The application of control charts to determine the effect of grid cell size on landform morphometry

Computers and Geosciences

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 222-230

  Napieralski, Jacob ^a   Nalepa, Nick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN DEARBORN   (United States)

Author keywords

Control Charts; DEM; Drumlins; GIS; Grid cell; Resolution

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS; CONTROL CHARTS; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; GEOSCIENTISTS; GIS GRID; GRID CELL SIZE; MORPHOMETRY; SHAPE INDICES; STATISTICAL PROCESS CONTROL CHARTS; STATISTICAL TECHNIQUES;

FLOWCHARTING; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; GRAPHIC METHODS; LANDFORMS; STATISTICAL PROCESS CONTROL; SURVEYING;

GEOMORPHOLOGY;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; DRUMLIN; GIS; IMAGE RESOLUTION; LANDFORM EVOLUTION; MORPHOMETRY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 73749086707     PISSN: 00983004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cageo.2009.06.003     Document Type: Article

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