Visualization of complex geological structures using 3-D Bézier construction tools

Computers and Geosciences

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 581-597

  De Kemp, Eric A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À CHICOUTIMI   (Canada)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

3 D GIS; Bezier; Field observation; Geology; Interpolation; Projection; Visualization

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; GEOLOGICAL STRUCTURE; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; VISUALIZATION;

EID: 0032774616     PISSN: 00983004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0098-3004(98)00159-9     Document Type: Article

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