Least-cost paths in mountainous terrain

Computers and Geosciences

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 203-209

  Rees, W G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Digital elevation model; Dijkstra algorithm; Least cost path; Mountain paths; Physiology

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COSTS; GRAPH THEORY; LANDFORMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METABOLISM;

FOOTPATHS; LEAST-COST PATHS;

GEOLOGY;

ALGORITHM; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; ECONOMICS; FOOTPATH; MOUNTAIN REGION; TOURISM;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WALES; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 1842683882     PISSN: 00983004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cageo.2003.11.001     Document Type: Article

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