Fractals, fractal dimensions and landscapes - a review

Geomorphology

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1993, Pages 245-262

  Xu, Tingbao ^a   Moore, Ian D ^a   Gallant, John C ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRACTAL; FRACTAL DIMENSION; GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION THEORY; LANDSCAPE; SPATIAL RESOLUTION;

EID: 0027805369     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0169-555X(93)90022-T     Document Type: Article

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