Perspective – synthetic DEMs: A vital underpinning for the quantitative future of landform analysis?
Physical processes, including anthropogenic feedbacks, sculpt planetary surfaces (e.g. Earth's). A fundamental tenet of geomorphology is that the shapes created, when combined with other measurements, can be used to understand those processes. Artificial or synthetic digital elevation models (D...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2015-12-01
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Series: | Earth Surface Dynamics |
Online Access: | http://www.earth-surf-dynam.net/3/587/2015/esurf-3-587-2015.pdf |