Loess Landform Inheritance: Modeling and Discovery
暫譯: 黃土地貌繼承：建模與發現

在地貌學中，地形繼承指的是在某一特定區域內，不同地形形態在演化過程中的繼承關係。本書基於國家基本地理數據和GIS空間分析方法，研究了黃土高原的地形繼承。它揭示了黃土高原的形成機制，並擴展了對黃土高原地形空間變異模式的理解。

Dr. Li-Yang Xiong is an associate professor at the School of Geography, Nanjing Normal University (NNU), China. He is currently responsible for managing NNU's research in Digital Terrain Model and Digital Terrain Analysis. His main research interests include loess terrain feature characterization, landform evolution modeling, paleotopography reconstruction and geomorphological process mining. Dr. Xiong obtained his PhD degree in cartography and geographical information system at the School of Geography Science, Nanjing Normal University (NNU), China, and has previously worked at University of Wisconsin-Madison (UWM) as a postdoctoral research fellow.

Dr. Guo-An Tang is a professor at the School of Geography, Nanjing Normal University (NNU), China. He is the director of the key laboratory of geographical information science of Jiangsu Province. Dr. Tang is currently responsible for managing NNU's research in Geographical Information Science (GIS). His main research interests include loess landform classification, GIS spatial analysis, geomorphometry and GIS education. Dr. Tang obtained his PhD degree in geographical information science at Salzburg University, Austria.

李揚雄博士是中國南京師範大學（NNU）地理學院的副教授。他目前負責管理南京師範大學在數位地形模型（Digital Terrain Model）和數位地形分析（Digital Terrain Analysis）方面的研究。他的主要研究興趣包括黃土地形特徵表徵、地形演化建模、古地形重建和地貌過程挖掘。李博士在南京師範大學地理科學學院獲得了地圖學和地理資訊系統的博士學位，並曾在威斯康辛大學麥迪遜分校（UWM）擔任博士後研究員。

唐國安教授是中國南京師範大學（NNU）地理學院的教授。他是江蘇省地理資訊科學重點實驗室的主任。唐教授目前負責管理南京師範大學在地理資訊科學（Geographical Information Science, GIS）方面的研究。他的主要研究興趣包括黃土地形分類、GIS空間分析、地貌測量和GIS教育。唐教授在奧地利薩爾茨堡大學獲得了地理資訊科學的博士學位。