A review of marine geomorphometry, the quantitative study of the seafloor

Lecours, Vincent; Dolan, Margaret F. J.; Micallef, Aaron; Lucieer, Vanessa L.

doi:10.5194/hess-20-3207-2016

Articles | Volume 20, issue 8

https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-20-3207-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Special issue:

Geomorphometry: advances in technologies and methods for Earth...

https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-20-3207-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 20, issue 8

Review article

| Highlight paper

|

09 Aug 2016

Review article | Highlight paper |

| 09 Aug 2016

A review of marine geomorphometry, the quantitative study of the seafloor

Vincent Lecours, Margaret F. J. Dolan, Aaron Micallef, and Vanessa L. Lucieer

Viewed

Total article views: 10,758 (including HTML, PDF, and XML)

HTML	PDF	XML	Total	BibTeX	EndNote
6,774	3,691	293	10,758	178	207

HTML: 6,774
PDF: 3,691
XML: 293
Total: 10,758
BibTeX: 178
EndNote: 207

Views and downloads (calculated since 01 Mar 2016)

Month	HTML	PDF	XML	Total
Mar 2016	124	73	1	198
Apr 2016	28	17	0	45
May 2016	16	11	1	28
Jun 2016	8	8	0	16
Jul 2016	6	6	0	12
Aug 2016	211	49	3	263
Sep 2016	88	28	3	119
Oct 2016	43	25	2	70
Nov 2016	36	16	0	52
Dec 2016	23	12	0	35
Jan 2017	68	41	1	110
Feb 2017	20	18	1	39
Mar 2017	45	42	4	91
Apr 2017	53	22	4	79
May 2017	68	35	4	107
Jun 2017	41	21	2	64
Jul 2017	28	15	1	44
Aug 2017	30	19	0	49
Sep 2017	40	28	0	68
Oct 2017	14	31	0	45
Nov 2017	20	59	5	84
Dec 2017	20	25	0	45
Jan 2018	27	29	2	58
Feb 2018	33	31	2	66
Mar 2018	28	43	2	73
Apr 2018	26	26	1	53
May 2018	25	30	8	63
Jun 2018	25	35	11	71
Jul 2018	9	10	3	22
Aug 2018	31	19	1	51
Sep 2018	34	25	6	65
Oct 2018	28	28	6	62
Nov 2018	27	21	4	52
Dec 2018	21	17	2	40
Jan 2019	21	20	3	44
Feb 2019	12	12	0	24
Mar 2019	50	20	1	71
Apr 2019	54	15	2	71
May 2019	51	15	1	67
Jun 2019	34	16	2	52
Jul 2019	48	25	4	77
Aug 2019	47	10	4	61
Sep 2019	50	14	1	65
Oct 2019	44	11	1	56
Nov 2019	51	19	0	70
Dec 2019	44	24	1	69
Jan 2020	42	12	0	54
Feb 2020	42	20	1	63
Mar 2020	65	17	1	83
Apr 2020	80	25	2	107
May 2020	86	22	0	108
Jun 2020	65	23	0	88
Jul 2020	66	22	3	91
Aug 2020	64	17	5	86
Sep 2020	90	27	2	119
Oct 2020	53	10	0	63
Nov 2020	48	20	0	68
Dec 2020	75	21	2	98
Jan 2021	100	21	0	121
Feb 2021	88	23	3	114
Mar 2021	79	28	4	111
Apr 2021	68	27	2	97
May 2021	79	35	1	115
Jun 2021	81	19	1	101
Jul 2021	73	37	4	114
Aug 2021	48	72	1	121
Sep 2021	51	29	4	84
Oct 2021	53	52	1	106
Nov 2021	55	48	5	108
Dec 2021	65	27	1	93
Jan 2022	65	37	4	106
Feb 2022	44	16	1	61
Mar 2022	62	29	1	92
Apr 2022	58	20	4	82
May 2022	64	38	3	105
Jun 2022	58	20	1	79
Jul 2022	60	28	2	90
Aug 2022	72	31	4	107
Sep 2022	72	34	3	109
Oct 2022	62	23	1	86
Nov 2022	93	32	3	128
Dec 2022	83	31	1	115
Jan 2023	97	46	5	148
Feb 2023	108	36	4	148
Mar 2023	110	48	3	161
Apr 2023	64	46	3	113
May 2023	78	33	2	113
Jun 2023	89	31	4	124
Jul 2023	67	33	4	104
Aug 2023	84	45	3	132
Sep 2023	87	40	2	129
Oct 2023	96	48	3	147
Nov 2023	50	29	4	83
Dec 2023	48	29	4	81
Jan 2024	41	37	3	81
Feb 2024	39	42	4	85
Mar 2024	63	46	7	116
Apr 2024	77	52	7	136
May 2024	60	36	7	103
Jun 2024	60	27	2	89
Jul 2024	31	27	5	63
Aug 2024	60	31	2	93
Sep 2024	39	31	0	70
Oct 2024	66	33	0	99
Nov 2024	58	32	0	90
Dec 2024	71	63	1	135
Jan 2025	44	40	0	84
Feb 2025	88	34	1	123
Mar 2025	62	24	2	88
Apr 2025	55	46	3	104
May 2025	72	49	0	121
Jun 2025	76	42	1	119
Jul 2025	41	41	1	83
Aug 2025	54	108	4	166
Sep 2025	63	47	3	113
Oct 2025	74	74	3	151
Nov 2025	89	51	2	142
Dec 2025	110	77	16	203
Jan 2026	44	28	7	79

