Three-dimensional projection of curvilinear geological features through direction cosine interpolation of structural field observations

Computers and Geosciences

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 269-284

  De Kemp, Eric A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À CHICOUTIMI   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOLOGICAL FEATURE; MATHEMATICAL INTERPOLATION;

COMPUTER PROGRAM; GEOLOGICAL STRUCTURE; GIS;

EID: 0031669436     PISSN: 00983004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0098-3004(97)00066-6     Document Type: Article

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