Modeling slope as a contributor to route selection in mountainous areas

Cartography and Geographic Information Science

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 137-148

  Pingel, Thomas J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive slope; Friction surface; Hiking functio; Least cost path; Route choice

Indexed keywords

FRICTION SURFACES; HUMAN MOVEMENTS; LEAST-COST PATHS; MOUNTAINOUS AREA; MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN; ROUTE CHOICE; ROUTE SELECTION;

COSTS; FRICTION; TRANSPORTATION ROUTES;

COST FUNCTIONS;

COGNITION; HUMAN BEHAVIOR; MOUNTAIN REGION; MOVEMENT; NUMERICAL METHOD; PERCEPTION; SLOPE; TERRAIN; TRAVEL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 77954265684     PISSN: 15230406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1559/152304010791232163     Document Type: Article

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