Multifractal modeling of fractures in the Lac du Bonnet Batholith, Manitoba

Computers and Geosciences

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 497-507

  Agterberg, F P ^a   Cheng, Qiuming ^b   Brown, A ^c   Good, D ^c  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^c ATOMIC ENERGY OF CANADA LIMITED   (Canada)

Author keywords

Box counting dimension; Fractals; Fractures; Mass exponents; Multifractals; Sensitivity analysis

Indexed keywords

BOX COUNTING DIMENSION; FRACTURE; GRANITE; MASS EXPONENT; MULTIFRACTAL MODELLING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

CANADA, MANITOBA, LAC DU BONNET BATHOLITH;

EID: 0029729418     PISSN: 00983004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0098-3004(95)00117-4     Document Type: Article

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