Digital terrain analysis in soil science and geology /
xix, 486 pages : illustrations (some colour), maps ; 24 cm. Content notes : 1. Digital terrain modeling : a brief historical overview --
2. Topographic surface and its characterization --
3. Digital elevation models --
4. Calculation methods --
5. Errors and accuracy --
6. Filtering --
7. Universal analytical modeling --
8. Mapping and visualization --
9. Influence of topography on soil properties --
10. Adequate resolution of models --
11. Predictive soil mapping --
12. Analyzing relationships in the "topography-soil" system --
13. Folds and folding --
14. Lineaments and faults --
15. Accumulation zones and fault intersections --
16. Global topography and tectonic structures --
17. Concluding remarks --
Appendix A : LandLord : a brief description of the software. Soils - Analysis - Data processing. Geographic information systems. Digital mapping.
