Photogrammetric Technique-Based Quantitative Measuring of Gravity Erosion on Steep Slopes in Laboratory: Accuracy and Application
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Steep Slope Construction
2.2. Camera System and Calibration
2.3. Referencing Setup
2.4. Photograph Processing and Model Reconstruction
2.5. Calculation of Volumes of Gravitational Erosion Events
2.6. Experimental Setup and Assessment
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. The Point-Cloud Accuracy Evaluation
3.2. Volume Calculation Accuracy Evaluation
3.3. Application in the Detection of Different Gravitational-Erosion Events
3.4. Advantages and Limitations
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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BD (g cm−3) | PD (g cm−3) | TP (%) | CP (%) | LL (%) | PL (%) | SOM (g kg−1) | Fed (g kg−1) | Feo (g kg−1) | Ald (g kg−1) | Alo (g kg−1) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1.38 | 2.61 | 46.31 | 38.19 | 36.42 | 20.35 | 4.62 | 5.97 | 0.08 | 2.13 | 1.64 |
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Xia, J.; Zhang, L.; Huang, X.; Lu, X.; Ge, P.; Wei, Y.; Cai, C. Photogrammetric Technique-Based Quantitative Measuring of Gravity Erosion on Steep Slopes in Laboratory: Accuracy and Application. Water 2023, 15, 2584. https://doi.org/10.3390/w15142584
Xia J, Zhang L, Huang X, Lu X, Ge P, Wei Y, Cai C. Photogrammetric Technique-Based Quantitative Measuring of Gravity Erosion on Steep Slopes in Laboratory: Accuracy and Application. Water. 2023; 15(14):2584. https://doi.org/10.3390/w15142584
Chicago/Turabian StyleXia, Jinwen, Lichao Zhang, Xuhua Huang, Xianghui Lu, Peilin Ge, Yujie Wei, and Chongfa Cai. 2023. "Photogrammetric Technique-Based Quantitative Measuring of Gravity Erosion on Steep Slopes in Laboratory: Accuracy and Application" Water 15, no. 14: 2584. https://doi.org/10.3390/w15142584