Automated sizing of coarse-grained sediments: Image-processing procedures

Mathematical Geology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-28

  Graham, David J ^a   Reid, Ian ^a   Rice, Stephen P ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bottom hat transform; Fluvial; Grain size analysis; Mathematical morphology; Rivers; Segmentation

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; GRAIN SIZE; GRAVEL; IMAGE PROCESSING; SEDIMENT ANALYSIS;

EID: 13644275276     PISSN: 08828121     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11004-005-8745-x     Document Type: Article

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