Physics – Geophysics
Scientific paper
Dec 2001
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2001jgr...10632777s&link_type=abstract
Journal of Geophysical Research, Volume 106, Issue E12, p. 32777-32796
Physics
Geophysics
57
Mathematical Geophysics: Fractals And Multifractals, Planetology: Solid Surface Planets: Remote Sensing, Planetology: Solid Surface Planets: Surface Materials And Properties, Planetology: Solid Surface Planets: Instruments And Techniques
Scientific paper
We examine the various methods and parameters in common use for quantifying and reporting surface topographic ``roughness.'' It is shown that scale-dependent roughness parameters are almost always required, though not widely used. We suggest a method of standardizing the parameters that are computed and reported so that topographic data gathered by different workers using different field techniques can be directly and easily intercompared. We illustrate the proposed method by analyzing topographic data from 60 different surfaces gathered by five different groups and examine the information for common features. We briefly discuss the implications of our analysis for studies of planetary surface roughness, lander safety, and radar remote sensing modeling and analysis.
Bulmer Mark H.
Campbell Bruce A.
Farr Tom G.
Gaddis Lisa R.
Plaut Jeffrey J.
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