Essays about: "Compound Topographic Index"

Found 2 essays containing the words Compound Topographic Index.

1. 1. Topographic controls of drought impact on Swedish primary forests

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

   Author : Johanna Asch; [2021]
   Keywords : Physical geography; ecosystem analysis; primary forest; boreal forest; drought impact; topography; drainage; climate change; random forest; terrain index; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : Anthropogenic climate change has increased the frequency of extreme drought events and leads to “hotter” droughts. Topography controls plant available water and site-specific climatic conditions. Drought sensitivity may therefore vary over short distances between wet and dry locations of the landscape. READ MORE

3. 2. Modelling the Cross-Country Trafficability with Geographical Information Systems

   University essay from Institutionen för datavetenskap

   Author : Aleksander Karol Gumos; [2005]
   Keywords : GIS; Cross-Country Trafficability; Digital Elevation Model DEM ; TIN; Hydrologic Modelling; Soil Mechanics; Compound Topographic Index; Map Algebra; Multicriteria Evaluation; Map-Based Modelling; Raster Data Model; Cost-Weightet Distance Functions; Spatial Modelling; 3D-Aided Scene Animations;

   Abstract : The main objectives of this work were to investigate Geographical Information Systems techniques for modelling a cross-country trafficability. To accomplished stated tasks, reciprocal relationships between the soil deposits, local hydrology, geology and geomorphology were studied in relation to the study area in South-Eastern Sweden. READ MORE