Measuring Hyperscale Topographic Anisotropy as a Continuous Landscape Property
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Directional LTP Sampling
2.2. Anisotropy Model
2.3. Analysis
2.4. Data Sets and Study Sites
3. Results
3.1. Topographic Anisotropy-Scale Signatures
3.2. Spatial Distribution of Topographic Anisotropy
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Newman, D.R.; Lindsay, J.B.; Cockburn, J.M.H. Measuring Hyperscale Topographic Anisotropy as a Continuous Landscape Property. Geosciences 2018, 8, 278. https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences8080278
Newman DR, Lindsay JB, Cockburn JMH. Measuring Hyperscale Topographic Anisotropy as a Continuous Landscape Property. Geosciences. 2018; 8(8):278. https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences8080278
Chicago/Turabian StyleNewman, Daniel R., John B. Lindsay, and Jaclyn M. H. Cockburn. 2018. "Measuring Hyperscale Topographic Anisotropy as a Continuous Landscape Property" Geosciences 8, no. 8: 278. https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences8080278