Bulletin of Surveying and Mapping ›› 2022, Vol. 0 ›› Issue (2): 159-163.doi: 10.13474/j.cnki.11-2246.2022.0063

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Analysis of factors affecting the extraction of relief amplitude by mean change- point method:taking the Yellow River Basin in Shanxi as an example

NING Ting, CUI Wei, MA Xiaoyong   

  1. Shanxi Eco-Environmental Monitoring and Emergency Support Center (Shanxi Academy of Eco-Environmental Sciences), Taiyuan 030027, China
  • Received:2021-01-11 Revised:2021-11-07 Published:2022-03-11

Abstract: Relief amplitude factor plays an important role in macro-scale ecological assessments. The mean change-point method is the mainstream method for determining the best fit window (BFW) of relief amplitude, but its influencing factors are still lacking in research. Taking the Yellow River Basin in Shanxi as an example, this paper extracts its relief amplitude based on DEM data and the mean change-point method, and explores the effects of three factors, namely number of analysis window samples, DEM resolution and landform type, respectively. The results show that: ① Number of analysis window samples has an important effect on the value of the best fit window. As the number of samples increases, the area of the best fit window where the change-point located also increases. ② DEM resolution has a certain effect on the best fit window value. When the analysis window area has the same value range, the best fit window area calculated based on 30 m ASTER GDEM is always smaller than the best fit window area based on 90 m SRTM DEM. ③ Landform type has little effect on the value of the best fit window. When the number of analysis window samples is the same, the best fit window for different landform areas and the entire study area is always same or similar. In short, number of analysis window samples is the key influencing factor.

Key words: digital elevation model, best fit window, number of analysis window samples, spatial resolution, landform type

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