How to calculate normal curvatures of sampled geological surfaces

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 277-289

  Bergbauer, Stephan ^a   Pollard, David D ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Curvature; Geologic structure; Surfaces

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; DEFORMATION; LOW PASS FILTERS; MORPHOLOGY;

DATA MANIPULATIONS;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

CURVATURE; DEFORMATION; GEOLOGICAL STRUCTURE; SURFACE;

EID: 0036034076     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0191-8141(02)00019-6     Document Type: Article

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