On fractal dimensions of China's coastlines

Mathematical Geology

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 447-461

  Xiaohua, Zhu ^a   Yunlong, Cai ^a   Xiuchun, Yang ^b  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

China; Coastline; Fractal; Fractal dimension

Indexed keywords

COAST; FAULTING; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; GIS;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 2942586668     PISSN: 08828121     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:MATG.0000029299.02919.f8     Document Type: Article

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