Geomorphological mapping: methods and applications
Front Cover -- Geomorphological Mapping -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Foreword -- List of Contributors -- 1: Geomorphological Mapping -- 1. Introduction to Applied Geomorphological Mapping -- 1. Geomorphological Mapping -- 2. Techniques of Applied Geomorphological Mapping -- 3. Case Studies in Ap...
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| Format: | Edited Volume |
| Language: | English |
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Amsterdam New York
Elsevier
2011
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| Edition: | 1st ed (Online-Ausg.) |
| Series: | Developments in earth surface processes
15 |
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Developments in earth surface processes (15)
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| Volumes / Articles: | Show Volumes / Articles. |
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| Online Access: | Aggregator, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/kxp/detail.action?docID=832447 Inhaltsverzeichnis: https://swbplus.bsz-bw.de/bsz350735549inh.htm 
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| Author Notes: | Mike J. Smith, Paolo Paron, James S. Griffiths |
| Summary: | Front Cover -- Geomorphological Mapping -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Foreword -- List of Contributors -- 1: Geomorphological Mapping -- 1. Introduction to Applied Geomorphological Mapping -- 1. Geomorphological Mapping -- 2. Techniques of Applied Geomorphological Mapping -- 3. Case Studies in Applied Geomorphological Mapping -- References -- 2. Old and New Trends in Geomorphological and Landform Mapping -- 1. The Advent of Geomorphological Mapping -- 2. The Diversity of Legends -- 3. The Needs for Standardisation and Flexibility -- 4. The Use of Aerial Photographs and Satellite Data -- 5. Landform Mapping in Synthetic (Holistic) Surveys of Terrain -- 6. Applied Geomorphological Surveying and Mapping -- 7. Summary and Conclusions -- References -- 3. Nature and Aims of Geomorphological Mapping -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Types of Geomorphological Maps -- 3. Geomorphological Map Scale -- 3.1 Large-Scale Geomorphological Maps -- 3.2 Medium-Scale Geomorphological Maps -- 3.3 Small-Scale Geomorphological Maps -- 4. New Tools in Geomorphological Mapping -- 4.1 Global Positioning System -- 4.2 Satellite Imagery -- 4.3 Digital Elevation Models -- 4.4 Geographical Information System -- 5. Problems and Efforts in Current Geomorphological Mapping -- 5.1 Interoperability -- 5.2 Hierarchical Taxonomy and Multiscale Geomorphological Mapping -- 5.3 Full-Coverage Object-Oriented Mapping -- 6. Experiences of GIS-Based, Object-Oriented Multiscale Geomorphological Mapping -- 7. Concluding Remarks -- References -- 4. Makers and Users of Geomorphological Maps -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Geomorphological Mapping Characteristics -- 3. Makers and Users -- 4. Examples of Nationwide Map Makers -- 4.1 Germany -- 4.2 Spain -- 4.3 The Netherlands -- 4.4 Italy -- 4.5 Romania -- 4.6 Australia -- 4.7 China -- 4.8 Brazil -- 5. Users. |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index. - Description based on print version record |
| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
| ISBN: | 1283320258 9781283320252 9780444535368 |