Using differential geometry to describe 3-D folds

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1256-1266

  Mynatt, Ian ^a   Bergbauer, Stephan ^b   Pollard, David D ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BP AMERICA INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Curvature; Differential geometry; Fold; Fold classification; Gaussian curvature; Geologic curvature; Mean curvature; Three dimensional folds

Indexed keywords

CURVATURE THRESHOLD; FOLD CLASSIFICATION; GEOLOGIC CURVATURE;

ALGORITHMS; CURVE FITTING; GEOMETRY; TECTONICS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

ALGORITHM; CURVATURE; FOLD; GEOMETRY; NUMERICAL METHOD; TECTONIC SETTING;

EID: 34250328853     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2007.02.006     Document Type: Article

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