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Author: Wilson, John P.; Gallant, John C.
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From the publisher

Dieses Buch untersucht, welchen Einflu Landschaftsformen, insbesondere Hhenunterschiede, auf die an der Erdoberflche ablaufenden Prozesse haben. Wasserbewegungen, die Sonneneinstrahlung sowie die Bodenentwicklung und -erosion werden alle mehr oder minder durch die Form der Landschaftsoberflche gesteuert. Die Anwendungsmglichkeiten der Landschaftsanalyse sind vielfltig: Sie reichen von Studien ber Wasserscheiden und Feuchtgebiete ber Bodenkunde und Erosionsstudien, Landschafts- und Landnutzungsstudien bis zu geomorphologischer Forschung und regionalen und globalen kologiestudien. Darber hinaus kann die Landschaftsanalyse auch zu meteorologischen Vorhersagen sowie bei Problemen mit TV- oder Radiosignalempfang eingesetzt werden. Dieses Forschungsgebiet hat in Verbindung mit den jngsten Fortschritten auf dem Gebiet der GIS und GPS eine rasante Entwicklung durchlaufen. In diesem Band werden alle diese neuen Anstze und Anwendungsbereiche umfassend erlutert. (y05/00)

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The development and application of the TAPES: Terrain Analysis Programs for the Environmental Sciences software tools described in this book was motivated by our view of the world as a stage on which a series of hierarchically scaled biophysical processes are played out (Figure 1.1).

From the rear cover

The only reference on the use of GIS and related technologies in terrain analysis In this landmark publication, reflecting the collaborative effort of thirteen research groups based in four countries, leading experts detail how GIS and related technologies, such as GPS and remote sensing, are now being used, with the aid of computer modeling, in terrain analysis. Continuing the innovative work of Professor Ian Moore, a visionary who saw terrain analysis as a robust method for modeling the large areas and complex spatial patterns of environmental systems, Terrain Analysis puts into action TAPES, or Terrain Analysis Programs for Environmental Sciences, Dr. Moore's innovative tool for terrain analysis. The book's contributors describe how TAPES are applied to specific geomorphologic problems, explain the algorithms used in current terrain analysis software, and examine the interpretation and use of terrain attributes in predictive models. With expert coverage of terrain analysis in the digital age, Terrain Analysis will be welcomed by ecologists, environmental engineers, geographers, and hydrologists who increasingly depend on GIS, GPS, and remote sensing.

Details

Title Terrain Analysis: Principles and Applications
Author John P. Wilson (Editor); John C. Gallant (Editor)
Binding Hardcover
Edition number 1st
Edition 1
Pages 524
Volumes 1
Language ENG
Publisher Wiley, New York
Date 2000-08-03
Illustrated Yes
Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Maps
ISBN 9780471321880 / 0471321885
Weight 1.89 lbs (0.86 kg)
Dimensions 9.61 x 6.47 x 1.15 in (24.41 x 16.43 x 2.92 cm)
Library of Congress subjects Landforms - Measurement, Geomorphology - Technique
Library of Congress Catalog Number 99089635
Dewey Decimal Code 551.41

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Scitech Book News, 12/01/2000, Page 5

About the author

JOHN P. WILSON is a professor in the Department of Geography, University of Southern California, Los Angeles. JOHN C. GALLANT is a research scientist with CSIRO Land and Water, Canberra, Australia.