Scale-invariant topography and porosity variations in fluvial sedimentary basins

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 101, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 28165-28175

  Pelletier, J D ^a   Turcotte, D L ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BROWN NOISE; FLOODPLAIN; POROSITY; TOPOGRAPHY;

EID: 0030432857     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96jb02848     Document Type: Article

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