Estimating the fractal dimension of synthetic topographic surfaces

Computers and Geosciences

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 325-334

  Tate, Nicholas J ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRACTAL ANALYSIS; TOPOGRAPHY;

EID: 0031726571     PISSN: 00983004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0098-3004(97)00119-2     Document Type: Article

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