From fractal analysis along a line to fractals on the plane

Soil and Tillage Research

Volumn 45, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 389-406

  Oleschko, Klaudia ^a   Brambila, Fernando ^a   Aceff, Flor ^a   Mora, Lucy P ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b Instituto de Geologia   (Mexico)

Author keywords

'Box counting'; Areal and mass fractal dimensions; Fractal set

Indexed keywords

FRACTAL ANALYSIS; SOIL PORE; SOIL PROPERTIES;

EID: 0032543230     PISSN: 01671987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0933-3630(97)00036-6     Document Type: Article

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