Geographic Information Science and Mountain Geomorphology

Michael P. Bishop and John F. Shroder Jr.

Geographic information system (GIS) technology is increasingly being utilized by earth scientists to study mountains and surface processes. State-of-the-art geomorphological investigations of the dynamic nature of mountain systems require the integration of knowledge from geographic information science (GIScience) and geomorphology for modeling surface processes and topographic evolution. Similarly, issues of scale and parameterization of process models in geomorphology require new developments in data modeling and spatial/temporal GIS analysis.

The editors have invited expert authors actively engaged in GIScience and mountain research to address current issues in this discipline. A fundamental treatment of GIScience includes data modeling, geomorphometry, remote sensing, artificial intelligence, spatial statistics and analysis, and scientific visualization. Various theoretical and practical issues are addressed with applications in geoecology, natural hazards, surface hydrology, snow and ice, climate forcing, tectonic geomorphology, and landscape evolution. Emphasis is on the integration of GIScience and geomorphology for understanding complex mountain systems.

Table of contents:

• Preface
• Foreword (GIScience perspective)
• Foreword (geomorphology perspective)
• Foreword (environmental/geographic perspective)
• List of figures
• List of tables
• List of color plates
• Glossary of terms
• List of abbreviations
• Editors
• List of contributors
  1. GIScience and mountain geomorphology: Overview, feedbacks, and research directions (Michael P. Bishop and John F. Shroder, Jr)
  2. Mountain geomorphic systems (John F. Shroder, Jr and Michael P. Bishop)
  3. A science of topography: From qualitative ontology to digital representations (David M. Mark and Barry Smith)
  4. Geomorphometry in mountain terrain (Stefan Rasemann, Jochen Schmidt, Lothar Schrott, and Richard Dikau)
  5. Remote-sensing science and technology for studying mountain environments (Michael P. Bishop, Jeffrey D. Colby, Jeffrey C. Luvall, Dale Quattrochi, and Douglas L. Rickman)
  6. Geostatistics and spatial analysis: Characterizing form and pattern at the alpine treeline (Thomas R. Allen, Stephen J. Walsh, David M. Cairns, Joseph P. Messina, David R. Butler, and George P. Malanson)
  7. Artificial intelligence in the study of mountain landscapes (Aaron Moody and Donald B. Katz)
  8. Cartography and visualization in mountain geomorphology (Aileen Buckley, Lorenz Hurni, Karel Kriz, Tom Patterson, and Jeff Olsenholler)
  9. GIScience and tropical mountains: A challenge for geoecological research (Fausto O. Sarmiento, Elgene O. Box, and E. Lynn Usery)
  10. Geographic information systems and mountain hazards (Ellen Wohl and Takashi Oguchi)
  11. Geographic information systems and surface hydrology in mountains (W. Andrew Marcus, Richard J. Aspinall, and Richard A. Marston)
  12. GIS applications for snow and ice in high-mountain areas: Examples from the Swiss Alps (Wilfried Haeberli, Christof Benz, Urs Gruber, Martin Hoelzle, Andreas KaĞaĞb, and Jesko Schaper)
  13. Modeling global and regional climate systems: Climate forcing and topography (Andrew B. G. Bush, Michael L. Prentice, Michael P. Bishop, and John F. Shroder, Jr)
  14. GIS in tectonic geomorphology and landscape evolution (David R. Montgomery)
• Acknowledgments
• References
• Index

Extent: 536 pages
Binding: Hardback
Publication Date: June 2004
ISBN: 978-3-540-42640-0

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