Loess Landform Inheritance: Modeling and Discovery

1. Auflage 2019
ISBN: 978-981-13-6406-8
Verlag: Springer Nature Singapore

Buch, Englisch, 214 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 359 g

Reihe: Springer Geography

In geomorphology, landform inheritance refers to the inherited relationship of different landform morphologies in a certain area during the evolutionary process. This book studies loess landform inheritance based on national basic geographic data and GIS spatial analysis method. It reveals the Loess Plateau formation mechanism and broadens the understanding of spatial variation pattern of loess landform in the Loess Plateau.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Tang, Guo-An

Xiong, Li-Yang

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Geologie Geomorphologie, Erosion, Glaziologie
• Geowissenschaften Geologie GIS, Geoinformatik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Significance of loess landform inheritance.- General background of the study area and materials.- Conceptual model of loess landform inheritance.- Reconstruction of the loess underlying paleotopography for loess landform inheritance.- Investigation of loess landform inheritance by using quantitative indexes.- Spatial variations in loess landform inheritance.- Conclusions and perspectives.

Über Autor(innen)

Dr. Li-Yang Xiong is an associate professor at the School of Geography, Nanjing Normal University (NNU), China. He is currently responsible for managing NNU’s research in Digital Terrain Model and Digital Terrain Analysis. His main research interests include loess terrain feature characterization, landform evolution modeling, paleotopography reconstruction and geomorphological process mining. Dr. Xiong obtained his PhD degree in cartography and geographical information system at the School of Geography Science, Nanjing Normal University (NNU), China, and has previously worked at University of Wisconsin-Madison (UWM) as a postdoctoral research fellow.

Dr. Guo-An Tang is a professor at the School of Geography, Nanjing Normal University (NNU), China. He is the director of the key laboratory of geographical information science of Jiangsu Province. Dr. Tang is currently responsible for managing NNU’s research in Geographical Information Science (GIS). His main researchinterests include loess landform classification, GIS spatial analysis, geomorphometry and GIS education. Dr. Tang obtained his PhD degree in geographical information science at Salzburg University, Austria.