological Models: Stability, Resolution and Sensitivity / P. D. Bates, M. G. Anderson, M. Horritt 279

Chapter 14 The Use of Digital Terrain Modelling in the Understanding of Dynamic River Channel Systems / S. N. Lane 311

Chapter 15 Mass Balance and Flow Variations of Haut Glacier d'Arolla, Switzerland, Calculated using Digital Terrain Modelling Techniques / I. C. Willis, N. C. Arnold, M. J. Sharp, J-M. Bonvin, B. P. Hubbard 343

Chapter 16 The Transient Snowline on Glaciers: Topographic Controls and Implications for Melt Predictions / O. C. Turpin, R. I. Ferguson, C. D. Clark 363

Chapter 17 The Use of Terrain Analysis in the Evaluation of Snow Cover Over an Alpine Glacier / L. Copland 385

Chapter 18 Coastal Management and Sea Level Rise: a Morphological Approach / J. S. Pethick 405

Chapter 19 Geomorphological and Hydrodynamic Results from Digital Terrain Models of the Humber Estuary / J. Hardisty, R. Middleton, D. Whyatt, H. Rouse 421.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

047196977X

OCLC:

36292945