An automated approach to the classification of the slope units using digital data

Geomorphology

Volumn 21, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 251-264

  Giles, Philip T ^a   Franklin, Steven E ^b  

^a SAINT MARY S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Automated analysis; Classification; Data processing; Geomorphology

Indexed keywords

DEM; GEOMORPHOLOGY; IMAGE CLASSIFICAITON; REMOTE SENSING; SLOPE; TOPOGRAPHY;

CANADA, YUKON TERRITORY;

EID: 0031929565     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0169-555x(97)00064-0     Document Type: Article

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