A comparison of fractal dimension estimators based on multiple surface generation algorithms

Computers and Geosciences

Volumn 31, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1260-1269

  Zhou, Guiyun ^a   Lam, Nina S N ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fractal Brownian motion; Fractal dimension estimator; Surface generation algorithms

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; BROWNIAN MOVEMENT; ESTIMATION; FRACTALS; PROBABILITY; STATISTICAL METHODS;

FRACTAL BROWNIAN MOTION; FRACTAL DIMENSION ESTIMATOR; FRACTAL GEOMETRY; SURFACE GENERATION ALGORITHMS;

COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY;

FRACTAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 27244460224     PISSN: 00983004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cageo.2005.03.016     Document Type: Article

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