The use of fractal dimension estimators for enhancing airborne magnetic data

Exploration Geophysics

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 33-37

  Dhu, Trevor ^a   Dentith, Mike C ^b   Hillis, Richard R ^a  

^a Department of Geology and Geophysics University ^*  (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Airborne Magnetics; Fractal Dimension; Semi variogram; Texture; Variation

Indexed keywords

EID: 48749107340     PISSN: 08123985     EISSN: 18347533     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/EG999033     Document Type: Article

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