Multi-scale analysis of sandbank features optimising geomorphological mapping of sandy shelf environments: Belgian part of the North Sea
Kint, L.; Terseleer, N.; Van Lancker, V. (2019). Multi-scale analysis of sandbank features optimising geomorphological mapping of sandy shelf environments: Belgian part of the North Sea, in: Lefebvre, A. et al.International conference MARID VI - Marine and River Dune Dynamics 2019, 1 - 3 April 2019, Bremen, Germany: book of abstracts. pp. 127-134
In: Lefebvre, A.; Garlan, T.; Winter, C. (Ed.) (2019). International conference MARID VI - Marine and River Dune Dynamics 2019, 1 - 3 April 2019, Bremen, Germany: book of abstracts. MARUM – Center for Marine Environmental Sciences, University of Bremen/SHOM: Bremen. ISBN 978-2-11-139488-9. 267 pp.
Low- and high-resolution digital bathymetry models are freely available as interoperable gridded data layers and data products. The higher resolution data, together with increasing data analyses tools, give new impetus to a more uniform geomorphological mapping of wider marine areas. To test approaches in sandy shelf areas, a multi-scale analysis is performed on data from the Belgian part of the North Sea using the Bathymetric Position Index (BPI). A comparative study of the calculated surface area and the perimeter (or contour) of sandbank features is illustrated using measures of accuracy, complexity or detailedness.
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