Fracture trace length and number distributions from fracture mapping

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 110, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1-16

  Riley, Michael S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FAULT; FRACTURE GEOMETRY; MAPPING;

EID: 26844564989     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JB003164     Document Type: Article

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