Simulation and testing of self-similar structures for soil particle-size distributions using iterated function systems

Geoderma

Volumn 88, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 191-203

  Taguas, F J ^a   Martin M A ^a   Perfect, E ^b  

^a Electrotechnical Section   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fractal; Iterated function systems; Soil particles size distribution

Indexed keywords

FRACTAL ANALYSIS; PARTICLE SIZE; SOIL STRUCTURE;

EID: 0032936929     PISSN: 00167061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7061(98)00104-9     Document Type: Article

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