New applications of the model of de Wijs in regional geochemistry

Mathematical Geology

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-25

  Agterberg, Frits ^a  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Computer simulation experiments; Lognormal distribution; Mass exponents; Model of de Wijs; Multifractal modeling; Southern Saskatchewan; Till samples

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FRACTALS; GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOLOGIC MODELS; GLACIAL GEOLOGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RANDOM PROCESSES;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; MODELING; SPATIAL VARIATION;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; SASKATCHEWAN;

EID: 34248597573     PISSN: 08828121     EISSN: 15738868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11004-006-9063-7     Document Type: Article

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