Algorithm for the visualization of subtle topographic change of variable size in digital elevation models

JavaScript code to be implemented in Google Earth Engine(c). <br/> <br>The multi-scale relief model (MSRM) is a new algorithm for the visual interpretation of landforms using DSMs. The significance of this new method lies in its capacity to extract landform morphology from both high- and...

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Autor: Orengo Romeu, Hèctor A.
Tipo de recurso: conjunto de datos
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:España
Institución:Consorci de Serveis Universitaris de Catalunya (CSUC)
Repositorio:CORA.Repositori de Dades de Recerca
OAI Identifier:oai:dnet:cora.rdr____::3860c51025b1e14eb17a4c901790e984
Acceso en línea:https://doi.org/10.34810/DATA243
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Arts and Humanities
Computer and Information Science
digital terrain modeling
topography visualization
paleoenvironments
Google Earth Engine
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Sumario:JavaScript code to be implemented in Google Earth Engine(c). <br/> <br>The multi-scale relief model (MSRM) is a new algorithm for the visual interpretation of landforms using DSMs. The significance of this new method lies in its capacity to extract landform morphology from both high- and low-resolution DSMs independently of the shape or scale of the landform under study. This method thus provides important advantages compared to previous approaches as it: (1) allows the use of worldwide medium resolution models, such as SRTM, ASTER GDEM, ALOS, and TanDEM-X; (2) offers an alternative to traditional photograph interpretation that does not rely on the quality of the imagery employed nor on the environmental conditions and time of its acquisition; and (3) can be easily implemented for large areas using traditional GIS/RS software.<br/> <br>The algorithm is tested in the Sutlej-Yamuna interfluve, which is a very large low-relief alluvial plain in northwest India where 10 000 km of palaeoriver channels have been mapped using MSRM.<br/>