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Demonstrating that the Carolina Bays are elliptical using the least squares method imposes rigorous criteria for any hypothesis about the origin of the bays because the hypothesis needs to explain the physical mechanisms that produce the mathematically elliptical basins.
The Neglected Carolina Bays: Ubiquitous Geological Evidence of a Cataclysm.
Amazon: amzn.to/4dqrcRY
A. Zamora, A model for the geomorphology of the Carolina Bays, Geomorphology, 282, 209–216. (2017), DOI 10.1016/j.geomorph.2017.01.019
doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.2017.01.019
LiDAR Visualization Tool for Google Earth by Michael Davias. ovoidbasinsurvey.cintos.org
lidar-hrtm.cintos.org
Python program for fitting ellipses to the Carolina Bays by the least squares method.
github.com/citpeks/Carolina-Bays-least-squares-ellipse-fitting
Fit ellipses using a web browser
pyscript.com/@ellipses123/ellipse-fitting/latest
Demonstrating that the Carolina Bays are elliptical using the least squares method imposes rigorous criteria for any hypothesis about the origin of the bays because the hypothesis needs to explain the physical mechanisms that produce the mathematically elliptical basins.
The Neglected Carolina Bays: Ubiquitous Geological Evidence of a Cataclysm.
Amazon: amzn.to/4dqrcRY
A. Zamora, A model for the geomorphology of the Carolina Bays, Geomorphology, 282, 209–216. (2017), DOI 10.1016/j.geomorph.2017.01.019
doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.2017.01.019
LiDAR Visualization Tool for Google Earth by Michael Davias. ovoidbasinsurvey.cintos.org
lidar-hrtm.cintos.org
Python program for fitting ellipses to the Carolina Bays by the least squares method.
github.com/citpeks/Carolina-Bays-least-squares-ellipse-fitting
Fit ellipses using a web browser
pyscript.com/@ellipses123/ellipse-fitting/latest










