A comparison of algorithms used to compute hill slope as a property of the DEM

Computers and Geosciences

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 315-323

  Jones, Kevin H ^a  

^a SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEM; GRADIENT; HILLSLOPE;

EID: 0031786807     PISSN: 00983004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0098-3004(98)00032-6     Document Type: Article

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