The potential use of digital image processing in geomorphology: Erosion of stony soils a case study

Abstract

Techniques of digital image processing are now common place in remote sensing research. This paper considers the potential use of some of these procedures on ‘frame grabbed’ video images. The example taken is that of the evolution of stone pavements and their implication for interrill erosion processes. The results indicate a relationship between the total erosion loss and the rate of stone pavement areal cover. In addition the paper shows how the technique could be of great assistance in the monitoring of many different types of environmental processes.