Medial axis analysis of void structure in three-dimensional tomographic images of porous media

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 101, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 8297-8310

  Lindquist, W Brent ^a,e   Lee, Sang Moon ^a,e   Coker, David A ^b   Jones, Keith W ^c   Spanne, Per ^c,d  

^a Stony Brook University   (United States)

^b NEW YORK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d EUROPEAN SYNCHROTRON RADIATION FACILITY   (France)

^e STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEDIAL AXIS ANALYSIS; POROUS MEDIUM; TOMOGRAPHIC IMAGE; VOID STRUCTURE;

EID: 0029752038     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/95jb03039     Document Type: Article

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