A new type of stochastic fractal for application in subsurface hydrology

Geoderma

Volumn 134, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 274-283

  Molz, Fred J ^a   Hyden, Paul D ^a  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; DATA REDUCTION; DIFFERENTIATION (CALCULUS); FRACTALS; MEASUREMENT THEORY; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; RANDOM PROCESSES; STATISTICAL METHODS;

GAUSSIAN; NATURAL SEDIMENTARY SYSTEM; SCALING PROPERTY; SUBSURFACE HYDROLOGY;

HYDROLOGY;

FRACTAL ANALYSIS; HYDROLOGY; SUBSURFACE FLOW;

EID: 33746344329     PISSN: 00167061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geoderma.2006.03.005     Document Type: Article

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