Estimation of channel sinuosity from paleocurrent data: A method using fractal geometry

Journal of Sedimentary Research

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 449-455

  Ghosh, Parthasarathi ^a  

^a INDIAN STATISTICAL INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITS; DISPERSION (WAVES); FRACTALS; RIVERS;

CONSISTENCY RATIO; DIRECT MEASUREMENT; FUNCTIONAL RELATIONSHIP; INTERMEDIATE STAGE; LOCAL ORIENTATIONS; MEANDER WAVELENGTHS; MEANDERING RIVERS; SCALE INDEPENDENCE; BEDFORMS; ESTIMATIONS OF CHANNELS; FLUVIAL DEPOSITS; FRACTAL GEOMETRY; FRACTAL PATTERNS; MIGRATION PATH; PALEOCURRENTS; STAGE OF GROWTH;

RIVERS; DEPOSITS;

CHANNEL MORPHOLOGY; FLUVIAL PROCESS; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; MEANDER; PALEOHYDROLOGY; RIVER CHANNEL;

EID: 12944289739     PISSN: 15271404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/2DC4091D-0E47-11D7-8643000102C1865D     Document Type: Article

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