A simple algorithm for the mapping of TIN data onto a static grid: Applied to the stratigraphic simulation of river meander deposits

Computers and Geosciences

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 749-766

  Clevis, Quintijn ^a   Tucker, Gregory E ^a   Lancaster, Stephen T ^b   Desitter, Arnaud ^c   Gasparini, Nicole ^d   Lock, Gary ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^d YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive TIN; Geoarchaeology; Geomorphology; Landscape evolution; Meander; Stratigraphic simulation; Streams

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GEOMORPHOLOGY; INTERPOLATION; MAPPING; STRATIGRAPHY;

GEOARCHAEOLOGY; LANDSCAPE EVOLUTION; RIVER MEANDER DEPOSITS; STRATIGRAPHIC SIMULATION; SUBSURFACE INTERPOLATION;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GEOMORPHOLOGY; INTERPOLATION; MAPPING; STRATIGRAPHY; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

ALGORITHM; LANDSCAPE EVOLUTION; MAPPING METHOD; STRATIGRAPHY; STREAM; TRIANGULATED IRREGULAR NETWORK;

EID: 33745002762     PISSN: 00983004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cageo.2005.05.012     Document Type: Article

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