Physically based morphostructural land surface segmentation: Case of the Alps and Western Carpathians

Abstract

Land surface has a dual character. On the one hand, it is an altitudinal field represented by digital elevation models (DEMs); on the other hand, it is traditionally considered as a set of landforms (objects) that are under investigation by geomorphology and other geosciences (Minár & Evans, 2008). Extraction of geomorphic features from DEMs