Multiscale analysis of geomorphological and geological features in high resolution digital elevation models using the wavelet transform

Geomorphology

Volumn 138, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 352-363

  Kalbermatten, Michael ^a   Van De Ville, Dimitri ^a,b   Turberg, Pascal ^a   Tuia, Devis ^a   Joost, Stéphane ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Digital elevation model (DEM); High resolution; Jura; Landslides; Multiscale; Wavelets

Indexed keywords

DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; GEOMORPHOLOGY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE RESOLUTION; LANDSLIDE; WAVELET ANALYSIS;

EID: 82855161254     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2011.09.023     Document Type: Article

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