Comparison of Angles from Surface Slope/Aspect Algorithms

Cartography and Geographic Information Science

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 173-185

  Hodgson, Michael E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Algorithm; Aspect; Bi directional angle; Directional statistics; Slope; Topographic

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; STATISTICAL METHODS; VECTORS;

BIDIRECTIONAL SURFACE ANGLE; SLOPE ANGLE;

MAPPING;

ALGORITHM; ASPECT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; MAPPING; SLOPE;

EID: 0032125114     PISSN: 15230406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1559/152304098782383106     Document Type: Article

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