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Terrain processes quantification requires an object terrain segmentation framework allowing the partition of the landscape to either a continuous framework (aspect regions) or a discontinuous framework (landforms). Each object is parametrically represented on the basis of its spatial 3-dimensional arrangement and mapped according to a terrain classification scheme in an attempt to identify regions that include objects with distinct parametric representation. Case studies are presented that include tectonic, fluvial and aeolian, and gravity (landslides) processes quantification in both the Earth and Mars.
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Miliaresis, G.C. (2008). Quantification of Terrain Processes. In: Zhou, Q., Lees, B., Tang, Ga. (eds) Advances in Digital Terrain Analysis. Lecture Notes in Geoinformation and Cartography. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-77800-4_2
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