Uncertainty in fractal dimension estimated from power spectra and variograms

Mathematical Geology

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 727-753

  Wen, Renjun ^a   Sinding Larsen, Richard ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Fractal dimension; Fractional Brownian motion (fBm); Power spectrum; Stochastic simulation; Variogram

Indexed keywords

FRACTAL DIMENSION; FRACTIONAL BROWNIAN MOTION; POWER SPECTRUM; VARIOGRAM;

EID: 0031422767     PISSN: 08828121     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02768900     Document Type: Article

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