Title :
Analysis of geophysical networks derived from multiscale digital elevation models: a morphological approach
Author :
Tay, Lea Tien ; Sagar, B. S Daya ; Chuah, Hean Teik
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Eng., Multimedia Univ., Selangor, Malaysia
Abstract :
We provide a simple and elegant framework based on morphological transformations to generate multiscale digital elevation models (DEMs) and to extract topologically significant multiscale geophysical networks. These terrain features at multiple scales are collectively useful in deriving scaling laws, which exhibit several significant terrain characteristics. We present results derived from a part of Cameron Highlands DEM.
Keywords :
geomorphology; terrain mapping; topography (Earth); Cameron Highlands DEM; Malaysia; fractal dimension; geophysical networks; multiscale digital elevation model; ridge networks; scaling laws; terrain features; topology; Data analysis; Data mining; Digital elevation models; Fractals; Frequency domain analysis; Moon; Remote sensing; Surface morphology; Synthetic aperture radar; Terrain mapping; Channel and ridge networks; digital elevation model (DEM); fractal dimension; morphology; multiscaling;
Journal_Title :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LGRS.2005.856008
