Characterization of the structure of river-bed gravels using two-dimensional fractal analysis

Mathematical Geology

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 301-330

  Butler, Justin B ^a   Lane, Stuart N ^b   Chandler, Jim H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fractal analysis; Gravel bed rivers; Roughness; Semivariogram

Indexed keywords

EID: 0005650738     PISSN: 08828121     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007686206695     Document Type: Article

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