DocumentCode
947092
Title
Statistical properties of the contours of random surfaces
Author
Swerling, Peter
Volume
8
Issue
4
fYear
1962
fDate
7/1/1962 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
315
Lastpage
321
Abstract
A random surface is a sample function of a random process 
depending on two real parameters. Examples of random surfaces would be: photographs or television pictures; topographic maps; atmospheric pressure charts; and the like. A number of statistical properties of the contours of such surfaces are derived. An application of the results to the problem of obtaining bounds on the information content of quantized random surfaces is outlined.
depending on two real parameters. Examples of random surfaces would be: photographs or television pictures; topographic maps; atmospheric pressure charts; and the like. A number of statistical properties of the contours of such surfaces are derived. An application of the results to the problem of obtaining bounds on the information content of quantized random surfaces is outlined.Keywords
Image analysis; Surfaces; Brightness; Information theory; Polynomials; Quantization; Random processes; Sea level; Sea surface; Statistical analysis; Strips; Sufficient conditions; Surface topography; TV;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Information Theory, IRE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0096-1000
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TIT.1962.1057724
Filename
1057724
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