Multifractal modeling and spatial statistics

Mathematical Geology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-16

  Cheng, Qiuming ^a   Agterberg, Frederik P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Autocorrelation; Fractals; Mass exponents; Multifractal spectrum; Semivariogram; Spatial covariance

Indexed keywords

AUTOCORRELATION; FRACTAL; MASS EXPONENT; MULTIFRACTAL SPECTRUM; SEMIVARIOGRAM; SPATIAL COVARIANCE;

BOLIVIA, PULACAYO;

EID: 0029756261     PISSN: 08828121     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02273520     Document Type: Article

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