Advancing understanding of geomorphology with topographic analysis emphasizing high resolution topography
University of Potsdam - Golm
Haus 24, room 0.06/0.07
Monday, June 12, 2017 to Thursday, June 15, 2017
Supported by: Strategy, TopoToolbox, Geo-X, University of Potsdam, and OpenTopography
Instructors:
Wolfgang Schwanghart, University of Potsdam
Ramón Arrowsmith, Arizona State University
Bodo Bookhagen, University of Potsdam
Christopher Crosby, UNAVCO
Organizers:
Ramón Arrowsmith, Arizona State University
Henry Wichura, University of Potsdam
Overview:
This course will focus on advanced understanding of geomorphology with topographic analysis emphasizing high-resolution topography. The course will take place at campus Golm (UP) and includes theoretical background and analysis of digital topography using TopoToolbox in a Matlab environment.
Software we will use:
Matlab version 2016b (version is important)
+Standard distribution toolboxes: Statistical and Image Processing
+Additional toolboxes if possible: Curve Fitting, Optimization, and Mapping
ArcGIS--ArcMap and ArcScene
CloudCompare
This software should be installed on your computer. We will have several machines to share and loan if there are problems.
LINK to share code fragments
Data:
A vast amount of DEMs can be downloaded from https://portal.opentopography.org/datasets.
Specific datasets for the demos:
Course Objectives:
- Achieve a general understanding of sources and characteristics of digital elevation model data
- Appreciate major applications of topograhic analysis in geosciences, emphasizing geomorphology
- Increase fluency with topographic analysis tools (esp. TopoToolbox)
- Apply understanding to student's own projects
AGENDA
Each block will have lectures, computer demonstrations, and moderated discussion. All sessions will be at Potsdam University, Golm. Haus 24, room 0.06/0.07. Morning sessions begin at 9:00 am.
MONDAY JUNE 12th
|
Time |
Topic (Instructor) |
|---|---|
| 9:00-12:30 |
Introduction to the course Introductory lectures |
| 13:30-17:30 |
DEMs and ArcGIS (Arrowsmith & Crosby) Matlab introduction (Schwanghart) |
TUESDAY JUNE 13th
|
Time |
Topic (Instructor) |
|---|---|
| 9:00-12:30 |
Matlab introduction (cont.) and fundamentals (Schwanghart) Supprting Files: |
| 13:30-17:30 |
TopoToolbox (Schwanghart) Supprting Files: |
WEDNESDAY JUNE 14th
|
Time |
Topic (Instructor) |
|---|---|
| 9:00-12:30 |
Tectonic geomorphology |
| 13:30-17:30 | Topotoolbox-guided calculation of Chi and Ksn distributions (Schwanghart) - Exercise: participant analysis of data of their choice for presentation tomorrow - (guidance) (All) |
THURSDAY JUNE 15th
|
Time |
Topic (Instructor) |
|---|---|
| 9:00-12:00--Course ends at NOON | Student individual or group presentations -5-10 minutes each with basic text and graphics on problem of interest, analyses completed, and results. Brief discussion and feedback (All) |
Additional links:
Matlab links:
MATLAB help pages (better than the command line)
MATLAB introduction by Hilley and Arrowsmith
Pollard and Fletcher MATLAB
Resources and introduction to Matlab (Bookhagen)
Introduction to Matlab
Matlab scripting and simple data analysis
Array subsetting with True-False matrices and FIND in Matlab
Simple Programming in Matlab
Graphical Interaction with Plots and Subsetting
Simple looping and matrix construction in Matlab
Flow control in Matlab using IF
Simple Image Processing using Matlab