Apparent fractal dimensions from continental scale digital elevation models using variogram methods

Transactions in GIS

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 361-378

  McClean, Colin J ^a   Evans, Ian S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SURFACE MEASUREMENT;

BROWNIAN; CONTINENTAL SCALE; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; EMPIRICAL DATA; FRACTAL PROPERTIES; GRID RESOLUTION; LAND SURFACE; SCALING BEHAVIOURS; SELF-AFFINE SCALING; VARIOGRAMS;

FRACTAL DIMENSION;

DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; LAND SURFACE; VARIOGRAM;

EID: 0034525676     PISSN: 13611682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9671.00061     Document Type: Article

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