Three-dimensional reconstruction of the Carrara Syncline (Apuane Alps, Italy): An approach to reconstruct and control a geological model using only field survey data

Computers and Geosciences

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 33-48

  Tonini, Andrea ^a   Guastaldi, Enrico ^a   Meccheri, Marco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

CAD; GIS; Model contact lines; NURBS; Poly deformed structure

Indexed keywords

DATA STRUCTURES; DATABASE SYSTEMS; EARTH SCIENCES; GEODETIC SATELLITES; GEOLOGIC MODELS; GEOMORPHOLOGY; MODEL STRUCTURES; SPLINES; STANDARDIZATION; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; SURVEYS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

CAD; GIS; MODEL CONTACT LINES; NURBS; POLY-DEFORMED STRUCTURE;

COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN;

COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; DATABASE; DEFORMATION; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; GIS; HYDROGEOLOGY; INTERPOLATION; RECONSTRUCTION; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

APENNINES; APUANE ALPS; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE; TUSCANY;

EID: 53849110243     PISSN: 00983004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cageo.2007.09.010     Document Type: Article

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