Current use of land surface curvatures (LSCs) is in a confused state as a large gap has
opened up between applications and theoretical work. LSCs exercise important control on …

Publisher Summary This chapter presents different formulations, each one of them with a
different degree of mathematical complexity, to extract basic morphometric parameters from …

The only reference on the use of GIS and related technologies in terrain analysis In this
landmark publication, reflecting the collaborative effort of thirteen research groups based in …

Digital Terrain Analysis in Soil Science and Geology, Second Edition, synthesizes the
knowledge on methods and applications of digital terrain analysis and geomorphometry in …

Introduction A seismic attribute is any measure of seismic data that helps us visually
enhance or quantify features of interpretation interest. A good seismic attribute is either …

Modelling of erosion and deposition in complex terrain within a geographical information
system (GIS) requires a high resolution digital elevation model (DEM), reliable estimation of …

Open Source GIS: A GRASS GIS Approach was written for experienced GIS users, who want
to learn GRASS, as well as for the Open Source software users who are GIS newcomers …

The advent of the interpretation workstation has allowed the generation and analysis of
horizon attributes to develop rapidly. These days it is common to find that a press of a button …

Spatial and spatio-temporal distributions of both physical and socioeconomic phenomena
can be approximated by functions depending on location in a multi-dimensional space, as …

We analyze the degree of spatial organization of soil moisture and the ability of terrain
attributes to predict that organization. By organization we mean systematic spatial variation …