Practical application of fractal analysis: Problems and solutions

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 132, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 275-282

  Gonzato, Guido ^a   Mulargia, Francesco ^a   Marzocchi, Warner ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fractals

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; FRACTAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0031806175     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-246x.1998.00461.x     Document Type: Article

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