A geomatics-based approach for the derivation of the spatial distribution of sediment transport processes in periglacial mountain environments

Earth Surface Processes and Landforms

Volumn 33, Issue 14, 2008, Pages 2255-2265

  Bartsch, A ^a   Gude, M ^b   Gurney, S D ^c  

^a VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

^b FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Geographical information system; Geomorphological modelling; Land cover; Mass movements; Satellite imagery

Indexed keywords

DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; GEOMORPHIC PROCESS; HIERARCHICAL CLASSIFICATION; INPUT DATAS; LAND COVER; LANDSAT TM; MASS MOVEMENT; MODERN TECHNIQUES; PERIGLACIAL; PROCESS AREAS; SATELLITE DATA; SATELLITE IMAGE ANALYSIS; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT PROCESS; SPATIAL EXTENT; THREE-STEPPED;

CATCHMENTS; LANDFORMS; PROGRAM PROCESSORS; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENTATION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SURVEYING;

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 62149152293     PISSN: 01979337     EISSN: 10969837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/esp.1696     Document Type: Article

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