The potential of digital filtering of generic topographic data for geomorphological research

Earth Surface Processes and Landforms

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 63-74

  Milledge, D G ^a   Lane, S N ^a   Warburton, J ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accuracy; DEM; Filter; Geomorphological variables; Topographic data

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; ERRORS; GEODETIC SATELLITES; GEOMORPHOLOGY; IMAGE CLASSIFICATION; IMAGING SYSTEMS; LANDSLIDES; PHOTOACOUSTIC EFFECT; PHOTOGRAMMETRY; RADAR; RADAR ANTENNAS; SURVEYING; SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR; SYNTHETIC APERTURES; TRACKING RADAR; TRELLIS CODES;

ACCURACY; DEM; FILTER; GEOMORPHOLOGICAL VARIABLES; TOPOGRAPHIC DATA;

DIGITAL FILTERS;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; DATA QUALITY; DATA SET; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; DIGITAL PHOTOGRAMMETRY; DIGITAL TERRAIN MODEL; ERROR ANALYSIS; GEOMORPHOLOGICAL MAPPING; MODELING; RADAR INTERFEROMETRY; SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR; TOPOGRAPHIC MAPPING;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 63049108315     PISSN: 01979337     EISSN: 10969837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/esp.1691     Document Type: Article

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