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.
Table of Contents
1. Digital terrain analysis: past and presentPart I: Principles and Methods of Digital Terrain Modeling
2. Topographic surface and its characterization
3. Digital elevation models
4. Calculation methods
5. Errors and accuracy
6. Filtering
7. Universal spectral analytical modeling
8. Mapping and visualization
Part II: Digital Terrain Modeling in Soil Science
9. Influence of topography on soil properties
10. Adequate resolution of models
11. Predictive soil mapping
12. Analyzing relationships in the topography-soil system
Part III: Digital Terrain Modeling in Geology
13. Folds and folding
14. Lineaments and faults
15. Accumulation zones and fault intersections
16. Global topography and tectonic structures
Part IV: Digital Terrain Modeling in Glaciology and Polar Research
17. Glacier motion and evolution
18. Crevasses
19. Catastrophic glacier events
20. Antarctic oases
21. Concluding remarks and pending problems
