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THE VALUE OF AIR PHOTOGRAPHS IN THE ANALYSIS OF DRAINAGE PATTERNS
Author(s) -
Shaw S. H.
Publication year - 1953
Publication title -
the photogrammetric record
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.638
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1477-9730
pISSN - 0031-868X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1477-9730.1953.tb00991.x
Subject(s) - drainage , value (mathematics) , object (grammar) , computer science , research object , quantitative analysis (chemistry) , geography , artificial intelligence , regional science , ecology , machine learning , chemistry , chromatography , biology
The object of this paper is to provoke discussion and not to present a finished study. It deals briefly with quantitative analysis of drainage patterns in geomorphological studies and refers to methods that have recently received some attention in the United States. It points to the value of aerial photographs in such studies and asks for discussion of two important points: firstly, whether the mathematical approach is soundly based; and, secondly, whether the analytical method is likely to give useful practical results.