Fractal interrelationships between topography and structure

Earth Surface Processes and Landforms

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 509-525

  Wilson, Thomas H ^a   Dominic, Jovita ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

FRACTAL ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL RELIEF; TOPOGRAPHY;

EID: 0031718684     PISSN: 01979337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9837(199806)23:6<509::AID-ESP864>3.0.CO;2-D     Document Type: Article

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