Bright Angel Point AZ Animated Maps

Bright Angel Point Arizona Animated Maps

All maps animations show a color coded elevation map of the quadrangle, a reflection map of the quadrangle, and then a sequence of maps showing how the parameter changes as the region size increases.
The region size in meters appears on the top of each animation.
The color scale used changes; each frame is scaled for maximum contrast within the individual frame.
The four animations on this page are not synchronized.

This page has three maps and a graph, all animated to show the effect of varying the region size:

As region size increases the strongest organization appears at two locations. The fabric orientation map below support these interpretations.
1. The north trending stream valley on the canyon rim near grid location 0108.
2. The region of prominent SE trending ridge near grid location 0505. These become more obvious as the region size increases and more ridges enter the region.
The lowest organization values occur in the major streams, because of the competing effects effects of the stream, and the ridges oriented perpendicular to the stream.

With small region sizes, the individual ridges and valleys appear prominently.
As the region size increases, the flatness values decrease and show only the broad patterns.

With small region sizes, the individual ridges and valleys appear prominently.
As the region size increases, only the broad patterns remain.
The direction for fabric orientation helps determine what creates high values for the organization parameter.

The green dot show the value for the entire quadrangle.
As the region size increases, the range of values decreases--both flatness and organization decrease.