Cumulative views and downloads (calculated since 01 Mar 2016)

Month	HTML	PDF	XML	Total
Mar 2016	124	73	1	198
Apr 2016	28	17	0	45
May 2016	16	11	1	28
Jun 2016	8	8	0	16
Jul 2016	6	6	0	12
Aug 2016	211	49	3	263
Sep 2016	88	28	3	119
Oct 2016	43	25	2	70
Nov 2016	36	16	0	52
Dec 2016	23	12	0	35
Jan 2017	68	41	1	110
Feb 2017	20	18	1	39
Mar 2017	45	42	4	91
Apr 2017	53	22	4	79
May 2017	68	35	4	107
Jun 2017	41	21	2	64
Jul 2017	28	15	1	44
Aug 2017	30	19	0	49
Sep 2017	40	28	0	68
Oct 2017	14	31	0	45
Nov 2017	20	59	5	84
Dec 2017	20	25	0	45
Jan 2018	27	29	2	58
Feb 2018	33	31	2	66
Mar 2018	28	43	2	73
Apr 2018	26	26	1	53
May 2018	25	30	8	63
Jun 2018	25	35	11	71
Jul 2018	9	10	3	22
Aug 2018	31	19	1	51
Sep 2018	34	25	6	65
Oct 2018	28	28	6	62
Nov 2018	27	21	4	52
Dec 2018	21	17	2	40
Jan 2019	21	20	3	44
Feb 2019	12	12	0	24
Mar 2019	50	20	1	71
Apr 2019	54	15	2	71
May 2019	51	15	1	67
Jun 2019	34	16	2	52
Jul 2019	48	25	4	77
Aug 2019	47	10	4	61
Sep 2019	50	14	1	65
Oct 2019	44	11	1	56
Nov 2019	51	19	0	70
Dec 2019	44	24	1	69
Jan 2020	42	12	0	54
Feb 2020	42	20	1	63
Mar 2020	65	17	1	83
Apr 2020	80	25	2	107
May 2020	86	22	0	108
Jun 2020	65	23	0	88
Jul 2020	66	22	3	91
Aug 2020	64	17	5	86
Sep 2020	90	27	2	119
Oct 2020	53	10	0	63
Nov 2020	48	20	0	68
Dec 2020	75	21	2	98
Jan 2021	100	21	0	121
Feb 2021	88	23	3	114
Mar 2021	79	28	4	111
Apr 2021	68	27	2	97
May 2021	79	35	1	115
Jun 2021	81	19	1	101
Jul 2021	73	37	4	114
Aug 2021	48	72	1	121
Sep 2021	51	29	4	84
Oct 2021	53	52	1	106
Nov 2021	55	48	5	108
Dec 2021	65	27	1	93
Jan 2022	65	37	4	106
Feb 2022	44	16	1	61
Mar 2022	62	29	1	92
Apr 2022	58	20	4	82
May 2022	64	38	3	105
Jun 2022	58	20	1	79
Jul 2022	60	28	2	90
Aug 2022	72	31	4	107
Sep 2022	72	34	3	109
Oct 2022	62	23	1	86
Nov 2022	93	32	3	128
Dec 2022	83	31	1	115
Jan 2023	97	46	5	148
Feb 2023	108	36	4	148
Mar 2023	110	48	3	161
Apr 2023	64	46	3	113
May 2023	78	33	2	113
Jun 2023	89	31	4	124
Jul 2023	67	33	4	104
Aug 2023	84	45	3	132
Sep 2023	87	40	2	129
Oct 2023	96	48	3	147
Nov 2023	50	29	4	83
Dec 2023	48	29	4	81
Jan 2024	41	37	3	81
Feb 2024	39	42	4	85
Mar 2024	63	46	7	116
Apr 2024	77	52	7	136
May 2024	60	36	7	103
Jun 2024	60	27	2	89
Jul 2024	31	27	5	63
Aug 2024	60	31	2	93
Sep 2024	39	31	0	70
Oct 2024	66	33	0	99
Nov 2024	58	32	0	90
Dec 2024	71	63	1	135
Jan 2025	44	40	0	84
Feb 2025	88	34	1	123
Mar 2025	62	24	2	88
Apr 2025	55	46	3	104
May 2025	72	49	0	121
Jun 2025	76	42	1	119
Jul 2025	41	41	1	83
Aug 2025	54	108	4	166
Sep 2025	63	47	3	113
Oct 2025	74	74	3	151
Nov 2025	89	51	2	142
Dec 2025	110	77	16	203
Jan 2026	44	28	7	79

Latest update: 20 Jan 2026

Short summary

Geomorphometry, the science of quantitative terrain characterization, has traditionally focused on the investigation of terrestrial landscapes. More recently, a suite of geomorphometric techniques have been applied to characterize the seafloor. The dynamic, four-dimensional nature of the marine environment and differences in data collection methods cause issues for geomorphometry that are specific to marine applications. This article offers the first review of marine geomorphometry to date.