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We present a systematic study of the topography of Isvika Bay located in Murchisonfjorden, Svalbard. The very detailed statistical analysis based on the acoustic measurements is performed. Cell maps of the mean elevation, variance, skewness, and kurtosis are presented. The analyzed data suggest that the Isvika surface represents the Gaussian as well as non-Gaussian random fields. Similarity between the slope-gradient map and the map of the second statistical moment of elevations, which is presented in the logarithmic scale, is also considered. The characteristic landforms and their connection to values of skewness and kurtosis coefficients for the exemplary profile are also shown.
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The research was partly supported by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education: Special Project No. IPY/279/2006 and by Grant No. N N525 350038
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Moskalik, M., Bialik, R.J. (2011). Statistical Analysis of Topography of Isvika Bay, Murchisonfjorden, Svalbard. In: Rowinski, P. (eds) Experimental Methods in Hydraulic Research. Geoplanet: Earth and Planetary Sciences, vol 1. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-17475-9_15
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