High-performance computing and geography: Developments, issues, and case studies

Environment and Planning A

Volumn 30, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 1839-1856

  Turton, I ^a   Openshaw, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Computer system; Geographical research; GIS

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SYSTEM; GEOGRAPHICAL RESEARCH; GIS;

EID: 0032458216     PISSN: 0308518X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/a301839     Document Type: Article

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